William Harold Reavely Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

William Harold Reavely of Lake City formerly of Cadillac died Thursday, June 21, 2012 at Spectrum Health Butterworth Campus in Grand Rapids. He was 91. He was born on March 13, 1921 in Durand, Michigan to Edward L. and Lulu M. (Ferguson) Reavely. After high school he went to Michigan State University where he received his Bachelor\'s degree, and played varsity baseball, and he was drafted by the Detroit Tigers, the team he loved. Mr. Reavely was a MSU sports enthusiast and also enjoyed fishing, playing golf and playing poker with his buddies. He was a large influence in Little League Baseball in Grand Rapids where he spent several years coaching and working with the league. On November 11, 1966 in Grand Rapids he married the former Evelyn Ruth (Moser) Pearson and she survives him along with his children: Bruce (Laurie) Reavely of Traverse City and Suzanne Reavely Barton of Roseville, CA; 4 grandchildren; 4 great grandchildren; 2 step sons: David (Sandra) Pearson of East Grand Rapids and Carl (Linda) Pearson of Comstock Park and 8 step grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a step son, Mark Pearson. A celebration of life luncheon will be held from 2-4 PM Saturday, July 7, 2012 at Hermann\'s European CafÃ© in Cadillac. His final resting place will be Burdell Township Cemetery in Tustin. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to the Alzheimer\'s Association. Arrangements were made by the Peterson Funeral Home in Cadillac. An online guestbook is available at www.petersonfh.com.

William Harold Reavely

March 13, 1921 - June 21, 2012