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Bruce Allen DeKam, age 64, of Falmouth passed away peacefully at his home in the early morning hours of March 19th. His last week was spent in the house that he built, on the river he loved, surrounded by his family and friends.

He was born in Cadillac Michigan on October 22, 1959 to Carl and Betty (Winkel) DeKam. He lived most of his life in Falmouth. He graduated from Northern Michigan Christian High School in 1977 and went on to study at Michigan State University, where he completed his journeyman’s electrical license in 1979. On August 21, 1981 he married the love of his life, Mary Ebels, at Prosper Christian Reformed Church in Falmouth.

He worked in the Agricultural industry his entire life, first on the dairy farm he grew up on, and later when he founded Great Lakes Dairy Supply in 1986, where he worked until he retired in 2022. Bruce loved his community. He spent most of his life at Prosper CRC in Falmouth where he served as a deacon, elder, choir director, sunday school teacher and youth leader. He also served for many, many years on the Clam Union Township Fire department, including 18 years as the fire chief.

Bruce loved to travel, he often told his kids that there was a big wide world out there and encouraged them to get out and see it. He loved the outdoors, and spent many hours in the woods and on the water hunting and fishing whatever was in season. He loved music, and for years his tenor voice could be heard in churches, ballgames or just singing pretty much anywhere he went. He spent many years in the Glorybound quartet, singing the gospel throughout Michigan.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Carl and Betty DeKam, father and mother-in-law, Harold and Bernice Ebels and brother in laws Dave and Paul Ebels.

He is survived by his beloved wife Mary, children Betsy (Brent) Rozeveld, Peter (Valerie) DeKam, Chris (Samantha) DeKam, Nathan (Shelly) DeKam, Nicole Wang (Chris Mann), and Jamie DeKam and Grandchildren Isabel, Adria, William and Jonah Rozeveld and Lily, Violet, Dahlia, Evelyn, Annie, Sarah, Christopher, Owen, Mallory, Benjamin, and Tyson DeKam.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, March 22, 2024 at The Grove Church in Lake City with Pastor Herb Helsel officiating. Visitation will take place on Thursday from 2:00 PM- 8:00 PM also at the church, with one hour prior to services on Friday. A luncheon will take place immediately following the service at the church, burial will take place in the Falmouth Cemetery.

Memorial contributions can be made to the churches he loved - Prosper CRC in Falmouth or the Grove Church in Lake City, Munson Hospice for the care he received or Rambler Review at McBain Highschool, which allowed him to watch his granddaughters compete even when his health was failing.

The family is being served by the Burkholder Family Funeral Home in McBain. Thoughts and prayers can be expressed to the family by visiting the online obituary at burkholderfamilyfuneralhome.com