Francis K. "Bud" Gates

Lansing, MI

Age 80, passed away March 2, 2011. He was born October 3, 1930 in Lansing, MI, the son of Merton and Malina (Quilliam) Gates. Fran was a lifetime member of the Church of the Resurrection and a 1950 graduate of Resurrection High School. He was a veteran of the Korean Conflict, serving in the U.S. Army with the 592nd Signal Air - Ground Liaison Co. A loving husband and devoted father, Fran is survived by his wife of 56 years, Shirley M. (Fox) Gates; three sons; Jerry (Marjorie) Gates, Jon Gates, and David Gates; one daughter Diane Laban; five grandchildren: Christie and Michelle Gates, Eric, Nicholas, and Scott Laban, as well as many loving nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by three sisters, Dorothy Adams, Ruth Osmer and Grace Gates, and one brother, Edward Gates. Fran was a dedicated employee of Bud Kouts Chevrolet Company for almost 40 years, retiring as Parts Manager in 1993. He then enjoyed working part-time as a “courtesy driver” for Bud Kouts Honda and the current Capital Honda until 2005. Funeral Mass will be held Monday, March 7, at 10:00 A.M. at Church of the Resurrection, 1531 E. Michigan Avenue, Lansing with the Rev. William J. Koenigsknecht officiating. Interment will follow in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Lansing. The family will receive friends at the Gorsline Runciman Funeral Homes, 900 E. Michigan Avenue, Lansing Sunday from 2:00 – 5:00 P.M., with a Vigil Service at 4:30 P.M. Contributions may be made to St. Vincent Home for Children, 2800 W. Willow Hwy., Lansing, MI 48917 or Resurrection School, 1531 E. Michigan Avenue, Lansing in memory of Mr. Gates. On line condolences may be sent at: www.gorslineruncimanlansing.com

Arrangements under the direction of Gorsline Runciman Funeral Homes, Lansing, MI.