Harold Wesley Brock, age 86, of Lake Odessa, Michigan passed away on Tuesday, January 24, 2023 at Clearstream of Hastings. Harold was born on April 8, 1936 in Portland, MI to Gilbert and Gladah (Leak) Brock. Harold graduated from Woodland High School in 1954 and went on to serve his country in the United States Air Force from 1956-1959 and in the reserves until 1962. He worked as machinist, welder, crane operator, and mechanic at Planet Corporation and Anderson Mobile Crane before spending the bulk of his working career at and eventually retiring from Clark Foundation in Lansing where he headed up the shop crew responsible for maintaining the heavy equipment to keep things running.
He married Pamela (Long) in 1965 and together spent almost fifty years raising their two daughters Jeri and Linda and hopelessly spoiling several fur kids. In years past, Harold enjoyed ATA trapshooting making it to the 26 yard line after jumping three yards at an offsite handicap shoot at the Grand American. When not working, Harold enjoyed woodworking, fishing, traveling the US by RV, restoring antique Old Town wood canoes, and restoring and rebuilding antique outboard motors. After retiring, he spent a summer making new kitchen cupboards in his workshop and then took Pam on an epic RV trip to Alaska. After losing Pam in 2014, he returned to Clark Foundation part time to fill his days and worked another five years until he started feeling the effects of Parkinson’s.
Harold will be forever missed by daughters Jeri and Linda, grand kitties Olivia, Cammy, and Jellybean, and numerous nieces and nephews in the Brock and Long clans. He joins in death his wife Pam, parents Gilbert and Gladah (Leak) Brock, and sister Anita Marie (Roy) Bauer.
A memorial visitation will be held at Koops Funeral Chapel in Lake Odessa on Saturday, January 28, 2023 from 2pm until 4pm.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to these organizations:
• Michael J Fox Foundation (https://give.michaeljfox.org)
• American Outboard Motor Club Inc, Wolverine Chapter (donation box available at memorial visitation)
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