GROSS, John Henry “Bud”, 98 of Lansing passed away Jan 10th, 2021. Bud graduated from Eastern High School in 1943 and served in the U.S. Army during WWII in the European theatre of operations. In 1947 he married Melba Trim. He retired from GM’s Fisher Body in 1986 after working there for 40 years. In 2009 he married Donna Shell. He loved to bowl, golf, go boating and was an excellent cook.
He was predeceased by his wife Melba, son Jack, sister Margaret Ann, sister Jane and brother Fred.
He is survived by his wife Donna, daughter Jill (Andy) Gilbert, granddaughters Holly and Heidi Gilbert. Great-Granddaughter Delila Benson. Donna’s children, Diane Ross, Chuck Shell and Joe Shell all loved Bud like a dad.
The family will receive friends at Gorsline-Runciman’s Lansing Chapel Friday, Jan 15 from 4 to 8 PM with funeral services there on Saturday, Jan 16 11 AM with burial at Evergreen Cemetery, Lansing.
Masks are required to enter the funeral home and current CV-19 attendance restrictions apply (25 at a time).