Kim-Dietrich-Obituary

Kim Perry Dietrich

Traverse City, Michigan

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TRAVERSE CITY — Kim Perry Dietrich, 52, of Traverse City, was taken to be with the Lord on Wednesday, April 11, 2007, in Ann Arbor.

Kim was born on July 9, 1954, in Saginaw, to William and Maxine Dietrich.

Kim was a faithful person in serving his church and willing to help in any situation. He was also the manager of Tuffy Muffler in Traverse City.

He loved the outdoors; everything from hunting, fishing, camping and snowmobiling to traveling.

Kim is survived by his loving wife and high school sweet heart of 31 years, Georgiana; his two boys, Gregory and Scott (Katie); his brothers, Eugene (June), Gary (Kate) and Michael (Diane); and nine nieces and nephews.

Kim is preceded in death by his parents.

A Celebration of Life for Kim will take place on Monday, April 16, at 11 a.m., at East Bay Calvary Church in Traverse City. Visitation will be on Sunday from 4 to 6 p.m., at the church. Officiating the celebration will be Dr. Kendale Dennis. Internment will take place at Oakwood Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be directed to The Dietrich Family or East Bay Calvary Church.

The family is being served by the Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home; www.reynolds-jonkhoff.com.

This obituary was originally published in the Record-Eagle.

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Dear George, Greg, Scott and Katie,

Kim and George are our best friends.

Kim, was an unique Man. I never met anybody else like him. He was willing to help anybody, especially when it came to finding out what was wrong with a car. He helped us out many times, as we knew nothing about fixing cars.

He was a great card player (especially Euchre) The four of us would have our little Euchre Tournaments at each other houses. I will miss that and his stories, laughter and...

Georgiana and Family,
Sorry to hear of Kim's passing.
When someone you love becomes a memory, the memory becomes a treasure.
Take care of yourself.

Hi George and Family;
We are so saddened with the news of Kim passing on! For sure, he is in a much better place and will not have to suffer from this terrible disease! Kim was always so pleasant and soft spoken. We will always remember his layed back disposition. Our Sympathy and prayers to you George and The Family.
Your Snowmobile Friends, Dick & Geri Huckendubler

George,Greg and Scott.
We are sadend to hear about Kim's untimely passing.Michael has many fond memories of you and uncle Kim,riding on his Norton motorcycle,demo car,snow mobile,and hot rod cars.As a kid Michael always looked forward to visiting all of the family in Michigan.
Kim will be rememberd for being soft spoken,kind harted and having a machanical ability.I've always held the Dietrich family in high reguards and sincerly regret not being there during this time.Our thoughts...

George, Greg & Scott,
We were sorry to hear about Kim. Andy & I both mentioned that we saw you, George,a short time ago and got the feeling Kim was doing o.k. But as we all know, things can change very quickly. I know he is finally at peace and he won't have to hurt anymore. We were friends through Scouting, but we also have had huge respect for your family in other ways. Remember, Kim will be watching over your shoulder, but from a different angle. Take care and God bless.

George,
We will always remember the demoliation derbies days, the snowmobiling with the Johnson's, the Wednesday night Shang-Hi and "Long Greenie" games and the "great" desserts. Know that our thoughts and prayers are with you and your sons. You always have friends in Frankenmuth!!!

George ,scott& geg
it has only been about two years that i have known all of you, but if it makes you feel any better kim was a very special man he took me in as i was his own and treated me with respect. through all my problems he never lost faith that I was a good man and would overcome all of them. He made me laugh when i wanted to cry, kept me calm when he knew i was mad. He taught me to look at religion in a differnt way and threw him he reminded me that there are still good people...

To Georgiana and family...I have known Kim as a customer at Tuffy for many years. He turned out to be a person who I trusted very much and became a friend. While I worked for the American Cancer Society I checked-in with Kim on a regular basis...even after I retired from ACS. I will miss him...he was quite the guy who fought a valiant fight.
David Alexander
4081 Westridge Drive
Williamsburg, MI 49690

Our prayers are with you in this sad time.we are here for you and will always remember Kim as loving dear friend.