Roger Tilley

TILLEY, Roger - Of Davison, age 75, died Sunday, November 22, 2015 at his residence.   Funeral service will be held 2pm Sunday, November 29, 2015 at the Swartz Funeral Home, 1225 West Hill Road, Flint,   Pastor Scott Southerland officiating.   Cremation will take place following the service.   In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Humane Society of Genesee County.   Visitation 1-3pm and 5-8pm Saturday and 1pm Sunday until the time of the service at the funeral home   Roger was born in Mundy Township on March 9, 1940, the son of the late John and Nellie (Voltenburg) Tilley. On November 26, 1960, he married Marie Kehus in Davison. Roger retired from AC Spark Plug in 1996 as a skilled trades Crib Attendant of “Tilley’s Crib”. He was one of the volunteers for the building and maintenance of the Davison Playscape, and a maintenance volunteer at the Davison Museum. Roger loved woodworking, camping and traveling.   Surviving are wife, Marie;   children, Roger and wife Karen Tilley, Christine and husband Jeffery Robere, and Lori and husband Gordon Cook;   grandchildren, Erika Mitchell, Kevin Collins, Brandi and husband Joe Burl, Seth Dowd and fiance Brittany Youmans, Katrina Collins, James and wife Caitlyn Tilley, Ashley Collins and fiance Evan Taylor and Kory Dowd;   great-grandchildren, Chelsea Mitchell, Emma McCartney, Olivia Payea, Anika Dowd, James “JJ” Tilley Jr.; brother-in-law, Al Boros and sister-in-law, Linda Nichols; many well-loved nieces and nephews   and his extended family – the camping group. He was preceded in death by brother John Franklin Jr., sister Barbara Boros, great-grandchildren Patrick and Faith Tilley, mother and father-in-law, Ruth and Wilho Kehus and brother-in-law Richard Kehus.