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Carl Boyer Obituary
Carl's life began on July 26, 1931, in Benton Harbor.
He was a life-long area resident and graduated from Benton Harbor High School in 1949.
After graduating high school, Carl went to work at Vail Rubber until he retired after 48 years. Outside of work, Carl enjoyed gardening, hunting and camping. He liked going to races and especially looked forward to yearly camping trips to the Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, Mich. When Carl wasn't keeping himself busy, you could find him playing poker or watching the Detroit Lions and his beloved Detroit Tigers, whom he always kept their schedule handily in his pocket.
Carl's greatest joy was spending time with his loving family including his four children: Lura Boyer, Michael (Jeanette) Boyer, William (Kathy) Boyer and Richard (Alana) Boyer; nine grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; a brother, Donald Boyer; many nieces and nephews; and his dogs.
Carl died on Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022, at home with family.
He is preceded in death by his wife of 50 years, Edith "Betty" Boyer; parents: Olin and Lura (Curry) Boyer; stepmother, Amelia Boyer; and five siblings: Charles Boyer, Nadine Foster, Helen Corliss, Robert Boyer and Howard Boyer.
Carl's life will be celebrated at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 6, with visitation prior, starting at 11 a.m. at Hutchins Funeral Home in Watervliet. You are invited to leave a message of comfort for Carl's family at hutchinsfuneral.com.
To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.
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Kenny Pulley [email protected]
October 3, 2022
many years ago , we played cards and he was really good . R.I.P. buddy
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