Joshua Wayne Ware

1977 - 2024

Joshua Wayne Ware
Bear Lake, Michigan
07/25/1977 - 12/06/2024
Joshua Wayne Ware, age 47 of Bear Lake, MI died Friday evening December 6, 2024, unexpectedly from a ruptured aortic aneurysm.
He was born on July 25, 1977, in Frankfort, MI, the son of Chris & Lynn (Brown) Ware. He was a 1996 graduate of Luxemburg-Casco High School in Wisconsin and later earned an Associate's Degree in Criminal Justice.
For the past seven years Josh was employed by the Manistee County Road Commission. Prior to that he had been employed as a driver by Blarney Castle Oil Company and by the Manistee County Sherriff's Department as a Corrections Officer.
Josh was an avid hunter, enjoying many hours in the woods with his family members and companion Donna. He was a dependable trustworthy friend to many in the Bear Lake area and beyond.
Survivors include his three children, Cheyenne Ware, Specialist Trace Ware serving in the United States Army, and Jacob Jauregui; his most favorite best friend, his grandson, Hudson Wayne Ware who was the highlight of his life; his significant other, Donna Humphrey; his parents, Lynn (Rick) Jensen and Chris (Kym) Ware; siblings, Jason (Bridget) Ware, Jacob (Kristen) Ware, and Jenna Ware; and step children, Conner and Chloe McPherson; aunts and uncles, Bernie and Sandee Ware, Ralph and Jean Ware, Joe and Ruth Ware, Don and Maria Appleby, Robert and Lauri Brown; best friend and uncle, Pete and Mary Brown, Joey Brown; aunt, second mom, Loree Brown and Mark; nieces and nephews, Will, Nichole, and Macy Wallace and Celia, Carolyn, and Lincoln Ware; as well as numerous cousins and friends
He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Bud and Irma Ware and Merle and Bette Brown.
A Celebration of Josh's Life will take place Saturday, December 14, 2024, at 11 a.m. at the Bear Lake Community Church. The family will receive friends at the church Friday evening from 5to 7 p.m.
Memorials in Josh's name may be directed to his family to set up an education fund for his grandson, Hudson.
Please share a memory or photo with the family at www.oakgrovefh.com Arrangements by Oak Grove Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Manistee.