Michael Spade Obituary
Mike married Lanetta Harwood on March 20, 1966 in Watseka and she survives.
Also surviving are his son, Michael (Diana) Spade Jr of Bourbonnais; and one brother, Phillip (Vickie) Spade of Kansas.
Mike was a proud veteran of the United States Army having served during the Vietnam War. He worked for many years as a custodian at Watseka High School. Mike was also a very talented carpenter and loved to fish.
A Celebration of Life Open House will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 25, 2025 at the Crescent City Community Center.
Burial will be at a later date in the Flesher Cemetery near Crescent City.
Memorials may be made to the donor's choice.
Please share a memory of Mike at www.knappfuneralhomes.com. To send flowers to the family of Michael, please visit our floral store.
To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.
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Kinetic O & P Staff
October 8, 2025
Our deepest condolences to you and your family. It was our pleasure to help in any way we could with his prosthetics needs. Keeping you in our prayers. We will miss seeing him.
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