Richard Harold Backer

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Clock Funeral Home & Cremation Services - Muskegon

Posted event

January 29, 2026

May

Memorial service

1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Clock Funeral Home

1469 Peck Street, Muskegon, MI 49441

Clock Funeral Home & Cremation Services - Muskegon

Posted an obituary

January 29, 2026

Richard Backer Obituary

Richard "Lefty" Harold Backer, age 99, of Muskegon, MI, peacefully passed from this life on January 20, 2026. Born on March 28, 1926, in Muskegon to Harold and Theadora (Dobson) Backer, Lefty was celebrated for his vibrant spirit and zest for... Read Richard Backer's Obituary