Dale Lienhart's Obituary
Mr. Dale Lienhart, age 80, of Grand Haven and formerly of Lansing passed away Monday, November 23, 2020 at Riverside Nursing Home. He was born November 8, 1940 in Jackson, Michigan. On June 27, 1959 he married Patricia Melton in Lansing and together they celebrated 61 ½ years of marriage.
Dale enjoyed woodworking, engineering and building flying model planes, tinkering with model trains, and working with model motorized boats. He also enjoyed snowmobiling, boating and building a full size tugboat with his grandson, Christian. As you could see he enjoyed anything that had a motor. He will be greatly missed.
He is survived by his wife, Patricia; five children: Raymond (Jan) Lienhart of Evert, Rich (Michelle) Lienhart of Morely, Bill Lienhart of Virginia, Gary (Liz) Lienhart of Austin, Texas, and Lori (Chad) Catalino of Grand Haven; fourteen grandchildren, and many great-grandchildren. He is also survived by his sister, Annette (Vince) Krulisky; brothers: Jeff (Julie) Lienhart, Mike (Beth) Lienhart, Tim Lienhart, and Pat (Donna) Lienhart; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his son, Dale; grandchildren: Josh, Ashley, and Richie; daughter-in-law, Shelly; and brother, Phil Lienhart.
A private graveside will take place at Lake Forest Cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions in memory of Dale may be given to The Salvation Army. Please sign the family’s online guestbook at http://www.sysemafh.com.
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