Michels, Dean

1939 - 2020  (80 years)

• Name	Michels, Dean
  		Dean Michels (1939-2020)
  Birth	28 Dec 1939	Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	MICH.D007
  _FGRAVE	207657484
  Death	5 Mar 2020	Carle Richland Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [2]
  Burial	Crest Haven Memorial Park, Claremont, Richland County, Illinois
  Person ID	I37638	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	23 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	MICHELS, Robert   d. Bef 5 Mar 2020
  Mother	WADE, Ester   d. Bef 5 Mar 2020
  Marriage	Y  [2]
  Family ID	F15152	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Leist, F.
  Children	1. MICHELS, K.   2. MICHELS, K.   3. MICHELS, K.
  Family ID	F15151	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 28 Dec 1939 - Richland County, Illinois Death - 5 Mar 2020 - Carle Richland Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois Burial - - Crest Haven Memorial Park, Claremont, Richland County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Dean Michels, 80, of Olney, died March 5, 2020 at Carle Richland Memorial Hospital in Olney. He was born December 28, 1939 in Richland County, Illinois, the son of Robert and Ester (Wade) Michels. He married Floella Leist on June 4, 1960 Olney, Illinois, and she survives. Dean was a lifelong farmer who enjoyed working in his shop and gardening. He enjoyed catching fish and spending time with his grandchildren. Dean attended Immanuel United Methodist Church. Dean is survived by his wife of nearly 60 years, Floella Michels of Olney; son, Kevin Michels and wife Dove of Ft. Branch, IN; son, Kim Michels and wife Trish of Springfield, IL; son, Kerry Michels and wife Maria of Olney; grandchildren, Kale (Nichole) Michels, Kendra (Sean) VanMatre, Lauren (Zach) Sanford, Seth (fiancee Lauren Buerster) Michels, and Larissa Michels; great grandchildren, Preston, Autumn, Sophie, and Gavin; and several nieces and nephews. Dean is preceded in death by his parents and his sisters, Carolyn Davis and Donna Strawbridge. Memorials can be made to Immanuel United Methodist Church in Olney. There will be a visitation on Sunday, March 8, 2020, from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Kistler-Patterson Funeral Home in Olney. A funeral service will be held at 10:00 AM on Monday March 9, 2020 at Kistler-Patterson Funeral Home. Interment will immediately follow at Crest Haven Memorial Park.

  
  

• Sources

  [S12145] Findagrave.com, Obituary, Michels, Dean, 80, (https://www.kistler-patterson.com/obituaries/Dean-Michels?obId=12352716#/celebrationWall), none. (Reliability: 2). [S3438] Findagrave.com, Obituary, Novak, Timothy L., 57, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64771772), none. (Reliability: 2).