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July 15, 2012

Wayne A. Strait

TRAVERSE CITY — Wayne Arthur Strait, 75, of Williamsburg (Barker Creek), left his ‘bodily universe’ on Wednesday, July 11, 2012. He was born March 2, 1937, to the Orval and Clarabelle Strait.

He attended and graduated from Central High School of Traverse City and furthered his education at Michigan State University, where he majored in electrical engineering and horticulture.

Wayne enjoyed woodworking, gardening, fishing, hunting, camping, model railroading, spending time with family and friends, as well as mentoring others.

He was employed as a machinist at Cone Drive Textron in Traverse City until his retirement on Jan. 1, 2000.

Wayne is survived by his wife, L. Sue “Suzie Q” (Mathers) Strait; siblings, Larry (Bobbie, deceased) Strait, of Wisconsin, JoAn (Robert) Larcom, of Traverse City, and Elaine (Buddy) Hornbeck, of Alaska; sister-in-law, Diane (Oja) Strait, of Gladwin; children, Penny (Dave) Ufer, Laurie (Richard) Strait, Howard (Bridget) Strait, Robert (Michelle) Strait and Joseph Strait; stepchildren, Amy (Michael) Langlois, Jimmy E. Persons III and Korky (Samantha) Persons; and numerous grandchildren, greatgrandchildren, nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Orval and Clarabelle (Gillis) Strait; and brother, Ronald Strait.

There will be a memorial service at 4 p.m., with visitation one hour prior to the service, on Wednesday, July 18, 2012, at the ReynoldsJonkhoff Funeral Home, 305 Sixth Street, Traverse City, MI. The Rev. Richard Blaser will officiate.

Wayne, along with his extraordinary ability to make others feel comfortable, laugh, and enjoy each moment of life, will be greatly missed. “It’s Good to be the King.” — Wayne Strait

In lieu of cut flowers, please send plants. Monetary contributions in memory of Wayne may be directed to the American Heart Association or to Sue Strait, c/o ReynoldsJonkhoff Funeral Home.

Kindly share your memories with the family on their online guestbook at www.reynolds-jonkhoff.com.

Arrangements were made with the Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home and Cremation Services.

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