John T. Fifer
March 20, 1960 – July 1, 2020
The family is planning a memorial event to be held at a later date and time. Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of one’s choice, c/o the funeral home.
Obituary
Age 60, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, July 1, 2020. John was born in Kalamazoo, on March 20, 1960, the son of Vale and Joan (Steinman) Fifer, who survive him. John was an avid motorcyclist. He worked for 23 years as a production supervisor at St. Julian Winery in Paw Paw. He enjoyed spending time at his children’s sporting events, even the weekend long tournaments. He also loved Mill Lake and going to Canada on fishing trips. He was a great entertainer and cook. John also loved music and dancing. He was loved by so many and will be missed by all who knew him. Besides his parents he is survived by his children who he loved more than anything in the world, Taylor (Matt Peterson) Fifer of Bloomingdale, Adam Fifer of Gobles, Joshua Fifer of Gobles and Michael Fifer of Gobles; his former wife with whom he retained a special bond, Denise; brothers, Michael (Penny) Burris of Lawton, Rick (Linda) Burris of Thompsonville, Rodney (Marge) Burris of Gobles; sisters, Zana (Wes) Williams of Otsego, Kathy (Dennis) Knight of Martin, Julie Vosburg of Gobles; several nieces and nephews; and his special friend and puppy, Titan who is already missing him.
I had many good times with John while fishing, vacationing, motorcycle riding, snowmobiling, golfing, softball team mate bowling partner and even at work. LMAO he couldn’t help but dance to a song he liked. We enjoyed each others sense of humor. Years ago we took a cruise down the kal-Haven trail in his checker cab, when we came upon a work crew from the county jail he told them “we’re inspecting the progress for the state”…They moved their van off to the side and we rolled on by. Im happy to have had a John as a friend.
We at Timber Ridge Ski Area send our Deepest condolences! John was a huge asset to our ski area last winter and we were so looking forward to John coming back and helping us out. We are greatly saddened. To John’s family we are thing about you and take care.
It was a pleasure and honor to work with John at St. Julian he will be missed by all Cindy Jewell