Mr. Edwin Dale Loomis, 79, of Mears, Michigan, passed away Monday, May 8, 2017, at home.
He was born Oct. 31, 1937, in Constantine, to Vernon and Anna Louise (Winship) Loomis.
Edwin graduated from Constantine High School in 1955 and the Achmie School of Tool and Die. He was employed at Chicago Telephone Supply Corporation in Elkhart, Indiana, for 40 years, until his retirement.
Edwin married his high school sweetheart, Norma Dick, on June 20, 1959.
Edwin was a great outdoorsman. He enjoyed fishing and hunting. He coached basketball for the church league and had won a first-place championship. He and Norma traveled and wintered in Bradenton, Florida, and Honolulu, Hawaii. Edwin loved his dog, Michaelangelo.
Edwin is survived by his wife, Norma Loomis; two sons, William Dale (Pamela Kilburn) Loomis and James Vernon (Beryl Moore) Loomis; five grandchildren, Matthew Loomis, Nicole Loomis, Jesse (Erika) Loomis, Bobbie (Steve) Wenzel and Parker Loomis; six great-grandchildren, Kameron, Landon, Kaelin, Elijah, Lily Jo and Ryder; one sister, Mary Ann (Lloyd) Loomis-Hamric; nephew Andy (Leslie) Hamric; and great-nephew Michael Hamric.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
A memorial service for Mr. Loomis will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 17, 2017, at King Funeral Home & Cremation Services-Hart, with Edwin’s brothers-in-law, the Rev. Karl Yoder and the Rev. John Wrightsman, officiating. Visitation will be from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday at King Funeral Home & Cremation Services.
The family requests that any memorials be directed to Grace Adventures Youth Camp Scholarship Fund, 2100 N. Ridge Road, Mears, MI 49436. To share memory with the family, visit kingfuneralhome.net.