Harold Bitely

Harold R. Bitely age 76 of Sand Lake died Monday, April 12, 2021 at StoryPoint of Rockford. Harold was born October 3, 1944 in Grand Rapids, Mi the son of Roy and Luella (Purdy) Bitely. He enjoyed fishing and farming on his 40 acres where he grew hay, corn and always had a big garden. Surviving are his wife of 56 years, Arlene (Straus) Bitely; sons, John (Annette) Bitely, Mark (Dana) Bitely; 7 grandchildren; 1 great granddaughter; sisters, Estella (Ray) Fessenden, Linda (William) Bronkema and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and sister, Ellen Trumble. Visitation will be held Thursday, April 15 from 6-8 pm at the Bliss-Witters & Pike Funeral Home Cedar Springs. A public graveside will be held 2:00 pm Friday at Algoma Cemetery. Pastor Greg Buchner officiating. Memorial contributions to Rockford United Methodist Church 159 Maple St. NE Rockford, MI 49341 and the Michael J. Fox Foundation P.O. Box 5014 Hagerstown, MD 21741.