Bill Grant, 54

William K. Grant, age 54, of Sturgis, passed away Tuesday evening, Feb. 18, 2014, at Fairview Nursing and Rehabilitation Community in Centreville.

He was born Jan. 16, 1960 in LaGrange, Ind., a son of William and Joyce (Ehret) Grant.

Bill resided in the Sturgis and Elkhart, Ind., area his whole life and was a member of Sturgis High School class of 1978.

He attended Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sturgis. Bill enjoyed collecting brass figurines and loved music, especially the music of Bob Dylan and Neil Young.

He is survived by his mother, Joyce (Jack Bargo) Stahl of Sturgis; his father, William (Janet) Grant of LaGrange, Ind.; two brothers, Kevin (Linda) Grant and Kim (Debra) Grant both of Middlebury, Ind.; two half-sisters, Heather Grant and Holly Grant, both of Sturgis; two stepbrothers, Jerry (Dorene) Stahl of Elkhart and Jack Bargo Jr. of Richland; two nieces, Kendra (Garrett) Banghart and Summer Grant; and three nephews: Justin “Beau” Grant, Kerry Grant and Michael Plummer.

The family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Saturday and noon-12:45 p.m. Sunday at the Hackman Chapel of Hackman Family Funeral Homes, 114 S. Nottawa St., Sturgis. Funeral services celebrating the life of William Grant will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. The Rev. James Balzer of Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church will officiate. A graveside committal will follow the service at Zion Cemetery in Bristol, Ind.

The family suggests those wishing to make a memorial donation in Bill’s memory consider Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church 23269 Banker Street Road, Sturgis, MI 49091.

His obituary is also at www.hackmanfamilyfuneralhome.com, where personal messages of support may be left for the family.