Joseph Alfred Kibble

Alfred Kibble, 89, of the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans and formerly of Mt. Pleasant and Sault Ste. Marie passed away Saturday, March 5, 2011 in Grand Rapids. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Monday, March 7, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Father Rick Varner presiding. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery with Military Honors. The family will receive friends at the church one hour prior to the Mass. Memorial contributions may be made to Sacred Heart Church. Envelopes are available at the church or at Charles R. Lux Family Funeral Home. Alfred was born November 5, 1921, in Sault Ste. Marie, the son of the late William and Dorothy Ethel (Quinn) Kibble. He received an Honorable Discharge from the United States Coast Guard in 1945 after 40 months of military service. He married the late Bernice Jeanette Raynard on June 7, 1947, at St. Marys Catholic Church in Sault Ste. Marie. He was a member of Sacred Heart Parish. Alfred was employed by A&P in Sault Ste. Marie as a meat manager and assistant store manager followed by employment with the State of Michigan as a food inspector and a meat inspector. He enjoyed taking classes in public speaking, real estate and computers and he also enjoyed reading, playing the guitar and dancing. Alfred is survived by one son, Wayne Alfred (Vickie) Kibble of Hixson, TN and their daughter, Johanna Augusta Kibble; one daughter, Jeanette Ethel Kibble of Howard City; one sister, Dorothy Mongene of Pontiac; sisters-in-law, Mary Kibble and Sandra Raynard of Sault Ste. Marie and Mary Kibble of Hightstown, NJ; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 54 years, Bernice; infant son, James; one sister, Florence Redfern; four brothers, Russell, John, Carl and Albert Kibble; one nephew, Clifford Mongene; and one niece, Pamela Kibble.