Max Wade Grout

November 12, 1925 - March 10, 2018

Max Wade Grout, age 92, passed away Saturday, March 10, 2017 peacefully in his home with his family by his side. He was born November 12, 1925 in Buel Twp., of the late Chester and Grace (Mills) Grout. Wade married Anna Belle Bartley on January 22, 1955 in Croswell. Wade owned Buskirk Contracting. He spent most of his life as a heavy equipment operator clearing land and working on roads and highways such as I-94, I-69, I-696, I-75, as well as roads in the Upper Peninsula, and various other excavating projects all over the state of Michigan. Wade was also a 63-year member of the Operating Engineers Local #324. Wade was an active member of the Community of Christ Church in Croswell. He loved to keep his mind active and could engineer or repair his way out of anything. He enjoyed playing euchre and golf card games with family, spending time traveling with his children and grandchildren, and was an avid Disney World vacationer since it opened in the 1970’s. Wade is survived by his wife, Anna Belle; 5 children, Debbie (Dennis) Bigger, Doug Grout, Randy (Sydney) Grout, Danny Grout, all of Croswell, and Lisa (Steve) Disser of Lexington; 8 grandchildren; 5 great grandchildren; and a nephew, Fred Hollenbeck. He was preceded in death by his brother, Wayne Grout, and sister, Donna (Al) Hollenbeck. Funeral Services will be held 11 AM Thursday, March 15 at the Community of Christ Church in Croswell. Elder Darrell Bechtel will officiate. Burial will be in the Croswell Cemetery. Friends may call from 2-8 PM Wednesday at the Pomeroy Funeral Home, Croswell, and 10-11 AM Thursday at the church. Memorials may be made to the church or the Visiting Nurses Association Blue Water Hospices (VNABWH).