David Joseph Weichhand

David Joseph Weichhand, 50, of Stevensville, went to meet his Lord & Savior, Sunday, October 29, 2006 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center in St. Joseph. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 11:00 A.M. Thursday at First Church of God, 2627 Niles Rd., St. Joseph with Pastor Chris Spitters officiating. Burial will follow at Riverview Cemetery. Family visitation will be held from 3-4:30 P.M. Wednesday, and friends may join the family from 6-9 P.M. Wednesday at Starks & Menchinger Family Funeral Home, 2650 Niles Rd., St. Joseph, with a time of sharing memories at 8:00 P.M. Memorials may be made to Well of Grace Ministries, 5675 Fairview Ave., Stevensville, MI 49127 or to R.O.C.K. Ministries, Romanian Outreach to Christ’s Kids, PO Box 1651, Rialto, CA 92377 www.rockministries.org. Those wishing to share a memory or sign the guest book online may do so at www.starks-menchinger.com. Dave was born January 22, 1956 in Cincinnati, Ohio to Harry and Dolores Weichhand. He graduated from Lake Michigan Catholic High School in 1974, and went on to graduate from Western Michigan University in 1978 with a Bachelor of Business Administration. He married his high school sweetheart, Beth, on August 11, 1979. Employed right out of college by Whirlpool Federal Credit Union, Dave went on to be named its President and Chief Executive Officer. He served and led it through its name-change to First Resource Federal Credit Union as well as its recent merger and name-change to United Federal Credit Union. Dave’s career with the Credit Union lasted 28 years and he deeply loved his co-workers and every minute of his work there. Dave’s life demonstrated his vast love for his wife and four children. He treasured time with his family, including traveling on family vacations, playing basketball with his son, cheering for his daughters at their volleyball games, listening to good music, star-gazing with his wife and children, and fishing. When he wasn’t with his family, Dave was telling others about them. Dave’s faith in Jesus Christ influenced every facet of his life. Among his family and friends, he is known as a man who reflected Christ’s character – in faithfulness, generosity, wisdom, integrity and love. (John 17:3, The Holy Bible). David is survived by his wife Beth; three daughters-Sarah Weichhand of Grand Rapids, Becky Weichhand of Virginia Beach, VA, Laura Weichhand of Grand Rapids; his son Joshua Weichhand of Grand Rapids; his parents Harry & Dolores Weichhand of Stevensville; three brothers-Ken (Marilyn) Weichhand of Vicksburg, MI, Kurt (Beth Ann) Weichhand of Homer, Alaska, Greg (Kathy) Weichhand of Grand Rapids; two sisters-Lisa (Tim) Kernosky of Grandville, MI, Pam Weichhand of Paw Paw, MI; his father & mother-in-law-Tom & Audrey Robinson of South Haven, MI; four brothers-in-law-Rick (Tess) Robinson of St. Joseph, Tom (Cindy) Robinson of DeWitt, MI, Jerry (Deidre) Robinson of Commerce Township, MI; David (Sharon) Robinson of Portage, MI; and many nieces & nephews. He was preceded in death by an infant sister-Theresa Weichhand and a brother-in-law-William Robinson.