Supper and libations, will follow at the Arcadia Lions Club, 17391 4th St., Village of Arcadia dinner hosted by the United Methodist Woman’s Group of Arcadia. 1, 2014, at the Benny Reed Farm, 9529 Glovers Lake Road, Bear Lake, with Gary Lesperance officiating. A memorial service will be held at 4:30 p.m., on Wednesday, Oct. He completed his career as a marine dredge operator at Luedtke Engineering until present. He owned and operated Shoreline Erosion Control installing seawalls and shoreline excavating on Lake Michigan and inland lakes. Mark started his work as a young man alongside his father Veryl at Gilbert Excavating in Arcadia. Mark was known for his incredible work ethic and the desire to provide for his family was first and foremost through all his adult days. The presence of little children especially softened his heart and delighted his soul. Mark was revered by many dear friends in his lifelong community of Arcadia, and he genuinely loved them back! Mark was always eager to use his strong hands to help a neighbor, coworker, or stranger. His father, Veryl Allison Gilbert, passed away on Nov.
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Surviving are his mother, Vernis siblings, Dianna (Jay) Bicknell, Brenda (Jim) Martin, Skip/Floyd (Sarah) Gilbert, Vicki (Bim) Noffsinger, Robin (John) Fortine, Al (Stephanie) Gilbert, Rocky Tavenner, Tim Tavenner, Mark Outerkirk, Mary Alice Gilbert and Sherri Jo (Mike) Palmer his step-mom Mary (Gilbert) Lade his mother- and father-in-law, Joyce and Larry Reed many cherished nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles. He adored his four grandchildren, Sullivan, Dallas, Hudsenn and Josie Summers of Lake Ann.
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Precious in Mark’s eyes are his five children, Caleb (Kate Heniser) Gilbert, of Benzonia Neysa (Dustin) Summers, of Lake Ann Keena, Wren and Trey Gilbert, of Arcadia. Mark was born to Veryl and Vernis (Durno) Gilbert at 4:12 a.m., Friday, Nov. He was 56 years old and suffered from stage 4 lung cancer diagnosed in April, 2014. 27, 2014 at 10:07 a.m., at home in Lake Ann, with his first wife and true love, Barbara (Reed) Hood and daughter, Neysa. LAKE ANN - Mark’s divine spirit passed from this earth Saturday, Sept.