Richard Duane Cotant

Richard "Dick" Duane Cotant

Of Hastings, died on January 4, 2019, age 85. He was born on December 24, 1933 in Hastings, Michigan the son of Dwight Daniel and Gonne Leile (Coles) Cotant. He graduated from Hastings High School in 1952. He honorably served in the United States Army for two years. On December 10, 1975 he married Shirley Ann Belson. He worked as a Steamfitter at Kellogg's Corporation in Battle Creek for 38 Years and retired on December 28, 1990. Dick served as a trustee at the First Presbyterian Church of Hastings. When his children were young, Dick was a youth group leader at the church. He loved gardening, woodworking and helping others.

Dick was preceded in death by his parents, in-laws Marshall and Evelyn Belson, sister-in-law Marilyn Cotant, and brother-in-law Larry Belson. He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Shirley, son, James (Christine Kennedy) Cotant of Hastings, son, Ronald (Jill Lenz) Cotant of Fort Wayne, Indiana,  daughter, Nancy (Lou) Cotant Burroughs of Delton, daughter, Amy Teunessen of Ravenna, Nebraska,  daughter, Judy (Scott) Fletcher of Hastings, grandchildren Chadwick Cotant, Melissa (Evan) Rees, Ellen (Andrew) Cooper, Erin (Zachary Wright) Cotant, Annette Cotant, Abby Burroughs, Michelle (Garrett) Sowman, Ben Teunessen, Jenna (Matthew) Rubick, Marissa (Wyatt) Benton, Justin Thompson, Brittany Cotant, Jared Brown, Kiley (Kristine Cochran) Brown and Trenten Hull, great grandchildren Mackenzie Rees, Lillian Rees, Claire Rees, Elijah Rees, Wesson Wright, Savannah Allen, Jaycee Teunessen, Aaliyah Teunessen, Grant Rubick, Ashton Thompson, Loni Comer, and Gaige Woolum, brother, William Cotant of Hastings, sister, Jean (Donald) Couch of Delton, sister-in-law Kathy Belson of Summerville, South Carolina, nieces and nephews Arthur (Judy) Cotant, Robert (Kathy) Cotant, Lori (Dan) Jorg, Ann (Bruce) Scheck, Chris (Darren) Hiar, Julia (Anton) Dumars, Dan Belson and Andy Belson.

Funeral Service at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, January 11, 2019 at First Presbyterian Church of Hastings 405 M-37, Hastings, Michigan 49058 with visitation one hour prior and a luncheon to follow. Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Hastings, Michigan, 2:00 p.m.

Memorial Contributions: First Presbyterian Church of Hastings. To leave online condolences visit www.girrbachfuneralhome.net. Services provided by Girrbach Funeral Home, Hastings, Michigan.