Duane D. Dewey, 70 of Irons, MI passed away at home under Hospice Care following a long battle with cancer.
Duane was born in Flint, MI to Gerald Wesley Dewey and Udeen Mae Swain. He graduated from Imlay City High School in 1968 and was drafted into the U.S. Army where he was stationed in Germany as a radio/teletype operator until 1971.
Duane owned and operated Dewey’s Well Drilling in Wellston, MI 1975-1995, then he moved with his wife and son to Cottonwood, AZ, where he owned and operated Dewey’s Plumbing, Inc 2003-2015.
In 2017, Duane purchased a lake property in Irons, MI that he first saw in the early 1980s and fell in love with.
He spent the next couple of years building his dream home and on Nov 7, 2019 he and his wife and numerous pets left AZ and headed home to MI.
Duane worked everyday of his life, neither retirement nor cancer could slow him down. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and yes work.
Duane is survived by his wife of 36 years, Renee (Clapsaddle) Dewey of Irons, Mi; his sister, Debra (Mark) Makedonsky of Imlay City, MI; his son, Michael (Crystal) Dewey of Irons, MI; 2 grandsons, Mason and Chase Dewey of Irons, MI; brother and sister in laws; numerous nieces and nephews, and many, many friends from Michigan to Arizona as he never met a stranger. Duane was preceded in death by his parents, Gerald Dewey and Udeen Swain; a brother, Randy Dewey; a son David Dewey and a daughter, Marcia Dewey.
Due to Covid 19 restrictions the family will plan a memorial/celebration of life service at a later date (summer of 2021) and will provide notification at that time.
Arrangements by Oak Grove Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Manistee, MI.