Joseph Andrew Fralick, 87, of Coldwater, Mich., passed away Tuesday, June 8, 2021, at the Laurels of Coldwater.
A memorial service celebrating the life of Joseph will take place at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 19, at Free Methodist Church, 200 N. Fremont St., Coldwater, MI 49036. Visitation will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. also at the church.
Joseph was born July 31, 1933, to Henry and Elsie (Erskine) Fralick in Marquette, Mich.
He graduated from Coldwater with the Class of 1951 and went on to receive a Master of Divinity degree from Asbury Theological Seminary.
On Oct. 4, 1957, he married Nova Jean Curtiss in Indianapolis, Ind. Over the years, Joseph served as a pastor with the Free Methodist Church, Church of Nazarene, Wesleyan Church and The Missionary Church throughout the South and Midwest.
Joseph frequently worked bi-vocationally while pastoring. His jobs included realtor, schoolteacher and pressman for various printing companies.
He was a voracious reader and lover of good music. He also enjoyed the outdoors, gardening and fishing, as well as tinkering with clocks and woodworking.
Surviving are his wife, Nova (Curtiss) Fralick of Coldwater; children, Andrew (Virginia) Fralick of Lansing, Mich., Rebecca (Rick) Nesbitt of Goshen, Ind., Jonathan (Patricia) Fralick of Petoskey, Mich., Judith (Brian) Farrell of Grayling, Mich., and Joanna (Robert) Gould of Whitehall, Mich.; grandchildren, Bethany (Kurt) Lovegrove, Hannah (Cameron) Macmillan, Rachel (Martin) Shilton, Joelle Green, Luke (Sadie) Fralick, Joshua Nesbitt, Adrienne Nesbitt, Matthew (Shawna – deceased) Nesbitt, Aaron (Kelsey) Nesbitt, Jared (Esmerelda) Nesbitt, Nick (Kelly) Heikkinen, Erica (Nate) Golding, Emory (Grace – fiance) Fralick, Alyssa (Brian) Spalding, Brianna (Scott) Myers, Easton Farrell, Gabriella (Justin) Bean, Sarah (Christian) Subdon and Robin (Ethan) Kafila; and a quiver full of great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Crystal Joyce; and a daughter-in-law, Patricia Heikkinen-Fralick.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of Michigan, Cascade Office Park 5, 2660 Horizon Drive S.E., Suite 235, Grand Rapids, MI 49546.
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