Roger L. Akre, 55, of Benton Harbor died unexpectedly at 11:18 a.m., Thursday, May 18, 2017 at Lakeland Hospital in St. Joseph, MI.

Services will be held 1:oo pm Wednesday, May 24 at Duffield & Pastrick Family Funeral Home in Coloma where visitation will be from 11:00 am up until the time of service.  Burial will follow in Coloma Cemetery.  Those wishing to leave an online message of remembrance may do so by using the "Guestbook" link located on this page.

Roger was born Nov. 10, 1961 in Sandwich, IL to Lawrence and Shirley (Schaible) Akre. He was a loving husband to Kelley (Irvin) Akre, father of Greg Akre (Hannah) and Jacquie Timm (Casey), grandfather of Areli Akre and soon twins, Lily and Ella Timm. He was the middle of five brothers with Fred (Cindy), Ken (Larry), Dave (Theresa), and Dale. An avid Nascar fan and proud worker for Kiel Construction.

He is preceeded by his parents and brother Fred.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that a donation be made in Roger's memory to The Boys and Girls Club of Benton Harbor, where he and Kelley volunteered for many years.