Ed Cloutier age 57, passed away Friday, March 8, 2013 at McLaren Central Michigan Hospital. He was
born on December 21, 1955 in Saginaw, Michigan to the late Frank & Ethel (James) Cloutier. He married
the former Kathy Sholar on November 2, 1985 in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. She survives him. Joe proudly
served his country in the United States Army Reserves in the Second Infantry Division. He was a Saginaw
Chippewa Tribal member and served on the Elder Advisory Board and was a member of the Mt. Pleasant
Seven Day Adventist Church. Throughout his life he will always be known for being the jokester among family and friends. He enjoyed the outdoors, hunting and fishing. Later in life he enjoyed wood working, but
most of all spending time with his family and grandchildren. Surviving besides his wife of 27 years are his
children; Edward J. Knight, Christopher Meacham & fiancé Christina Jones, Aaron (Michelle) Cloutier,
Jordan Cloutier & fiancé Kaitlyn Fouty, grandchildren; Joshua, Jacob, Marissa, and Easton, brothers and
sisters; Myron (pat) Cloutier, Gerald (Vivian) Cloutier, Raymond (Faye) Cloutier, Richard (Rita) Cloutier,
Daniel (Cindy) Cloutier, Billy (Rose) Cloutier, Frank Cloutier, Aloma (Larry) Underwood, Lena (John)
Stempek, Elaine (David) Kraska, Diane (Ivan) Morley, Linda (Gary) Cook, Mary (Jay) Bukowiec, Margie
(Don) Dubay, Rosie (Dan) Maloney, and Theresa Cloutier, and several aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by an infant sister Sussie.