- Date Of Birth: September 10, 1962
- Date Of Death: October 16, 2022
- State: Michigan
Jon Michael Riley, Fruitport, Michigan, age 60, passed away on Sunday, October 16, 2022. He was born on September 10, 1962, in St. Johns, MI, grew up in Westphalia, and graduated from Pewamo-Westphalia High School in 1981. He was the son of Eugene and Audrey (Witgen) Riley. Jon was a member of Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church, a member of the Knights of Columbus, and worked at Federal Mogul for 20 years, in addition to several more years in manufacturing and operations at various locations. Jon loved hunting, fishing, camping, planting trees (especially pine trees), cooking for friends and family, and anything involving the outdoors and entertaining. He was passionate about conservation and loved taking people on “habitat evaluations”. Preceding him in death were his father, Gene Riley; twin sister, Jan Thelen; godmother, Janet (Riley) Burns; and several in-laws. Surviving are his wife of 37 years, Colleen Riley; children, Damien (Shawn) Vella of Caro, MI, Kolina (Kent) Dell of Fowler, Keegan (Marissa) Riley of Fowler, Kayla (Kwabe) Ekye-Addai of Lansing, Kameron Riley of Fowler, and Milah Riley-Trevino of Mexico; 15 grandchildren; mother, Audrey Riley; siblings, Steve (Karen) of Stevensville, MI, Sandy (Luke) Kowatch of Westphalia, Jayne (Glen) Klein of Portland, Pat (Stacey) Riley of Fowler, and Perry (Shirley) Thelen of Westphalia.
