Lifelong Engadine resident, Michael Robert Sawyer, 31, died Wednesday morning March 6, 2024 at his residence in Gould City.
Born November 2, 1992 in Manistique, son of Robert Sawyer and Yvonne (Streefkerk) Butkovich, Michael was a 2011 graduate of Engadine High School where he excelled in football. Michael was presently employed with Elmwood Farms in Gould City and enjoyed fishing, hunting, woodworking and a lover of pet animals.
Michael is preceded in death by his father Robert; paternal grandmother Mary Ann Bozek; aunts Sandra Martin and Cindy Sawyer; uncle Jonathan Streefkerk.
Survivors include his loving mother Yvonne (Brian) Butkovich of Engadine; siblings Jayden Sawyer of Newberry and Brianna Midgyett of Engadine; maternal grandmother Teresa Tschirhart of Traverse City; uncles Howard (Rachel) Streefkerk of Texas, Donald Bozek of Engadine, David Sawyer of Manistique and Herbert Sawyer of Texas; aunts Lucy Organek of Texas and Donna MacLane of Engadine; several close friends including Donald (Rhonda) Clark of Gould City.
A gathering of family and friends celebrating the life of Michael will be held Saturday April 6, 2024 from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm at the Newton Township Hall in Gould City.
Memorials may be directed to the family in his loving memory.
Condolences may be expressed at www.beaulieufuneralhome.com.
Beaulieu Funeral Home in Newberry is assisting the family,
