Grant Gunden

Delmar Grant Gunden passed suddenly on Friday, December 26, 2025, at the age of 72, while visiting family in Rapid River, Michigan.

Born in Pigeon, Michigan on October 2, 1953, son of Delmar and Magdalene Gunden, Grant graduated from Laker High School in 1971 and attended Goshen College in Indiana. Grant was an extremely hard worker, both in his career and his hobbies. He never shied away from using a little elbow grease. He started Cloverland Egg in 1977 and merged with Farm Crest Foods in 1984, where he worked until retirement 2019.

Grant's larger than life personality cannot simply be summed up in just a few words. For those who knew him, he was a very unique, strong, and resilient individual with many interests, hobbies, passions, and life experiences.

He also loved learning and trying new things, which led him from hobby to hobby. Whether it be building a cabin on an island, taking up beekeeping, teaching his children how to sail a Sunfish, or figuring out how to put a window in - the hobbies were endless

Grant was gregarious and outgoing by nature. He loved people and he never ever forgot a face. Whether he was visiting Florida, Detroit, or Massachusetts - he often ran into people he knew. You didn't need to be more than an acquaintance to be greeted with enthusiasm. He could talk to anyone. He loved learning from others through long conversations and often shared these stories with friends and family.

He enjoyed a good laugh and had a playful spirit. Perhaps one of his biggest sources of joy and laughter, were his grandchildren. He shared many stories laced with chuckles about the girls and loved spending time with them.

Grant's immense love of music wove its way into everything. He spent countless hours listening to and sharing his very eclectic taste in music with friends and family, often at top volume. He appreciated his sound systems more than your average person. He had a great ear for music, and finding a song he loved ignited contagious excitement. His eventual discovery of YouTube led to many nights down a rabbit hole sharing song links with his children. The bonds formed over music will never be forgotten, and his memories will live on in many songs.

Grant also loved nature and had a profound intrigue and appreciation for it. He loved spending time outdoors, hunting, fishing, snowmobiling, and too many things to list. He loved watching nature shows and learning about earth and animals. He was always pointing out specific birds and their names, tree types, animals and more to his children. He saw and appreciated beauty in sunsets, the change in leaves, and just a simple day, driving down a road he'd been on 1,000 times, just looking at the sky saying, "boy isn't that pretty?"

Grant is survived by his daughter, Bridget; his son, Andrew (Monica); his grandchildren, Norma and Ada, and his siblings, Dawn (Jack), Kayeleen (Rick), John (Margaret) and Tami (Brad).

A funeral service for Grant will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 31, 2025, at Ransford Funeral Home – Pigeon, 7356 W. Michigan Ave, Pigeon, MI, Pastor Ryan Badgerow Presiding. Visitation will take place from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home on Tuesday, December 30, and from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service on Wednesday.