Peter Fryer

Peter Michael Fryer, born in Birmingham, England on August 24th, 1933, to Norman Arthur Fryer and Irene Alice (Dalton Ball) passed away peacefully on Friday, November 15th, 2019, in Plainwell, Michigan, USA at the age of 86. He grew up in Birmingham, England during the blitz of WWII which gave him an adapt and carry on, no matter what, attitude he carried throughout his life. He served an apprenticeship as a sheet metal worker (Tinsmith) at Birmingham Gas Board before serving his National Service in the Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers (REME) in Dorset, Essex and Paderborn, Germany. He married the love of his life, Hazel (Woodcock) in 1957. He worked at Birmingham Heating & Cooling before starting his own Business 'Engine Reconditioning & Parts' with friends from his childhood. He retired in 1995 and emigrated to Plainwell, Michigan, USA to be nearer his children and grandchildren. He continued to work with his son building houses and continued his daughter's education, as he instructed her on house maintenance and the use of his well-equipped work shop. He also took pleasure traveling to watch his grandchildren at various sports & school activities. He had many and varied hobbies throughout his life including gardening, breeding tropical fish, refurbishing and navigating boats, cross stitch, jigsaw puzzles and at the age of 85 completed his first Lego project. He was preceded in death by his father, mother, and sister, June Smart. He is survived and will be sadly missed by his wife of 62 years, Hazel; daughter, Debra (James) Thorp; son, Michael (Ginny); grandchildren, Sebastian and Alec Fryer, Brianna, Caitie and Megan Thorp; brother-in-law, Tony; and ex-daughter-in-law, Pamela. Per his wishes he will be cremated, with a celebration of life and wake following for immediate family in keeping with British tradition. Cremation arrangements are entrusted to Michigan Cremation & Funeral Care, Grand Rapids. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Peter Fryer, please visit our flower store.