Alfred D. COUTURE

Couture, Alfred D., Jr. -- Bay City, Michigan -- Mr. Couture, age 59 years, passed away Thursday, October 27, 2005 at Bay Medical Care Facility. He was born in Bay City on May 31, 1946 to the late Alfred D. and Florence E. (Beaumont) Couture. He was a Veteran of the United States Army, having served during the Vietnam era and was a retired baker. He was an avid sports fan, loved to play cards, enjoyed music, and spending time with his beloved pug, Punkin, who laid beside him while he was so very ill. On August 19, 1972, he married the former Karen S. Young in Immanuel Lutheran Church and she survives him. Other survivors include his brother, Richard E. (partner, Richard Burnett) Couture of Tucson, AZ; his aunts and uncles: Garnet Bognar, Charles T. and Lenora Beaumont, Lucille and Gerald Lamblin, and Wanda and Junior Chambers; many cousins, and his good friends: Connie and Jack Joles, Laura and Bill Meyers, Kathy Maciejewski, Marcia Holubik, Phil Buxton and Lyle Divo, Stan and Karen Orlik, Gloria Symons and Mark Szczepanski. He was preceded in death by his mother-in-law and father-in-law, Phyllis and Carlos Young, as well as many aunts, uncles and cousins. Funeral and committal services will be on Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church. Rev. Leslie D. Tyvela and Vicar Michael Stahl will officiate. Entombment will be in Elm Lawn Mausoleum with military honors under the direction of the Bay County Veterans Council. Friends may call at Penzien-Steele Funeral Home on Tuesday from 2-9 p.m. He will lie in state at the church on Wednesday from 10:00 a.m. until service time. Memorial contributions can be made to the Immanuel Lutheran Church "Gift of the Future - Flowing Through Me" fund. The family would like to thank Dr. Michael E. Davison for many years of special loving care. Also, many thanks to the Bay Regional Dialysis Center and Bay Medical Care Facility for their personal touches in making his last days brighter. Everyone who knew Al, also known as Turkey, will miss him and his sense of humor, and his love for all of God's special creatures. Penzien - Steele Funeral Home 608 N. Madison Avenue Bay City, Michigan Published in the Bay City Times from 10/28/2005 - 10/31/2005.