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Saturday, August 27, 2022
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM CDT
Fosterburg Baptist Church
4737 Fosterburg Road
Bethalto, IL 62010
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Service
Saturday, August 27, 2022
11:00 AM CDT
Fosterburg Baptist Church
4737 Fosterburg Road
Bethalto, IL 62010
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Visitation
Monday, October 3, 2022
10:00 AM EDT
First Baptist Church of Paw Paw
32464 East Red Arrow Highway
Paw Paw, MI 49079
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Service
Monday, October 3, 2022
11:00 AM EDT
First Baptist Church of Paw Paw
32464 E Red Arrow Highway
Paw Paw, MI 49079
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Contributions
At the family's request memorial contributions are to be made to those listed below. Please forward payment directly to the memorial of your choice.
Baptist Mid Missions Foundation
PO Box 308011
Cleveland, OH 44130-8011
Please note on the checks that the donations be directed to "Bambari Station Primary School Project"
Flowers
Below is the contact information for a florist recommended by the funeral home.
Taylor's Florist and Gifts
215 E. Michigan Ave.
Paw Paw, MI 49079
(269) 657-6256
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Ambati
1830 S. Westnedge
Kalamazoo, MI 49008
(269) 349-4961
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Douglas Alan Golike, age 70, died Tuesday, August 2, 2022 when his airplane crashed shortly after taking off from the airport in South Haven, Michigan.
Douglas (Doug) was born on June 15th, 1952 to Robert and Marilae Golike in Elmhurst, Il. Doug spent his early childhood in the Central African Republic where his parents served as missionaries with Baptist Mid-Missions. After graduating from High School in Wheaton, Il he attended Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, Il, then graduated from the Moody Aviation school in Elizabethton, TN as an aircraft pilot and mechanic beginning a lifelong love of and involvement in aviation.
On January 30, 1982, Doug and Irene Schneider were married in Paw Paw, Mi. From 1983 to 1998 they served with Baptist Mid-Missions alongside Doug’s parents in the Central African Republic where Doug flew a Cessna 185 and Irene was his faithful radio tracker. After leaving Africa they settled in southwest Michigan where he continued to work as an aircraft mechanic and enjoyed taking family members and friends flying in his personal aircraft.
He is survived by his wife Irene Golike, Lawton, MI; brother Timothy (Sue) Golike, Anchorage, AK; brother Richard (Marianne) Golike, Woodburn, IL; sister Majorie (David) Sandgren, Ocala, FL; brother Marc (Jody) Golike, Jerseyville, IL; sister Marcia (Scott) Davis, Walworth, WI; and 24 nieces and nephews.
Memorial services will be held Michigan and Illinois.
Visit Doug’s webpage at BetzlerLifeStory.com to archive favorite memories and photos and sign his guestbook. Betzler & Thompson Life Story Funeral Home, 60900 M-40 Hwy; Paw Paw (269) 657-3870