Michael R. Rivard, age 68, of Bradley passed away Thursday, June 6, 2019, at Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee.
Visitation will be held from 4-7 p.m. Thursday, June 13, 2019, at Clancy-Gernon Funeral Home in Bourbonnais. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Friday, June 14, 2019, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Bradley. Burial will follow at Sts. Mary & Joseph Cemetery in Chebanse.
Mike was born July 26, 1950, in Kankakee, the son of Raymond Joseph & Edna Mae (Smith) Rivard. Mike married Agnes Devine on March 16, 1974 in Irwin.
Mike worked in maintenance. His first car was a 1941 Plymouth. Years later, he found that exact car that he previously owned and bought and restored it. Mike enjoyed his daily McDonald’s breakfast club. He enjoyed watching his granddaughter play softball. Mike enjoyed spending time with his family.
He was an avid blood donor for the American Red Cross, having donated 48 gallons of blood over the years. Mike was a parishioner of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Bradley.
Surviving are his wife, Agnes Rivard of Bradley; three daughters and two sons-in-law, Brenda & Pong Balinquit of the Phillipines, Michelle Rivard of Mascoutah, and Renee & Colin Harling of Bradley; three grandchildren, Liberty Rivard, Evan Balinquit, and Oakleigh Harling; three sisters and three brothers-in-law, Barb & Bob Langley of New Berlin, Terry & David Lintecum of AZ, and Judy & Tim Ziemer of Palmer, AK; several brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law; and numerous nieces and nephews. Mike is preceded in death by his parents.
Memorials may be made to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
