ARGOS — Michael Allen McGriff, 32, Sycamore Street, Silver Lake, died at 9:48 p.m. Sept. 3, 2018, at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne, following a lengthy illness.
On Nov. 1, 1985, in Warsaw, he was born to Ricky and Robin A. Canter McGriff. He had lived most of his life in Kosciusko County, growing up in Claypool, and he lived in Warsaw and Old Orchard Beach, Maine.
Michael was a roofer for Timmerman Roofing, Warsaw; he also worked for Ziebart in Warsaw and KGP in Warsaw.
He attended Warsaw Community High School.
Michael was an outdoorsman and loved camping, canoeing, surfing, hiking, spending time with his kids, and deer hunting. He loved playing basketball and softball.
Michael was a kind, loving person who made friends easily and cherished those friendships dearly. He was a huge Boston Red Sox fan and was a master at fantasy sports.
In his younger days, Michael was a Kosciusko 4-H member.
Michael never knew a stranger. He made friends wherever he went. Michael loved the state of Maine and made many friends while living there. He loved all that the outdoor had to offer there.
Michael is survived by his sons, Skyler McGriff, age 13, and Micah McGriff, age 10; parents: Ricky McGriff (and wife Cindy), North Waterboro, Maine; and Robin Bailey (and husband Ken), Lodi, Ohio; sisters, Holly McGriff (and fiancé Kyler Vuittonet), Seville, Ohio, and Anna Stamper (and husband Dale), Warsaw; stepsisters: Amanda Seaman, Alysha Mason and Ashley Bailey; stepbrothers: Chris Bailey, Jessie Bailey and Nathan Bailey; grandmothers, Mary McGriff, Argos, and Karen Stewart, Lodi; and his fiancée, Shasta Breidert, Silver Lake.
He was preceded in death by his grandfathers, Raymond McGriff and Thomas Canter.
Friends may visit with the family from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 7, at Earl-Grossman Funeral Home, 208 N. Michigan St., Argos.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 8, at Earl-Grossman Funeral Home, with the Rev. Phillip Burris officiating. Burial will follow at Maple Grove Cemetery, Argos.
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Memorials to Michael A. McGriff Memorial Fund, 208 N. Michigan St., Argos, IN 46501; or Skyler and Micah Education Fund, 208 N. Michigan St., Argos, IN 46501.
