Bruce Hamilton Wakeman

Bruce Hamilton Wakeman, of Bellevue, Michigan, passed away on January 25, 2026, at Oaklawn Hospital in Marshall. He was born on April 3, 1951, the son of Arnold and Georgian (Hamilton) Wakeman.

Bruce married Charlene Anne Armstrong on February 15, 1975, at the Methodist Church in Charlotte, Michigan. Bruce retired from Pioneer Foundry Co., Inc. in Jackson, Michigan in 2014. He had a real love of cars; he did drag racing in his younger years. Bruce enjoyed putting together model cars throughout his life and later in life he would take Charlene for drives in his 94 Camaro z28 convertible. Bruce’s model cars were so finely detailed that when he took them to model car shows, he would often win awards for them.

Bruce will be mostly remembered as a loving and devoted husband, father and grandfather. His family would like to give a special thank you to the nurses and doctors at Oaklawn Hospital in Marshall for the wonderful care that he received while he was in their care and a special thank you to Morgan for the care she provided.

Bruce is survived by his loving wife of 50 years, Charlene A. Wakeman, children, Kristin Wakeman, Scott (Allison) Wakeman; grandchildren, William (Natsumi) Wakeman, Ruby Wakeman, Sofia Beukema; great grandchildren, Kingston and Rua Wakeman; sister, Leslie Wakeman and brothers, Scott and Sean Wakeman.

In keeping with Bruce’s wishes, there are no services at this time, his family is planning on having a barbecue this summer to honor him. Arrangements have been entrusted to Kempf Family Funeral and Cremation Services. Please visit https://www.kempffuneralhome.com to view the online obituary, to sign the online guestbook, and to share memories and pictures with the family.