Michael E. Kooi

December 13, 1949 - April 19, 2022

Michael E. Kooi, 72, of Camanche passed away Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at MercyOne - Clinton. Funeral Services will be 11:00 am, Friday, April 22, 2022 at the Camanche Chapel Snell-Zornig Funeral Homes & Crematory. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers will be Mark “R” Arlen, Mark Stuhlman, Curt Schneider, Shawn Coffey, Larry Goodwin and Patrick “Moon” Donahue. Honorary pallbearers will be his nephews. Visitation will be Thursday evening from 4:00 to 7:00 pm at the funeral home. The family requests that you wear your Black and Gold for visitation to honor Mike. Online condolences may be expressed by visiting his obituary at www.snellzornig.com. Michael Eugene Kooi was born December 13, 1949 in Clinton, Iowa, the son of Leonard “Gene” and Shirley (Wiebers) Kooi. He was a 1968 graduate of Camanche High School and attended Clinton Community College. He served in the United States Army during Vietnam from 1970 to 1971. He married Pamela Gustafson on January 3, 1976 in Clinton, Iowa. Mike worked for Union Pacific Railroad as a carman welder for 38 years; retiring in 2010. He is survived by his wife Pamela Kooi of Camanche, three children: KaCee (Brad) Weber of Clinton, Korey (Ryan) Lorenzen of Camanche and Koby (Corie) Kooi of Camanche; grandchildren: Tanner Weber, Faith Schultz, Dalton Weber, Ashton Haskell, Kylee Kooi, Annika Weber, Kaden Kooi and Hayleigh Lorenzen; great grandchildren: Bentley, Everleigh and one on the way; siblings: Judy (Tom) Determann of Clinton, Richard (Tammie) Kooi of Camanche, Debbie (Tom) Smith of Clinton, Steve (Barb) Kooi of Camanche, Lou-Jean (Todd) Buxton of Seattle, Washington, Brian Kooi of Camanche and Barri Kooi of Camanche; sister-in-law: Sharon (Mike) Monaghan of Clinton; and several nieces and nephews. Mike was preceded in death by his parents and grandson Garrett Weber.