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Rockford City Offices to close Feb. 1 for City Manager’s funeral

Posted at 2:40 PM, Jan 29, 2016
and last updated 2016-01-29 14:40:38-05

ROCKFORD, Mich. — Rockford City Offices will be closed Monday so that employees can attend the funeral of City Manager Michael Young, a release from the city said.

Young, 48, died Wednesday after suffering a stroke on Monday.

His visitation will be from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Pederson Funeral Home, 127 N. Monroe St., according to a release.  His funeral will be Feb. 1 at Our Lady of Consolation Church, 4865 11 Mile Rd. NE.

Prior to the funeral, there will be a police-escorted procession through downtown Rockford beginning at 10:30 a.m.

Young served as Rockford’s city manager for more than 20 years, beginning in 1995.  Rockford’s City Council will meet Feb. 8 to determine an interim city manager.