Douglas Caron

TECUMSEH — Douglas Charles Caron Sr., age 77, of Tecumseh, Mich., passed away on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, at the Hospice of Lenawee Home in Adrian.

He was born in Gladstone, Mich., on May 23, 1949, the son of the late Ernest A. and Ida M. (Nichols) Caron. He was a graduate of the 1967 class of Manistique High School. On May 29, 1970, he was joined in marriage with Judith Anne Goralski at St. Simon and Jude Catholic Church in Westland, Mich., and she survives. After completing four years of trade school to become an ironworker, Doug became a member of the Ironworkers Local No. 25 and a long-term millwright at General Motors Local No. 735, retiring in 2005 after almost 30 years of service.

Doug was a member of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Tecumseh and the Knights of Columbus. He also was a member of the Tecumseh VFW and was president and served as a five-year member of the Lions Club in Clinton. Doug also enjoyed serving as a Boy Scout leader as well as a Little League baseball coach. He always made sure he had time to play golf or prove his prowess as a pool shark. He was an avid Bible reader, and liked puzzles, especially Word Search, in which he was an expert. Doug was very handy and could build anything, in fact he designed and built his first family home in Clinton.

In addition to his wife, Judy, Doug is survived by his children, son, Douglas C. Caron Jr., and daughter, Dawn M. (Aaron) Andrews; grandchildren, Dakota Arnett, Caleb Arnett, Austin Andrews and Wyatt Douglas Andrews; great-grandchildren Christopher, Olivia and Braden Atkinson; his brothers William and Glenn (Eva) Caron; and his sister Elaine Caron Pecor.

Doug was preceded in death by his parents, Ernest and Ida; his sister Gloria Dougherty; two brothers Kenneth and Leonard; and his in-laws, Kenneth and Vera Goralski.

Visitation for Doug will take place from 4-8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026, at Handler Funeral Home in Tecumseh with a Rosary said at 7:30 p.m. A Funeral Mass will follow at noon on the next day, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026, at St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Tecumseh with the Rev. Daniel Wheeler as celebrant. Visitation will take place one hour before the service beginning at 11 a.m. Interment will follow at Brookside Cemetery in Tecumseh.

Memorial contributions in honor of Doug may be made to the Lenawee Humane Society.

Arrangements are under the care of the Tecumseh Chapel of Handler Funeral Homes. Online condolences may be made to the family at handlerfuneralhomes.com.