Basil A. Sherlund

Basil A. Sherlund, age 77, passed away on Tuesday, November 14, 2017 in West Branch. He was a resident of Rose City, formerly resided in Madison Heights, MI. He was born January 21, 1941 to Threasa and Earnie Sherlund in Detroit. Basil was married to Margaret (Chamberlain) Sherlund, the love of his life, for 34 years. Margaret preceded him in death in August 2015. He volunteered at Oakland Community College, helped with fundraising, and he and Margaret were grief counselors.

Over the course of forty years, with the last twenty five years as a member of IEEE, Basil has been involved in the development of military Command and Control systems and commercial Information Technology systems. Starting directly out of college as a defense contractor, his assignments consisted of the development of command and control systems for all branches of the military. The computer systems included AWACS for the Air Force, TACFIRE for Army artillery, TACTADS, and the Field Artillery Tactical Data System that communicates directly with marine and air force combat forces of the military. He also worked for the Detroit Homeland Security.

Basil is survived by his brother, Kenneth (Linda) Sherlund of Rose City; nieces Laura (Mike) Coleman, Kathy Sherlund, Julie (Duane) Sherlund-Pelfrey; great nieces and nephews, Stefphen (Brandy) Shellenbarger, Dwane (Abby) Coleman, Brandi Coleman, Brook Coleman, Seth King, and Paige Sherlund-Pelfrey; great great niece, Saylor Shellenbarger.

Private services have been held.

Arrangements were handled by Steuernol & McLaren Funeral Home in West Branch, MI. Online condolences can be shared at www.steuernolmclaren.com