Edward Emery Goulet, age 96, a long-time resident of Kawkawlin, MI, currently residing in Chelsea, MI, passed away Thursday morning, December 18, 2025, following a short illness.
Ed was born on May 8, 1929, at the family farm in Kawkawlin, MI, the son of Samuel and Laura (Erbisch) Goulet. He graduated from St. James High School in Bay City, MI in 1946, and served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War from 1951-1953 – stationed in the Canal Zone, Panama for most of his service. Upon returning, he worked on the farm with his dad, and later took over the farm in 1956.
During a blizzard on February 6, 1960, Ed married the love of his life, Lois Richter, who had previously stated she would never marry a farmer. They enjoyed 57 years of a wonderful marriage before her passing in 2017. In 1966, Ed got out of farming and went to work at Wieland Sales, an International Harvester dealership in Auburn, MI, first as a service manager and later in farm equipment and semi tractor truck sales. Ed retired in 1992. Ed and Lo were always together, and spent their retirement years golfing, bird watching, relaxing at their cabin in Gladwin, MI, wintering in Harlingen, TX and visiting their children and families scattered across the U.S. Ed loved his family very much and his Catholic faith was very important to him. He leaves a legacy of honesty and hard work, all done with a sense of humor and positive attitude, for his friends and family to remember and emulate.
Ed is survived by his four children: Mark (Joung) Goulet of Harvard, MA; Mike (Christine) Goulet of Princeton, WI; Kathy (Brooks) Cone of Chelsea, MI; and Lisa (David) Hagenbuch of Palatine, IL. He is further survived by eleven grandchildren: Benjamin (Allison) Goulet-Scott, Andrew Goulet, Lauren (Travis) Thompson, Samuel (Jill) Goulet, Hannah (Jacob) Stumpf, Spencer (Julia) Cone, Simon Cone, Amos Cone, Abraham Cone, Isabelle Hagenbuch, and Jack Hagenbuch. Ed also has three great-grandchildren: Sora Goulet-Scott, Jun Goulet-Scott, and Ulysses Cone. Ed is further survived by his sister, Delores Goulet, and many nieces and nephews.
Ed was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Lois, brother Clarence and sisters Arlene (Albert) Creighton and Joan (Joseph) Hieb.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., on Tuesday, December 30, 2025, at St. Mary Catholic Church, 14200 E Old US Highway 12, Chelsea, MI. The family will greet relatives and friends at church before the service, beginning at 10:00 a.m. until 10:45 a.m. A private interment at Great Lakes National Cemetery, Holly, MI, will take place at a later date.
The family would like to thank Silver Maples of Chelsea and all their extraordinary staff for the wonderful, loving care they afforded our dad for the past six years.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a memorial donation to Silver Maples of Chelsea or Arbor Hospice in Ed’s honor. Arrangements by Staffan-Mitchell Funeral Home, Chelsea.
