Obituary: Keith R. Sargeant of Schoolcraft, Michigan

Keith R. Sargeant of Schoolcraft, Michigan, passed away on Monday, November 9, 2026, at the age of 56.

Born in Providence, Rhode Island, on October 3, 1970, to Bruce and Jane (Leary) Sargeant, he moved with his family to Schoolcraft, where he graduated from Schoolcraft High School as part of the Class of 1989 and played in the high school band before earning a bachelor’s degree from Davenport University.

Sargeant had a career in banking and financial services, working for Standard Federal until its closure and spending more than 13 years at Arbor Credit Union as a branch manager. Outside of his professional life, he enjoyed comics—particularly Avengers characters Vision and Black Panther—attending comic cons, watching the Green Bay Packers and Chicago White Sox, visiting Walt Disney World, celebrating Halloween, and attending Leary family reunions.

He is survived by his mother, Jane Sargeant of Mattawan; three children, Aaron (Lukas Wind) Sargeant of Germany, Maegan Sargeant of Schoolcraft, and Alex Sargeant of Schoolcraft; and siblings Ken (Susan Adamic-Sargeant) Sargeant of Mattawan and Kimberly Feldpausch of Portage, along with two nephews. He was preceded in death by his father, Bruce Sargeant, and his grandparents, Norman and Dorothy Leary and Walter and Janie Sargeant.

Visitation will be held at the Avink McCowen Secord Funeral Home on Monday, November 16, 2026, from 11 am until 1 pm, with a funeral service following at 1 pm. Burial will take place at Schoolcraft Cemetery, and the family is being cared for by the Avink, McCowen & Secord Funeral Homes and Cremation Society in Vicksburg, Michigan.