Christopher "Chris" R. Huver

Christopher “Chris” Raynold Huver, age 63, of Perrysburg, OH, passed away suddenly in his home on May 25, 2023. Chris was born on January 11, 1960 in Grand Rapids, Michigan to his late parents Michael and Barbara (Snyder) Huver. Chris was the second oldest sibling of seven children and he was raised in Hastings, Michigan, where the majority of his family still resides. He attended St. Rose School through the 8th grade, and he graduated from Hastings High School in 1978.

As a young man, Chris worked as a butcher at Hale’s Market in town. In his early 20’s he started working at Hastings Manufacturing. He was there for about 9 years, working in the quality control department, before the company laid him off in early 1992. Less than six months after the layoff, he moved to South Florida to be closer to his new girlfriend, Celeste. He started working for Hydraulic Supply in Fort Lauderdale, FL in the summer of 1992, and Chris and Celeste married in 1994. Chris worked at Hydraulic Supply until October 1997. Chris and Celeste relocated to Perrysburg, Ohio afterwards to work for a new, 3PL company called Kenakore Solutions. Chris was dedicated to Kenakore and worked diligently for over two decades, becoming the president of the company several years ago. Chris was valued and respected by his employees and business colleagues. He was well known for being generous and caring about his employees and helping anyone in need. He was also a Christian man who kept God as his center.

Alongside being an extremely dedicated and hard worker, he was the best dad his sons could have asked for. He loved his sons more than anything and never missed wrestling matches, baseball or soccer games. He participated in fund raisers for their teams, and made many friends with other baseball and soccer parents. He was hilarious without ever trying and had a very charismatic personality that drew people in. In their younger years, Chris enjoyed taking his boys fishing at Three Meadows Pond or the Maumee River. As the boys grew older, the three of them began the tradition of taking an annual winter vacation to Hollywood, FL or Clearwater, FL beaches where they always made great memories. Chris was a diehard U of M fan who loved attending games in the Big House. Unfortunately he had a lot to work through when his ‘then’ 8 year old son, Zach, confessed to his dad that he was born in Ohio and therefore he decided to become a Buckeyes fan. Nick remained a U of M fan, which made it a ‘divided house’. Regardless of what team they cheered for they had fun with their playful rivalry. Above all, Chris was very proud of his sons. Anyone who knew him knew that. He was a dependable father and was a man of his word who highly valued honesty and integrity. He taught his sons how to be a man, impacted countless individuals, and gave invaluable dad advice regardless of the topic. His youngest son, Nick, will always remember his dad’s rewarding nature and desire to express his gratitude by surprising him with gifts. Zach will miss being able to call and speak to his dad at any time of the day to talk about anything or nothing at all. If his car made a weird noise, he’d call. If he read about a new company to invest stock in, he’d call him. He cherished their talks and all the advice he gave. Chris will be extremely missed by his family and by all of those who knew and loved him.

Chris is survived by his sons, Zach and Nick Huver; former wife Celeste Carell; siblings Jeff (Vanna), Sue, Jim (Evie), Mitch “Cheeto” (Christie), Beth, Bob (Kim), many aunts, uncles and cousins, as well as numerous nieces and nephews, all of whom he loved dearly and was very proud of.

Friends and family are welcome to visit at the Witzler-Shank-Walker Funeral Home, 222 E South Boundary St., Perrysburg, for a memorial gathering on Saturday, June 3, 2023, from 1-3 p.m. A memorial service will follow beginning at 3 p.m. at the funeral home.

Please consider donating blood to The Red Cross in Chris’ honor, as he was an avid donor for decades or consider making a donation in Chris' name to the Wounded Warrior Project.

https://support.woundedwarriorproject.org