DONALD F. GRENTZ, SR.'s Obituary
DONALD F. GRENTZ, 85, of Nisula passed away peacefully at home on April 24, 2013. He was born in Dollar Bay on July 10, 1927, the son of the late Joseph and Myrtle (Clisch) Grentz. Donald attended school in Dollar Bay and as a young man he worked on farms before working on ships on the Great Lakes. He married the former Vivian Lindrus on January 21, 1950 in Detroit. He worked at Ford Motor Co. until moving back to Nisula, then worked in underground copper mines, Caledonia Mine in Greenland, MI and White Pine Copper Mine retiring in July 1983 after 25 years of service. Lung disease limited his working so he spent time building jigsaw puzzles. Donald was a member of Mission United Lutheran Church, Pelkie.
Donald is survived by his wife of 63 years Vivian, children Don (Elaine) Grentz, Jim (Jean) Grentz, Ann (Albert) Brunk, and Jan (Steve) Kallungi, grandchildren John Sullivan, Jeff (Karen) Sullivan, Mike Hazen, Michael (Kathy Rose) Grentz, Christy (Paul) Zvolena, Bill Brunk, Patrick Brunk, Gordon Grentz, Chad (Heather) Grentz, Jesse (Kiley) Grentz, and Dustin (Kimberly) Grentz, great grandchildren Latoya Brunk, Mannie Brunk, Mikayla and Trevor Sullivan, Brandon Sullivan, Dylan, Ethan, Mara, and Aiden Grentz, Jayme and Molly Zvolena, Joelle and Jack Grentz, Elise, Samuel, and Gabriel Grentz. Numerous in laws and other family members also survive. He was preceded in death by his parents, sister Kathryn Hanusack, brother Gordon Grentz, and 2 brothers-in-law Ron Pelto, and Robert Turpeinen.
Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 4, 2013 from Mission United Lutheran Church, Pelkie with Pastor John Autio officiating. The family received friends at the church on Saturday from 11 a.m. until the time of the funeral service. Interment will take place in the Nisula Cemetery. Following the funeral service, a luncheon was served in the fellowship hall. Grandsons served as pallbearers for “Papa Don.”
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