Huron County MI Archives Obituaries.....Grekowicz, William “Bill” S.  June 5, 2012
************************************************
Copyright.  All rights reserved.
http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm
http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm
************************************************

File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by:
Norma Novick fox2157@aol.com June 16, 2012, 6:58 pm

June 6, 2012 Huron Daily Tribune
William “Bill” S. Grekowicz
December 31, 1925 - June 5, 2012

Mr. William “Bill” S. Grekowicz, 86, of Ubly, passed away Tuesday, June 5, 
2012, at home with his family by his side while under hospice care.  William 
was born on December 31, 1925, in Harbor Beach, to the late Frank and Lucy 
(Cook) Grekowicz.  He married Colette Mausolf on May 30, 1947, at Our Lady of 
Lake Huron Catholic Church in Harbor Beach.

Bill attended Our Lady of Lake Huron Catholic School in Harbor Beach.  He 
served in WW II in the U.S. Navy. He was a retired Ford dealer, co-owner and 
operator of Ubly Motor Sales in Ubly for more than 30 years.  He was a 
parishioner at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Ubly for 65 years 
where he served as an usher.  He was a member of the Thumb Veterans 
Organization, Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Ubly Fox Hunters.  He enjoyed 
hunting, woodworking and antique car restoration.

Bill is survived by his wife of 65 years, Colette of Ubly; four sons, Douglas 
and his wife, Marilyn of Bay City, Randy and his wife, Fia of Bothell, 
Washington, Gerald and his wife, Mary Clor of Rising Fawn, Georgia, Thomas and 
his wife, Jodi of Lake Orion; four daughters, Connie Grekowicz of Columbus, 
Ohio, Carol Colotti and husband Michael of Boxford, Massachusetts., Luann 
Thompson and husband, retired Col. Eugene Thompson of Rose City, Denise 
Puvalowski and husband, Claude of Ruth; 21 grandchildren, Eric (Rachel) 
Grekowicz, Leah (Steven) Rogers, Kelly (David) Ammann, Barbara (Darrin) Siemen, 
Jennifer Grekowicz, Ryan and Chris Grekowicz, Lisa (Anthony) Smith, Julie 
(Nathaniel Katz) Colotti, Michael (Lindsey) Colotti, Eugene Jr., Kathleen and 
Joseph Thompson, Jessica (Jason) Parsons, Kristen (Frank) Richard, Tracy and 
Jackie Puvalowski, Laura (Jason) Williams, Jared Puvalowski, Aaron and Austen 
Grekowicz; one step-grandchild, Alexandria Holley; 23 great-grandchildren; 
three sisters, Margaret “Midge” (James) Fain of Glendale, Arizona, Aileen Graff 
of Grosse Pointe Park, Georgene (Joel) Gorzen of Glendale, Arizona.

Bill was preceded in death by five sisters, Mildred Smith, Esther McLean, Ellen 
Young, Sister Theresa Grekowicz, Sister Gracelia Grekowicz; two brothers, John 
and Joseph Grekowicz.

Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 a.m. on Friday, June 8, 2012, at St. John 
Catholic Church in Ubly. The Rev. Donald Eppenbrock will officiate.  Burial 
will be in the church cemetery with military honors.  Visitation will be from 2 
to 8 p.m. on Thursday at the Zinger-Smigielski Funeral Home in Ubly and from 10 
to 11 a.m. on Friday at the church only. There will be a parish vigil service 
at 7 p.m. Thursday evening at the funeral home.  In lieu of flowers, memorials 
have been requested to United Hospice of Marlette or St. John Religious 
Education Fund.  
Please visit www.smigielskifuneralhomes.com to sign the guest book for Bill’s 
family.
Published Wednesday June 6, 2012 Huron Daily Tribune


File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/huron/obits/g/grekowic18226nob.txt

This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/

File size: 3.5 Kb