Huron County MI Archives Obituaries.....Grifka, Marie A. (Rumptz) December 11, 2017 ************************************************ 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 April 12, 2019, 9:49 am Huron Daily Tribune on December 13, 2017 Marie A. (Rumptz) Grifka August 22, 1942 – December 11, 2017 Marie A. Grifka, 75 of Ubly, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 11, 2017, at her home. Marie was born on August 22, 1942, in Ubly, to Vivian (Leppek) Rumptz and the late Clarence Rumptz. She married Jerry Grifka on January 9, 1965, at St. John Catholic Church in Ubly. He preceded her in death on March 12, 2001. Marie was a 1960 graduate of Ubly High School. She worked at General Cable in Cass City. She also worked for the banks in Minden City and Ubly. Marie worked very hard on the farm next to her dearest husband, Jerry. She enjoyed camping, bowling and she cherished spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren and great grandchildren. Marie is survived by one daughter Tina Olshove of Flint; two sons Darrell (Virginia) VankyGrifka of St. Louis, Missouri, David (Denise) Grifka of Ubly; 10 grandchildren Nichole DeAguero, Adam (Kayla) Olshove and Mason (Claudia) Olshove, Jenna Grifka, Jamie (Matthew) Booms, Jerry and Grace Grifka, Aidan, Drew and Reann VankyGrifka; two great-grandchildren Aubrianna Olshove and Claira DeAguero; one brother Michael (Linda) Rumptz of Ubly; five sisters Joan Jackson of Ubly, Linda (Tony) Tittjung of Sterling Heights, Virginia (Richard) Bukowski of Lake Orion, Susan Mergl of Shelby Township, Deborah (Donald) Kulish of Shelby Township; and several brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law. Marie was preceded in death by one daughter Tammy Grifka; one brother Edward Rumptz; one sister Patricia Adams; and two brothers-in-law Luther Adams and Robert Jackson. Mass of Christian burial will be 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 15 at St. John Catholic Church, Good Shepherd Parish in Ubly, Rev. Charles Hammond, pastor will officiate. Burial will be in the St. John Cemetery in the spring. Visitation will be 2:30 to 9 p.m. on Thursday at the Zinger-Smigielski Funeral Home in Ubly and 9 to 10 a.m. Friday. There will be a parish vigil service at 7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Memorials have been requested to the family discretionary fund. Please visit www.smigielskifuneralhomes.com to express your sympathy and to sign the guestbook for Marie's family. Published in Huron Daily Tribune on December 13, 2017 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/huron/obits/g/grifka34500nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.8 Kb