Huron County MI Archives Obituaries.....Grifka, Gerald Harold March 12, 2001
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Minden City Herald Thursday March 22, 2001
Gerald Harold Grifka
June 21, 1937 - March 12, 2001
Jerry Harold Grifka, 63, of Ubly, passed away suddenly, Monday, March 12, 
2001 at his residence.  He was born June 21, 1937 in Ubly to the late Mike 
and Agnes (Pionk) Grifka.  He married Marie Rumptz on January 9, 1963 at St 
John Catholic Church of Ubly.  He was a graduate of Ubly High School, Class 
of 1956, and enjoyed all high school sports.  He worked at Nestle Company 
for ten years.  He worked with electrical contractors in the Flint area for 
a few years and then worked with John Carlo, Ajax and Ace Asphalt Companies.  
He was a former director and member of the Ubly Fox Hunters Club and 
parishioner and usher of St John Catholic Church in Ubly for many years.  He 
was a little league coach and a member of Biffs and Tylls Tavern Bowling 
Teams.  He enjoyed golf, farming, euchre and his grandchildren and family.

He is survived by his wife, Marie, of Ubly; one daughter, Tina Olshove of 
Davison; two sons, Darrell Grifka and his fiance, Virginia Vanky, of 
Wichita, Kansas, and David Grifka and his wife, Denise, of  Ubly; seven 
grandchildren, Nichole, Adam and Mason Olshove, Jenna, Jamie, Jerry and 
Grace Grifka; four brothers, Henry Grifka of Ubly, Ervin Grifka of Detroit, 
Michael Grifka and his wife, Helen, of Ubly, and William Grifka and his 
wife, Sandy, of Ubly; four sisters, Anastasia Fisher and her husband, 
Marvin, of North Fort Meyers, Florida, Bernadine Jansen of North Fort 
Meyers, Florida, Gloria Schelke of Ubly, and Linda Tate and her husband, 
Robert, of Pigeon.  He was preceded in death by one daughter, Tammy on 
September 18, 1971; two sisters, Lillian Krug and Patricia Grifka; one 
brother, Bernard Grifka; in-laws, Bertha Grifka, Robert Jansen and Edward 
Rnmptz. 

Mass of Christian Burial was Friday at St John Catholic Church of Ubly.  
Rev. TJ. Fleming, pastor, officiated.  Burial will be in the church cemetery 
in the spring.  Arrangements were handled by the Zinger-Smigielski Funeral 
Home of Ubly.  Published Minden City Herald Thursday March 22, 2001


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