Huron-Sanilac County MI Archives Obituaries.....Messing, Gordon Bernard January 17, 2020
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Minden City Herald Thursday January 23, 2020.
Gordon Bernard Messing
July 3, 1931 - January 17, 2020
Gordon Bernard Messing, age 88, of Carsonville, passed away on Friday, January 
17, 2020 at Autumnwood of Deckerville.  Gordon was born on July 3, 1931 in 
Minden City, the son of the late Francis and Bernetta (Booms) Messing.  He 
married Julianna Essenmacher on April 27, 1957 in Helena.  He served in the end 
of the Korean War from 1953-55.  Farming was his profession, but health issues 
called for a change, with only an 8th grade education he acquired an associate’s 
degree at Coyne Electric School in Chicago and went on to get a job with Sears 
in Bay City, transferring later to Port Huron where he worked for 30 years.  He 
practiced his Catholic faith at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Port Sanilac, 
where he was Eucharistic minister, usher and supporter of the Right to Life 
movement of Sanilac County, he was also the Sexton of Old St. Mary’s Cemetery.  
Gordon is survived by two sons, Randolph J. (Jill) and David M.; son in law, 
Gary Dobrynski; five daughters, Barbara J. (Richard) Koenig, Donna M. Joseph, 
Kathryn A. (Neil) Bitzer, Laura A. Scott and Sarah E. Messing; nineteen 
grandchildren; two great grandchildren; one brother, Daniel (Diane) Messing of 
Wisconsin; one sister, Elizabeth Outlaw of Garden City; one brother in law, Fred 
Roggenbuck.  He was preceded in death by his wife, Julianna, on January 1, 2020; 
his daughter, Alice Dobrynski; granddaughter, Veronica; great granddaughter, 
Avery; son-in-law, Michael P. Scott; two brothers, Norman Messing and Marcus 
(Bernice) Messing; four sisters, Mildred (Walter) Uhl, Sylvia Langdon and Arlene 
Roggenbuck; his infant sister, Alice; and brother- in-law, Herb Outlaw. 
Visitation was from 2-8 p.m. on Tuesday at the Pomeroy Funeral Home in 
Carsonville, with Rosary Devotions at 4 p.m.  Funeral Mass was held at 11 a.m. 
Maria Parish - St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Port Sanilac, with visiting at the 
church from 10-11 a.m.  Fr. Donald J. Eppenbrock officiated.  Interment followed 
in the Old St. Mary’s Cemetery.  Military Rites by the Croswell American Legion 
Post #255.  Memorials in memory of Gordon may be made to the Michigan Right to 
Life Education Fund.   Published Minden City Herald Thursday January 23, 2020.




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Note:  Passed away 16 days after his wife.

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