Huron County MI Archives Obituaries.....Romzek, Ernestine Bernice Smaglinski September 20, 2008
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Huron Daily Tribune, Sep. 23, 2008
Ernestine Bernice (Smaglinski) Romzek
November 29, 1926 – September 20, 2008
Mrs. Ernestine B. Romzek, 81, of Ruth passed away Saturday, September 20, 2008 
at the Huron Medical Care Facility in Bad Axe.  Ernestine was born on November 
29, 1926 in Sigel Township, where she resided her whole life, to the late 
Peter and Rose (Kubacki) Smaglinski.  She married Irvin J. Romzek on June 14, 
1947 at St. Mary Catholic Church in Parisville. He preceded her in death on 
November 9, 2007.  Ernestine attended a rural school until the eighth grade. 
She worked in a factory in Detroit during World War II.  Ernestine then 
returned to the family farm for the rest of her life. She was a life long 
member of St. Mary Catholic Church in Parisville where she was a member of the 
Rosary Sodality. Ernestine always enjoyed her flower garden, watching 
hummingbirds, hunting for morel mushrooms and picking agate stones at Lake 
Superior.  She was a gardener and naturalist. Ernestine was proficient at 
crocheting, knitting, embroidery, quilting, basket weaving, sewing and 
ceramics.  She also liked to play cards and enjoyed bingo, especially at Our 
Lady of Lake Huron Catholic Church in Harbor Beach.  Ernestine was the best ma 
and grandma in the whole world.

Ernestine is survived by six sons, Lt. Colonel retired from the U.S. Air 
Force, Arthur (Marlene) Romzek of Tawas City, Daniel (Susan) Romzek of Ruth, 
Michael (Margaret) Romzek of Cadillac, Isadore (Marian) Romzek of Harbor 
Beach, Raphael (Catherine) Romzek of Traverse City, Timothy (Marlene) Romzek 
of Ubly; one daughter, Marie (Paul) Heilig of Minden City; 22 grandchildren; 
20 great-grandchildren; one brother, Bernard Smaglinski and his wife, Susan, 
of Harbor Beach; two sisters, Edwina Lackowski of Bad Axe, Theresa McElgunn 
and her husband, Robert, of Emmett; four brothers-in-law, John Lawrence of 
Saginaw, Eugene (Evelyn) Romzek of Ubly, George (Charlotte) Romzek of 
Sandusky, David (Gerri) Romzek of Traverse City; five sisters-in-law, Mary 
Knoll of Caro, Agnes (William) Hool of Lupton, Juliann Steele of Warren, 
Dorothy (David) Rinke of Capac, Susan Romzek of Washington state.  Ernestine 
was preceded in death by two sisters, Helen Monzo and Gertrude Lawrence; five 
brothers, Peter, Anthony, Joseph, Floyd and Valentine Smaglinski; four 
brothers-in-law, Ed Lackowski, Ed Monzo, Raymond and Benedict Romzek; one 
sister-in-law, Irene Shevokas.

Funeral Mass will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, September 23, 2008 at St. Mary 
Catholic Church in Parisville. The Rev. Peter Nwokoye, pastor of St. Mary’s 
and the Rev. Thomas McNamara will officiate. Burial will be in the church 
cemetery.  Visitation will be from 2 to 9 p.m. on Monday at Zinger-Smigielski 
Funeral Home in Ubly, from 10 to 11 a.m. on Tuesday at the church only. There 
will be a rosary at 4 p.m. on Monday by the St. Mary Rosary Sodality and a 
parish vigil service at 8 p.m. Both services will be at the funeral home.  
Memorials are requested to the Family Discretionary fund or the donor’s 
choice. 


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