Huron County MI Archives Obituaries.....Tenbusch, Robert Donald September 17, 2020
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Huron Daily Tribune on September 18, 2020
Robert Donald Tenbusch   
November 7, 1935 - September 17, 2020
Robert "Bob" Donald Tenbusch, 84, of Rapson, passed away peacefully on 
Thursday, September 17, 2020 at Ascension St. Mary's Hospital in Saginaw 
after complications from surgery with his family by his side.  He was born 
on November 7, 1935 in Ubly, son of the late Clarence B. and Helen (Guitar) 
Tenbusch.  He grew up on the family farm and attended McMillan rural school 
and Ubly High School.  He married the love of his life, Marie Dekoski on 
June 22, 1957 at St. Mary Catholic Church in Parisville.  They shared much 
love and life through their 63 years of marriage.

After attending high school, Bob sailed the Great Lakes for one season 
aboard the S.S. Harvard as a merchant marine.  He then returned to resume 
his life's work as a Sigel Township farmer with Marie and his family working 
along side.  Bob was a member of St. Hubert Parish (St. Joseph Church) where 
he served as a past member of the Parish Council and was instrumental with 
the planning for the renovation of St. Joseph Church in 1988.  Christmas was 
always a very special time for Bob and as a longtime musician he assisted 
his son Wally, in leading the parish Christmas choir for a couple of years 
in the 1970s.  This inspired Bob to record an album of Christmas music with 
Polish and English vocals to share the hard work of the choir with others.  
Bob thoroughly enjoyed decorating both the inside and outside of their home 
for Christmas.

As a young man, Bob worked to earn enough money to buy himself a trumpet 
which he played in the Ubly High School band.  That start in music led him 
to play polka music for 32 years beginning with Marshall "Big Daddy" 
Lackowski.  Then in 1954 he formed his own band, The Melody Makers.  In 
1966, Bob switched instruments, started playing drums and changed the name 
of his band to the Michigan Cavaliers.  In 1974, he formed the Golden Stars 
with musicians Benny Prill and his brother-in-law Terry Dekoski.  He 
recorded two polka albums, one with the Michigan Cavaliers and the other 
with the Golden Stars.  Bob always saw to it that his four children took 
music lessons on many different instruments.  It was with great pride Bob 
was able to join his sons, Wally and Doug, as the drummer in their band, The 
Tenbusch Brothers in 1982.  Over the years Bob assisted by his wife Marie, 
used his musical talents to sponsor polka dances to raise money to benefit 
burn and accident victims as well as families who lost their homes or barns 
to fires.  In 1999, his long career in polka music led to Bob being inducted 
into the Michigan State Polka Music Hall of Fame.  He was an honorary member 
of the Ubly Fox Hunters Club.

Bob is survived by his loving wife of 63 years, Marie; his children Wally 
(Joy) Tenbusch of Bad Axe, Doug (Karen) Tenbusch of Deford, Celine Richards 
(special friend, Marty Brunner) of Bay City, Mary Jo (Bryan) Chisholm of 
Rockford,; grandchildren Jamie (Chris) Pfeffer, Ryan (Keri) Tenbusch, Curt 
(Emily) Tenbusch, Kelli (Pete) Messing, Jennifer (Jeremy) Kilbourn, Jessica 
(Chris) Hahn, Randy (Christin) Tenbusch Jeff (Danielle) Tenbusch, Hailey 
Richards, Taylor Richards, Eric (Kelsey) Chisholm, Alexis Chisholm; 17 great 
grandchildren; brother Marc Tenbusch; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law 
Gladys Horvett, Shirley Wulbrecht, RoseAnn (Carl) Messing, Pat Dekoski, 
Terry (Debbie) Dekoski; and several nieces and nephews.  He was preceded in 
death by infants Joseph and Mary Tenbusch; sister Beatrice (Richard) Oswald; 
father and mother-in-law Edward and Bertha Dekoski; and brother-in-law 
Kenneth Dekoski.

Mass of Christian burial for Bob will be at 11 a.m., Monday Sept. 21 at St. 
Joseph Catholic Church, St. Hubert Parish in Rapson.  Rev. Thomas McNamara 
will officiate.  Bob will then be laid to rest at St. Joseph Catholic 
Cemetery.  Visitation will be at the Zinger-Smigielski Funeral Home in Ubly 
on Sunday from 2-8 p.m. and on Monday at St. Joseph Church from 10:00-10:45 
a.m.  There will be a rosary recited at 5 p.m. Sunday by Marc Tenbusch and a 
parish scripture service at 6:30 p.m. led by Jan Rapson.  Bob's wishes were 
that in lieu of flowers, donations may be made to his family, care of Marie, 
for his favorite charities, the Fr. Solanus Casey Center and the Right to 
Life of Michigan.  Published in Huron Daily Tribune on September 18, 2020.


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