Dennis Ronald Maki
(May
18, 1938 - January 3, 2007)
On January 3, 2007, Mr. Dennis Ronald Maki
greeted Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior. Dennis
was born the son of Charles and Esther Maki on
May 18, 1938 in Munising, Michigan. He was a
member of the 1954 U.P. State Championship
Munising Mustang Basketball team as a sophomore
at Mather High School. Following graduation in
1956, Dennis enlisted and served in the U.S.
Navy. He was employed at Kimberly Clark in
Munising as a pipe fitter. Dennis married
Beverly Ruska and together brought into this
world one child, Denice. Beverly preceded him in
death in 1964 at the age of twenty-two due to
complications due to kidney disease. Dennis
married Linda Tweedale (Trzeciak) and brought
into the world two boys, Cal and Bradd. Dennis
moved to Utica and was then employed with Borg
Warner as a pipe fitter in Sterling Heights. He
had resided in Utica until November 2006 when
the remainder of his life was in the company of
the Howell Care Center in Howell, Michigan.
Dennis enjoyed his life and his joy reflected to
his friends. He was an avid Lions and Tigers fan
and loved to watch old Bob Hope and Bing Crosby
movies. He was known best for sharing his wit
and joy with others. Dennis will be sadly missed
by all. Dennis is survived by his parents
Leonard and Esther Burkhalter of Munising;
daughter Denice Hurt of Princeton, WV; sons
Cal (Tisha) Maki of Howell and Bradd (Jennifer)
Maki of Midland; seven grandchildren Brandon
and Justin Hurt, Kayla, Kameron, and Karter
Maki, and Brent and Sara Maki; brothers Carl
(Mariellen) Maki of Rochester, MN, Robert
(Patti) Maki of Anthem, AZ, and Bryan(Sandy)
Burkhalter of Deerton; sister Debbie (Jim)
Perttula of Munising; several aunts; numerous
nieces, nephews, and cousins. He was also
preceded in death by his father, Charles Maki
and son-in-law, Frank Hurt.
Visitation will be held in Shelby Township
at the Wujek-Calcaterra Funeral Home on
Thursday. On Saturday, January 6, 2007, a
visitation will be held at the Bowerman
Funeral Home from 2:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m.
Military honors will be conducted by the
Alger County Veterans Council at 2:00 p.m. A
prayer service will be conducted by Rev. Dr.
Lynn Hubbard in the funeral homes chapel at
3:30 p.m.
Submitted by Char
Livermore
