Huron County MI Archives Obituaries.....Zurek, Raymond Nicholas October 22, 2003
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HURON DAILY TRIBUNE Thursday October 23, 2003
Raymond Nicholas Zurek
February 19, 1919 - October 22, 2003
Raymond Nicholas Zurek, 84, of Ubly passed away Wednesday, October 22, 2003, 
at his home under hospice care.
Raymond was born on February 19, 1919, in Tyre, to the late Peter J. and 
Frances (Grimski) Zurek.  He married Mary S. Gierlowski on November 30, 
1946, in Hamtramck.  Raymond attended the South Tyre School.  He worked at 
the Chrysler Lynch Road Plant for six years.  He farmed from 1951 to 1964 
and was a Philco TV Repairman for 12 years.  He worked as a foreman for 
Active Industries for 22 years before retiring in 1975.  He served in the 
U.S. Army in World War II.  He was a member and officer of the Thumb 
Veterans Organization, past president and honorary member of the Ubly Fox 
Hunters Club, and a 4th degree member of the Knights of Columbus Bishop 
Babcock Assembly of Bad Axe.  He was also a member of the Zurek-Graham VFW 
Post No. 6965 of Ubly, Eagles Aerie 3690 of Caseville, the Ubly Community 
Club, Michigan Outdoors, Michigan United Conservation Club and the 
Steelheaders.  He was a parishioner and usher at St. John the Evangelist 
Catholic Church of Ubly.  He enjoyed gardening, mushroom picking, fishing, 
hunting and feeding the birds.

Raymond is survived by his wife of 56 years, Mary, of Ubly; one daughter, 
Rosemarie Kociba and her husband, Gerald, of Bad Axe; one daughter-in-law, 
Grace Zurek-Pohl and her husband, Dave, of Palms; eight grandchildren, 
Michelle Langenberg of Deford, Mande Franzel and her husband, Tim, of 
Snover, Kristie Zurek of Calif., Michael Kociba and his wife, Helen, of 
Rochester, Kevin Kociba and his special friend, Carrie, of Bay City, Brian 
Kociba and his wife, Melodie, of Bad Axe, Jennifer Hagedon and her husband, 
Mike, of Waterford, Kimberly Kociba of Bad Axe; nine great-grandchildren; 
numerous nieces and nephews; four brothers, Leo Zurek and his wife, Mary 
Ann, of Detroit, Sylvester Zurek and his wife, Marie, of Detroit, Chester 
Zurek and his wife, Virginia, of Detroit, Marvin Zurek and his wife, Grace, 
of Sand Point; two sisters, Irene Lemke and her husband, Ervin, of Tyre, 
Bernice Burkhard and her husband, Edwin, of Harbor Beach; one sister-in-law, 
Sylvia Zurek.

Raymond was preceded in death by two sons, Michael R. and Robert J. Zurek; 
two brothers, Elmer and Walter Zurek; two sisters, Connie Mazure and Martha 
Zurek.

Funeral mass will be 11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2003, at St. John 
Catholic Church of Ubly.  The Rev. T.J. Fleming, pastor, will officiate.  
Burial will be in the church cemetery with graveside military honors.  There 
will be a parish vigil service at 8 p.m. today, an Eagles memorial service 
at 7 p.m. on Friday, and a rosary by the Bad Axe Knights of Columbus and the 
Daughters of Isabella at 8 p.m. on Friday, all at the Zinger-Smigielski 
Funeral Home in Ubly.  Visitation will be from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. today and 1 
to 9:30 p.m. on Friday at the funeral home and from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday 
at the church.  Memorials requested to the Family Discretionary Fund.  
Published HURON DAILY TRIBUNE Thursday October 23, 2003



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