Donald Hendrick Finkbeiner

1937 - 2022  (85 years)

• Name	Donald Hendrick Finkbeiner  [1, 2]
  Birth	23 Jan 1937	Dearborn Heights, Wayne County, Michigan   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	24 Apr 2022	Bad Axe, Huron County, Michigan
  Notes	DONALD HENDRICK FINKBEINER 85, lifelong resident of Cass City, died Sunday, April 24, 2022 in Huron County Medical Care Facility of Bad Axe. He was born January 23, 1937 in Dearborn to Walter and Ruth (Hendrick) Finkbeiner. He married the love of his life, Judith Ann Helwig on October 11, 1958 in Judy's childhood home in Cass City. Don attended Cass City High School and worked many different jobs, usually two at a time. He worked for the family business, Finkbeiner Plumbing and Heating and several security jobs for Thunder Road Speedway. Don worked side by side with the Secret Service while they prepared for President Nixon's visit to Cass City. He also held two certificates as an auxiliary police officer for Cass City and Gagetown. Don served as a volunteer with the Elkland Township Fire Department for almost forty years. He earned the rank of lieutenant and was also an instructor. Don was a certified Emergency Medical Technician and worked with various ambulance companies over the years. He was very talented artist, sketching with a fine tip ball point pen and coloring pencils. Don owned and operated Don's Gun Shop, where he hand carved beautiful engravings and checking on gun stocks. He also enjoyed hunting and traveling, but he was most proud of his children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren whom he loved very much. Don is survived by his children: Susan (Bill) LaBuhn of Bad Axe, Sally (Elliot) Cooper of Cottonwood Heights, UT, Sharon Finkbeiner of Grand Rapids, Jon (Rosemary) Finkbeiner of Wilmot, James (Tina) Finkbeiner of Cass City, Donald L. (Candy) Finkbeiner of Cass City; grandchildren: Kenny ( Kendra) Kady, Jeremy (Jessica) Kady, Kayla (Drew) Miros, Tim Finkbeiner, Ethan Finkbeiner, Ella Finkbeiner, Henry Cooper; great grandchildren: Maeson, Colten, Kloei, Braylon, Shyann, Avah; many relatives and friends. He is preceded in death by his wife, Judy; children: Jeff Finkbeiner, Dawn Finkbeiner, Clark Finkbeiner. Funeral service held 11:00 a.m. Friday, April 29, 2022 in Kranz Funeral Home, Cass City with Brad Speirs of Novesta Church of Christ officiating. Memorials may be made to Elkland Township Fire Department. Family and friends may share memories, prayers, and photos at www.kranzfuneralhome.com. Visitation: 3 to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 28, 2022 in Kranz Funeral Home, Cass City 10 to 11 a.m. Friday, April 29, 2022 in Kranz Funeral Home, Cass City Arrangements by Kranz Funeral Home, Cass City Obituary copied from kranzfuneralhome.com
  Person ID	I30286	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	11 Jun 2022

  
  

  Family	Judith Ann Helwig,   b. 12 Mar 1940, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan d. 13 Jul 1986, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 46 years)
  Marriage	11 Oct 1958	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [3]
  Children	1. Jeffrey William Finkbeiner,   b. 8 Aug 1959, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan d. 10 Jun 2005, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 45 years)   2. Living
  Family ID	F9767	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Aug 2008

  
  

• Event Map		Marriage - 11 Oct 1958 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Death - 24 Apr 2022 - Bad Axe, Huron County, Michigan  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S653] Cass City Chronicle, P.O. Box 115, Cass City, Michigan 48726, Published continously since 1899, archived from 1899 through 2005 at http://newspapers.rawson.lib.mi.us/chronicle/, July 23, 1986 (Reliability: 3). [S722] Elkland (Twp, Tuscola Co, MI) Cemetery Records ; http://elkland.rawson.lib.mi.us/. [S595] Striffler-Benkelman Broadcast, (Family Publication, published sporadically to record family milestones in connection with the annual Striffler-Benkelman Family Reunions, with Vol. 1, Number 1, published Sept. 7, 1936. Issues on file at the Rawson Memorial Library in Cass City, Michigan include Vol. 5 (1941), Vol. 7 (1944) and Volumes 8 (1945) through Vol. 28 (1968). Issues published from 1961 through 1964 were not assigned volume numbers, and 1963 appears to be missing. Xeroxes of the existing issues were also made by Melinda McLemore Strong in 2007. According to a article published by the Cass City Chronicle on August 6, 1981, commemorating the Fiftieth and Final Striffler-Benkelman Reunion, the final issue of the STRIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROADCAST appears to have been Volume 28, published in 1968.), Volume 22, September 7, 1959 (Reliability: 3).