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1929
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2023
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Lea Meinhold Obituary
Lea Mary (Connors) Meinhold, 94, of Bad Axe, passed away peacefully at Meadow Lane Assisted Living and Memory Care on May 12, 2023.
Lea was born January 10, 1929 to the late John W. II and Mayme (Mitchell) Connors.
She attended Our Lady of Lake Huron (OLLH) in Harbor Beach where she was especially proud to have been the lead majorette. Shortly after graduation in 1947, her family relocated to Bad Axe.
She married the late Donald C. Meinhold, on her 21st birthday in 1950 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. They were the first couple to be married in the new church. Together they raised four sons and one daughter while running Meinhold Dairy and Meinhold Car Wash before retiring and happily snow-birding to Country Lakes Village, Palmetto, FL.
Golfing was her favorite pastime. She also enjoyed dancing and socializing with friends and neighbors. She was a member of Verona Hills Golf Club and Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
Surviving is her sister, Ellen Mackowiak; her children, Tom, Jan and Jim; six grandchildren, Jer(Jen) Meinhold, Aaron (Annie) Meinhold, Kate Luttenberger, Cari (Bryan) Kitahara, Michael (Jaclyn Siev) Meinhold, and Brian (Maddie) Meinhold, eleven great-grandchildren; two great-great grandchildren; sister-in-laws, Virginia O’Henley, Delores Dyjak and Ester Connors; daughters-in-law, Sue Meinhold and Deb Abraham; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Lea is finally reunited with her husband, Don; two sons, Paul and Dick; parents John and Mayme; siblings, Jean (Gordon) McBride, Bertha (Laverne) Siemen, Mark (Helen) Connors and John Connors III.
Funeral service will be, on Tuesday May 23, 2023 at 11:00AM at Sacred Heart Catholic
Church, Bad Axe Michigan, with visitation at 10:00AM until time of service.
The family wishes to thank the staff at Meadow Lane for the care and support of our mother for the past six years. In lieu of flowers, those planning an expression of sympathy may wish to consider a donation to Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. (JDRF.org)
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Thomas Ernest Meinhold
May 10, 2025
she is missed
Karen Holz
May 16, 2023
So sorry to hear of Lea's passing. I worked at Meinhold Dairy part-time in the office and enjoyed working with both Lea and Don. Prayers to the entire Meinhold family.
MEL & Sharon Kapral
May 16, 2023
She was a special person. When we first got to CLV she was one of the first to make us feel welcome. This friendship grew and I feel she was one of the closest friends we have had at CLV.
thomas
May 16, 2023
Blessings to all of you who remember Lea. She never had a bad word to say about any of her friends. She taught her children to respect everyone they encountered.. the same maxim espoused by her only husband Donald.
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MacAlpine Funeral Home, Inc. - Mac Chapel - Bad Axe302 North Hanselman Street, Bad Axe, MI 48413