Michael J. Pettinger

PETTINGER, Michael J. - Of Fenton, age 68, died Tuesday, September 22, 2015 at Genesys Regional Medical Center.

Funeral Mass will be celebrated 10:30am Monday, September 28, 2015
at Holy Family Catholic Church, 11824 South Saginaw, Grand Blanc,

Father Steve Anderson officiating.

Cremation will take place following the Mass.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Holy Family Angel Fund or Luke M. Powers Catholic High School.

Visitation 1-8pm Sunday at the Swartz Funeral Home, 1225 West Hill Road, Flint. A Rosary will be prayed 7pm Sunday evening at the funeral home, followed by a Memorial Service by the Knights of Columbus, Council #6742. Visitation 9:30am Monday at the church until the time of the Mass.

Michael was born in Wilmette, Illinois on March 24, 1947, the son of the late Michael and Evelyn Pettinger. On July 11, 1970, he married Sally Mueller and they were married for 542 months. Michael graduated from the University of Detroit where he earned his MBA. He was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church, former Men?s Club President, and the President of Parish Council, a softball coach, Coordinator of TAP, an usher, a reader, and a Eucharistic Minister. He was a member of Knights of Columbus #6742, and involved with Marriage Encounter. Michael recently joined St. John the Evangelist Church in Fenton where he was actively involved. Michael was employed as Market Research Manager at Buick, Maritz Market Research, Sears Industrial Sales and as an Insurance Agent at Barnhart Gremel Marsh Insurance. He was involved in fundraising at Powers High School and was a huge supporter and ?Super Fan? of all things Powers.

Surviving are wife, Sally;

children, Aileen Pettinger, Amy (Joe) Cooper, Michael (Rebekah) Pettinger and Sara (Rich) St. Laurent;

grandchildren, Jake, Rachel, Kaitlyn, Samuel, Anna, Luke, Matthew and Isaac; and birth grandson, Danny;

sisters, Marie Brooks and Kathie (Mike) Woiwode;

mother-in-law, Aileen Mueller;

many nieces and nephews;

in-laws, Harry Mueller, Maryann (Herschel) Dwellingham, Patti (Jim) O?Connor, John (Julia) Mueller, Nan Schneider and Julie (Ken) McDougall.

He was preceded in death by his father-in-law, Harry S. Mueller.