Mark Glasser

Mark Douglas Glasser was born in Caro, MI on August 16, 1939 to the late Byron Milton and Mary E. (Brecker) Glasser. He passed away at Bay Medical Care Facility, Essexville, MI on March 31, 2016 at age 76. Mark attended St. Paul Lutheran School in Unionville and graduated from Unionville Community High School in 1957. He worked in the family business, Glasser's General Store in Wisner, and later in sales at J. C. Penney Co. in Saginaw. He was a member of Trinity Ev. Lutheran Church. Mark and his family enjoyed trips to Windsor, Ont., Canada for many years as well as trips to Branson, MO and Las Vegas, NV. He enjoyed taking is family to dinners and spending time with his oldest granddaughter, Sofia. He also loved feeding his birds and squirrels in his back yard. He was known for giving away two-dollar bills. He spent over 40 years selling at garage sales and flea markets. He loved to play Euchre with family and friends. Survivors include his wife, the former Joan B. Borowiak, whom he married December 7, 1968, his sons Jeffrey M. (Kristen) Glasser and Greggory J. (Nicole) Glasser, 4 grandchildren: Sofia, Nora, and twins Elyse and Amelia Glasser, his sisters-in-law Sally Wood, Rebecca Glasser and Carolyn Adcock, his nephews and niece Brad Glasser, James (Wanda) Glasser, John (Darlene) Glasser, Julie (Mark) Young and Scott Weber and his aunts Helen Glasser and Jean Glasser. He was preceded in death by his brother Ward Glasser and brothers-in-law Evan Wood and James Adcock. Funeral and committal service will be Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at 11 a.m. at Trinity Ev. Lutheran Church, 1010 Thirty-third St., Bay City. The Rev. Joel Pankow will officiate. Private burial will be at Wisner Twp. Cemetery. Visiting hours will be Tuesday from to 2 to 8 p.m. at Penzien-Steele Funeral Home. He will lie in state at the church on Wednesday from 10 a.m. until service time. Memorials may be made to Trinity Ev. Lutheran Church, the Lutheran Hour, Brian's House or the Parkinson's Foundation. "The family wishes to extend a heartfelt thanks to the staff of Bay Medical Care Facility for the compassionate and loving care provided to Mark."