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George Grix Obituary
George Bernard Grix passed away on Thursday, July 25, 2024. He was born in Detroit to George Sr., and Lillian Grix on Feb. 1, 1949. He lived there with his four siblings until joining the U.S. Army in 1966.
After his military career, he went on to bartend at H.I.'s saloon, and then work for several different lumber companies, eventually retiring from Big C Lumber in 2006. He loved carpentry in his spare time. His home of more than 30 years was a labor of love and an ongoing project, filled with custom-designs of his own and memorabilia from his travels.
George also loved boating, gardening and live theater, but what he loved the most were his five children. He leaves behind: Kellie (Tom) Hurwitz, George (Emily) Grix, David (Mimi) Grix, Michael (Jen) Grix and Madelynn (Ian) Immoos and nine grandchildren: Vera, Naomi, Anna, DJ, Maya, Leo, Arlyn, Andy and Ollie.
A celebration of life service for family and friends will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 16, at Starks & Menchinger Chapel and Cremation Service, 2650 Niles Road, St. Joseph. Friends may visit with the family from 10-11 a.m. at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Coronary Heart Disease Research. Those wishing to share a memory of George online may do so at www.starks-menchinger.com.
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Deborah Felton hershberger
March 2, 2025
I'm so sorry to hear about George's passing. He was a good friend after I went through a horrible divorce he always made me laugh. For lunch my daughter and I would go into HI'S. George would make her a kiddy cocktail! He always spoke of so much love for his children.
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