Michael Antos Jr.

ANTOS, Michael Jr. April 1, 2025. Age 94. Born November 5, 1930 in Barnesboro, Pennsylvania. Beloved husband to Barbara Ann Antos (nee Woloson) for 68 wonderful years. Loving father of David, Gregory, Gerald, Catherine and Michael.
Michael was one of seven children born to Michael Sr. and Agnes Antos. The children are: the late John, the late Marian, the late Joseph, Agnes, Martha and Daniel. His father was an immigrant to the United States, who fled the Ukraine prior to Joseph Stalin's extermination of 7 million Ukrainians in 1932.
After graduation from Cambria County High School in 1948, Mike was drafted into the Korean War. He served 2 years with the U.S. Army in Germany, repairing tank radios and other electronic military equipment. He was honorably discharged in1954. Years later, he revealed to his children that of the five (5) Army companies that were drafted out of Barnesboro, PA, only his (Charlie Company) returned from the war. Alpha, Bravo, Delta, and Echo did not return.
After Mike returned home from the war, his desire was to find work and live simply with his parents. His eldest brother John, however, convinced him to come to Detroit with him to find work and get further education. It was soon after, Mike met his bride-to-be in Fraser, Michigan. Mike and Barb Antos were married February 28, 1957 and moved to Boston, Massachusetts, where he worked for Datamatic Corp. After Boston, Mike and Barb moved back to Michigan where they began their family. David (Deborah), Gregory (Karen), Gerald (Melanie), Catherine, and Michael (Diane).
Mike was a very technically-minded man. He graduated from RETS electronic television repair trade-school early in life. And made a career in main-frame computer repair. He has the distinction of having worked on the first programmable computer in the world, known as ENIAC. He retired from work having been the Great Lakes Regional Manager for Honeywell, Corp.
Mike loved drawing and was an amateur cartoonist. He took correspondence courses in cartooning from Charles Schulz, the creator of the famous Peanuts cartoon strip. Mike drew comic strips for Midwest Features Syndicate, which were shown in various newspapers across the country. He also drew billboard cartoons for banks and businesses. His drawing talents were known quite well in the Detroit area. So much so, that a stylist from Ford Motor Company asked Mike for help in styling the original Ford Mustang running-horse logo. And to this day, the wind-swept look of the Ford Mustang's tail is the artistic work of Mike.
Mike was musical. He played guitar a little and loved singing in church. He and his six siblings loved to gather as a band. They shared singing and playing various instruments.
Michael Antos was blessed with 12 grandchildren: Angela, Michael, Ryan, Patrick, Elizabeth, Melissa, Dennis, Christian, Michael, Danielle, Matthew, and Steven.
Michael Antos was blessed with 5 great-grandchildren: Bailey, Mason, Parker, Riley, Madilyn.
Visitation Tuesday 3-9pm and Wednesday 9:30am until the time of the 10am Funeral Service at Wujek - Calcaterra & Sons Inc., (Shelby) 54880 Van Dyke at 25 Mile Rd. Interment, Great Lakes National Cemetery. Please share memories with the family at their "On - Line Guestbook" at WujekCalcaterra.com
Donations are welcome to Capuchins Soup Kitchen, Veterans of Foreign Wars, or St. John Vianney Catholic Church.