JOHN HENRY WEISS
May 10, 1930- August 16, 2018
John Henry Weiss of Clinton Township, MI passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Thursday, August 16, 2018 at the age of 88. He was born May 10, 1930 in Oliver Township, near Pigeon, Michigan to Dora (Fluegge) and John Andrew Weiss. He was the youngest of five children and was preceded in death by his parents and his siblings.
John was raised on a farm in Pigeon, MI until the age of 14. His father passed away in an accident when John was four years old. He moved to Detroit, MI with his mother and stepfather when he was 14. John always said he was ok with this because he was not too fond of living on the farm. He graduated from Cass Tech High School in 1948 with a major in refrigeration technology. He enlisted in the United States Army in 1951. He married Norma (Goebel) Weiss of Detroit in 1952. They spent their early years of marriage living at Fort Bragg in North Carolina until John was honorably discharged from the Army in 1953. John and Norma had two children, Diane (David) Michelson, and Kevin (Michel) Weiss and they made their home in St Clair Shores until 2000 when they moved to Clinton Township. John successfully worked as a refrigeration and air conditioning sales engineer for nearly 40 years, working on projects in many prominent Detroit area buildings and ice arenas. He retired in 1993. In addition to their home, John and Norma built a cottage in 1963 on Sand Point in the thumb of Michigan near where John was born. He loved to be at the cottage to fish, swim, waterski, garden, and spend time with his family and friends. In addition to two children, he has four grandchildren, Daniel (Jennifer) Michelson, Dorian (Adam) Axiak, Kevin (Brooke) Weiss, and Kristopher Weiss. He has two great-grandchildren, Nora Michelson and Finn Weiss.
Visitation will be held at Kaul Funeral Home, 35201 Garfield Rd., Clinton Township, MI on Sunday, August 19, 2018 from 2 to 8 PM
Service will be held at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 42681 Hayes Rd, Sterling Heights, MI 48313 on Monday, August 20, 2018 at 11 AM with an hour of visitation prior. Burial will be at Cadillac Gardens, Clinton Township, MI.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to St. Paul Lutheran Church, Sterling Heights, MI or St. Paul Lutheran Church, St. Clair Shores, MI or Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Caseville, MI in John’s memory.
