SIMMONDS, Bert, age 88 died Thursday, August 23, 2018 at McLaren Hospital. Funeral Mass will be 11:00 A.M., Monday, August 27, 2018 at the St. Robert Bellarmine Catholic Church, 310 N. Cherry Street, Flushing, Michigan with Fr. Gordon Reigle celebrating. Interment at St. Robert Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday 5:00 to 8:00 P.M. at the Reigle Funeral Home, 5501 W. Pierson Rd. Flushing, Michigan with a Rosary being prayed at 7:00 P.M. Bert was born October 6, 1929 in Genesee to parents Norris and Virginia (Thompson) Simmonds. Bert worked at Fisher Body for 30 years. Bert married Virginia Kaczmarczyk on October 22, 1949. Bert proudly served in the United States Marine Corps. He was a loving husband who took great care of Virginia. Bert was a kind, loving and gentle man who had time and love for everyone,he loved his dog Buffy and cats. Bert really enjoyed going to the casino. He enjoyed all his nieces and nephews, especially his great nieces Aerin and Aerika Pertler and great nephews Zachary, Winston and Christian Leonard who visited frequently. He loved to attend Aerin and Aerika Pertler’s basketball and softball games and the girls loved and looked forward to his coming. Bert’s niece, Leisa Pertler R.N. helped take great care of him, she was always there for him and gave him great comfort. Surviving are brothers, Norris and Milton (Janet) Simmonds; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Winston (Sharon) Dolphin of Flushing, MI; Don (Jean) Kaczmarczyk of Clio, MI, Janice Kaczmarczyk of Clio, MI, and several nieces, nephews, great nieces, and great nephews. Bert was preceded in death by his wife, Virginia; brothers, Norman, Don, Ed, Ron, Raymond, and Paul; sisters, Louiese (Melvin) Strickert, Donna (Dale) Cooke, and Blanche (Ed) Stone; brother-in-laws, Louis, Gerald, and Johnny Kaczmarczyk; sister-in-laws, Tootsie (Ben) Ewald, Susie (Gerald) Kaczmarczyk.
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