Dearest father to Jim (the late Eva), Brenda (Ralph) Brown, Brian (Bernadette) and Kathy (Pete) Fitzgerald.
Beloved grandpa to Jamie (Becky), Jaclyn (the late Jason), Chris (Danielle), Samantha, Sarah (Roberto), Michael (Sarah), Matthew and great grandfather to Olivia, Savannah, Jonah and Kaia.
Mike is survived by his siblings; Lucy (the late Larry) Laba, Jean (Bob) Balahura, Dave (Bev) George, Linda (Paul) Lehman and is predeceased by Marjorie (Del) Karn, Jerry (Eileen) George, George (Joyce) George, Johnny (Jean) George, Eugene (Patsy) George, Nancy (Garland) Knapp and Barbara (Ron) Nosal.
Mike grew up in Kitchener for most of his life. He was a U.S Marine and served in the Korean War. He played ball for the Kitchener Panthers in his teenage years. He continued to play slow pitch for many years and coached youth baseball. He was a loyal Blue Jays and Leafs fan. He bowled for over 60 years with the Knights of Columbus bowling league. Mike loved playing cards. He made a lot of friends from running Cango and his car lot in Waterloo. He always had treats for the customers with dogs. He was a long time member at St. Francis of Assisi parish and Knights of Columbus. Like St. Francis Mike loved animals and loved many fur babies and watching and feeding the birds and critters out the back yard. Mike enjoyed bus trips to the casino with his family and friends, many vacations in Port Elgin and Sauble Beach and travelling with Marg through the years. His greatest love was family. His grandchildren and great grandchildren brought him so much joy.
Thank you to the wonderful staff on the 5th floor of Grand River Hospital and the staff at Lisaard house.
Cremation has taken place. A memorial visitation will be held at Westmount Memorial Celebration Centre, 1001 Ottawa St. S. Kitchener ON June 17th from 11:30 am to 1:45 pm followed by a service at 2:00 pm. Reception to follow. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Grand River Hospital Foundation or to Lisaard House.
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