Ernest Brooks Vinyard

Ernest Brooks Vinyard , age 81, of Sebewaing, passed away at his home on August 3, 2022.

Brooks was born in Flint on December 13, 1940, to Charles Ernest and Pauline Winona (Brooks) Vinyard. He married Nancy Brown on May 7, 2016. Brooks worked many jobs throughout his very interesting life, including driving tour buses at Denali National Park in Alaska, hunting guide in Alaska, and was a diesel engine mechanic. He also played hockey for the Flint Generals. Brooks was an avid outdoorsman and loved fly fishing, hunting, trapping and bird watching. He enjoyed tinkering with leather work with deer hides, learning about history, talking politics and learning about what was happening in the world today. He enjoyed his dogs and cat, carried a buck knife everywhere he went and enjoyed smoking the occasional pipe or cigars.

Ernest is survived by his wife, Nancy Brown; children: Ernest "Ernie" Vinyard, Thomas Vinyard, Renee (David) Burke, Mindy (Chris) Allen; step children: Misty (T.J.) Shaver and John (Regina) Brown; grandchildren: Benny Vinyard, Paige Vinyard, Cherie Burke, Amanda Burke, David (Sarah) Burke, Raychel Burke, Stephanie Tolksdorf, Jonathan (Jennifer) Tolksdorf, Kane Shaver, Kody Shaver, Karson Shaver, Harlan Brown, Zachary Strickland and Skylar Strickland; 3 great grandchildren: Devin Burke, Blaine Burke and Brooks Burke.

Visitation will be Monday, August 8, 2022 at Juengel-Mellendorf Funeral Home in Sebewaing from 2-7pm.

The funeral service will be Tuesday, August 9, 2022 at Juengel-Mellendorf Funeral Home. Visitation will begin at 10amm until the time of service at 11am. Pastor Charles Kuhl will be officiating.

Burial will be at Flint Memorial Park Cemetery in Mt. Morris.

Memorial donations may be given to the family (c/. Marinda Allen).