William "Bill" Mierendorff

William C. C. “Bill” Mierendorff age 81, of Bad Axe formerly of Elkton, died Monday morning, December 21, at McLaren Hospital, Bay Region while under hospice care with his family by his side.

He was born September 14, 1934 in Port Huron to the late William and Helen (Barber) Mierendorff.

He served his country in the US Army and Coast Guard and also as a volunteer firefighter.

Bill worked at Presolite for 36 years, then at Vlasic Foods for four years before retiring.
His hobbies included, fishing, NASCAR, lighthouses, wildlife and spending time with family and friends.

Surviving are two daughters, Cindy (Ron) Melnik of Ubly and Heidi (Rob) Guiger of Emmett; grandchildren, Charlie, Jeremy, Nick, Beth, Mike, Jason, Courtney, RJay, Hannah, Robert (JR), David and Ashley; great grandchildren, Daniel, Andrew, Seth, Parker, Alyssa, Carter, Peyton and Rylee and loving dear friend, Patricia Wickins.
Preceding him in death was a daughter, Tammy Cutcher, granddaughter, Renee’ Melnik; his brother, Tom Mierendorff and his sister, Helen Kelly.

A memorial service will be conducted 3:00 PM, Tuesday, December 29, at Wilcox Recreation Center, Bad Axe, where the family will receive friends after 2:00 PM. A small reception will follow the service.