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- [S63] Staff, Stone Funeral Home, Inc, (Name: Name: Stone Funeral Home, Inc.; Location: Petoskey, Emmet, Michigan, United States; Date: 02MAR2022;;), Ernst, Simon Glenn.
Simon Glenn Ernst, 23
Simon Glenn Ernst from Bay Shore, died October 10, 2017. He was born May 3, 1994 in Petoskey. Simon graduated from Petoskey High School in 2012. He worked in the food service industry for Bay Harbor since he was 15, along with Bay Shore Food Market for a couple of years.
Simon loved 70’s music and has a heart of gold, eyes of blue and a beautiful smile. Simon enjoyed his daughter Leighton, future wife to be Connie Manning, his family and friends. He also enjoyed the lake camping and fishing and of course the turnaround.
Simon is survived by his daughter Leighton, wife to be Connie Manning, brothers Blake and Billy, sisters Alison and Kathleen, his mom Janet and Jim, his dad Mike and Sharon, maternal grandparents Dan and Evie Simon, paternal grandparents Barb and Glenn Ernst, grandma Norma Harrison, Aunt Judy and family, future mother in law Jan Manning, many aunts and uncles, cousins and nieces and nephews as well as many close friends that he considered as family. He was preceded in death by his grandma Mary Simon, his aunt Adele Kowalczyk, Cousins Kyle and Danny Ernst, and Lennox Hallberg.
Per his request his organs and tissues will be donated to Gift of Life, making a positive difference in the lives of many.
Simon’s family plan to remember, honor and celebrate his life with a gathering that will be held on Monday, October 16, 2017 at Vernale’s Restaurant from 11:00a.m. – 3:00 P.M.; another celebration of life will be held at a later date.
The family sincerely thanks all the compassionate professionals and anyone who had a hand in the wonderful care that Simon received.
Stone Funeral Home
HFA: 06DEC2023
- [S63] Staff, Stone Funeral Home, Inc, (Name: Name: Stone Funeral Home, Inc.; Location: Petoskey, Emmet, Michigan, United States; Date: 02MAR2022;;), Simon, Gary Lee.
Gary Lee Simon, 66, of Petoskey, died June 9, 2024 at McLaren Northern Michigan Hospital.
He was born July 14, 1957, the son of Dan Sr. and Mary (Speigl) Simon. He grew up in Bay Shore and graduated from Petoskey High School in 1975.
Gary was truly a “Jack of all trades.” He worked as an independent contractor and was gifted in carpentry, motor/engine repair and automobile mechanics. He was a true craftsman—he had the kind of skills you could only learn by doing and Gary was a doer. He used his self-taught skills and abilities to help build two Jiimaan (wooden canoe) by hand for the Little Traverse Bay Band of Odawa Indians. He loved to tinker and take things apart just to put them back together. He had a mind for that sort of thing.
Gary enjoyed playing cards and dice games. As in most areas of his life, he tended to make up some of his own rules. He loved traveling to the Upper Peninsula with his friends, and was a long-time member of the Fraternal Order of the Eagles in Petoskey.
Gary was—it must be said—unequivocally, uniquely Gary. He could come across as being a bit rough around the edges, but the more you got to know him you realized he was just like a toasted marshmallow: sometimes a little fiery, crusty on the outside but soft and sweet on the inside. And that laugh, that chuckle along with all the "Garyisms" is what we will miss the most.
He is survived by his siblings, Christine (John) Knight, Leo (the late Jill) Simon, Dan Jr. (Beth) Simon, Janet (Jim Harrison) Simon, Kevin (Jo) Simon, and Carole (Doug) Melvin; many nieces and nephews; and friends who became family, Dale Simon, Kenny Harrington, Randy Furgeson and Jessica Hartwick.
He was preceded in death by his parents, brother Bob Simon and nephew Simon Ernst.
There are no services planned at this time but for those wishing to make a charitable donation in his memory, please consider Gift of Life Michigan (3861 Research Park Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48108 or at giftoflifemichigan.org).
Arrangements are in the care of Stone Funeral Home, Petoskey.
Stone Funeral Home, Inc.: 12JUN2024
Accessed: 13JUN2024
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