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As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home:
Muriel Winifred Stimac, 96, a resident of Allouez passed away peacefully on September 22, 2019 at the Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital.
She was born in Detroit Michigan on April 19th 1923. She was the daughter of William and Delia Nara. In her early years of her life her parents moved to Swedetown where she lived until the age of 17 when She moved to Detroit, graduated from Northern High School in 1942. She worked at Mitchell Greeting Card, Chrysler Corporation and built Wright Furniture during her time in Detroit. Her job at Chrysler Corporation was as a Rosie the Riveter installing bomb sites on airplanes. She returned Home to Copper Country in 1977 starting yet another career working hard for the State of Michigan as a Social Worker for 25 years. Muriel loved a clean house, sending cards to cheer others, reading her bible, and listening to her favorite hymns. To know Muriel was to love her. She had a kind and loving heart and was a wonderful example of her strong Christian faith. She made many friends thought out her lifetime and will truly be missed by her family and friends. She was a member of Grace Christian Fellowship of Calumet.
She was united in marriage to Steve Stimac in Swedetown in 1946.
She is survived by:
Her Son Larry Steven Stimac of Hazel Park, Michigan.
She is also survived by her four grandchildren with spouses Jeff Stimac, Kim (Stimac) Mills & Robert Mills, Jason Stimac & Theresa and Jeremy Stimac & Angela.
Along with Her 15 great grandchildren Amanda, Tyler, Hailey, Ashley, Cameron, Gabrielle, Madison, Luke, Logan, Simon, Sylvia, Elroy, Alice, Penelope ,and Orson.
And Seven great great grandchildren Wryath, Emmett, Milla, Rowan, Bentley, Sophia and Ava.
She was preceded by her parents, sisters June Ziebach & Dorothy Juntunen, husband Steve, Daughter in law Bonnie.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am on Thursday, September 26th at Erickson, Crowley-Peterson Funeral Home. Friends may call at the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home from 10:00 am to 11:00 am on Thursday September 26, 2019.
Burial will follow at Lake View Cemetery in Calumet, Michigan.
Online condolences for the family may be left at www.ericksoncrowleypeterson.
