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Erwin Wiley Pillsbury, Jr.
Born: 3/2/1932
Died: 3/15/2019
Age: 87
Community: Columbiaville, MI
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PILLSBURY, Erwin Wiley Jr. – Of Columbiaville, age 87, died Friday, March 15, 2019 at McLaren-Lapeer.
Funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at the Swartz Funeral Home, 1225 West Hill Road, Greg Carlson officiating.
Burial in Great Lakes National Cemetery at a later date
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Karmanos Cancer Center-Lapeer.
Visitation 5-8 p.m. Monday and 11 a.m. Tuesday until the time of the service at the funeral home.
Erwin was born in Portland, Maine on March 2, 1932, the son of the late Erwin and Virginia (Irvin) Pillsbury.
On April 21, 1951 he married Madelyn Hodge in Flint and they had been married 68 years.
He served four years in the U.S. Navy.
Erwin was a Journeyman Electrician at AC Spark Plug Division for 43 years.
Erwin enjoyed hunting and fishing, was a fantastic wood carver, which included duck decoys, scrimshaw carvings, and ornamental knives just to name a few.
Above all, he loved spending time with his family.
Surviving are wife, Madelyn "Boots";
daughter, Marcie Howard;
son, David and wife Renee;
grandchildren, David Cochran, Ryan Howard, Daniel Howard, Angela Colquitt and Alex (Carlena) Pillsbury;
great-grandchildren, Justice, Zach, Piper, Jake and Kensley;
brother, Richard (Penny) Pillsbury;
many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his daughter, Janis Cochran, in 2013; grandson, Jason Gordon Howard and sister, Nancy Thomas.
Your condolences may be shared with the family at swartzfuneralhomeinc.com
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3/18/2019 |
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| Visitation 5-8 p.m. Monday, March 18, 2019 and 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 19, 2019 until the time of the service at 1 p.m. at the Swartz Funeral Home, 1225 West Hill Road, Flint. |
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3/19/2019 |
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1:00 PM |
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Swartz Funeral Home & Cremation Center
1225 West Hill Road
Flint, MI 48507Get a Map to this location...
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