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August Anthony Janke

Born: 8/1/1949
Died: 6/25/2020
Age: 70
Community: Flint, MI

JANKE, August Anthony – Of Flint, age 70, died Thursday, June 25, 2020 at Hurley Medical Center.

Private service will be held at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Father Roy Horning officiating.

Burial in Evergreen Cemetery.

August was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on August 1, 1949, the son of the late August G. and Dorothy V. (Schmidt) Janke.

He served in the U.S. Army in the 101st Airborne during the Vietnam War.

On May 31, 1969 he married Corrine Rita Benzing in Escanaba.

He was a member of Holy Rosary Catholic Church and was involved with many prayer groups at the church.

He was a very devoted father, grandfather and great-grandfather and loved his Lord and Savior.

Once you met him you would never forget him. He loved telling stories! To those that knew him he was a good friend.

Mr. Janke was owner and operator of Flint Boiler and Fabricating for 35 years.

Surviving are wife, Corrine;

children, August (Georgia) Janke and Kristine Janke-Stefanko;

grandchildren, Alicia (Michael) Bruner, Devin Janke, August G. Janke, Jr., Dakota Stefanko, Cal Stefanko, Luke Stefanko and Rhett Stefanko;

great-grandchild, Dean Bruner;
siblings, Catherine, Theodore, Steven and Dorothy; many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Christopher.

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Visitation
Date:   6/26/2020
Time:   -
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