Donald E. Pohl

Donald Pohl, 91, of Mt. Pleasant, passed away Monday, Oct. 21, 2013, at the Isabella County Medical Care Facility. A Funeral Mass for Don will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 24, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Father Loren Kalinowski presiding. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Lux Family Life Story Funeral Home on Wednesday from 4-7 p.m. with the Vigil beginning at 6:30 p.m. Visitation continues at the church on Thursday one hour prior to the Mass. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Heartland Hospice. Envelopes are available at the funeral home. Don was born April 22, 1922, in Beal City, son of the late Ernest and Martha (McGuirk) Pohl. He married Florence Todink on June 25, 1949 at Sacred Heart Church. After her death he married Anna (Breuer) Grisdale on July 17, 1988, also at Sacred Heart Church. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was employed by Central Concrete for 30 years, retiring in 1984. Don is survived by four children, Terry (Francene) Pohl of Sierra Vista, AZ, Bonnie (Rick) Nunn of Houston, TX, Connie (Joe) Roberts of Knoxville, TN and Donald G. (Shelley) Pohl of Oxford; five siblings, Howard (Delores) Pohl, of Mt. Pleasant, Gerald (Katie) Pohl of Beal City, Mary Bowers of Mt. Pleasant, Rosie (Dick) Smith of Augres, and Dolores (Jim) Epple of Mt. Pleasant; 10 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren with two on the way; three sisters-in-law, Laura Pohl, Ernestine Pohl, and Roselynn Pohl, all of Mt. Pleasant; brother-in-law, Harris (Mary) Diehl of Mecosta; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Florence; second wife Anna; and siblings, Raymond Pohl, Richard Pohl, Melvin Pohl and Maxine Diehl. To sign the online guest book please visit www.LuxFamilyFuneralHome.com