of Grass Lake, MI, age 77, died Sunday, October 19, 2014 at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor. He was born February 8, 1937 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the son of Frank & Dorothy (Swarthout) Kornexl.
Frank was a member of Salem Grove United Methodist Church. He was in the Army from 1956-58. Frank worked in plumbing, heating & cooling, and he retired from UA Local 190 in 1992. Frank enjoy
ed gardening and flowers. He collected and rebuilt antique gasoline engines and was a hobby machinist.
On December 30, 1958, he married Genendal Bolen in McDougal, AR, and she survives. Other survivors include two sons, Frank Kornexl, Jr. of Grass Lake, Robert (Kerrie) Kornexl of Traverse City; one daughter, Lori (Mark) Mills of Fosteria, MI; two brothers, Gerald (Rhonda) Kornexl, John Kornexl; 4 sisters, Dorothy Fugate, Mary Hadley, Evelyn (Robert) Kotar, Lillian (Robert) Shankelton; 8 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews. Frank was preceded in death by two sisters, Bertha Richards, Shirley Driver, and a brother, Daniel Kornexl.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, October 22, 11:00 a.m. at Salem Grove United Methodist Church, 3320 Notten Road, Grass Lake, with Pastor Christine M. Beaudoin officiating. Burial followed at Salem Grove Cemetery, Grass Lake. The family received friends at Cole Funeral Chapel, Chelsea on Tuesday, 3-4:00 & 6-8:00 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to Salem Grove United Methodist Church, 3320 Notten Road, Grass Lake, MI 49240.