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Robert M. Scheitler
Born: 10/3/1927
Died: 10/25/2026
Age: 99
Community: Service at First Congregational Church, Durand, MI
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Robert M. Scheitler, age 99, of Bancroft, MI, passed away on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at the home of Bill and Cheryl Davenport.
Robert “Bob” was born in Deerfield Township on October 3, 1927. He graduated from Durand High School and worked at Simplicity learning the draftsman trade. This led to his career as an engineer at General Motors where he worked for 30 years until he retired at age 55 as the Acting General Superintendent of the Second Shift at the Metal Fab plant in Flint. He was very proud of his career with General Motors and often said he got to live his “dream job”.
On August 4, 1949, he married Sue Alice Sill from Gaines, Michigan and they had six children. Bob is survived by his two sons (David and Thomas), three daughters (Cheryl, Peggy and Nancy), and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, and nephews.
When not building houses or working, he enjoyed mowing his lawn, flying his plane and riding his Goldwing motorcycle.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Guy and Beatrice (Hogan) Scheitler of Durand; his son Peter; his brothers, Kenneth “Buster” and Donald; and his sister Bev (Scheitler) Franks, son-in-law Jeff Cole and daughter-in-law Patricia (Freel) Scheitler.
The family will receive friends at First Congregational Church in Durand (403 N. Saginaw St.) from 11:30 to 1:00 PM on Friday, October 30th with a memorial service and luncheon to follow. A private burial of his ashes in the Greenwood Cemetery in Vernon, Michigan will be held at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his memory to the Jeff Cole Scholarship Fund. Checks should be made payable to Edward Jones with “Jeff Cole Scholarship” noted on the check. |
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10/30/2026 |
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The family will receive friends at First Congregational Church in Durand (403 N. Saginaw St.) from 11:30 to 1:00 PM on Friday, October 30th with a memorial service and luncheon to follow. A private burial of his ashes in the Greenwood Cemetery in Vernon, Michigan will be held at a later date.
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10/30/2026 |
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1:00 PM |
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First Congregational Church
403 N Saginaw St
Durand, MI 48429Get a Map to this location...
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