- Date Of Birth: January 28, 1944
- Date Of Death: November 14, 2009
- State: Michigan
Thomas Poddig Sr., age 65 of Sanford died at the Mid Michigan Medical Center on Saturday, November 14, 2009. The son of the late Henry F. and Pauline (Davis) Poddig was born on January 28, 1944 in Grand Rapids, MI where he was raised and educated. Tom served in the U. S. Marine Corps from 1962 to 1968.
He attended Ferris State and studied electronics and communications. He had worked as an independent contractor for FedEx until his retirement in 2007. Tom has been a Sanford area resident since 2002 and was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Sanford. He was also a member of the AMVets, VFW and the Berryhill Post #165 American Legion. Tom loved the outdoors and enjoyed hiking, fishing and hunting.
Mr. Poddig is survived by a son Thomas (Nancy) Poddig Jr. of
Perry and a daughter Melanie (Jared) Churchill of Lansing and their mother Donna Laeder Poddig. He is also survived by Stacy and Bradley Thacher and their mother Rebecca Horton. He will be missed by his grandchildren: Zachary Hood, Maddison and Alexander Poddig, Abigail, Lilian, Isabelle and Dennis Churchill. Brothers Richard and Robert Poddig of Grand Rapids also survive. In addition to his parents he was pre deceased by a daughter Patricia Poddig.
