Marion “Mike” Nicholas Buzinski passed away at Brookdale in Utica on Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at the age of 89 years.

Mike was born on April 5, 1929 in Oakland Township, Michigan. He was the only son of two children born to Michael and Bernice (nee Rutkowski) Buzinski. On June 14, 1952, he married Ann Elizabeth Szymanek in New Baltimore, Michigan. Ann, known as “Polka Annie,” and Mike hosted “Just for the Fun of It,” a polka show on WSMA in Marine City every Sunday for 25 years, along with promoting polka dances and Oktoberfests, giving dance lessons and hosting a polka show on local cable T.V. He enjoyed farming, animals, tractors, making home improvements and spending time with his grandchildren. Mike was an excellent carpenter and a member of the Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters. He will be greatly missed by his loving family and friends.

Mike is survived by his children, Jean (Robert) Calvert, Rick Buzinski, Terry (Karen) Buzinski and Marianne Buzinski; and grandchildren, Nick Buzinski, Gabe (Steffanie) Buzinski, Adam (Casey) Girardot and Genevieve Girardot. Mike is predeceased by his loving wife, Ann; daughter-in-law, Beverly Buzinski; sister, Anna Orlowski and parents.