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ADRIAN—Mark Clare Girbach, age 77, of Adrian, died Wednesday, September 17, 2025, at Lynwood Manor in Adrian while under the compassionate care of Hospice of Lenawee. He was born May 29, 1948, in Ann Arbor, the second child of Clarence and Martha (Finkbeiner) Girbach.
Mark worked at Bridgewater Lumber Company in Saline until 2008. He was a member of St. James United Church of Christ in Saline. An avid sports lover, he was a fan of Michigan Wolverines and Detroit Lions football, Detroit Tiger baseball and all Saline High School Sports.
Mark is survived by his brother, Donald Girbach of Britton; sister-in-law, Darlene Girbach of Adrian; nieces and nephew, Monica MacKenzie of Bay City, Amanda Girbach of Saginaw, and Eric Girbach of Toledo; and several cousins and extended family members.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister Monica at birth; and brother, David.
The family will receive friends for a visitation at St. James United Church of Christ in Saline on Monday morning, September 22, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. until the service will begin at 11:00 a.m. Pastor Case VanKempen will officiate. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Memorial contributions can be made St. James United Church of Christ or Lynwood Manor. Friends can express sympathies to the family online by visiting the tribute wall at www.marryfh.com. Arrangements have been made with the guidance of the Anderson-Marry Funeral Home, Adrian.
Sunny, with a high of 86 and low of 66 degrees. Don't forget your umbrella! Sunny for the morning, clear overnight.
You lost us at "when I first voted for Trump". No credibility after that.
From someone who likely supported:
* Abusing the justice system to go after opponents
* Suspsended rights during COVID
* Lied about the origin of COVID
* Lied about the treatment of COVID
* Pretended every positive test for a virus was a COVID case
Supported? What an insane leap. Must say somewhat surprised to see you are a supporter of ridiculous conspiracy theories. You are wrong about us and wrong about much of what is on that little list.
Appreciate the interest in serving Saline. At this point, looks as though he will win by acclimation. Wonder what would happen if there were more candidates than spots. Without understanding why, it would be difficult to support a candidate who withdrew their interest then popped back in last minute.
As you can see by the picture, Bret is active in the city events and gives countless hours to his community.
Apparently no one can work with the current mayor?
We see that a little differently. Plenty of folks who are working just fine with the current Mayor. Unfortunately, there are others who are small in number yet loud and vocal who seem to delight in spreading unfounded and ridiculous allegations and rumors, and not just regarding the Mayor.