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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 87 and low of 55 degrees. Sunny for the morning, clear overnight.
Nice of the attorneys to clarify this language at this point rather than having the foresight to understand that language should never have been in the agreement to start with!
Perhaps the Township should have sought counsel from an attorney not involved in the original contract negotiations (and perhaps they did - do not know) before changing direction.
Final thought - perhaps the attorney(s) working with the Township on the agreement can provide an explanation as to why that language HAD to be as represented in the final version of the agreement/why protections against exactly what has happened were not put in place.
I’m curious as to why Mr. Marl has announced his reelection intentions, started campaigning and collecting funds, but has not done the paperwork to put his name on the ballot yet?
Marl says he's got his signatures.
Citizens of Saline are finally waking up to all the failures of our current city government. Girbach is bailing (for good reason).
Having sadly been involved in the last few years with the care of two family members after loss of their partners then dealing with settling the estates which is far more time consuming and complex than anticipated, can understand this decision and commend him for prioritizing family.
Sounds as if you have been and are a supporter of Swallow and felt he was good for Saline. Nice to hear. As for the other observations, hopefully some of the turnover, including Girbach deciding not to pursue another term (talk about negative), will prove to produce a more positive environment.