Official Obituary of
Charles "Chuck" Richard Nietling
September 17, 1942 ~ January 30, 2025 (age 82) 82 Years Old
Charles "Chuck" Richard Nietling Obituary
NIETLING - Charles “Chuck” Richard – of Chesaning, passed away peacefully on January 30, 2025, with his loving wife and their family by his side. Chuck was born on September 17, 1942, in Owosso, Michigan. After graduating from Our Lady High School in 1960, he served with the Michigan National Guard and the Army Reserves. He worked over 30 years at Chevy Manufacturing (Chevy in the hole).
He met the love of his life, Margaret Kuchar, in 1959. Their big adventures started with raising seven children in the Our Lady neighborhood that included the Greenfelder, Selleck, Uehlein, Alden and Hemgesberg families. After retiring with over 30 years at GM, the adventures continued, including traveling to each of the 48 contiguous states, Mexico and Canada, finally snow-birding to their second home in North Port, Florida. Chuck loved his family, playing games, watching grandkids sporting events were a highlight and fixing anything that needed to be fixed especially for his daughters. The Nietling’s were members of St Peter/Our Lady parish in Chesaning and St. Max in North Port, Florida.
He is survived by his wife, Margaret, six daughters and one son. Brenda (Ron) Nietling Birchmeier of Linden Michigan, Rebecca (Brian) Baxter of Land O’Lakes Florida, Eric Nietling of North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Ann (Rudy Hernadez Ocampo) Nietling of Kansas City, Missouri, Sandy Nietling of Hailey, Idaho, Robin (Mark) Struck of Chesaning, Michigan, and Autumn (Lee) Slankard of Chesaning, Michigan; Chuck has 25 grandchildren. Luke, Daane, Jade and Micah Birchmeier, Brevin and Britton Baxter, Zachary (Katie), Ashley (Caleb), Samuel, Brandon (Lisa) and Jesse Nietling. Franceska, Aleksei and Maximiano Hernadez-Nietling, River and Cedar Shepard, Sidnee, Mason and Brezlyn Struck. Brianna, Preslee, Chaz and Summer Slankard; he also has twelve great-grandchildren; his siblings are Barbara (Gary) Drummelsmith, Gerald (Sally) Nietling, and Dr. Dennis (Regina) Nietling; many nieces, nephews and cousins. Chuck was preceded in death by his parents, Fred and Irene (Tithof) Nietling; grandparents, Frank and Barbara (Henige) Tithof and Peter and Theresa (Deitering) Nietling; sister, Judy Bennett; a grandson, Taylor Nietling; and a granddaughter, Angel Hernandez-Nietling.
Funeral services will be celebrated at 11am on Saturday, February 8, 2025, at St Peter Parish Catholic Church, 404 S Wood Street, Chesaning. Father Andrzej Boroch will officiate. Visitation will be held at Misiuk Funeral Home on Friday, February 7 from 2pm-8pm with a Scripture Service at 7 pm and followed by a Time of Sharing Memories at 7:30 pm. There will be visitation at the church on Saturday from 10am until time of the Mass. Contributions in his memory may be made to Grand Rapids Dominican Sisters or The Chesaning Sports Boosters. You may light a memorial candle or share a memory at misiukfuneralhome.com.
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Chesaning, Michigan 48616
989-845-3096
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Services
Visitation
FridayFebruary 7, 2025
2:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Misiuk Funeral Home
202 South Front Street
Chesaning, MI 48616
Scripture Service
FridayFebruary 7, 2025
7:00 PM
Misiuk Funeral Home
202 South Front Street
Chesaning, MI 48616
Time of Remembrance
FridayFebruary 7, 2025
7:30 PM
Misiuk Funeral Home
202 South Front Street
Chesaning, MI 48616
Funeral Mass
SaturdayFebruary 8, 2025
11:00 AM
St. Peter Parish Catholic Church
404 South Wood Street
Chesaning, Michigan 48616
Donations
Dominican Sisters of Grand Rapids
Marywood Motherhouse, 111 Lakeside Drive NE, Grand Rapids MI 49503
Tel: 1-616-514-3106
Chesaning Sports Boosters
P.O. Box 95, Chesaning MI 48616
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