Hyatt-Ewald Funeral Home

03/24/2026

We are pleased to share this spotlight of our very own Grace Sayles! 🎉

Member Spotlight: Grace Sayles

Energize is proud to highlight the young professionals who help strengthen our network and community. Today, let’s get to know our Energize YPN Chair, Grace Sayles, Comptroller at Hyatt-Ewald Funeral Home.

Name: Grace Sayles
Job Title + Employer: Comptroller, Hyatt-Ewald Funeral Home
Time in Energize: 4 years
Committee Involvement: Served as Events Chair; currently serving as Chair of Energize

What Energize has meant so far: Energize is a wonderful place for young professionals to start to build their network and develop the skills necessary to move forward as leaders in the community through networking and community engagement!

Favorite Chamber member spot lately: Our community has so many amazing Chamber Members, I can’t just pick one!

Drop a comment saying hi to Grace and thank her for her part in our Energize community!

03/17/2026

What a great Friday with our Bay Area Chamber of Commerce friends at the March Eye Opener Breakfast! ☘️

01/31/2026

Our team at Hyatt-Ewald Funeral Home is honored to support this long-standing tradition in our community!! ☘️

Thank you to everyone who makes this special event possible!

🍀💚 Thank You, Hyatt-Ewald Funeral Home 💚🍀

The St. Patrick’s Day Parade Association would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to Hyatt-Ewald Funeral Home, a valued Friend of St. Patrick sponsor and an incredible supporter of both our parade and Queen’s Scholarship Pageant.

In addition to their sponsorship, the team at Hyatt-Ewald generously volunteers their time throughout the year to help with various Parade Association activities — a true example of service and community spirit. As a long-standing, family-owned funeral home, they are known throughout Bay City for their compassion, professionalism, and dedication to helping families when they need it most.

We are deeply grateful for their generosity, hands-on support, and commitment to keeping our traditions strong.

Thank you, Hyatt-Ewald Funeral Home, for being such an important part of our parade family. 💚☘️

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12/15/2025

Grief doesn’t take a holiday. 💜 It's okay to listen to yourself during the holidays. You do not need to allow others to tell you how to spend your holidays while grieving. 🎄

Thank you to our friends at the Dougy Center for providing these helpful tips during the holiday season!

12/04/2025

Give A Truly Unique, Personalized Gift
Honor your loved one forever in precious metal with Personal Expressions™ jewelry and keepsakes. Each piece is laser-etched in a variety of high-quality metals and can be personalized with a photo, handwriting, engraving, text, or fingerprint for a unique and memorable gift. We also offer personalized keepsakes featuring popular brand tools. Please visit our website to view our entire keepsake collection to honor and remember your loved ones.

11/27/2025

This season, we pause with grateful hearts to reflect on how thankful we are to serve families in our community.

We also recognize that for many, this may be the first holiday without a loved one. Please know you are not alone — may the comfort of cherished memories and the support of community bring you peace.

From our family to yours, we wish you a safe and happy Thanksgiving.

11/26/2025

Patricia Hughes Munger



It is with profound sadness that we share the passing of our wonderful, kind and selfless mother, Patricia Ann (Hughes) Munger. Our hearts are comforted in the certainty that she is now with God in Paradise. She departed this world on November 23, 2025 after a brief illness, surrounded by our love until her last breath.

Patricia Ann Hughes was born on June 24,1925 in Bay City, MI, the 7th of 12 children. She graduated from St. James High School in 1943. Patty lived her life with remarkable grace, resilience, and had a gentle spirit that touched everyone she met. Her legacy is not measured in years, but in countless small acts of kindness, smiles, and love she shared with family and friends. Her favorite expressions spoken daily were “be happy”, “God is good”, and “don’t forget to say your prayers”.

As a young woman, Patty worked for Bell Telephone Company as a telephone operator. After meeting Robert Munger, a romance blossomed. They loved dancing to ...

11/20/2025

Today we pause to recognize the many children who are grieving the loss of someone they love. Grief can be overwhelming at any age, but for children—who are still learning how to understand and express big emotions—support from caring adults and a compassionate community makes all the difference.

Let us remember to:
~ Acknowledge that children grieve, too
~ Listen without judgment
~ Offer patience, understanding, and safe spaces
~ Remind them they are not alone

Whether you’re a parent, caregiver, educator, or friend, your support of grieving children matters more than you know.

11/13/2025

Our very own Grace Sayles represented us at the Advances in Funeral Innovations Detroit 2025 conference, bringing back new and meaningful ways to serve families during life's most difficult moments.

11/11/2025

Today, we pause to honor the brave men and women who have served our country with courage, dedication, and sacrifice.

At Hyatt-Ewald Funeral Home, we are deeply grateful for our veterans and their families — for the sacrifices made both on and off the battlefield.

May we always remember, respect, and thank those who have served.

11/07/2025

This holiday season, give a gift that shines with love and remembrance.

Keepsake candles are a beautiful way to honor the memory of someone special — a gentle glow that warms the heart and keeps their light alive.

Perfect for gifting to family or friends who cherish their loved ones’ memory. 💗

11/05/2025

Let us help you tell your loved one's story. 💗

Your Loved One was unique, so the memorial you create to remember them should be just as special.

Growing in popularity, Fingerprint Memorials are a one-of-a-kind way to honor your Loved One’s legacy while holding them close. Continue reading to learn more about what makes memorials made from fingerprints so meaningful: https://legacytouch.com/blogs/legacy-touch-blog/every-line-tells-a-story-why-fingerprints-can-be-used-to-make-meaningful-memorials