Penzien-Steele Funeral Home

Penzien-Steele Funeral Home Traditional Funeral Services, Cremation Services, Urns & Monuments Our business began in 1898, being founded by George N. Ewell and was known as George N. Mr.

Ewell Furniture and Undertaking. In the early years, it was located on the corner of Fifth and Madison Avenues and also had a location on Walnut Street. it later moved to 410 Center Avenue. In 1903, it became known as Ewell & Partenfelder when Walter Partenfelder became a partner of Mr. Ewell; however, Mr. Partenfelder died just four years later in 1907. In 1911, Arthur E. Vallender joined the com

pany and it became known as Ewell & Vallender. Ewell retired in 1920, at which time Mr. Vallender moved the business to its current location at 608 N. Madison Avenue. The original home, which has had additions to all sides, was the Meisel family home. In 1943, Karl E. Penzien joined Mr. Vallender and the company name was changed to Vallender & Penzien Funeral Home and later to Penzien & Vallender Funeral Home. Following the death of Mr. Vallender, his name was removed. The business was incorporated in 1974 at which time C. Baird Penzien and Richard C. Steele, both long-time employees, became partners of the senior Mr. Penzien. The company name was later changed to Penzien & Steele Funeral Home. Following the death of Karl Penzien in 1986 and C. Baird Penzien in 1992, Mr. Steele became the sole owner. In 1993, Richard C. Steele II joined his father in the business. In 2003, the former Hanlin Chapel for Funerals in Vassar, Michigan was purchased by the Steele family. The same level of professional, dignified care that has been a main-stay of Penzien-Steele Funeral Home since 1898 is now available to families in need in the Vassar area.

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04/30/2026

Family-Owned, Family-Focused – Serving with Heart
As a proud family business, we treat your loved ones as our own.

Discover the caring services of Penzien-Steele Funeral Home. Our dedicated team provides support during life's most challenging moments.

04/29/2026

The hardest walk I’ve ever taken was the walk away from you.
I turned around for one more look, trying to take in every detail—your face, your hands, everything about you I never wanted to forget.
I knew you were gone, but I couldn’t make sense of leaving you there.

I wanted to stay and keep holding your hand.
To tell you I wasn’t ready.
To somehow stop what was already done.
It felt wrong to walk away while you stayed behind.
It felt cruel to leave when every part of me wanted to stay.

People don’t talk about that part—the moment you realize there’s nothing left to do but leave.
The way your legs move when you don’t want them to.
The silence in your head when it finally hits you that this is it.

That walk never leaves you.
It replays in flashes you can’t control.
The smell of the room.
The way the air felt.
The sound of your own footsteps, doing the one thing you swore you couldn’t do.

The day I had to walk away and leave you for the last time.
That’s the moment that lives in me forever.

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Norman Edward Lambert, age 89, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, April 25, 2026. He was born on October 11, 19...
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Norman Edward Lambert, age 89, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, April 25, 2026. He was born on October 11, 1936, in Bay City to the late Edward and Ruth (Neal) Lambert.

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Time has a wonderful way of showing us what really matters. 💛✨

04/28/2026

• A JOYful Suggestion •
See the GOOD.
We live in a world where it is easy to be offended. But what happens if we decide to see the good first? To give the benefit of the doubt? To respond in love?
Life happens in a second. Live it seeing the good first.
~Rachel Marie Martin

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Bernadine Ida Everson was born in Munger, MI on March 26, 1929 to the late Otto Vernon and Agnes Matilda (Prell) Meyer. ...
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Bernadine Ida Everson was born in Munger, MI on March 26, 1929 to the late Otto Vernon and Agnes Matilda (Prell) Meyer. She passed away at New Hope Bay on April 23, 2026.
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Julie Beverly Amthor (Simko) passed peacefully on Wednesday, April 15, 2026, at the age of 97 in Adrian, Michigan.She wa...
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Julie Beverly Amthor (Simko) passed peacefully on Wednesday, April 15, 2026, at the age of 97 in Adrian, Michigan.

She was born on February 13, 1929, in Linwood, Michigan. Julie graduated from Bay City High School. She worked as a secretary for Woodcraft Corporation until she married the lov...

The Vassar Rotary Club and Friends of the Library invite you to the 2nd Annual Sip into Spring Shindig - Saturday, May 9...
04/22/2026

The Vassar Rotary Club and Friends of the Library invite you to the 2nd Annual Sip into Spring Shindig - Saturday, May 9, 2026 from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Bullard Sanford Memorial Library in Vassar. Spend the evening visiting with friends and enjoy sampllings of wine and beer - also featuring a charcuterie table 😄
Tickets are $25 each and can be purchased at Vassar City Hall or the Vassar Library.

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