of Waterford; died June 23, 2011 at 83 years of age; born April 10, 1928 in Pontiac; "beloved husband of the late Laurine Varion; dear father of Deborah (Fred) Schira, Kathleen (Jack) Houpe and Joseph (Sheryl) Varion; grandfather of Laura Kathleen (Ben) Ryder, Jacob Varion Schira and Chad Allen Varion; brother of Jim (Marianne) Varion and the late Margaret Perfette. "He was preceded in death by his parents Joseph and ?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /st1:City w:st="on"st1:place w:st="on"Florence/st1:place/st1:City Varion. "George served in the U.S. Navy, WWII and returned to work for GM Truck amp; Bus where he was employed for 44 years. He was a volunteer coordinator at White Lake Oaks Golf Course and was an avid golfer and gardener. "14pt16pt; Interment with military honors will be Tuesday June 28, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. at st1:place w:st="on"st1:PlaceName w:st="on"Great Lakes/st1:PlaceName st1:PlaceName w:st="on"National/st1:PlaceName st1:PlaceType w:st="on"Cemetery/st1:PlaceType/st1:place, Holly./ ""14pt/ ////