Marie Agnes (Heiden) Tommelein was born on Wednesday, October 14, 1914 at the family home. She was the ninth child of William Carl and Mary (Rambow) Heiden.

Marie helped with the house chores as she was growing up on the family farm. She attended the Bridge School through the 8th grade and played on the girl’s traveling basketball team.

On August 18, 1945 she married Morris (Brick) Alberic Tommelein at a ceremony in St Matthew Lutheran Church. Together, they have two sons, William Charles and Dennis Lee.

Brick Tommelein was born on Tuesday, January 28, 1919 on the family farm in Azalia, Michigan. He attended the Howe School in Azalia through the 8th grade.

Prior to her marriage, Marie worked for the River Raisin Paper Company in Monroe. Brick worked for the Ford Motor Company and the Bomber Plant in Ypsilanti as well as helping on the family farm.

After their marriage, they settled in Milan, Michigan where they lived in their first home for seven years before moving just four blocks away to a new house which Brick had built for them. After 26 years in that house, they sold the home and moved across the street into a duplex that they had owned for some time.

Brick started his first business in Milan where he owned and operated the Cities Service Gas Station. Later, he moved across the street and continued doing business in the Mobil Service Station for 11 more years. He finished his career working for Eastern Michigan University in the Locksmith and Carpentry Department. He retired in 1979.

Marie stayed very busy raising two sons, running the household and working for local merchants during the holiday season. Later, she worked full time for several retail stores in Ann Arbor and Milan until retirement.

After they retired, Brick and Marie owned a second home in Florida and spent winter vacations there for the next 10 years. While in Florida, they enjoyed playing cards, traveling locally and dancing and other social events with family members and friends.

At home in Milan, they enjoyed playing cards with friends and relatives as well as taking occasional tours with the Frenchtown Senior Citizens group. They also kept busy visiting, helping and sharing many experiences with their sons and grandchildren. They attended St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Milan where they have been members for over 40 years.

On October 7, 1997, Brick died at the age of 78 at St Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor. He is buried at Marble Park Cemetery in Milan.

Marie passed away at the age of 85 in Milan and is also buried at Marble Park Cemetery.

 
Marie and Brick had 4 grandchildren.

Wm Carl (46) and Mary (42) lived at the same farm with children Carl (19), Leo (17), Lester (15), Hilda (13), Mildred (11), Helma (9), Arthur (7), Marie (5), Wm Frank (2) and Helen Esther (<1).
This census shows Wm Carl (56), Mary (59), Carl (29), Marie (15), Wm Frank (12), Helen Esther (10), Wilma (7) and Norma Jean (2) living at the home farm. Wm Carl is shown as a carpenter.

Note:Norma was the last child and the first one born in a hospital. Her birth state is listed as Ohio.

Living at the home farm were Wm Carl (56), Mary (52), Marie (24), Helen Esther (20), Wilma (17) and Norma (12). Wm Frank (22) and his wife, Helen (20) also lived their with their first child, Carol (1).

Following the death of Mildred in 1939 at the age of 31, her husband John Eipperle and daughter Sally came to live in the house also.

Wm Carl and Mary are both listed as having completed the 8th grade. Marie was a barmaid who made $364 in the previous year. Helen Esther was an unpaid family house worker. John Eipperle who had completed 8th grad was a truck driver making an annual salary of $1,000. Wm Frank who also completed 8th grade was "working on his own account" and made $480 in 1939.