Sandra Jean Tassier

Sandra Jean (McNally) Tassier, age 83, of Cedarville, Michigan, died at Cedar Cove Assisted Living Facility surrounded by family on May 28, 2023. She was born in Royal Oak, Michigan, on October 5, 1939, to John and Shirley (Peterson) McNally. Sandra grew up in Royal Oak and graduated from Madison Heights. She attended a local college before working at Henry Ford Hospital for two years. She met Stephen Richard, and they married on September 12, 1959, in Royal Oak where they started their family. In 1962 they moved to Cedarville, where Sandra and Steve started Tassier Construction where Sandra did the bookkeeping for over 25 years, they owned and operated Snows Bar and Restaurant for eight years and founded Thick-n-Thin Lumber Company. After retirement, they travelled the country for many years, typically to Florida and Georgia, but also going out east and west in their motorhome. Sandra attended the First Union Church in Cedarville. She loved reading, visiting with friends, playing Mahjong, boating in the North Channel, going to local basketball games (she was a huge sports fan!) and she absolutely adored spending time with her grandkids. Sandra is survived by her three sons, Stephen (Heather) Tassier II, of Savannah, Georgia, Michael (Katherine) Tassier, of Cedarville, and David (fiancé Tammey Schlehuber) Tassier, also of Cedarville; grandchildren, Dustin (Lauren) Tassier, Sheldon (Daphne) Tassier, Griffin Tassier, and Stephen R. Tassier III; great grandchildren, Isla, Laikynn, Evyn, Charlotte, Cailin, and Crew; and sisters-in-law, Rowena Roach, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, and Martha Tassier of Cedarville. Sandra was preceded in death by her husband, Stephen Tassier; son, Thomas Tassier; daughter, Carol Lynne Tassier; brothers-in-law John “Jack” Tassier and Frank Roach; and nephew Daniel Tassier. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, from 10:00 A.M. – 11:30 A.M. at Galer Funeral Homes in Pickford, Michigan. The Funeral Service will follow at 11:30 A.M. The final resting place will be at Cedar Cemetery in Mackinac Twp., Michigan. Memorial contributions can be made to Cedar Cove Assisted Living, 266 Mary L St. Cedarville, MI 49719. Galer Funeral Homes & Cremation of Pickford, Michigan, is serving the family. Condolences may be left to the family at www.galerfuneralhomes.com.

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Sandra Jean Tassier

October 5, 1939 - May 28, 2023