Gertrude Vera Thayer, 98, of Port Austin, died Tuesday, July 5, 2018 at The Questover Assisted Living, in  Port Austin.

She was born on March 27, 1920 in Port Austin, Michigan, the daughter of the late Anthony and Mary (Horetski) Szeszycki.

She and Charles (Chick) Thayer were married and lived in Imlay City.  He preceded her in death in 1975.

Gertrude is survived by her nephew, Stanley Fisher, as well as other nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her siblings:  Alex (Pat) Fisher, Walter Szeszycki, Stanley Fisher, Florian (Bill) Fisher, Viola Ignash, Regina Kowalski, and Francis Hefferan.

Funeral Mass for Gertrude Thayer will be at 11:00 am on Saturday at St. Michael's Catholic Church of The Annunciation of the Lord parish in Port Austin.  Visitation will be at the Knoblock Funeral Home in Kinde on Friday from 4:00-8:00 pm and on Saturday at the church from 10:00 am until the time of the Mass at 11:00.