Julia "Judy" Briner

Julia "Judy" Briner, with her loving family at her side, went home to be with the Lord on March 7, at Mt. Clemens Medical Center in Michigan. She was born on April 10, 1939 to Bob & Mary (Lednik) Becker. She was born and raised in Hamilton, graduating from Notre Dame High School in 1957. She was united in marriage to her high school sweetheart, Mike Briner, in 1958 at St. Veronica Church. She is survived by their four children, Cindy (Jerry) Scott, Cheryl (Henry) Cadle, Mike (Denise) Briner, all of Michigan and Lisa (Doug) Briner, of Vail, Colorado. Judy is also survived by her five grandchildren, Megan Cadle, Chad Briner, Brittney Briner, Wayne Scott, and Josh Briner. Her brothers and sisters: Bobbie (Butch) Brandner, Dick (Donna) Becker, Tom (Peggy) Becker, Bill (Jennifer) Becker, Mary Kaye (Fred) Wolke, Randy (Linda) Becker, Gary (Lori) Becker, and brother in-law Ray (Sandy) Gundler. She is also survived by her stepmother, Carol Brown Becker and her children, Peggy (Joe) Hurst, Mike (Joy) Brown, Pam (Wayne) Chafin, Steve Brown, Robert (Barbara) Brown and Tom (Rhonda) Brown. Many nieces, nephews and great nieces and nephews also survive her. She was preceded in death by her husband Mike in 1972, her parents, Mary in 1975, Bob in 2004 and her sister, Dottie Gundler, 2004. Judy was an avid reader and enjoyed sewing and needlework and loved her family vacations with her children and grandchildren, beginning in their camper when the children were small and later renting cottages at a favorite spot in upper Michigan. She loved her very special trips with extended family, especially to Frankenmuth, Michigan which began whenever anyone from Ohio came to visit her & Mike. This quickly became an annual trip with her sisters and grew to include her sisters-in-law and then the younger generation. She introduced all of her Ohio family to "Bronners" in Frankenmuth. Judy loved to cook and all trips included lots of homemade food and snacks. Wujek-Calcaterra in Sterling Heights, Michigan Heights and Brown-Dawson in Hamilton handled funeral arrangements. Visitation will be held on Thursday, March 10 from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the Brown-Dawson Funeral Home, 1350 Millville Avenue. Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday, March 11, at Queen of Peace Church, 2550 Millville Avenue, Hamilton, Ohio at 10:00 A.M. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to McLaren Hospice at Mt. Clemens Medical Center, 1000 Harrington Ave., Mt. Clemens, MI. 48043 or to the American Heart Association, 3816 Paysphere Circle, Chicago, IL 60674. Share memories with the family in the online guest book at www.browndawson.com