James "Pat" Tschirhart of Novi, formerly of Traverse City. Age 78.
Born in Detroit on November 12, 1934.
Died on April 29, 2013.
Veteran of US Army.
Beloved husband of the late Evelyn J. (Gormley) Tschirhart.
Dear dad of Jeanne (Gene) Baranowski, Michelle (Mo) Klaus, Kathy Harrier, Brian (Ann) Tschirhart, and Laura Tschirhart.
Loving grandpa of Adam (Jess), Grant, Ryan, Erin, Jordan, and Lillie.
Brother of Rosemary Farkas,  Paul (Debbie) Tschirhart and brother-in-law of Marge Tschirhart.
Mr. Tschirhart was preceded in death by Barbara (Jack) Tracy, Frank (Shirley) Tschirhart, Don Tschirhart, and Dick Farkas.
Visitation at O'Brien/Sullivan Funeral Home, 41555 Grand River Avenue, Novi 248-348-1800, Friday 2-4 & 6-8 pm.
Instate Saturday at Holy Family Catholic Church, 24505 Meadowbrook Road, Novi, from 10:30 am until time of funeral liturgy 11:00 am.
Memorial donations may be made to the National Kidney Foundation of Michigan & http://www.nkfm.org/ or Michigan Humane Society & http://www.michiganhumane.org/