George Mertz

George D. Mertz, 68, of Dearborn and formerly of Metamora, died March 20, 2008, at Oakwood Hospital, Dearborn. He was born March 16, 1940, in Detroit. Mr. Mertz was born and raised in Ferndale. He served in the U.S. National Guard and was a public safety officer for the city of Huntington Woods for 31 years. His hobbies included farming, bee keeping, fishing and making neon signs. Mr. Mertz is survived by his children, George J. Amy Mertz of Dearborn and Douglas Janet Mertz of Goodrich; stepchildren, Pamela Dorton of Madison, WI, Mary Scott Leineninger of Livonia and Sue Zoellner of Keego Harbor; sister, Faith Dick Mertz-Sanderson of Toledo, OH; granddaughter, Caroline and step-grandchildren, Charlie, Jony, Brandon, Fran, David, Michael, Zach and Jackie.