VERN K. MAIER, age 78, a 27 year resident of Sterling Heights passed away January 8, 2012 at Sunrise of Shelby Twp. Mr. Maier was a longtime member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Utica and a Veteran of the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. Dear father of Noreen Scott Freck and Keith Maier. Also survived by several brothers and sisters. Funeral Service 7:00 pm Wednesday at Wm. Sullivan & Son Funeral Home, 8459 Hall Rd. 3 blks. E. of Van Dyke Utica. Visitation Wednesday 3:00 pm until time of Service. Interment with Military Honors will be at 11:30 am Thursday at Great Lakes National Cemetery, Holly. Memorials suggested to the Henry Ford Hospice or American Heart Association. please share a memory at www.sullivanfuneraldirectors.com