Beatrice Osantoski

Funeral Information

Friends and family may call at Kaufman Funeral Home, Bad Axe on Sunday, December 10 from 3-8 p.m and Monday, December 11 at the church from 10 a.m. until the service time at 11 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, December 11, 2023 at 11 am at St. Hubert Parish – Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Bad Axe. Officiating will be Fr. T.J. Fleming. A scripture service will be offered on Sunday at 7:30 pm at the funeral home. Memorials may be offered to Sacred Heart Food Pantry, hospice or the family discretionary fund. The family would like to thank A & D Healthcare workers Sheila, Heather and Cathy. If you would like to offer condolences to the family, please go to www.kaufmanfuneralhome.com

Family of the Deceased

Beatrice is survived by her children, Gary (Laurie) Pionk of Ruth, Herbert (Marilyn) Pionk of Ruth, Sharon (Dave) Rich of Deckerville, and Arlene (Randy) Brown of Bad Axe. Grandchildren, Lesley (Dan) Hellerstedt, Eric (Marci) Pionk, Ross (Elizabeth) Pionk, Bret (Sadie) Pionk, Gina (Ryan) Cook, Gwen (Zachary) Pisciotta, Angela (Jason) McConnachie, RaChelle (Dale) Gentner, Kyle Rich, Tiffany (Lucas) Mason, Michael Brown, Kevin Brown, Jason (Laney) Brown, Curtis Brown, Daniel (Miranda) Brown, and Jared (Heila) Brown as well as 27 great-grandchildren. Also surviving are her sisters, Louise Pionk of Ubly, Irene (Charles) Holdwick of Ferndale, Sabina (Robert) Wrobel of Lake, MI, Sophie Davis of Deckerville, her brother, Peter (Marilyn) Klama of Columbus, MI; and brother-in-law, Arthur (Marie) Osantoski of Bad Axe. Many nieces and nephews also survive along with her special neighbor, Sharon Rogers. Beatrice was preceded in death by her brothers, Cass Klama and John Klama, in-laws Phil Davis, Donna Klama, Cheryl Klama, Lucy (Floyd) Osentoski, Suzanne (Joseph) Peruski, Anna (Robert) Susalla, Selma (Enoch) Grifka, Ignatz (Edith) Pionk, Sylvester Pionk, Rose (Frank) Lemanski, Clarence Pionk, Archie (Marie) Pionk, Elmer Pionk, James Pionk, Virginia Partaka, Peter Osantowski, Martha Stasinski, Rose Schumacher, her granddaughter, Stephanie Pionk, and great-grandchild, Baby Gentner.

Biography

Beatrice Irene Osantoski, age 93, of Bad Axe passed away on December 2, 2023 at her home in Bad Axe, Michigan under hospice care. Beatrice was born March 20, 1930 in Paris Township, daughter of the late Joseph C. and Balbina (Spitza) Klama. She attended Shemka Country School and graduated from St. Mary’s Catholic School in Parisville. She was the oldest of eight children and spent her childhood in the Parisville area. She married John Albert Pionk on January 31, 1953 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church. They settled in Paris Township where they farmed and raised their four children. He preceded her in death April 20, 1988. Beatrice then married Martin J. Osantoski on February 13, 1999, and moved to Bad Axe, Michigan. Martin preceded her in death on December 6, 2018. Beatrice was a former parishioner of St. Mary’s Church, Parisville and a Rosary Sodality member. Along with farming, she worked at Clements Manufacturing in Minden City and Deckerville. She was a parishioner of St. Hubert Parish-Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Bad Axe. Beatrice had a green thumb and loved gardening, quilting and was a huge fan of WWE wrestling (even attending a wrestling event live last Christmas). She was always ready to go for a ride, whether it be just to look at the crops, see Christmas lights or a trip to her farm. Nothing made her happier than holding her great-grandchildren. We will miss her Polish accent and the laughter it created.

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