Carl Paul Sattler

June 07 , 1931 - March 11 , 2015

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Memorial Celebration

Sunday, June 28, 2015

2:00 ~ 6:00 PM

Joe's Prime Time Pub

27845 Fort St.Brownstown, MI

734-675-2725

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Obituary

Carl Paul Sattler, 83, of Trenton, Michigan passed away peacefully at Oakwood Hospital in Dearborn, Michigan, on March 11, 2015 after a long battle with chronic leukemia. He was survived by his beloved wife of 62 years, Norma Lee (Nestich) of Blairsville, Pennsylvania and Rossford, Ohio at the time of his passing. Subsequently, Norma went to sleep for the last time on March 14, 2023 at her home in Trenton. Carl and Norma’s ashes are placed next together at Michigan Memorial Cemetery in Flat Rock, Michigan.

Carl was an accomplished tool and die maker and retired from General Motors in the 1980s after a long career as the foreman of a prototype shop for experimental vehicles. Born on June 7, 1931 to Carl Peter and Gertrude (Mullenbach) Sattler, he grew up in Toledo, Ohio, where he met Norma through mutual friends.

He served in the Naval Reserve on Grosse Ile, Michigan following WWII and later established his home in Trenton, Michigan. After marriage, they moved to Dearborn (Michigan) briefly before settling in Trenton, Michigan where they raised their family of four boys.

Carl was preceded in death by his parents of Toledo, Ohio, (Carl Peter Sattler and Gertrude Mullenbach), sister Margaret (Sattler) and husband James Schnapp of Cincinnati, Ohio, Mary Gertrude (Sattler) and Parker Consaul III of Louisville, Kentucky. He is survived by sons Darrell Sattler and partner Carla Taucher, Charles Sattler, Robert and Pamela (Platz) Sattler and grandsons Mathias and Samuel and Paul and Lorraine Sattler and grand-daughters Nicole and Natalie.

Carl lived a good life and well-respected father and friend of many. He was an ice hockey coach for 30 years, an master marksman, private pilot, an outdoorsman who enjoyed hunting and fishing and a builder and fixer of nearly anything. He volunteered for many organizations in Trenton and gave tirelessly to many sports organizations with life-long friends. He served friendships wide and far and spread good-will among friends and neighbors, giving more than taking. He was an organizing member of the Trenton Pistol Club, Trenton BB Gun Club and the Trenton Hockey Association where he helped coach numerous of his sons’ teams and the mighty mites for many years with other volunteer moms and dads. He served as President of the Trenton Hockey Association and dedicated a large part of his adult life to the game of hockey.

In his retirement years, he became an avid walleye fisherman in the Trenton Channel and deer hunter in Ashley, Michigan. He made friends with ease and enjoyed conversing with a broad network of friends and acquaintances, young and old in the downriver area. His intrigue of ice hockey never waned and he enjoyed attending youth and professional games in the downriver area of metro Detroit, Michigan and Toledo, Ohio.

He was cremated and a memorial service was held at Joe’s Primetime in Gibraltar, Michigan and a burial of his ashes was held at Michigan Memorial cemetery immediately before the celebration of life. The celebration of life was attended by nieces, nephews of his immediate family and many brother and sister in-laws of Norma’s family and nieces and nephews of her family. Many family friends were in attendance and his son Robert read memories from friends and family members that were submitted on-line at Michigan Memorial website. His family requests that you leave a further condolence message here - comments are welcome by anyone and will be respected in his honor.

Condolences

So sad to hear we've lost Carl. He will be remembered for his dedication to the community and missed by the many affected by his service. Jim Nadeau
My dad passed peacefully after a long battle with blood cancer. I was able to spend time with him at his bedside before he went to sleep for good. A more expansive obituary will be posted here shortly, so please come back and view for additional comments in a day or two of March 22. Our family is planning a formal memorial service on June 28th at a location to be determined in or near Trenton. Thank you in advance for comments you share to celebrate his good life His son Bob
I am so sad to lose Uncle Chuck. Thinking of him and Aunt Tootsie always made me smile because they were so open and welcoming to me as a child. Uncle Chuck's sense of humor was the best. But most importantly, he was the one you could depend on to be there for the important stuff. I loved him dearly - and will continue to smile when thinking of him. Love to you all! Kitsi
I have been friends with the Sattler family since I was in 8th grade. I have fond memories the times I spent fox hunting in Monroe, smelt fishing in Canada, trapping muskrats in the King woods and all the hockey games and practices throughout the years. Mr. Sattler was always a part of these activities. He would compliment you on a job well done but not be afraid to discipline you when needed. Thank you for all of these wonderful experiences that I will never forget. I wish you all strength during this time. Take care Mrs. Sattler, Bob, Paul (Sach), Chuck(Chuckie) and Darrell(Legs) and all of your families. Best of Luck Thomas(Berts) Roberts and Ramona Gomez Union City, New Jersey... Thoms Roberts
I have fond memories of Uncle Chuck. Many times he took me fishing on Lake Erie. We would fish with double hooked lines and catch two Perch at a time. It was an adventure for a three year old. He also took me to the Naval Air Station in Grosse IIe where he and my dad did their Naval Reserve duty. The airplanes were huge, or so it seemed to me. He took my sisters and I to Greenfield Village and the Henry Ford Museum, visits I still remember with fascination. Uncle Chuck and Aunt Tootsie came to all the family events. They were at the reunions, weddings, happy occasions and funerals. He was always a rock of stability. I will miss him greatly. Parker Consaul
I was in the 3rd grade when we moved to Trenton and became neighbors and friends with the Sattlers. Mr. Sattler was always a positive influence on all of us kids, (we needed it) and was a great role model. I believed he could probably build or fix anything. Thank you for the great memories. My condolences to the Sattler family. Pete Dailey Evergreen, CO
Our family convened the memorial service in Trenton on June 26 and the gathering evolved to be vividly memorable. Attendees included nearly the entire Slovakian family of my mother and one member of my Dad's siblings' families of German descent. We shared condolences expressed by cousins and friends on this page and welcome anyone to add to the chronicle of his passing. Preceding the service by a day was a wind blow through the downriver area that I introduced as "Hurricane Carl" during the eulogy. That storm cancelled the Trenton Street Fair for the fist time ever in the 35+ years of the celebration. My immediate family put his ashes to rest in a heavy rain that morning at Michigan Memorial. We were blessed with a sunny, calmer day to celebrate his life. Stories and good vibes flowed through the day and the leftover food was delivered soon thereafter to a woman-in-crisis center in Monroe by my mom and I. All who shared seemed to converge on the idea that the day unfolded the way my dad would have wanted it. R.I.P. all my love His son Bob Sattler