Carole Rita "Reetz" Reinke (Forgash), Bay City, MI, passed away on May 7, 2016 at Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids, MI, age 71 years.  The daughter of the late Anthony Joseph and Eleanor June (Beckley) Forgash, she was born on April 19, 1945, in Bay City, MI.  She graduated from T.L. Handy High School in 1963.  She was a longtime member of St. Maria Goretti Catholic Church, now St. Catherine of Siena Parish and its Choir.  Carole retired in 2014 from Region 7 Area Agency on Aging.  Carole's passions were her roses and in 2012, she was awarded the Bay City in Bloom Residential Winner.  She was a member of the Northeastern Michigan Rosarians and the Red Hat Society.  She also enjoyed Antique Roadshow and playing bridge.  Carole is survived by three children, Jill (Edward) Reinke of Springboro, OH and their children, Nate (great-grandchild on the way) and Ian, Stephen (Jennifer) Reinke of Higgins Lake and their children, Tyler, Kyrsten, Sam, Spencer and Amy (A.G.) Fath of Bay City and their children, Jake and Ryan; her brother, Tony (Ruth) Forgash of Bay City; her sister, Kathy (Don) Bach of Bay City many brothers and sisters-in-law from the Reinke Family; and several nieces, nephews and friends. Besides her parents, Carole was also preceded in death by an infant son, A.J. Reinke; and her former husband, Gary Reinke.  A Memorial Liturgy took place May 21, 2016.  It was Carole's desire for cremation to take place. 

Source:  Gephart Funeral Home, Bay City, MI.