KALA, William B., age 64, of Leonard, MI, died July 24, 2013. Bill was the Executive Director of GM Global Supply Chain for North American Manufacturing Supply Operations and retired in 2008 after 42 years of service. He was raised in Spillville, Iowa. Beloved husband of Dee (McCarthy) Kala, whom he married May 26, 1973. Proud and loving father of Jeff. Brother of Patricia (John) Wiest, Rose Marie “Susie”.(the late Matt) Vollmecke and the late Fred G. (Carol) Kala. Son-In-Law of Richard (the late Marguerite) McCarthy. Also surviving Bill are his two canine buddies, Ila and Kojack. Funeral Mass 10:00 a.m. Tuesday at St. Andrew Catholic Church, 1400 Inglewood at Northwood St. in Rochester, MI. The family will receive friends 2-4 & 6-8 p.m. Monday at PIXLEY FUNERAL HOME, 322 W. University Drive in downtown Rochester and on Tuesday from 9:30 a.m. until the time of Mass. Interment will take place Thursday morning at St. Mary’s Cemetery in New Castle, PA. Memorial contributions in Bill’s memory may be made to Karmanos Cancer Institute, the Stuart Francke Fund, 4100 John R, Detroit, MI 48201 or to St. Benedict Monastery, 2711 E. Drahner Road, Oxford, MI 48371.
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