Opal Fay Dauenhauer Obituary
The memory of Opal Fay Dauenhauer of Waterford, Michigan, who passed away on May 15, 2025 at the age of 98, will forever remain in the hearts of those touched by this precious presence in their lives. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Johnathan Burton and Oddie Smith; her husband Thomas Bernard Dauenhauer; her son Duane Charles Dauenhauer; her grandsons, Christopher Dauenhauer, Timothy Smith and Kevin Pizzo; her son-in-law Terry Maynard; and her siblings, Lawrence Smith (Mary Jane), Laurie Koon (Kenny), Goldie Morris (Wayne), Betty Ball and Shirley Jones.
She is survived by: her children, Raymond Lee Smith (Ruth Ann), Terri Kay Baylor (George), Geraldine Louise Zagurney (Tony), Michael Eugene Dauenhauer (Jill), Lou Ann Dauenhauer, Roberta Jean Dauenhauer and Jean Lamberson; her great great grandchildren, Karen Ann Jones (Paul), Raymond Arthur Smith (Judy), Debra Smith, Robert Fisher (Cheryl), Christina Sutton (Todd), Craig Campbell (Carrie), Samuel Rains III, Jonathan Rains (Tiffany), Stefan Zagurney (Casey), Tony Pizzo, Angela Dauenhauer, Robert Dauenhauer, Wendy Tottingham, Amy Calvin (Lee) and Ernest Watson III (Angela); her stepsister Mary Ann Landess; her daughter-in-law Cindy Dauenhauer; and her granddaughter-in-law Carrie Smith. She is also survived by numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren.
