Tina Marie Yaney

Tina Marie Yaney was born to Robert and Elaine Harm in Mt. Clemens on September 24, 1960 and passed into the Lord's loving arms on February 12, 2024. She had four siblings: Bob (and Linda), Penny (and Jim), Amy (and Dave) and David (and Shaynna). She loved her entire family but had a special and close bond with her two sisters. Her absolute joys, though, were her children, Joel (and Nicole) and Megan (and Bret), and there was nothing in life that brought her more of that joy than being Grandma to Laurel, Adeline and Vivian. She was married to Todd for 44 years: a courtship that started with a blind date; it was a relationship she loved to nurture her entire adult life. With a heart and spirit as big as hers, Tina had many loves. She found joy in her ceramics and pottery, and was particularly inventive and creative in her crafts, which she loved sharing, especially for church and holidays. She was very proud of returning to college three years ago and completing her Associate's Degree in Arts. Mostly during the indoor months, she wasn't often far from a jigsaw puzzle, which she enjoyed swapping with friends. Of course, it was hard to match the absolute joy she would get from baking with the girls and teaching them. Her lifelong work in the church was an extension of her faith. She was just as happy leading teams as she was being on the team and often did both, while always wanting to avoid center stage. Her faith was supremely important to her and she took it very seriously and without compromise. Discussing Scripture and how it applies to our lives was a favorite conversation topic of T&T's. Since she was little, she had the travel bug, which she passed on to her family, and included a number of trips to Disney World, creating some of her family's most treasured memories. After living in Germany for two years, Tina and Todd set a target to finish visiting all 50 states, which they celebrated in 2014. Tina combined that love of travel, history, her faith, and her sense of adventure by spending three weeks in Israel just last year. She was so excited to share the experience and how real it made the Scriptures in her life. Beyond compare, though, was the joy she got from watching the girls express the boundless delight they find in dance. She knew their talent was a wonderful gift from God and they just love sharing it. Knowing that it is a blessing makes it even more precious to them and everyone else. Tina was also very practical – likely inherited from the German side of her family. Therefore, in lieu of flowers, Tina's family is requesting donations be made to The Multiple Sclerosis Society or LoveNotLost.org, a non-profit that provides family portraits for those with a terminal illness or Alzheimer's Disease.

Tina Marie Yaney

September 24, 1960 - February 12, 2024