Funeral for 81-year-old man killed in head-on collision to be held Saturday

The funeral for the 81-year-old man killed last week when a vehicle crossed the centerline of Michigan Avenue and hit his car head on will be held Saturday, with visitation on Friday.

Neil Stierle of Freedom Township was killed after his Mercury Montego was struck by Benjamin Alden’s Chevrolet Cobalt on the morning of July 29 on Michigan Avenue near Textile Road in Pittsfield Township. Alden and Stierle both died at the scene of the crash.

Stierle was a lifelong farmer on his family's centennial farm, according to his obituary. Visitation for Stierle will take place from 2-8 p.m. Friday at the St. Thomas Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1001 W. Ellsworth Road, Pittsfield Township. Funeral services will be held at the same church the next day at 11 a.m.

A 71-year-old York Township woman was a passenger in Stierle’s vehicle at the time of the crash. Police said Monday she’s still being treated for her injuries.

The woman has not been identified, but police said she is a relative of Stierle’s.

• Read Stierle's full obituary.

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Kyle Feldscher covers cops and courts for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached at kylefeldscher@annarbor.com or you can follow him on Twitter.