In 1945, the Rochester High Football team defeated their archrivals, Lake Orion, 45-13. Bill Mitzelfeld scored three touchdowns-one on a “thrilling 65-yard broken field run” and passed twice for extra points. That fall performance was emblematic of his life, which ended on Saturday, December 11, 2021. Born April 13, 1929, he was 92 years old. He was a successful businessperson who, with his wife of 73 years, Diana, built and grew Mitzelfeld’s Department Store. Both highly civic minded, … [Read more...]