{"id":4328,"date":"2026-04-17T15:25:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T20:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lenaweevoice.com\/?p=4328"},"modified":"2026-09-03T23:54:27","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T04:54:27","slug":"family-owned-bills-service-expands-as-it-marks-70-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lenaweevoice.com\/staging\/7542\/2026\/04\/17\/family-owned-bills-service-expands-as-it-marks-70-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Family-owned Bill\u2019s Service expands as it marks 70 years"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"579\" src=\"http:\/\/lenaweevoice.com\/staging\/7542\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Bills-Service-1-1024x579.jpg\" alt=\"Jeffrey Lietzke and his parents, Sandra and Lynn Lietzke, operate Bill\u2019s Service in downtown Blissfield, which was founded 70 years ago by Lynn\u2019s father. (Photo by Erik Gable)\" class=\"wp-image-4331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lenaweevoice.com\/staging\/7542\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Bills-Service-1-1024x579.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lenaweevoice.com\/staging\/7542\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Bills-Service-1-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lenaweevoice.com\/staging\/7542\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Bills-Service-1-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lenaweevoice.com\/staging\/7542\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Bills-Service-1-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lenaweevoice.com\/staging\/7542\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Bills-Service-1-696x393.jpg 696w, https:\/\/lenaweevoice.com\/staging\/7542\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Bills-Service-1-1068x603.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/lenaweevoice.com\/staging\/7542\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Bills-Service-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jeffrey Lietzke and his parents, Sandra and Lynn Lietzke, operate Bill\u2019s Service in downtown Blissfield, which was founded 70 years ago by Lynn\u2019s father. (Photo by Erik Gable)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BLISSFIELD \u2014 There\u2019s no substitute for good, old-fashioned customer service.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Lietzke family has owned and operated Bill\u2019s Service in Blissfield for 70 years. And a legacy of caring for their customers is part of the reason why the business isn\u2019t just surviving \u2014 it\u2019s growing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Located at 116 E. Adrian St., Bill\u2019s Service is now expanding into the adjacent building and lot that previously housed The Advance, Blissfield\u2019s weekly newspaper. They purchased the property when The Advance moved into a new building up the street.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bill\u2019s Service sells and services lawn and garden equipment of all sizes, from leaf blowers and chainsaws all the way up to riding mowers and subcompact tractors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Like many independent businesses, Bill\u2019s Service started small. Founder Bill Lietzke was employed in a body shop when he first got into the equipment repair business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHe worked on lawn equipment at home in the garage,\u201d said his son, Lynn. \u201cThen it just grew from there.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From that garage on Cherry Street, the business moved first to the old Short Line Bus Terminal building at 112 E. Adrian St., and then to its current home on the opposite side of Newspaper Street.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After Bill died in 2003, Lynn Lietzke took over the store with his wife, Sandy. Their son, Jeffrey, is the third generation in the family business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jeffrey Lietzke credits the business\u2019 longevity to paying attention to service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn a world that\u2019s so fast and quick, people love attention to detail, they love attention to service,\u201d he said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn this day and age when quality is not what it used to be, I think that\u2019s what draws our customer base to us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Being able to get their equipment serviced, Lietzke added, means that customers have an alternative to just throwing things away when they break.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"730\" src=\"http:\/\/lenaweevoice.com\/staging\/7542\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Bills-Service-2-1024x730.jpg\" alt=\"Jeff Talbot works on diagnosing a problem with a customer\u2019s chainsaw at Bill\u2019s Service in Blissfield.\" class=\"wp-image-4329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lenaweevoice.com\/staging\/7542\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Bills-Service-2-1024x730.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lenaweevoice.com\/staging\/7542\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Bills-Service-2-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lenaweevoice.com\/staging\/7542\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Bills-Service-2-768x548.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lenaweevoice.com\/staging\/7542\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Bills-Service-2-150x107.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lenaweevoice.com\/staging\/7542\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Bills-Service-2-696x496.jpg 696w, https:\/\/lenaweevoice.com\/staging\/7542\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Bills-Service-2-1068x762.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/lenaweevoice.com\/staging\/7542\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Bills-Service-2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jeff Talbot works on diagnosing a problem with a customer\u2019s chainsaw at Bill\u2019s Service in Blissfield.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The company\u2019s four main brands are Stihl, Exmark, Bad Boy and Ferris. They recently added subcompact tractors to their lineup. They offer pickup and delivery, and will even do service calls for larger equipment so that customers don\u2019t have to bring things like lawn tractors into the store.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new space in the former Advance office is currently being used for storage to make quarters less tight in the shop, but eventually the front half will be renovated into another showroom space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lawn equipment has changed a lot over the past 70 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cA lot of people don\u2019t understand how advanced this stuff is getting,\u201d Lietzke said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lawnmowers and even chainsaws are being built with electronically controlled fuel injection now. And nearly everything is now offered in battery-powered versions as well as gas-powered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou\u2019re almost carrying double the equipment because you\u2019ve got the gas and battery counterparts,\u201d Lietzke said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With improvements in battery technology that make handheld equipment easier to operate, Bill\u2019s Service has started to see more female customers, said Lietzke\u2019s mother, Sandy. Instead of mixing oil and gas for a chainsaw, she said, the user can just \u201cput the battery in, turn it on, and go.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She added that lighter-weight equipment is also popular with customers who are aging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bill\u2019s Service will mark its 70th anniversary with a customer appreciation open house on Saturday, April 18, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to equipment demonstrations and giveaways, the Stihl Pro Carving Team will be at the store to do a chainsaw carving demonstration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more information, call the shop at <a href=\"tel:\/\/517-486-3104\">517-486-3104<\/a> or go to <a href=\"https:\/\/billsserviceinc.com\">billsserviceinc.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"858\" src=\"http:\/\/lenaweevoice.com\/staging\/7542\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Bills-Service-3-1024x858.jpeg\" alt=\"Bill Lietzke in his shop in a photo from the 1980s.  (Courtesy of Jeffrey Lietzke)\" class=\"wp-image-4330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lenaweevoice.com\/staging\/7542\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Bills-Service-3-1024x858.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/lenaweevoice.com\/staging\/7542\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Bills-Service-3-300x251.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/lenaweevoice.com\/staging\/7542\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Bills-Service-3-768x643.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/lenaweevoice.com\/staging\/7542\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Bills-Service-3-150x126.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/lenaweevoice.com\/staging\/7542\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Bills-Service-3-696x583.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/lenaweevoice.com\/staging\/7542\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Bills-Service-3-1068x894.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/lenaweevoice.com\/staging\/7542\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Bills-Service-3.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bill Lietzke in his shop in a photo from the 1980s.  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