Tianna Rose Zindler, or T to most of her friends and family, living in Springfield, MI, formerly from Bridgman, MI passed away from her battle with her mental health struggles, primarily emetophobia, on Tuesday, January 27th, 2026. She was 27.

Tianna was born in Phoenix, Arizona, on May 22, 1998. She was a graduate of Bridgman Public Schools in 2016 and attended VanderCook College of Music in Chicago, briefly as well as completing other college courses. Most recently, Tianna was preparing to dedicate her career to mental health advocacy. Tianna was one of the few female racecar drivers at Hartford Motor Speedway and drove the # 21z car, which was one of her favorite hobbies. She was a member of the Drumline in her high school and taught percussion after graduation for a few different high school drumlines. T was also an avid piano player  and could frequently be found expressing her love for music by playing an instrument or listening to her favorite artists. One of her other talents in recent years was tattooing and she had become very talented and used it as a form of artistic therapy.

Tianna was a wonderful, loving mother to her daughter, Zoe. She especially loved to goof around with her friends and family. She was always ready to share her love through laughter with anyone in need.

Tianna is preceded in death by her maternal great grandfather, Carl White; paternal grandmother and grandfather, Martha and Charles Zindler; and Great Aunt Charlene Zindler.

Tianna leaves behind her daughter Zoe Rose and her significant other Rob (Hunt) Ulmer; mother, DeAnn Zindler,  and father, Robert Zindler; sister, Ashley Hamby; brother, Aubrey Hamby; Zoe's godparents, Kayla and Dean Barnes; and many beloved Grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, nephews, and nieces.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to EmetAction, a charity raising awareness for emetophobia.

If you are experiencing a mental health crisis, please call or text 988. Help is available, You matter.

A memorial service celebrating her life will be held 3:00 P.M. Saturday, February 7th at Duffield and Pastrick Family Funeral Home in Coloma where the family will begin receiving friends at 1:00 P.M.