In the beginning, pumping outhouses and installing homemade septic tanks supported Morris DeJonghe’s family in the village of Britton, Mich. Begun in 1937, his business passed to the third generation in 2002, becoming Matt DeJonghe Septic Tank Cleaning Service. The company pumps septic tanks and inspects onsite systems in Lenawee and Monroe Counties and lower Washtenaw County.DeJonghe’s wife, Misty, became vice president of operations in 2011 and launched a marketing campaign. She used 15 years as a home care administrator to prepare a manual of standard operating procedures and a blood-borne exposure safety plan to meet state and federal Occupational
