Gordon Ward Sr, age 89, of Greenville, passed away Sat afternoon, Dec 5, 2009 at his home.
The son of Charles and Ruth Blanding Ward, he was born on Aug 20, 1920 in Grattan Twp. Gordon was a veteran of the U.S. Navy serving during WWII and was a member of the Ray I. Booth American Legion Post 101. He retired from Federal Mogul after 40 years of service. As an avid golfer, Gordon was a member of the Great Lakes Senior Golf Association.
Gordon was preceded in death by his parents; his brother, Howard Ward; sisters, Norma Kain and Eleanor Case; 1st wife, Victoria (Nelson) Ward, 2nd wife, Maxine (Thomas) Ward; son-in-law, David Allen and granddaughter, Jamie Allen and an infant grandson Ward.
Surviving are his wife of twenty years, Elaine (Nienhuis) Ward; his children, Linda and Richard Petersen of Gowen, Gordon Ward, Jr. of Greenville, Jackie and Don Korson of Gowen, Christine Allen of Greenville and Bill and Sandy Ward of Jenison; his grandchildren, Rod Kennedy, Roger Kennedy, Shayne Ward, Steve Ward, Stephanie Korson, Amy Korson, Jarrod Korson, Chad Allen, Mandy Allen, Travis Ward, Ashley Ward, and Max Ward; step-grandchildren, Zach Hillman, Heather Hillman, Jessica Ackley, Peter Ackley, Allyssa Acklye, Elly Ackley and Alex Arnold; and 17 great grandchildren.
Visitation is Tue from 6-8pm at the Christiansen Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Greenville, where Funeral services will be held at 11am on Wed. Pastor Ken Harger of Shiloh Community Chruch will officiate with burial following at Oakfield Township Cemetery. Military honors, rendered by the Ray I. Booth American Legion Post 101, will conclude the ceremonies.