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STILWELL, Shawn Michael, was born on February 28, 1961 and passed away on Wednesday, April 17, 2019. Michael was a resident of Saint Charles, Missouri at the time of passing. Mike was very patriotic and immensely proud of his career serving his country in the United State Navy as a submariner.
NIELSEN, Charles Davis, Sr., 94, passed away April 16, 2019. Funeral Services will be 2 PM Friday, April 26, 2019 at Sharp Funeral Homes, Miller Road Chapel at our temporary location Hill Creek Church 5363 Hill Road, Swartz Creek (Mundy Twp.). Pastor Scott Reed officiating. Visitation will be 2-4 PM and 6-8 PM Thursday April 25. Interment will be 2:30 PM Wednesday, May 1 at Great Lakes Cemetery, 4200 Belford Rd., Holly Memorial contributions would be appreciated to the Genesee County Humane Society. Charles was born May 3, 1924 in S. Portland, ME, the son of Arthur and Laura (Belcher) Nielsen. He married Thelma E.M. Gilbert in Swartz Creek on March 22, 1946. He proudly served in the US Navy Submarine Division [USS-S-16 (SS-121), USS O-6 (SS-67), USS Odax (SS-484)] and later in the US Air Force as an Airplane Mechanic and Flight Simulator Instructor. Charles also was employed in the Maintenance Department of the Flint Public Schools and later as a Stationary Fireman at U of M Flint. He was a member of the Submarine Veterans Inc. Charles enjoyed talking to people about his military career. Surviving are: wife, Thelma; children, Diane (Ronald) Horton, Charlie Nielsen Jr., Sondra (Mark) Letavis , and Janet (Jon) Baugher; 7 grandchildren; 18 great grandchildren; sisters, Kathryn Clark and Nancy Conroy. Charles was preceded in death by his parents and 3 brothers. Online tributes may be shared at www.sharpfuneralhomes.com. Published in Flint Journal on Apr. 21, 2019
FERGUSON, Edwin Clayton, 93, passed away peacefully in his sleep on April 11, 2019. Ed was born to Alan Ferguson and Lily Cupples Ferguson in Fresno, California on June 20, 1925. He attended Monrovia Arcadia Duarte High School prior to serving in the US Navy on the submarine USS Balao (SS-285) during WWII. Ed earned a degree in finance from Occidental College, where he met his sweetheart and wife of 69 years, Helen McMullen. Ed's 40 years at Goodyear Tire and Rubber culminated with him as VP of Marketing. After retiring in 1990, he dedicated his time and talents to his church and community, including serving 8 years on the Duarte Board of Education. Ed relished traveling and sharing that passion with others, no matter if it was with Helen, his grandchildren, or leading educational student excursions to Sacramento, Washington D.C. and China. Above all, Ed loved spending time with his wife, children, grandchildren, and driving his great-grandchildren in his golf cart. Ed is survived by his beloved wife of 69 years, Helen; children: Jim (Sue) Ferguson, Margaret (Brad) Finlay, Helen (Dan) Crump, and Ed Ferguson; 16 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren; and sister Eileen Groth. He was predeceased by his parents and grandson, Matthew Ferguson. Funeral services will be held Friday, April 26, 2019 at 11 a.m. at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church (726 S. Shamrock Ave., Monrovia, CA). In lieu of flowers, please consider contributing to the Ferguson Education Fund. Because education is so important to them and in hopes of helping Duarte students attend college, Ed and Helen established the Ferguson Education Fund 15 years ago. Checks can be made out to the Duarte Education Foundation (a 501(c)3 nonprofit) and mailed to PO Box 497, Duarte, CA 91009-0497. Published in the Los Angeles Times Apr. 19, 2019
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