Gladwin County MI Archives Obituaries.....OARD, ORVILLE BOYD April 15, 2000
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Gladwin County Record dated 04-19/2000 Column - 6 Page - 2
Orville B. Oard, 81, of Gladwin died Saturday, April 15, 2000 at the 
MidMichigan Medical Center-Midland. Born Nov. 25, 1918 in Gladwin County, he 
was the son of S. Boyd and Virgie (Bushong) Oard. Orville married Irene 
Emmendorfer, Oct. 18, 1947 in Saginaw. He was self-employed in the excavating 
business for 48 years. He was a veteran of World War II, having served with 
the 19th Station Hospital in Iran and is a lifetime member of VFW Post 7303. 
Orville was a trustee with the Hay Township Board for many years. He was an 
avid hunter, loved to travel, and enjoyed his grandchildren. 
   Besides his wife he is survived by seven daughters, Carolyn Swanstra of 
Gladwin, Cathryn and husband Harold Loar of Beaverton, Cheryl-Oard-Irish of 
Flint, Cynthia and husband Charles Simmons of Alma, Patricia Oard-Moore and 
husband Richard Moore of Midland, Pamela Oard of Niles, and Barbara and 
husband Scott Buckley of Danville, Va.; one son, William and wife Darlene of 
Gladwin; two brothers, Max and Gerald, both of Gladwin; two sisters, Mary Jane 
Brushaber and Betty Jean Myers, both of Beaverton; 18 grandchildren; and seven 
great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Cherlyn 
Anne in 1950. 
   Services will be held at 1 p.m. today (Wednesday) at the Sisson Funeral 
Home in Gladwin with Rev. James Hoggard officiating. Friends may call at the 
funeral home from noon until 1 p.m. today (Wednesday). 
Memorials may be made to the World War II War Memorial or the VFW Post 7303. 

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