Gladwin County MI Archives Obituaries.....WHITMER, OLAN LEROY February 29, 2004 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Thomas Ladner tomdladner@yahoo.com May 1, 2008, 5:38 pm Gladwin County Record dated 02-29/2004 Column - ? Page - ? Olan L. Whitmer, Olan L. Whitmer, age 72, of Beaverton died Feb. 29, 2004 at MidMichigan Medical Center in Gladwin, of a sudden illness. Olan was born Nov. 12, 1931 in Midland to John and Flossie (Myers) Whitmer in Midland. He was employed as a Foreman at Dow Chemical in Midland, retiring in 1982 after 30 years. He was also an army veteran, having served during the Korean War. Olan had lived in Gladwin County since 1946, having previously lived in Midland. He was a member of the Beaverton Church of the Brethren. Surviving him are his daughter, Angela (Ronald) Sullivan of Coleman; his granddaughter, Jessica Sullivan of Coleman; two sisters, Lillian (Milton) Tolly of Hope, and Barbara (Jim) Andrist of Beaverton; one brother, Daniel (Claudia) Whitmer of Beaverton; several nieces and nephews; and special friend, Jorey Fassett. He is predeceased by his parents; brother Robert; and son Michael Whitmer. Funeral services will be held Thursday, March 4 at 11 a.m. at Beaverton Church of the Brethren in Beaverton. Pastor John Glasscock will be officiating. Visitation will be from Wednesday, March 3, from 2 to 9 p.m., at Hall Funeral Home in Beaverton and at the church on Thursday, March 4 from 10 a.m. until the time of service. Burial will take place in Tobacco Township (Dale) Cemetery in Beaverton. Memorial contributions may be sent to the Beaverton Church of the Brethren Building Fund. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/gladwin/obits/w/whitmer4034gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 2.0 Kb