Grand Traverse County MI Archives Photo Tombstone.....Oldford, William James & Jeanette Loretta 
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Cemetery:           Linwood Cemetery
Name:               William James & Jeanette Loretta Oldford

Date Of Photograph: July 3, 2007
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William James Oldford   b. 15 Sept. 1934   d. 29 Jan. 2005
Married 15 Feb. 1958
Jeanette Loretta Oldford   b. 8 May 1936
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Social Security Death Index 
Name: William J. Oldford 
SSN: XXX-XX-XXXX  
Last Residence: 49684  Traverse City, Grand Traverse, Michigan 
Born: 15 Sep 1934 
Died: 29 Jan 2005 
State (Year) SSN issued: Michigan (Before 1951 ) 
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U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006 
Name: William James Oldford 
Service Info.: SP4 US ARMY  
Birth Date: 15 Sep 1934 
Death Date: 29 Jan 2005 
Cemetery: Long Lake Twp Cemetery  
Cemetery Address: Traverse City, MI 49684  
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      WILLIAM OLDFORD, 70, of Traverse City, died Saturday, Jan. 29, 2005, at 
Munson Medical Center. 
      Arrangements will be announced by the Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home.
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William J. Oldford
Died January 29, 2005
      TRAVERSE CITY - William James Oldford, 70, of Traverse City died Saturday 
at Munson Medical Center.
      Bill was born in Detroit Sept. 15, 1934, to Hazel (Davis) and William 
Augustus Oldford. He graduated from Berkley High School and then attended 
junior college and Wayne State University. On Feb. 15, 1958, he married the 
former Jeanette Loretta Green. He was drafted and served our country as a 
member of the U. S. Army.
      Bill was employed as a tool and die maker for Ford Motor Company prior to 
retiring and moving here in 1991 from Lathrup Village. He was a member of the 
Lathrup Village Lions Club and in Traverse City became a member of the Kiwanis 
Golden K. Bill volunteered at the Career Tech Center, Small Engines Department. 
He was a member of St. Francis Catholic Church where he served as an usher.
      Bill enjoyed woodworking, electronics and playing tennis. He, Jeanette 
and family enjoyed taking camping vacations. They traveled the United States 
taking the back roads through the small towns admiring the countryside.
      Survivors include his wife, Jeanette; his daughters, Theresa and her 
husband, David Dysarz, and Linda and her husband, Mark Piotrowski; his 
grandchildren, Kevin, Daniel and Laura Piotrowski, all of Lathrup Village; and 
a brother, Floyd and his wife, Rosemarie Oldford of Brighton.
      Bill was preceded in death by his parents; and by his sons, Kenneth James 
and Daniel Martin Oldford.
      Visitation will take place Tuesday, Feb. 1 from 2 until 8 p.m. at the 
Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home with a scripture service at 7:30 p.m.
      The Funeral Mass will be celebrated at noon Wednesday, Feb. 2, at St. 
Francis Catholic Church, with the Rev. Father Peter Eke serving as celebrant. 
Burial will take place in Linwood Cemetery in Long Lake Township.
      The family would suggest the memorial contributions be directed to the 
Traverse City Area Golden K. Envelopes will be available from the funeral home.

 





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