Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Blumberg, Clois E. "Bud" April 21, 2013 ************************************************ 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: Nan Wheaton wheaton1624@yahoo.com August 15, 2014, 7:53 pm Ionia Sentinel-Standard - April 25, 2013 Clois E. “Bud” Blumberg, 72, of Interlochen, formerly of Flint died Sunday, April 2, 2013. Bud was born on July 1, 1940 in Ionia the son of Clois and Norma (Lovegrove) Blumberg. He attended the Detroit Business College. Bud was an insurance agent for 34 years retiring from Mutual of Detroit Insurance Company in 1997. He won many awards and also several vacations to Santa Barbara, Calif., Orlando, Fla., and Las Vegas. Bud was greatly respected in the insurance industry and never met a stranger. He was very well liked in each community he lived. Bud enjoyed camping, gardening, golfing, walking in the woods with his dogs, especially Yuri, playing games on his computer, crossword puzzles and one of his great passions was the love of reading maps of all kinds. His great passion was his family and he was very active in the lives of his grandchildren. He was most proud of his military service and the military service of all his children. He was a member of the Frankfort American Legion, Jaycees Blooper Ball team, several bowling leagues and formerly the Court Street Methodist Church in Flint. Bud and Jeanne moved to Interlochen in 2003. Bud is survived by his wife, Jeanne (Fowler) Blumberg; they were married on Feb. 12, 1966 in Flint; children, Christopher (Kim) Blumberg of Carlisle, Pa., Steven Blumberg of Millington and Julie Blumberg of Interlochen; grandchildren, Sean Blumberg and Erin Blumberg and sister, Sharon (Larry) Campbell of Sarasota, Fla.; sister-in-law, Judy Niergarth of Lapeer and brothers-in-law, William (Donna) Fowler of Clio and Joseph (Jan) Fowler of Mayville and many nieces of nephews. He will be greatly missed by his best friend of over 40 years, Jim Fenner. He is preceded in death by his parents; sisters, Iola Iris and Janice Kathleen; brother-in-law, Tom Fowler and sister-in-law, Debbie Fowler. He will always be remembered for his laugh and sense of humor and he will be missed by all. A Graveside Service with Military Honors will be held 1:30 p.m. May 24, 2013 at the Great Lakes National Cemetery, Holly. Dinner will follow. Memorial Contributions may be made to the Goodwill Inn Shelter, 2943 Keystone Road, Traverse City, MI 49686 or St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude’s Place, Memphis, TN 38105. Please visit Bud’s Webpage at www.lifestroynet.com to sign the guest book and share a message or memory with his family. Life Story Funeral Home, Traverse City, 231-941-9034. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/b/blumberg26626nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 3.1 Kb