Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Helderop, Anthony, Jr. 1980 ************************************************ 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: Sandy Heintzelman sheintz@iserv.net April 17, 2014, 11:54 pm Ionia Sentinel Standard, 11 Mar 1980 Anthony Helderop 48, retired Major in the Michigan Air National Guard of Battle Creek, died recently while visiting Tampa, Florida. He was born in Grand Rapids, April 6, 1931 the son of Anthony and Dorothy (Kellogg) Helderop. He came to Battle Creek as a member of the Michigan Air National Guard. He was a pilot in the Korean War and retired at the rank of Major in 1975. He was a member of Hickory Corners American Legion Post 484, and the Delton V.F.W. Post 422. Survivors include his wife, the former Geraldine Cunningham; two sons David Anthony and Kevin Lee Helderop; two daughters, Stephanie Kaye and Karen Lee Helderop, all at home; his mother Mrs. Dorothy Oriel of Grand Rapids; a brother, Pastor Richard Helderop of Dorr; and two sisters, Mrs. Donald (Bonnie Lee) Shattuck and Mrs. Ronald (Beverly) Johnston, of Ionia. Services were Monday at the Royal Funeral Home in Battle Creek. A graveside service will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at the Easton Cemetery, where the Michigan Air National Guard will hold a flyover under the direction of Col. Strand, commanding officer of the Michigan Air National Guard. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/h/helderop24525nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb