Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Niethamer, Thomas E March 24, 2017
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Lakewood News- Sat. March 25, 2017

THOMAS E.NIETHAMER
Thomas E. Niethamer passed away March 24, 2017 at the age of 95.

He was a lifelong resident of Woodland township, a descendant of Woodland's 
first pioneers. Born to Ruth Jordan Niethamer and Frank S. Niethamer and he 
was the oldest of their three children.

He was proceeded in death by his loving wife, Doris; his parents; and a 
sister Barbara Ann, that was four years old when hit by an automobile on 
mother's Day in 1927. He graduated from Woodland High School in 1939.

He was a faithful member of the Zion lutheran Church and a Charter member of 
the Woodland Lions Club with 60 years of 100% attendance.

Joining the U.S. Navy in WW II he became the chief engineer of the SC1038. 
The last two years of the war he served at the Naval Operating and Submarine 
base at Dutch Harbor in the Aleutian Islands. After the war, he returned to 
Woodland to the family farm and farm equipment business. On August 17, 1947, 
he married Doris Jean Coats and together they enjoyed 68 wonderful years of 
marriage.

He is survived by his two sons Mark Niethamer of Woodland and David (Darlene) 
Niethamer and their three daughter, Tonya (Josh) Sandborn and great- 
grandchildren, Abigail, Chloe and Lily, Vicki (Rick) Goethals and great- 
grandsons, Hudson and Clayton, Sarah (Mike) Reed and great-grandchildren 
Blake, Shane and Madison; sister, Peggy (Robert) Dangl and their children, 
William and Jill.

Visitation will be a Zion Lutheran Church, Velte Rd. Woodland, Monday, March 
27, 2017 at 10 a.m.. The service will take place immediately following at 11 
a.m., also at the Church. Interment will take place at Woodland Memorial 
Park, Woodland.

On line condolences, can be left for the family at www.koopsfc.com

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