Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Updike, William Wallace 2009
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Greenville Daily News, 8 Dec 2009

William Wallace “Bill” Updike, 78, died at his home in Greenville on Sunday,
Dec. 6, 2009, surrounded by his family.  Bill was born June 19, 1931, in
Belding.  He attended Cooks Corner Elementary School and Belding High School. 
There he met the love of his life, Betty Jane Michalek, in ninth grade and they
were married on April 15, 1950, in Belding.

He enjoyed fishing, hunting and metal casting in his own foundry.  He was
skilled at fixing anything mechanical and worked and supervised at Greenville
Tool & Die for 41 years.  One of the biggest loves of his life was antique cars.
 His 1922 Ford Model T was one of his prized possessions and many trips were
taken in it as he belonged to the Flat River Antique Automobile Club.  Bill also
enjoyed square dancing.

He is survived by his wife, Betty Jane; six children, Daniel Updike (Cathy) of
Greenville, Rosalie Lee of Greenville, Mary McCartney (Allen) of Mason, Kristina
Muller (Mosey) of Watermill, N.Y., Angela Gillmer (Greg) of Greenville, Amy
Butler (Christopher) of Eugene, Ore.; 21 grandchildren and six
great-grandchildren.  He was preceded in death by his parents, Wallace and Ida
Updike, and siblings, Patricia, Marilyn, Roger and Gretchen.

Funeral services will be noon Wednesday at the Johnson-Feuerstein Funeral Home,
Belding.  Interment will follow in Otisco Township Cemetery.  Visitation will be
one hour before the service.  Instead of flowers, please consider memorial
contributions to the Alvah N. Belding Library or the Flat River Historical
Museum in Greenville.


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