Jim Ponder passed
away Sunday, April 11, 2010 from complications occurring
after a very successful stem cell transplant. He was
diagnosed in January with Acute Myeloid Leukemia, (AML),
which was discovered in a routine annual physical.
Since the closing
of Alexander Hamilton Life here in Michigan, Jim had been
the person who most stayed in contact and organized all the
"Hamilton Gatherings." He relished keeping in-touch with
"The Hamilton Family" all over the Country.
He will be missed
by all who knew him ...
His obituary is as follows:
James
T. Ponder, passed away on April 11, 2010 at age 68.
Beloved husband of Lynda. Dear father of Janet (Tom)
O’Connell, Jim (Kelly), Tim & Melissa (Gavin) Fleming.
Proud Grandfather of Caitlin, Meghan, Ashley, Mack, Alexis,
Madison, Noah, & Zachary. Brother of Audrey Thiede,
Fred (Delores) and the late Billie Jo Grabowski.
Paul
E. Hamlin, age 72 passed away on March 26, 2009 following a long
illness.
His obituary is as follows:
Paul
E. Hamlin
was born on November 15,1936 in Worthington, Indiana, the son of the
late Flander and Annabell Hamlin. He attended Olivet Nazarene
College before joining Land of Lincoln Insurance Co. in Illinois. He
moved to MI in 1961 to become one of the original founders of
Alexander Hamilton Life Insurance Company. Paul went on to be
one of the leading regional director's of sales for Hamilton.
Paul was married to Stephanie for 36 years. He dearly loved
his wife and five children, Jeff, Jennifer, Jeanna, Lisa, and
Christy.
Sherry Harris
lost her battle with cancer on December 4, 2008. She was a long
time AHL employee, and for the past 8 years had been a member of the
Policy Administration department at American Community Mutual
Insurance Company. Sherry is survived by 3 children, Kyle
(21), Corey (18) and Jacob (17), and had recently became a
grandmother.
She will be missed by
all who had the pleasure of knowing her ...
Don Grinde
passed away on October 25th, 2006 at the age of 82. He retired from AHL in
October, 1985. Don was always a friend and a positive
co-worker. Jeff his son, said that the past several years were
peaceful for Don, and that he enjoyed the many friends he had made
in the condo complex where he lived. Don
will be missed by the many friends he had at Alexander Hamilton
Life.
Elinore Simblest
passed away on January 17, 2006. Her
wonderful, gentle nature will be remembered by all who knew
her. She retired from AHL in 1984, having spent many years in
Client Service.
Her obituary is
as follows:
Age 83. January 17, 2006.
Beloved wife of the late Allen. Loving mother of Sandi (Bruce) Bodjack, Jill (Greg) Henning, and Leslie Simblest (Dennis
Chegash).
Our friend Lisa (Wittbrodt)
Norwood passed away on January 11, 2006 due to cancer.
She was a wonderful person, with a beautiful smile who will be missed by
her AHL family ...
Her obituary is
as follows:
Age 37, of Howell,
died Wednesday, January 11, 2006 in her home. Born June 24, 1968
in Detroit, the daughter of Ronald J. and Elaine A. (Thornton)
Wittbrodt. She was a 1986 graduate of South Lyon High School;
she enjoyed being a mother and homemaker and was previously
employed with Chem-Trend, Howell. She is survived by her husband
Patrick L. Norwood whom she married in 1993 in Northville, MI.
Also, surviving are her children, Jason and Paige; parents,
Ronald and Elaine Wittbrodt of Brighton; brother, Jeffrey
Wittbrodt of South Lyon; Mother-in-law, Deanna Norwood;
sister-in-law, Sharon (Timothy) Levier of South Lyon and 5
nieces & nephews.
Our beloved friend
Carole Tarcea passed away on June 21, 2005 after battling cancer.
We knew her family well, husband Victor, daughter
Kelly (Tarcea) Leeson and husband Thom
 .
She was a kind, generous person who will be missed by all ...
Her obituary is
as follows:
Age 63. June 21,
2005. Beloved wife of Victor. Loving mother of Victor Glenn
(Beth), Kelly (Thom) Leeson, and Kevin (Emily). Proud
grandmother of Carter, Michaela, Lorren, and Megan.
Carrie Russik passed
away on May 18, 2005. She will be missed by all her AHL
friends.
Our
heartfelt condolences go out to her family.
Her obituary is
as follows:
May
18, 2005, age 68 of Wixom, formerly of Farmington Hills. Loving
mother of Carrie (Scott) Beckstrand, Joseph (Leona), Tina Quigley,
Robert (Rita) and Tammy DeGuire. Cherished grandmother of 18,
great-grandmother of three.
Our beloved Stella Fishel passed away February
25, 2005.
For many of us, Stella was the first face we saw each morning in the
reception area, starting every day off on a happy note. She was
truly a gracious and wonderful woman. Stella will be missed by all
...
February 25, 2005. Beloved wife of the late George. Loving mother of
Kenneth (Judy), Patricia (Donald) Grace, and Shirley (Armond) Myers.
Dear grandmother of Craig (Cheri) and Steven (Amy). Loving
great-grandmother of Gibson, Nathan, Lucas, and Ethan. Also survived
by one brother, Samuel Filippelli.
Richard Harold
Headlee passed away peacefully at the age of 74, on November 9, 2004.
He is survived by his sister Norma (Paul) Cutler of Salt Lake
City, his eternal companion (55 years in mortality) Mary, his
children Michael (Pamela) of East Bloomfield, New York, Doug
(Mary) of Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, Kathy of Cedar Hills, Utah,
Natalie (David) Blackwell of Ferron, Utah, Carolyn (Dave)
Sharette of Sandy, Utah, Laura (Grant) Campbell of Sandy, Utah,
Howard (Tana) of Sandy, Utah, and Elaine (Randy) Benson of Cedar
Hills, Utah, 51 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.
Dennis Etzkorn
passed away suddenly on November 1, 2004. He will be missed by
all his AHL friends. Our heartfelt condolences go out to his
wife Kathy.
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