July 25, 2005
Obituaries
RICHARD JOSEPH BONDY, 58, of Williamsburg, died Friday evening, July 22, 2005.
Arrangements are pending at the Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home.
GLENN W. HAYDEN, 80, of Manistee, died Saturday, July 23, 2005, at Munson Medical Center.
Visitation will be Tuesday, July 26, 2005, from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m., at the Johnson Funeral Home in Manistee. Funeral services will be Wednesday, July 27, at 1:30 p.m., at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Manistee.
Arrangements are by the Johnson Funeral Home in Manistee.
RONALD A. MILLER, 63, of Manistee, died Sunday morning, July 24, 2005, after a lengthy battle with cancer.
Services will be held Saturday, July 30, at noon, at the family's home at 3830 Milarch Road in Manistee.
Arrangements are by the Johnson Funeral Home in Manistee.
John Tornga
Died July 23, 2005
CHARLEVOIX - John Tornga, 84, of Charlevoix, formerly of Ellsworth, died Saturday, July 23, 2005, at Boulder Park Terrace in Charlevoix.
He was born April 3, 1921, the son of John and Minnie (VanderHeide) Veenstra. Following his mother's death two months after his birth, he was adopted and raised by his aunt and uncle, Anne and John Tornga.
On Dec. 3, 1941, he married Marion Wiltse in Banks Township, where they made their home. Marion died in 1996, and John moved to Charlevoix in 1997.
John was employed at Wil-Flo in Charlevoix until his retirement. He was a member of Belltower Reformed Church, and he enjoyed fishing and wood carving.
Surviving are his daughter, Patricia (Robert) Mills of Grandville; son, Stanley (Susan) Tornga of Traverse City; seven grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; his brother, Minor "Mike" Veenstra of Charlevoix; sister, Johanna Doctor of Ellsworth; and a sister-in-law, Mildred Fielstra of Traverse City.
He was preceded in death by two sisters, Gezina Aardema and Christine DeVries.
Friends may call at Hastings Funeral Home in Ellsworth on Sunday, July 24, from 6 to 9 p.m., and on Monday, July 25, from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. A Celebration of Life service will be held on Tuesday, July 26, 2005, at 1 p.m., at Belltower Reformed Church, with the Rev. Paul Copeland officiating. Burial will be in Atwood Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to Belltower Reformed Church or to Northwest Michigan Community Health-Hospice (NWMCHA Hospice).
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