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1925
Clifford
2014
Clifford Lewis Amidon
March 22, 1925 — January 24, 2014
Clifford Lewis Amidon, formerly of Interlochen, died Friday, January 24, 2014, at Tendercare of Traverse City. He was born on March 22, 1925, in Inland Township, Benzie County, Michigan, the fifth son of Leslie Fern and Lillian (Briggs) Amidon.
With the death of his father when Cliff was only two years of age, the family moved a great deal, until settling in Grawn, Michigan. He continued in school until the end of the eleventh grade, when he decided to join the World War II effort by enlisting in the U.S. Navy. After graduating from Signalman's training in January, 1944, with the rank of Petty Officer Third Class, he served on the refueling ship, the U.S.S. Whipporwill, in the Pacific, until the end of the war.
After the war, he returned to Grawn, where he married the girl that literally lived next door, Jeanette Joyce Wagner, on November 14, 1947. They build a home just north of Chum's Corners.
He valued hard work and put in long hours managing two gas stations on south Union Street, eventually retiring from his business, Cliff's Major Muffler Service.
He didn't have time for hobbies, but he did love to read a newspaper or a piece of nonfiction, and to spend time with his family, especially the grandchildren that he adored.
Cliff is survived by his 5 children; Patsy (Ken) Gregory of Traverse City, Doug Amidon of Traverse City, Karen (Gene) Fritz of Pellston, David (Sherri) Amidon of Traverse City, and Daryl (Ingrid) Amidon of Dallas, TX, 6 grandchildren, 9 great-grandchildren, his brother, Lt. Col. Ervan (Elinor) Amidon (Ret.), and his two sisters, Tricia (Amidon) Blackmoore and Tina (Amidon) Wagner.
Preceding him in death were his wife, and three brothers; Carl, Leonard and Arthur.
Burial will be at Grand Traverse Memorial Gardens. A Celebration of Life will be held for Cliff at a future date.
With the death of his father when Cliff was only two years of age, the family moved a great deal, until settling in Grawn, Michigan. He continued in school until the end of the eleventh grade, when he decided to join the World War II effort by enlisting in the U.S. Navy. After graduating from Signalman's training in January, 1944, with the rank of Petty Officer Third Class, he served on the refueling ship, the U.S.S. Whipporwill, in the Pacific, until the end of the war.
After the war, he returned to Grawn, where he married the girl that literally lived next door, Jeanette Joyce Wagner, on November 14, 1947. They build a home just north of Chum's Corners.
He valued hard work and put in long hours managing two gas stations on south Union Street, eventually retiring from his business, Cliff's Major Muffler Service.
He didn't have time for hobbies, but he did love to read a newspaper or a piece of nonfiction, and to spend time with his family, especially the grandchildren that he adored.
Cliff is survived by his 5 children; Patsy (Ken) Gregory of Traverse City, Doug Amidon of Traverse City, Karen (Gene) Fritz of Pellston, David (Sherri) Amidon of Traverse City, and Daryl (Ingrid) Amidon of Dallas, TX, 6 grandchildren, 9 great-grandchildren, his brother, Lt. Col. Ervan (Elinor) Amidon (Ret.), and his two sisters, Tricia (Amidon) Blackmoore and Tina (Amidon) Wagner.
Preceding him in death were his wife, and three brothers; Carl, Leonard and Arthur.
Burial will be at Grand Traverse Memorial Gardens. A Celebration of Life will be held for Cliff at a future date.
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