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Death
Clarence Donald Nutt is the father of Donald D. Nutt, the Webmaster
for the Nutt Family Genealogy Page. C. D. Nutt passed into eternal
rest at 4:30 Friday morning, October 11, 2002. His age was 69 years 10
months 26 days.
On Sunday, September 29, 2002, Mr. Nutt was taken by emergency
ambulance to the Saint Joseph Mercy
Hospital, located in Superior Township between Ann Arbor and
Ypsilanti. Here he spent his last twelve days. Mr. Nutt was able to
visit with family and friends until the day before his death, when he
began to drift in and out of consciousness. He entered total coma
fourteen hours before his death.
Mr. Nutt suffered from Wegener's
Granulomatosis and Adenocarcinoma.
It is not known how long ago Don contracted the Wegener's disease,
but he was first diagnosed with it April 26, 2001, when he was taken to
the emergency room with life-threatening breathing
difficulties. Mr. Nutt bravely battled the Wegener's disease from
that day till the day of his death – a time span of 1 year
5 months 15 days.
Obituary
 Clarence
D. (Don) Nutt, of Milan, Mich., passed away on October 11, 2002, at
Saint Joseph Mercy Hospital. He was born November 15, 1932, in Port
Huron, Mich., the son of Lewis H. and Hazel (Peak) Nutt.
Survivors
include his wife, Evelyn J. Bradford-Nutt; his former wife, Bertha L.
White of Chelsea, Mich.; three sons, Donald D. (Peggy) Nutt of Adrian,
Mich., Daniel D. (Peggy) Nutt of Grass Lake, Mich., and Douglas D. White
of Chelsea, Mich.; one daughter, Denise D. (Patrick) McGraw of Hartford,
Wis.; six grandchildren; one brother, Lewis H. Nutt Jr. of Evanston,
Wyo.; three sisters, Shurley J. Wagor and Katherine E. Phillips, both of
Fort Gratiot, Mich., and Mary Lou Raymond of Brownstown Township, Mich.;
and several nieces and nephews.
He was
preceded in death by his parents, five brothers, two sisters, and one
daughter, Debra D. Nutt.
Mr.
Nutt received a U.S. Army retirement after thirty years of service in
the U.S. Army National Guard and fifteen years in the U.S. Army Retired
Reserves. He held the rank of Sergeant First Class, grade E-7, at the
time of his retirement. After his retirement from military service, he
obtained employment with the Washtenaw County Sheriff Department as a
Court Officer. For eighteen years he served as the Court Officer for the
then Senior Circuit Judge, the Honorable William F. Ager Jr. Mr. Nutt
also worked for sixteen years as a temporary substitute Letter Carrier
for the U.S. Postal Service in Ann Arbor, Mich.
Mr.
Nutt was a Past Commander of the American Legion, Post 46, in Ann Arbor,
Mich., and held a life membership in several other military
organizations. He was a founding member, and a life member, of the
Republican Presidential Task Force. His nomination for membership in the
Task Force was by former president Ronald Reagan.
Family
will receive friends at the Nie Funeral Home, 2400 Carpenter Road, Ann
Arbor, at 6-8 P.M. Sunday, and 2-4 & 6-8 P.M. Monday. Funeral
service will be held 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, October 15, 2002, at the
funeral home. Burial will be held at 2:30 P.M. Tuesday, with full
military honors, at the Fort Custer National Cemetery, Augusta, Mich.
Memorial
contributions may be made in his honor to the Disabled American
Veterans, National Headquarters, 3725 Alexandria Pike, Cold Spring, KY
41076. Envelopes are available at the Funeral Home.
Funeral
Home
Funeral arrangements for C. D. Nutt are being handled by ...
Nie
Funeral Home Inc.
2400
Carpenter Road
Ann
Arbor, Mich. 48108
Voice:
734.971.2345
Fax:
734.971.3057
Driving directions when using U.S. Hwy. 23 on the east side of Ann
Arbor ...
- Get off U.S. Hwy. 23 using Exit 37 East. This will place you on
Washtenaw Avenue, heading east towards Ypsilanti.
- The first main intersection will have a traffic light and will be
Carpenter Road. Turn right.
- Drive south on Carpenter Road only about 1,000 feet. Funeral home
is on right side, across from a Bob Evans restaurant.
Visitation
Hours
Sunday, October 13, 2002 — 6:00 to 8:00 P.M.
Monday, October 14, 2002 — 2:00 to 4:00 P.M., and 6:00 to
8:00 P.M.
Funeral
Service
Tuesday, October 15, 2002 — 11:00 A.M., at the Nie
Funeral Home.
The officiating clergy are Pastors Stephen Hobbins and Timothy Nutt.
Grave
Side Service
Tuesday, October 15, 2002 — 2:30 P.M., at the Fort
Custer National Cemetery, The cemetery is located six miles west of
Battle Creek and 15 miles east of Kalamazoo on highway M-96 (Dickman
Rd), one mile west of Augusta, Michigan. The cemetery is about 114 miles
west of Detroit, 120 miles east of Chicago, and 61 miles south of Grand
Rapids.
Driving directions
to the Fort Custer National Cemetery.
There will be an honor guard and bugler present at the grave side
service.
Flowers
Flowers may be sent from the florist of your choice, or by calling
the following florist who is near the Nie Funeral Home and is arranging
the majority of the flowers. This florist does deliver on Sunday.
Norton's
Flowers & Gifts
2900
Washtenaw Avenue
Ypsilanti,
Mich. 48197
Telephone:
734.434.2700
Memorial
Donations
Anyone desiring to make a monetary donation in memory of Clarence
Donald Nutt are asked to send your donation to Disabled
American Veterans. Donation envelopes will be available at the
funeral home.
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