Howard Manley Shelley, 89, of Clinton Township, died Monday, March 19, 2007, in his home. He was born Dec. 6, 1917, in Mattoon, Wis.
Mr. Shelley was a General Motors pilot and KLM pilot. Relatives said flying was one of his greatest loves. He was a member of Blessed Hope Advent Christian Church in Center Line, and served as the first president of the Clinton Valley Little League.
He was a flight instrument instructor, attaining the rank of lieutenant during World War II. He met his wife while serving in the South Pacific, where she was a U.S. Army nurse. He earned a bachelor's degree from Aurora College.
Mr. Shelley is survived by his wife, Amna; children, Mark Shelley and Elizabeth (Friedberg); four grandchildren; one great-grandchild; brother, John; and sisters, Ellen Read, Janet Cox, Audrey Fetty and Emily Garton.
He was predeceased by his daughter, Janet, in 1969.
A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Resurrection Funeral Home, 40800 Hayes, Clinton Township. Burial with military honors will be in Cadillac Memorial Gardens East, Clinton Township.
Mr. Shelley was a General Motors pilot and KLM pilot. Relatives said flying was one of his greatest loves. He was a member of Blessed Hope Advent Christian Church in Center Line, and served as the first president of the Clinton Valley Little League.
He was a flight instrument instructor, attaining the rank of lieutenant during World War II. He met his wife while serving in the South Pacific, where she was a U.S. Army nurse. He earned a bachelor's degree from Aurora College.
Mr. Shelley is survived by his wife, Amna; children, Mark Shelley and Elizabeth (Friedberg); four grandchildren; one great-grandchild; brother, John; and sisters, Ellen Read, Janet Cox, Audrey Fetty and Emily Garton.
He was predeceased by his daughter, Janet, in 1969.
A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Resurrection Funeral Home, 40800 Hayes, Clinton Township. Burial with military honors will be in Cadillac Memorial Gardens East, Clinton Township.
Howard Manley Shelley, 89, of Clinton Township, died Monday, March 19, 2007, in his home. He was born Dec. 6, 1917, in Mattoon, Wis.
Mr. Shelley was a General Motors pilot and KLM pilot. Relatives said flying was one of his greatest loves. He was a member of Blessed Hope Advent Christian Church in Center Line, and served as the first president of the Clinton Valley Little League.
He was a flight instrument instructor, attaining the rank of lieutenant during World War II. He met his wife while serving in the South Pacific, where she was a U.S. Army nurse. He earned a bachelor's degree from Aurora College.
Mr. Shelley is survived by his wife, Amna; children, Mark Shelley and Elizabeth (Friedberg); four grandchildren; one great-grandchild; brother, John; and sisters, Ellen Read, Janet Cox, Audrey Fetty and Emily Garton.
He was predeceased by his daughter, Janet, in 1969.
A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Resurrection Funeral Home, 40800 Hayes, Clinton Township. Burial with military honors will be in Cadillac Memorial Gardens East, Clinton Township.
Mr. Shelley was a General Motors pilot and KLM pilot. Relatives said flying was one of his greatest loves. He was a member of Blessed Hope Advent Christian Church in Center Line, and served as the first president of the Clinton Valley Little League.
He was a flight instrument instructor, attaining the rank of lieutenant during World War II. He met his wife while serving in the South Pacific, where she was a U.S. Army nurse. He earned a bachelor's degree from Aurora College.
Mr. Shelley is survived by his wife, Amna; children, Mark Shelley and Elizabeth (Friedberg); four grandchildren; one great-grandchild; brother, John; and sisters, Ellen Read, Janet Cox, Audrey Fetty and Emily Garton.
He was predeceased by his daughter, Janet, in 1969.
A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Resurrection Funeral Home, 40800 Hayes, Clinton Township. Burial with military honors will be in Cadillac Memorial Gardens East, Clinton Township.
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