Walter Huffman

Walter Huffman, age 80, passed away on May 3, 2012 in Mesa, Arizona. Walter was born December 6, 1931 in Monroe, Michigan, the son of Pinkny Huffman and Margaret (Little) Huffman. Walter was a baccalaureate alumnus of Michigan State University, and worked for Michigan Milk Producers Association. He retired as the Ovid Plant Manager after 36 years of service. Additionally, he served as Mayor of Ovid from 1980-1986, as well as on the Ovid Ambulance Service for more than twenty years.

He is survived by his wife of twenty-four years, Joan (Johnson) Huffman , his children Lisa (Huffman) Ondrus and Steve Huffman; step-sons Rick, Scott and Wade Johnson; nine grandchildren; sister Ingrid (Huffman) O'Brian; brother Howard Huffman along with many nieces and nephews. Along with his parents, Walter was preceded in death by Betty (Kuhns) Huffman, his wife of twenty-five years; his sisters Vera Huffman and Helen (Huffman) Clark, as well as his brother Ingrim Huffman.

A visitation will be held on June 6, 2012 at 4:30 p.m., followed by a memorial service at 5:30 p.m. at the United Church of Ovid with Pastor Greg Buchner officiating. This will be followed by a funeral dinner at the church.
Sympathy may be expressed in the form of contributions to the National Kidney Foundation at
www.kidney.org/support/.