William Edward Jeffery

St. Joseph Mercy Hospital. William was born August 21, 1932, in Long Island City, New York to Ethel

Mortensen and Norman Jeffery.

William Edward Jeffery, known to all as Bill, was a man with integrity, Bill was conservative,

generous, fair, honest, friendly, and had a good sense of humor. He was traditional and practical in his

approach to his life and in his relationships. He was also a man who was meticulous, carefully

disciplined, and orderly in virtually everything he undertook.

Realistic about life, Bill was always at the ready, prepared to take on responsibility.

Bill was brought up to be self-confident, practical, and dependable. These were traits that would

serve him well throughout his life. Bill moved around a bit in his early life but once settled in Michigan

with his parents and five siblings. Bill was constantly involved in activities with his brothers and sister.

Bill and his siblings may have had the typical rivalries while growing up, but Bill was always consistently

loyal to his family.

Bill loved to learn and while his teachers and even his friends generally thought of Bill as being a

serious person, he managed to have a pretty good time in Pinckney High School as he made that critical

transition from adolescence to adulthood.

After high school, Bill joined the United States Air force and served in the 3561 Maintenance

Squadron. He received praise for his valor, including being awarded the Good Conduct Medal and the

National Defense Service Medal.

It was 1957, when Bill saw Eva at Joe LaRoses restaurant in Dexter MI, and called her the next day to ask

her out on a date, as they say, “the rest is history.”

Compassionate and devoted to Eva, Bill held endearing, traditional values about marriage and family

life. He took the responsibility of marriage to heart, giving it his total commitment in 1959 at the Dexter

Methodist Church, Dexter MI. He was a source of strength to Eva and used his gifts at nurturing

one-on-one relationships, he worked hard to make his new family happy. Bill & Eva were blessed to

raise two children: Bradley and Kristey. Bill was fortunate to have loved and enjoyed three grandchildren

(Jessica, James, and Cassidy) and four great-grandchildren (Devon, Octavia, Marcus, and Pyper).

While raising a family; being a respectful and honest person, Bill greatly enjoyed and was very good at

what he did for a living. Bill’s primary occupation was an insurance broker for Western-Southern Life

Insurance where he was employed for almost 30 years. After retiring from Western-Southern Life

Insurance, Bill took a job at Microage not only delivering computer equipment, but was fortunate to

have worked with his son Brad while employed there, and then worked as a building custodian at

Pinckney Community Schools.

Bill was very organized at work and at home. He kept notes to make sure his memory would stay

sharp. He kept in his wallet the Greek alphabet, the National Constitution, and other miscellaneous

poems, and figures or sayings. His favorite pursuits were crossword puzzles, brainteasers, mystery

novels, and loved the old movies such as musicals, war, and especially western movies. Bill was content to enjoy his hobbies alone but enjoyed doing them with his kids. He loved playing horseshoes, croquet,

golf, and all sorts of board, dice and card games.

Bill is survived by his wife, Eva Jeffery, daughter Kristey Uchman (Don), and son Brad Jeffery (Debra),

Siblings Don Jeffery (Jean), Norm Jeffery, and sister-in-law Lois.

Bill was preceded in death by father Norman Jeffery and mother Ethel Mortensen. Brothers Wallace

Jeffery, Douglas Jeffery (Sue), and sister Karen Eggleton (Jeff).

A celebration of Bills’ life will be held at Hosmer-Muehlig Funeral on August 14th at 10 AM, the eulogy will

begin at noon.

Please share fond memories and expressions of sympathy at www.hosmermuehlig.com for the Jeffery

family.