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Warren G. Todd
Auburn, CA - Warren G. Todd passed away on 11/4/2017, one day after his 97th birthday. He had recently relocated to The Oaks of Auburn in Auburn, CA to be closer to his daughter Jennifer and son-in-law Ken Haruta. Warren passed comfortably at home with his daughter and son-in-law by his side after a brief illness.
Warren was born in Plymouth, MI on 11/3/1920. His parents were Lydia Trinkaus & Robert Todd, longtime, early residents of Plymouth. Warren was married to June Willig of Chicago, IL. They met in the Navy during WWII and were wed on St. Patrick's Day 1945, after only 3 weeks from their first date. June always said, "He was the only guy on base with a car".
Warren started his engineering apprenticeship at the Nankin Mills Ford plant in Westland then retired from Ford Motor Co. after 37 years in the experimental engineering department Livonia, MI plant.
Warren and June bought their civil war era home on N. Territorial Rd., Plymouth in 1970. They spent over a year lovingly restoring the historic house to make it a comfortable and welcoming family home. Warren took great pride in his home and enjoyed giving tours of the old house to friends, especially his wine cellar. He was a charter member of the Plymouth Elks Lodge for many years and had a lot of happy times with friends and family at the Elks. June and Warren were known as regulars at the weekly Friday fish fry. In their early years of marriage they would spend time at Avery Lake "up north" in Michigan where his dad had been a member of a hunting club when Warren was a child. Warren was athletic all his life and a very good bowler, he grew up at his dads alleys in Plymouth and then spent many nights in league play. He once had a close to perfect game. Warren had the wonderful ability of making friends easily. After all his old friends had passed he continued to make new friends at his home at Abbey Park in Milford, MI and more recently at the Oaks of Auburn in California.
He was a favorite with the nurses and caregivers in the last weeks of his life. Warren was a very fortunate man; he had a brilliant, sharp mind and a great memory. He enjoyed telling jokes and stories until the last day of his life. One of his favorite sayings was "boy, oh boy"! His caregivers expected him to repeat that a few times a day. Warren was always interested in current events, his friend's lives and had a curiosity for life; he kept a very active mind until his very last days.
Warren is survived by his daughter Jennifer Haruta and her husband Ken Haruta, daughter in law Cristina Todd, grand daughters Stefanie Todd-Lee, Joanna Todd and partner Mike Davis, grandsons Jakob Lee, Hunter Lee and Solan Davis all of Bluffton, SC. We can't forget his beloved black cat Spooky III who moved to California with him in July. Warren is predeceased by his wife June Todd and more recently by his son Thomas Todd of Canton, MI (June of 2017). Warren will be joining June at the Great Lakes Memorial Military Cemetery in Holly, MI next summer June 15th is the intended date. Memorial donations in Warrens name can be directed to the Salem Historical Society where Warren and June were active members for years. Salem Area Historical Society P.O. Box 75011, Salem, MI 48175, Attn: Terry Cwik
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Our condolences go out to the family. Warren was a pall bearer at my dad's funeral(Maxwell A. Todd) who died in 1977. Was pleased to learn Warren enjoyed a fulfilling life of 97+ years.
John Todd
December 4, 2017
We miss Warren daily. His stories and jokes will be remembered for many years. So glad he was a part of our lives. Very sad to not have him a phone call away.
Steve and Kris Mohler
December 1, 2017
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