William D. Cheney M.D.

William D. Cheney, M.D. Okemos Age 90, died November 8, 2008. Born August 23, 1918 in Tekonsha, Michigan. He was formerly of Indian Rocks Beach, Florida. William was a graduate of Charlotte High School class of 1936. He then went on to Michigan State College now MSU and obtained a B.S. in applied science in 1940. He graduated from the University of Michigan with a medical degree in 1943. He served his internship at the University of Wisconsin and his radiology residency at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Ann Arbor. William also served as a clinical instructor at Wayne State University, Detroit. He was in the R.O.T.C. at MSC and served as Captain in the army medical corps during World War II. William was a member of Wayne County Medical Society, Ingham County Medical Society Secretary, Michigan Radiological Society President, Radiological Society of North America, American Roentgen Ray Society, Emeritus Fellow American College of Radiology councilor for Michigan, Society of Nuclear Medicine and the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine. William worked in the department of radiology at Sparrow Hospital for 33 years. He was chairman for 17 years and retired in 1983. He was also an Associate Clinical Professor of Radiology at Michigan State University College of Human Medicine. William served as president of the Rotary Club of Lansing, district 636, R.I. Governor and Capital Area United Way. He was a deacon, elder, trustee of the First Presbyterian Church of Lansing and a current member of the Presbyterian Church of Okemos. William was an affiliate member of Christ Presbyterian Church, Largo, Florida. William was preceded in death by brothers Dr. Edward A. Cheney, Gail R. Cheney, and Harold A. (Gail) Cheney, and a sister, Marian E. Herman. He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Eleanor; daughters, Karen L. (Ronald) McPhail of Carluke, Scotland, UK, Marilyn K. (John) Eisz of Calabasas, CA and Laura A. (Steve) Gladwin of Marana, AZ; their spouses and children; sons, Roger D. (Chris) of Lansing and Scott E. (Colleen) of Saginaw; their spouses and children; 14 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; and brother, Gordon Cheney of Charlotte. A small informal memorial service will be held for family and close friends on Saturday, December 6, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. at the Timber Ridge Sr. Assisted Living Facility, Building #1, 16260 Park Lake Rd., East Lansing. In lieu of flowers, the family request donations be made to the Rotary Foundation, One Rotary Court, 1560 Sherman Ave., Evanston, IL 60201 or the Presbyterian Church of Okemos, 2258 Bennett Dr., Okemos, MI 48864. The family is being served by the Gorsline Runciman Funeral Homes, 1730 E. Grand River Ave., East Lansing, Michigan.