Norman L. Whitemyer

Norman L. Whitemyer, 57, of St. Joseph, died June 25 at his home. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 11 at Starks & Menchinger Family Funeral Home, 2650 Niles Rd., St. Joseph. Friends may call from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. prior to the service. Burial of cremains will be held at a later date in Fennville, Michigan. Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association. Friends wishing to send the family a condolence message or sign the guest book online may do so at www.starks-menchinger.com. Norman was born on January 13, 1950, to Vernon and Hazel (Atkins) Whitemyer in St. Joseph, Michigan. He was a former security guard at the Cook Nuclear Plant. He also was a former member of the St. Joseph F.O.P. Norman was a very generous man who enjoyed reading and taking care of his two parrots. Survivors include his sister, Janice (Clarke) Powell of Wickenburg, Arizona; two brothers, Ronald Whitemyer of Coloma and Robert Whitemyer of Jasper, Missouri; and by his aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews, and close friends. Preceding him in death were his parents and a brother, Craig Whitemyer.