Sacred Heart Cemetery, Woods County, Oklahoma

William “Michael” Hellman was born Dec. 18, 1948, in Hardtner, Kan., to Earl and Ida (Johnston) Hellman and passed away Jan. 9, 2015, in Herriman, Utah.

He grew up in Alva, Capron and Enid, Okla., and Kiowa, Kan.

He attended Enid High School and graduated from Kiowa High School in 1966.

He volunteered for the draft in 1968 and volunteered for Vietnam, where he was a front-line combat medic.

After being discharged from the U.S. Army, he moved to Alva, where he graduated from Northwestern Oklahoma State University.

After graduation, he moved to Perry, Okla., where he worked for Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT).

In 1989, he moved to Enid and continued to work for ODOT as a surveyor until he retired in 2013.

Mike was a longtime member of VFW and served as commander of Post 198 in Enid and was selected as a worldwide all-American post commander.

Mike loved the outdoors and loved riding his Harley-Davidson motorcycles.

Mike married Laurie Whitehead Feb. 25, 2005, in Enid, Okla.

After he retired from ODOT, they moved to Herriman, Utah, where they lived until his passing.

He is survived by wife, Laurie of the home; son, Michael “Shane” Hellman, his wife, Ashley and their three children, Reed, Mikenley and Sadie of Waukomis; brother, Stan of St. Joe, Texas; sister, Mary Anne Scuderi (Ted) of Mustang, Okla.: and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.

He was preceded in death by his parents; infant sister, Mary; brother, Randy; and half-brother, Larry.

Graveside military service will be 11 a.m. Saturday, April 25, 2015, in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Alva, OK. Service is under direction of Henninger-Hinson Funeral Home.

Memorials can be made to VFW through the funeral home, www.enidwecare.com.

(Submitted by family)

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