" Arial; of Fort Wayne, IN formerly of Hadley; went to be with his Lord and Savior on April 1, 2011 at 87 years of age; born July 1, 1923 in Hadley Twp. to the late Theodore and Augusta (Eick) Nicklas; he married the former Betty Neraasen in Hadley on June 8, 1957. " Arial; "Ted was employed at Williams Gun Sight Company in Davison and was later self-employed as a custom gunstock maker. " Arial; "He enjoyed working with his hands making beautiful items out of wood. " Arial; "He loved hunting all kinds of game and especially hunting with his Labrador retrievers, but most of all he loved his Savior and his church and always took the opportunity to witness about his faith to anyone he met. " Arial; "He loved being in God