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Jean Kay (Begole) Satterthwaite of Chelsea, Michigan, age 83, died Thursday, February 29, 2024, at Legacy Assisted Living. She was born April 13, 1940, in Saline, Michigan, the daughter of Newland Henry and Neola Catherine (Bachman) Begole.
Jean graduated from Saline High School, class of '58. She received a one year secretarial certificate from Central Michigan University. She worked as a secretary at U of M in Ann Arbor, Fortune Industries in Chelsea, and 22 years at the Washtenaw Intermediate School in Ann Arbor. Jean was a member of the First Congregational Church in Chelsea. She loved garage sales, Taco Bell, word searches, casinos, and baking pretzels with Ron.
On October 6, 1962, she married Ronald Satterthwaite and he survives. Other survivors include three sons, Rodney (Julia) Satterthwaite of Palo Alto, California, Curtis (Emily) Satterthwaite of Howard City, and Lance (Amy) Satterthwaite of Grass Lake; sister, Barb Roble of Plymouth; many good friends; niece, Erin Crisp; and many nieces, nephews and cousins. Jean adored her grandchildren, Hunter, Jordan, Henry, Liam, Maggie, Micah, Jonah, and Ryli. She was preceded in death by her parents; twin sister, Joan Rendel; brothers-in-law, Raymond Roble and Harland Rendel; and grandson, Richie.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, March 5, 2024, 11:00 a.m. at Cole Funeral Chapel in Chelsea, with Rev. Dr. Barbara Edema officiating. Burial will follow at Vermont Cemetery, Chelsea, Michigan. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Monday, from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. and Tuesday, from 10-11 a.m. Memorial contributions may be made to Meals on Wheels, checks made out to Chelsea Senior Center, 512 Washington St., Chelsea, MI 48118, Heartland Hospice, 1300 Eisenhower Place, Ste. 1390, Ann Arbor, MI 48108, or to For the Boys - CO Awareness https://fortheboysdkr.com.
