April 16, 2025

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Obituaries

The Sun Times News is the hub of the most useful information in Chelsea, Dexter, Milan, and Saline.

Articles for category: Obituaries

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Mary Jane Williams (née McDonald)

Mary Jane Williams (née McDonald) passed away on January 12th, 2025, at the age of 83.  Born on March 26th, 1941 in Lansing, Michigan, Mary Jane was the only child of Earl E. and Clara (Fox) McDonald. She graduated valedictorian from J.W. Sexton High School in 1959 and attended Albion College from 1959-1963, graduating summa ...

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Merlyn Duane Street

Merlyn Duane Street, age 88, of Chelsea, MI, crossed over in peace on January 22, 2025. Merlyn was born at the family homestead on September 10, 1936 in Howell, MI to the late Wilbur and Rosamond (Frederickson) Street.  He was the oldest of six boys, Gerald, Harold, Stanley, Stephen, and John Street. On March 11, ...

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Janet Pauline Knisely

Janet Pauline Knisely, age 82, of Chelsea, MI, passed away on January 20, 2025. Janet was born on November 28, 1942 in Ann Arbor, MI, the daughter of Richard and Pauline (Scholl) Austin. On March 29, 1969, she married David E. Knisely. They enjoyed 52 years of marriage, and he preceded her in death on ...

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Treva E. (Kinslow) Winans

Treva E. (Kinslow) Winans December 16, 1926 – January 6, 2025On her terms, at home in rural Pulaski, Tennessee, Treva found permanent rest. The oldest child of Ralph and Lottie Kinslow’s four children, legal documents do not allow space for the precise location of her home birth on a ranch in north central Kansas. Treva married David S. ...

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John Cecil Hollenbeck

John Cecil Hollenbeck of Dexter, Michigan, age 77 passed away Saturday, January 18, 2025, at Brightside Assisted Living in Jackson. He was born May 18, 1947, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the son of Clifford Myron and Ellen Cecillia (Lobdell) Hollenbeck.  Growing up, John was an Altar Boy for 7 years at St. Joseph Catholic Church in ...

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Rial Edward Ashmore

Rial Edward Ashmore, born on January 10, 1937, in Pontiac, Michigan, passed away peacefully at his home in Chelsea, Michigan, on January 19, 2025, surrounded by his loving family. Rial was the son of Richard Edward Ashmore and Dorotha Clare Smith, who preceded him in death. He graduated from Stockbridge High School in 1955, where ...

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Carrie Ann Dunlap

Carrie Ann Dunlap, of Chelsea, MI, age 99, passed away on January 19, 2025 in Chelsea, MI. Carrie was born on December 21, 1925 in Grass Lake Twp, MI, the daughter of Albert and Gladys Mae (Sluyter) Notten. She had lived in the Chelsea area all of her life. She worked for over 30 years ...

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Delores Kay Buege

Delores Kay Buege, age 81, of Ann Arbor, MI, passed away on January 19, 2025 with her loving family at her side in Ann Arbor, MI . Delores was born on January 20, 1943 in Stockbridge, MI, the daughter of Kenneth and Doris (Walz) Stanfield. Delores graduated from Stockbridge High School in 1961 and received ...

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Doni Jo Doering

Doni Jo Doering, age 79, of Springfield, IN, passed away with her family by her side on Thursday, December 19, 2024. Doni Jo Boyer was born on April 14, 1945, in Colorado Springs, CO, the daughter of Donley W. Boyer and Trillis M. (Eaton) Boyer. She graduated from Chelsea High School in 1963. She attended ...

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Edwin John Coy

It is with great sadness that the family of Edwin John Coy announces his passing on Sunday, January 12, 2025, just a few days shy of his 87th birthday. Ed will be fondly remembered as community leader and a veteran, having served in the Air Force and Air National Guard Reserves. He was deeply engaged ...

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Albert Frederick Ruhlig

Albert Frederick Ruhlig of Dexter, Michigan, age 104, died Monday, January 13, 2025, at Trinity Health Ann Arbor Hospital. He was born September 4, 1920, on the family farm in Dexter, Michigan, the son of Emil A. and Hazel L. (Campbell) Ruhlig. Albert served in the US Navy Reserve in the South Pacific during World War ...

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Rose Maher McKenzie

Rose Maher McKenzie of Lima Township, Michigan, passed away on January 10, 2025, peacefully in her home with her husband by her side. She was born the daughter of James and Monica (Trapp) Maher on September 9, 1954, in Jackson, Michigan. She graduated from Lumen Christi High School in 1972 and Western Michigan University in 1976. ...

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Ronald “Ron” Lee Vollmer

Ronald “Ron” Lee Vollmer Chelsea, Michigan    Ron passed away peacefully on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer.  He was born on March 7, 1969, in Grand Haven, MI, the youngest of five children to Stuart Sr. and Helen (Koscinski) Vollmer.  Ron was the loving husband of Marie (Jungslager) Vollmer ...

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Robert (Bob) Van Orman

Robert (Bob) Van Orman 91, of Chelsea formerly of Milan, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 24, 2024 at Henry Ford Allegiance Hospice House in Jackson, Michigan. Bob was born on May 31, 1933 to G.C. and Jenny Van Orman. He graduated from Milan High School and he proudly served in the United States Air ...

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Peggy Joan (Ratliff) Blankenship

Peggy Joan (Ratliff) Blankenship, born on October 11, 1937, in Richlands, Virginia, passed away peacefully on December 23, 2024, in Pinckney, Michigan, after a courageous battle with Alzheimer’s. She was 87 years old. The eldest of six children born to George and Marcella (Hill) Ratliff, Peggy graduated as Salutatorian from Richlands High School in 1955. ...