Obituaries

For extended obituaries of selected citizens, visit the Extended Obituaries page.

2010 Local Obituaries:

Jeffrey Howard Flintoft of Grass Lake, 64, died August 14. See the extended obituary. Visitation will be held 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, August 18, at the Staffan-Mitchell Funeral Home, 901 N. Main Street, Chelsea. Expressions of sympathy may be made to Chelsea Community Hospital Cancer Center. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, August 19, at the Staffan-Mitchell Funeral Home. For more information, see the extended obituary.
Norma Jean Huff of Chelsea, 73, died August 8. A private burial will be at Pinckney Cemetery. For details, see Cole Funeral Chapel’s Web site.
Rosemary Lutovsky of Chelsea, 83, passed away August 7. Services are past. For details, see Cole Funeral Chapel’s Web site.
Barbara Marie Gallup of Concord and Chelsea, 70, died August 6. Services are past. For details, see Staffan-Mitchell’s Web site.
Marilyn Lee (Clark) Knight of Chelsea, 81, died August 2. Services are past. For details, see Cole Funeral Chapel’s Web site.
Larry Neil Hawker of Chelsea, 74, died July 27. Services are past. For details, see Staffan-Mitchell’s Web site.
Esther Abate of Chelsea, 91, passed away July 23. A memorial service for Esther will be held on Saturday, August 21, 3 p.m., at the Friends Meeting House, 1420 Hill St., Ann Arbor. A memorial celebration will be held on Sunday, August 22, 3 p.m., at the Chelsea Retirement Community Chapel. For details, see Staffan-Mitchell’s Web site.
Jillian Lea Drow of Chelsea, 21, died July 20. Services are past. For details, see Staffan-Mitchell’s Web site.
Thomas Bust of Chelsea, 93, died July 17. Services are past. For details, see Cole Funeral Chapel’s Web site.
Arthur M. “Russ” Armstrong of Chelsea, 60, passed away July 16. Services are past. For details, see Staffan-Mitchell’s Web site.
Margaret Dixon Emswiler of Chelsea, 90, died July 11. Services are past. For details, see Staffan-Mitchell’s Web site.
Edward A. Moon of Chelsea, 86, passed away July 8. No services were held. For details, see Cole Funeral Chapel’s Web site.
Irvin Lee “Bud” Slane of Chelsea, 86, passed away on July 5. He was a Chelsea native, a semi-pro baseball pitcher, and World War II veteran. Funeral services will be held Friday, July 9, at 11 a.m. from the Staffan-Mitchell Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Waterloo Township. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Thursday from 6-8 p.m. and Friday from 10 a.m. until the hour of service.

Patricia Ruth Warner of Chelsea and Elkhart, Ind., 83, died July 2 at Chelsea Retirement Community. Memorial services will be out of state. For more information, visit Cole Funeral Chapel’s Web site.

Marvin E. Salyer of Chelsea, 83, passed away June 30. He was a World War II veteran. Funeral services are past. For more information, visit Cole Funeral Chapel’s Web site.

Don Edward Turner of Chelsea, 94, died June 28. Funeral services are past. For more information, visit Cole Funeral Chapel’s Web site.

Dorothy Jean Moe of Chelsea, 90, died June 25. Private memorial services will be held at a future date. For more information, visit Cole Funeral Chapel’s Web site.

Ella M. Quigley of Chelsea, 93, died June 19. Arrangements are pending; check the Staffan-Mitchell Funeral Home site for details.
Lt. Joel Christopher Gentz, of Chelsea, 25, was killed in action in Afghanistan June 9. An extended obituary has been posted. Click here to read the extended obituary.

Janelle Lay Gunn McCammon of Chelsea, 90, died June 3. Memorial services are past. For donation and condolence information, visit Cole Funeral Chapel’s Web site.

Vivian Marie Jurosek of Chelsea, 76, passed away June 3. Contribution information and comments can be found at the Staffan-Mitchell Funeral Home site.

Catherine Susan Varner of Chelsea, 55, passed away June 2. Services are past. For donation and condolence information, visit Cole Funeral Chapel’s Web site.

Abbie S. Hanson of Chelsea, 94, died May 27. A Mass of Christian burial will be held June 1 at 11 a.m. at St. Mary Catholic Church, Chelsea. Visitation at the church will be 10-11 a.m. before the funeral. Burial will follow at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. For donation information, visit Cole Funeral Chapel’s Web site.
Marjorie M. Howell of Chelsea and Ann Arbor, 91, passed away May 24. Funeral services will be held Friday, May 28, at 11:00 a.m. in the Main Chapel at the Chelsea Retirement Community. The family will receive friends from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service. Burial will follow at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Southfield. For donation information, visit Staffan-Mitchell Funeral Home’s Web site.
Theodore Kopinski of Chelsea, 91, a World War II veteran, died May 23. Visitation will be at Staffan-Mitchell Funeral Home, on Wednesday, May 26, 2-4 p.m., with military honors at 4 p.m., and 6-8 p.m., with vigil service at 7:30 p.m. Graveside services will be at Resurrection Cemetery, 18201 Clinton River Rd., Clinton Township, on Thursday, May 27, at 11 a.m. For donation information, visit Staffan’s Web site.
Marjorie E. (GreenLeaf) Miller of Chelsea, 77, passed away May 21. Funeral services are past. For donation and online condolence information, visit Cole Funeral Chapel’s Web site.

Leonard Matthew “Spike” McCalla of Lima Township, 77, passed away May 17. Services are past. The family requests that friends do a good deed for someone who needs it, in lieu of flowers. For more information, see Staffan-Mitchell’s Web site.
Viola “Vi” Lorene Nichol of Chelsea, 91, passed away May 14. A memorial service will be held Tuesday, May 18, at 10:30 a.m. at Chelsea Retirement Community. For more details, visit Cole Funeral Chapel’s Web site.

Pearl Marie Fitzsimmons of Chelsea, 85, died May 12. Funeral services will be held Thursday, May 20, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. from the Staffan-Mitchell Funeral Home. Burial will follow at North Lake Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Tuesday from 6-8 p.m. and Wednesday from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m.
Robert James Squiers Sr. of Chelsea, 71, died May 11. A memorial service will be held at a later date. For contribution information, visit Cole Funeral Chapel’s Web site.
Lucille B. Kinney of Chelsea, 96, passed away on May 9. A memorial service will be held Saturday, May 15, at 2 p.m. at the Chelsea Retirement Community Chapel. For more information, visit the Cole Funeral Chapel Web site.
Ethel M. Kleeb of Chelsea, 101, died May 6. Funeral services are past. For donation and online condolence information, visit the Cole Funeral Chapel Web site.

William F. Heimerdinger of Chelsea, 58, died May 1. Funeral services are past. For details and online condolence information, visit the Staffan-Mitchell Funeral Home Web site.

Jill Arlene (Harvey) Bauer of Chelsea, 64, died April 24. Visitation will be held Monday, May 3, 2010 at the Staffan-Mitchell Funeral Home from 1-5 p.m. A private memorial service and burial will take place at a later date. For donation and online condolence information, visit the Staffan-Mitchell Funeral Home Web site.
Lucille Steffey of Chelsea, 95, died on April 19. Funeral services will be held Thursday, April 22, at 10:30 a.m., at the Chelsea Retirement Community. The family will receive friends Wednesday, 5-8 p.m. at Cole Funeral Chapel and Thursday from 9:30-10:30 a.m. at Chelsea Retirement Community. For donation information and online condolences, visit the Cole Funeral Chapel Web site.

Alma M. Brown of Chelsea, 93, passed away April 17. Funeral services are past. For donation information and online condolences, visit the Cole Funeral Chapel Web site.

Robert L. Heydlauff of Chelsea died April 17. Details and service information are still pending at Staffan-Mitchell Funeral Home.

Ruth Melissa Lane of Chelsea, 89, passed away on April 15. Funeral services are past. For donation information, see the Staffan-Mitchell Funeral Home Web site.

Jean L. Aronson of Chelsea, 89, died April 14. Visitation was private. For donation information and online condolences, visit the Cole Funeral Chapel Web site.

Caroline “Carrie” Eisenbeiser of Chelsea, 94, died April 14. Funeral services are past. For donation information and online condolences, visit the Cole Funeral Chapel Web site.

Janice Elaine (Bovay) Dorer of Chelsea, 76, passed away April 6. Visitation is past. For memorial suggestions, visit the Staffan-Mitchell Funeral Home Web site.

George Franklin “Frank” Hill of Chelsea, 80, died on April 4. A memorial service will be held Friday, April 9, at 11:00 a.m. from the Staffan-Mitchell Funeral Home. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Thursday from 6-8 p.m.

Marian A. Schilling of Chelsea, 99, passed away on March 30. A memorial service will be held Saturday, April 17, at 2:00 p.m. at the Chelsea Retirement Community. Burial will be in Hillcrest Memorial Park, Centralia, IL. For donation information and online condolences, visit the Cole Funeral Chapel Web site.

Michael Carl Hansen of Chelsea, 28, died on March 26 of injuries sustained from a car crash. Funeral services are past. For donation information and online condolences, visit the Cole Funeral Chapel Web site.

Pauline J. Holmes of Chelsea, 93, died on March 23. Funeral services are past. For donation information and online condolences, visit the Cole Funeral Chapel Web site.

Stephanie Ann “Sis” (Wagner) Kanten of Chelsea, 67, passed away Thursday, March 18. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, March 23, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. from the Staffan-Mitchell Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Oak Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Sunday from 6-8 p.m. and Monday from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m.
Charles F. Krausse, M.D., 89, passed away Wednesday, March 17. Funeral services will be held Monday, March 22, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. at Peace Lutheran Church, 8260 Jackson Road, Ann Arbor. The family will receive friends at the Staffan-Mitchell Funeral Home, Chelsea, on Sunday from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. See an extended obituary.
Daniel S. Whitesall of Chelsea, 57, passed away Tuesday, March 16. A memorial service will be held Saturday, March 20, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. from the Staffan-Mitchell Funeral Home. Private burial will take place at a later date. The family will receive friends from 12:00 noon until the hour of service. See an extended obituary.
Jeannette D. “Jean” Pool of Chelsea, 65, passed away on Tuesday, March 16. Funeral services will be held Friday, March 19, at 11:00 a.m. from the Staffan-Mitchell Funeral Home. A private burial will take place at Oak Grove East Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Thursday from 6-8 p.m.
A J Hale Sr. of Chelsea, 90, passed away Sunday, March 14. Funeral services will be Wednesday, March 17, 2010 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mary Roman Catholic Church, Manchester. Burial will follow at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Chelsea. The family will receive friends at the Staffan-Mitchell Funeral Home on Tuesday from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. with Vigil service at 7:30 P.M. For details, visit Staffan-Mitchell’s new Web site.
Charles T. Smith, Jr. of Chelsea, 82, died Thursday, March 11. Funeral services are past (arranged by Cole Funeral Chapel). Burial was to be at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Chelsea.

Kenneth G. Kouba of Chelsea, 97, died Sunday, March 7. A private burial will be at Oak Grove Cemetery in Manchester. For donation and online condolence information, visit the Cole Funeral Chapel Web site.

Rosetta Porath of Chelsea, 84, died Saturday, March 6. Funeral services are past. For online condolences and donation information, visit the Staffan-Mitchell Funeral Home Web site.

Ima Jean Bauer of Chelsea, 75, passed away on Saturday, March 6. Funeral services are past. For online condolences and donation information, visit the Staffan-Mitchell Funeral Home Web site.

Marian E. Darlington of Chelsea, 89, died Sunday, February 28. Funeral services will be held Friday, March 5, at 10:30 a.m. at Chelsea Retirement Community Chapel. The family will receive friends on Thursday from 7-9 p.m. at Cole Funeral Chapel and Friday from 9:30-10:30 a.m. at the Chelsea Retirement Community. For donation and online condolence information, visit the Cole Funeral Chapel Web site.
Christine Louise May (Root) Hinderer of Chelsea, 36, died Monday, February 22, of natural causes. Funeral services will be held Monday, March 1, at 1 p.m. at Cole Funeral Chapel. The family will receive friends Saturday, Feb. 27, from 6-9 p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 28, from 1-5 p.m. For donation and online condolence information, visit the Cole Funeral Chapel Web site.
Dorothy G. Koengeter of Chelsea, 83, died on February 20. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, February 24 at 11:00 a.m. at Zion Lutheran Church. The family will receive friends at the Staffan-Mitchell Funeral Home on Tuesday, February 23, from 2-8 p.m. and Wednesday, February 24, at the church from 10 a.m. until the hour of service. For online condolences and donation information, visit the Staffan-Mitchell Funeral Home Web site.
Sigrid Jorgensen of Chelsea, 103, pased away on February 18. Funeral Services will be held Monday, February 22, at 10:30 a.m. in the Chelsea Retirement Community Towsley Chapel. For donation information and online condolences, visit the Cole Funeral Chapel Web site.
Lauretta E. Sockow of Chelsea, 96, died on February 14. Services are past. For online condolences and donation information, visit the Staffan-Mitchell Funeral Home Web site.

Nancy Merkel of Chelsea, 77, passed away on February 13. Services are past. For donation information and online condolences, visit the Cole Funeral Chapel Web site.

Howard Payton White of Chelsea, 90, died February 12. Services are past. For donation information and online condolences, visit the Cole Funeral Chapel Web site.

Charles “Charlie” R. Stevens Sr. of Chelsea, 81, died February 12. Services are past. For donation information and online condolences, visit the Cole Funeral Chapel Web site.

Alva O. Fouty of Chelsea, 76, passed away on February 12. Services are past. For online condolences and donation information, visit the Staffan-Mitchell Funeral Home Web site.

Donald R. Stoll of Chelsea, 75, died February 10. Services are past. For donation information and online condolences, visit the Cole Funeral Chapel Web site.
Jeraldine “Gigi” Young of Chelsea, 78, passed away February 7. Arrangements are past. For online condolences, visit the Staffan-Mitchell Funeral Home Web site.
Marcella A. Keller of Chelsea, 96, died February 5. A funeral service will be held Saturday, March 6, 10:30 a.m. at the Towsley Village Chapel of Chelsea Retirement Community. For details and donation information, visit the Cole Funeral Chapel Web site.

Ethel LaNue “Gaa-Gaa” Kelly-Gragg of Chelsea, 91, passed away February 4. Funeral services are past. For donation and online condolence information, visit the Staffan-Mitchell Funeral Home Web site.

Isabel L. Collin of Chelsea, 83, died February 4. Services will be private. For donation information and online condolences, visit the Cole Funeral Chapel Web site.
Silas G. Hopkins, Jr., of Chelsea, 83, passed away February 2. Funeral services will be Friday, February 5, at 1:00 p.m. from the Staffan-Mitchell Funeral Home. The family will receive friends on Thursday from 6-8 p.m. and Friday from noon until the hour of service. For contribution and online condolence information, visit the Staffan-Mitchell Funeral Home Web site.
Ronald F. Gentner of Chelsea, 83, passed away January 31. A memorial service will be held Fri., Feb. 12, at 11:00 a.m. from the Bethlehem United Church of Christ, Ann Arbor. The family will receive friends at the church from 10 a.m. until the hour of service. For contribution and online condolence information, visit the Staffan-Mitchell Funeral Home Web site.
Blanche L. Ottoman of Chelsea, 91, passed away January 29. Services are past. For contribution and online condolence information, visit the Staffan-Mitchell Funeral Home Web site.

Doris Marie Mann of Chelsea, 84, passed away January 27. Memorial services are past. For online condolences, see the Staffan-Mitchell Funeral Home Web site.

Jacqueline Mariepaule (Gelinas) Kupisz of Chelsea, 87, passed away January 20. For online condolence information, visit Staffan-Mitchell Funeral Home’s Web site.
Randalyn Kaye “Randi” Larson of Chelsea, 45, passed away on January 13 after a long battle with cancer. Services are past. For donation and online condolence information, visit Staffan-Mitchell Funeral Home’s Web site.

John G. “Jack” McClear of Chelsea, 56, died January 9. Services are past. For donation and online condolence information, visit Staffan-Mitchell Funeral Home’s Web site.
Janet Nancy Fulks of Chelsea, 92, passed away January 5 at her home surrounded by her family. Services are past. For donation and online condolence information, visit Staffan-Mitchell Funeral Home’s Web site.