Robert James Kelley of Chelsea, formerly of Anaheim, CA, age 91, died Saturday, Aug. 16, 2014 at the Chelsea Retirement Community.
He was born Sept. 5, 1922 in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Roy and Flora (Aspacher) Kelley.
Bob moved to Michigan from Anaheim, CA five years and one month ago. He was a US Army Veteran.
Bob earned a degree in Applied Physics from Hofstra University and worked on the Saturn rocket for GE at Huntsville, AL. Late in his career, he became the environmental engineer for the City of Anaheim, CA, retiring on Oct. 17, 1985. He loved to hike and play bridge.
While in Chelsea, he lived in Towsley Village at Chelsea Retirement Community. We appreciate the high quality care the Towsley staff gave him.
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Grace E. Taper of Chelsea, age 94, passed away on Sunday, Aug. 17, 2014, at the Chelsea Retirement Community.
She was born on Jan. 1, 1920, in Detroit, MI, the daughter of Richard and Nannie (Jenkin) Taper.
Grace earned her Bachelor’s Degree from Wayne State University, majoring in history. She had worked as an accountant and had 35 years in the auditing office of First Federal of Michigan. She was a member of the Central United Methodist Church in Detroit for over 60 years where she was very active in the United Methodist Women and also as a greeter. She was very generous, volunteering in the church’s financial office following her retirement. She also belonged to Bread for the World and Amnesty International.
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