Barbara Morrison Springborn of Chelsea, age 93, passed away Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018 at StoryPoint Memory Care in Saline, Michigan.
She was born June 28, 1924 in Ann Arbor, Michigan and was the daughter of Thomas and Minnie (Stimson) Morrison. Barbara also lived in both Charlevoix, MI and Miami, FL as a child. She graduated from Miami High School and joined the WAVES in the US Navy during World War II.
Barbara attended the University of Michigan for 1 year and then graduated from Michigan State University in 1949 on the GI Bill. On Sept. 29,1949, she married Frederick Springborn at New York Avenue Presbyterian Church in Washington, DC, and he preceded her in death on Nov. 7, 2009. They were married for 60 years.
Barbara lived with her family in Washington D.C., Germany, 1954-1959, and then Silver Spring, MD. She moved with her husband Fred, to The Pines Apartments in Chelsea, in 2005. While at the Pines, she was blessed by a special friendship with Charlene Taylor, who then became her dear caregiver.
Barbara’s memorial service will be held Saturday, Feb. 10, 11 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church of Ann Arbor with Rev. Melissa Anna Rogers officiating. Private burial will be at Forest Hills Cemetery in Ann Arbor.
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