Helen Michelle “Mickey” Miller of Chelsea, age 73, passed quietly, at home with her family Tuesday, October 6, 2020.
Born to parents the late Norman R. McNally and MaryAnn (Quinn) McNally, August 6, 1947 in Toledo, Ohio. Mickey graduated from Bowser High School in 1965 with life-long friends Patty Miller, Carol (Fix) Smith and Nina (Wendell) Meek.
Mickey and John were married on June 11, 1966 and renewed their vows on their 50th wedding anniversary at St. Malachy Catholic Church Rantoul, Illinois Father Dennis O’Reiley officiated both.
In 1967 they welcomed son John Andrew “John John” Miller Jr and in 1970 daughter Jennifer Lea Jimenez-Miller. They lived in Ida, Michigan for 35 years before moving to Chelsea for the last 15 years.
A wonderful mother, wife and homemaker, with a love of horticulture and a laugh you could pick out of a crowd, she will always be a true Irish lass, fierce with an immense love of family and friends.
Due to our current world situation, there will not be any services held. She will be buried with her mother and son at Calvary Catholic Cemetery Toledo Ohio. A Wake is pending in summer of 2021.
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Judith ‘Judi’ Allayne Willson of Grass Lake, age 65, passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020, at Henry Ford Allegiance Health Care in Jackson.
She was born Dec. 5, 1954, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and grew up in Chelsea, the daughter of Julius Emerson and Jean Allayne (Newman) Blaess.
Judi worked at Chrysler Proving Grounds in Chelsea as an administrative assistant, endurance driver and stockkeeper until her retirement in 2018.
Judi had a gift for planting ever-flowering perennial gardens, and was a fan of musicals. She acted in productions at the Croswell Opera House, and she had been a season ticket holder at the Fisher Theater, as well as attending productions at the Wharton Center. Judi loved baking, decorating for Christmas, and was an avid collector of angels. She especially loved her grandchildren.
A outdoor memorial service will be held Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2:00 p.m. at St. Paul United Church of Christ, with Erik Stricklin officiating. The family will receive friends before the service from 1-2 p.m. Burial will be at Oak Grove Cemetery, Chelsea.
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