Barbara E. Ullman
Born May 31, 1925 in Toronto, Canada to Minnie and J.F. Clark Whalley. Wife of Joseph Ullman (died 1995) and long-time partner of Ronald Dean. Mother to Sara Cumming (Ian Cumming) and Katie Ullman (Daniel Wettstein), step-mother to Esther Ullman (Morley Witus) and Ruth Michelson (Paul Cockrell).
She was also proud to be the grandmother of Eli (Alex), Leah (Dennis), Dan, Leora, Megan (Duncan), Graham, Emme, Eleanor, and Kobi, and the great-grandmother to the next generation.
Barbara attended Victoria College in the University of Toronto for undergraduate studies, followed by a master’s degree from the University of Toronto’s Botany Department, and later a PhD from the University of Michigan Department of Botany.
Barbara died peacefully on July 25, 2024.
The family will have a private celebration of life.
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Joseph E. Williams of Grass Lake, Michigan, formerly of Chelsea, age 53, died Wednesday, July 24, 2024, at Henry Ford Allegiance Hospice in Jackson.
He was born March 22, 1971, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the son of James E. Williams II and Denise A. Houle.
Joe graduated from Chelsea High School, class of 1990. He earned his Associate’s Degree in Technology from Baker College of Jackson. Joe worked for Penske out of Chrysler Proving Grounds as a Metrology Engineer. Joe had a passion for the outdoors, loved his dogs, and had a great sense of humor. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, boating, water skiing, swimming, and riding his motorcycle. He was baptized at St. Mary Catholic Church in Chelsea.
A funeral mass will be held Tuesday, July 30, 2024, 11:00 a.m. at St. Mary Catholic Church in Chelsea, with Fr. Satheesh of the St. Louis Center officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Chelsea. The family will receive friends at the church before the service from 10:00 – 11:00 a.m.
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