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Recent obituaries: Barbara Jean Egeler, Sharon Marie (Dancer) Owings

Barbara Jean Egeler of Grass Lake, age 87, died Monday, June 22, 2020.

She was born Aug. 28, 1932 in Ann Arbor, the daughter of Garnett and Marguerite (Krontz) Weir.

Barbara attended Chelsea schools and was a runner in high school. She worked at Gaunts gladiola farm, and did childcare. Barbara was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Chelsea. She was an artist who loved to paint and draw.

Burial will take place at Oak Grove East Cemetery, Chelsea, Michigan.

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Sharon Marie (Dancer) Owings, age 81, passed away suddenly Friday, June 12, 2020, in McAllen, Texas where she had been living.

The daughter of Donald James Dancer and Betty Jane Casterline, she was born on Nov. 22, 1938 in Chelsea, MI.

She was voted the 1954 Chelsea Community Fair Queen. Sherri graduated from Chelsea High School in 1956 as Salutatorian and was involved in many activities in high school then attended the School of Nursing at the University of Michigan, graduating from the Carnegie Institute of Detroit in March of 1956 as a medical assistant.

She was employed in the Kresge Medical Research at the University of Michigan, specializing in Thyroid Study. Sherri and Ralph Lee Owings were married on Jan. 24, 1959.  He was also a graduate of Chelsea High School.

A private service was held on Sunday, June 14, 2020 with her immediate family attending.

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