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Sadly, Our loving wife, mom, grammie passed away at age 69, on Monday, September 11, 2017 surrounded by her loving family at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ypsilanti. She was born October 21,1947 in Belleville, Michigan, the daughter of Lloyd Miller and Aprilla "Rubye" (Ulbick) Bates. Debbie graduated from Ypsilanti High School in 1966. On July 1, 1967 she married Aram "David" Walker of Ann Arbor, Michigan. A few years later, after the birth of their twins sons, she started an in home day care to stay home with her children. She ran her daycare in Chelsea for over 25 years. She loved caring for kids and was a huge part of many children's lives. Parents always marveled at how she could accomplish so much and had such respect from all the children, and how sandwiches NEEDED to be cut "the Debbie way" and her chocolate chip cookies were to die for. She also worked at Pamida in Chelsea for many years. Debbie loved camping, especially at her favorite location in Ludington during the summer. She was the "fun grammie" to all.
of Chelsea, MI. age 87, died Saturday, September 9, 2017 at her son's home. She was born March 9, 1930 at her parents’ home on Jerusalem Road, the daughter of Rudolph & Euna A. (Fiegel) Zahn.
Mrs. Herrst was a lifetime resident of the Chelsea/Ann Arbor area. She attended St. Thomas Lutheran Church for many years and was a charter member of Our Savior Lutheran Church of Chelsea. Mrs. Herrst was a member of the Chelsea High School class of 1948. She worked at the United Methodist Retirement Home, then Mercywood, and finally retired from St. Joseph Mercy Hospital after 18 years. Elizabeth also worked on the farm most of her life. She made many cakes (including wedding cakes for her children & grandchildren), volunteered 100s of hours for Chelsea Community Hospital, and donated her time and over 100 gallons of blood to the Red Cross.