Carol S. Lauhon
Carol S. Lauhon, born Carol Sinclair Cameron on November 13, 1943, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, died August 3, 2021, at her home in the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago, succumbing after years of resisting a neuroendocrine form of cancer.
Carol grew up in nearby Chelsea, a hometown she never stopped loving, successfully managing as a schoolchild the effects of her father’s prominence as Superintendent of Schools. She also loved Kalamazoo College, from which she graduated in 1966, after a one-year delay for surgery to correct a spinal problem.
In 1966 she married Edward Brooks Lauhon, confirming the love that began for them at Chelsea High School. She completed an MA in Special Education at the University of Michigan in 1969, taught in the Ann Arbor school system, and supported Ed’s progress toward his 1979 UofM PhD in Education and his appointment to the faculty of Augustana College in Rock Island, IL—all while adding children to the family: Lincoln in 1971, Alicia in 1975, and Jordan in 1977.
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Of Gregory, Michigan, age 69, died Friday, August 27, 2021 at home with his family by his side. He was born September 5, 1951 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the son of William & Shirley (Gerstner) Dehn.
Tom graduated from Chelsea High School in 1969. He worked for R.E.T.S. painting, and for the Van Riper Farm where he milked cows and other farm chores. Tom then worked for U of M as a painter for 35 years. Tom was a member of the Chelsea Rod & Gun Club, the Sons of the American Legion, and the Moose Lodge. He attended Our Savior Lutheran Church in Chelsea. Tom enjoyed hunting and fishing with his kids and grand kids.
Delma "Dianne" Elbanowski
of Ypsilanti, Michigan, age 74, died Monday, August 16, 2021, at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor. She was born June 25, 1947, in Gatesville, TX, the daughter of Daniel & Nora Mae (Meyers) Ryback.
She graduated from Willow Run High School in 1965. Dianne worked at several different jobs, and was a bookkeeper for short time. At the time of her death, she was living at American House in Ypsilanti, and attended the Church of the Good Shepherd in Ann Arbor.
Gwyneth Slocum Bailey
Gwyneth Slocum Bailey of Ann Arbor, MI died peacefully on August 10, 2021 at her home, surrounded by the love and presence of her family. Gwyneth, the youngest of eight children, was born on October 10, 1954 in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania to Catherine and Richard W Slocum. Her mother was an avid pilot and distinguished by being one of the first female pilots trained for service in WWII. Her father was the CEO of the Philadelphia Bulletin, which had the largest circulation of any evening newspaper in the United States, President of the American Newspaper Publisher's Association / News Media Alliance, and President Eisenhower’s envoy to post-WWII Europe. Gwyneth’s maternal grandfather, William H. Luden, invented Luden’s cough drops and several other candies and chocolates.
Scott Allen Marsh
of Chelsea, age 49, died Thursday, August 12, 2021, due to natural causes. He was born May 6, 1972, in Jackson, Michigan, the son of Terrance Raleigh & Elizabeth Jean (McKinnon) Marsh.
Scott graduated from Chelsea High School in 1990, where he spent many days in the pool on the swim team. An avid member of the Chelsea community throughout his life. Scott worked at The Purple Rose Theater, Seitz's, Vogel’s Party Store, and in construction. Scott loved to read and learn throughout his life and taught himself to play guitar, banjo, trumpet and organ. His main love though was always photography. No matter what the subject, he was always excited to share his knowledge with everyone around him.
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