Obituaries

Beverley Jean (Hill) Crump

of Chelsea, Michigan, formerly of Albion, Michigan, passed away on Friday, December 26, 2025, at Silver Maples of Chelsea, at the age of 92. She was known throughout her life for her kindness and compassion, her dedication to family and community, her love of life and love of music, her wit, her endless optimism, and perhaps most of all, her smile.

Bev was born February 13, 1933, in Joliet, Illinois, the daughter of Alvin Floyd and Mary Ethelene (Frye) Hill. Her parents were educators in the public schools in Fairmont and Frankfort, Illinois, where she and her younger siblings, Marnita and Bob, attended primary and secondary school. She was a good student and enjoyed playing clarinet in the band from the time she was in grade school. She also sang in a quartet with three of her friends.

After graduating from high school, Bev attended the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, where she majored in elementary education.  During her college years, she continued playing clarinet in the university marching band. She was also active in the campus Wesley Foundation, and there she met a Ph.D. student named John “Jack” Crump, the love of her life. Her parents wouldn’t allow her to marry until she finished college, so she and Jack married in Urbana, Illinois, on June 19, 1955, the day after her graduation.

The following year Bev started teaching in a local elementary school and had a class of children she truly loved.  She would likely have continued teaching indefinitely, but when her first child, a son, was born in 1956, she elected to stay home with him. Jack finished his doctoral degree the same year.

James Picklesimer

James Picklesimer of Jackson, Michigan, age 63, passed away Wednesday, January 14, 2026, at Henry Ford Hospice Home in Jackson. He was born December 2, 1962, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the son of Ishmael and Mae (Bailey) Picklesimer.

James attended Chelsea Schools. He loved shooting pool and mushroom hunting.

Jeanne Carole Bleuer

Age 86, passed away Friday, January 16, 2026 at CRC Towsley Village. She was born September 10, 1939 in Rock Island, Illinois, the daughter of Harold and Jennie (Crosby) Bleuer.

Jeanne was a 1957 graduate of Rock Island High School. With exceptional support and sacrifice from her parents, she was able to attend college and earn a bachelor's degree at the University of Illinois (Champaign Urbana). With encouragement and support from her husband (Fred Bunning) and his parents (Walter and Velvie Bunning), Jeanne went on to earn a master’s degree of science at the University of Illinois.

Jane Marie Schneider

Jane Marie Schneider of Ann Arbor, Michigan, age 89, passed away Sunday, January 11, 2026, at Brookdale of Ann Arbor. She was born January 3, 1937, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the daughter of George & Helen (Klager) Swartout.

Jane graduated from Ann Arbor (Pioneer) High School in 1955.