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of Chelsea, MI, age 77, died Thursday, September 9, 2021 at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Chelsea. She was born October 18, 1943 in Leslie, Michigan, the daughter of Jack & Laura Elizabeth (Emmons) Joseph. Kate worked for Federal Screw Works for 38 1/2 years.

On September 21, 1963, she married Jack A. Elsifor Jr, and he preceded her in death on November 14, 2019. She is survived by her step-mother, Nancy Joseph; and a step-sister-in-law, Janet Tice.  Kate wanted to thank her special friends, Mike and Anita Spears, and Diane Hughes. She was preceded in death by her parents, a brother-in-law, Paul Tice; and a brother, Donald Joseph.

Kate’s ashes will be placed in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Dexter, Michigan at a later date. Arrangements were entrusted to Cole Funeral Chapel in Chelsea.


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