Richard William Simmons
Richard William Simmons, 84 of Chelsea was called home to be with his Lord on October 19, 2024. He was born on January 23, 1940 in Wheeling, WV, son of the late Adair C. and Lila M. (Wilson) Simmons.
Richard graduated from Belding High School with the class 1957. He went on to earn a Bachelor of Science in Aeronautical Engineering (1961) and a Master of Science in Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering (1963) from the University of Michigan. He met his beloved wife, Karen E. Briggson of Dexter, MI on a blind date to a dance and they were married on August 27, 1960. They were blessed with 64 years of marriage and three children. While completing his master’s program, Richard worked on multiple projects related to the early Apollo space missions. He traveled to Cape Canaveral and Ascension Island to participate in rocket launches and testing for NASA. Post-graduation he worked at Bendix Corporation in Southfield, MI for many years and then took a position at Artos Engineering in Milwaukee, WI, working until his retirement in 2005.
of Chelsea, Michigan, formerly of Grass Valley, CA, Garden City, MI, and Harper woods, MI, age 92, died Tuesday, October 22, 2024, at LakeHouse Senior Living in Kalamazoo. He was born December 14, 1931, in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Wesley W. & Victoria C. (Grose) Quandt, Sr.
of Grass Lake, Michigan, formerly of Strawberry Squares in Plant City, Florida, and Ann Arbor, Michigan, age 95, passed away Wednesday, October 9, 2024, at Henry Ford Allegiance Hospice in Jackson. He was born April 22, 1929, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the son of George Leonard and Edith (Cunningham) Talbot.
of Grass Lake (formerly of Ann Arbor), 93, passed away Friday, October 4, 2024, peacefully at home surrounded by his son, Roy Edgar Margenau, III of Grass Lake and daughter, Jill Dove Margenau of Battle Creek. He was predeceased by his loving wife of over 62 years, Dove Margenau, and his brother, Joel Shaw Margenau, 89. 
of Chelsea, Michigan, formerly of Ann Arbor, Michigan, a