Norman James Smits
George F. Sherman, Jr.
George Francis Sherman, Jr of Chelsea, Michigan, formerly of Washington DC, died on Saturday, September 17, 2022 at the age of 92.
George was born in Boston, Massachusetts on July 25, 1930 to George Francis, Sr. And Lillian (Burke) Sherman. He was raised from a young age in Euclid, Ohio, with his three beloved brothers, Donald, Bruce, and William. When George was 16, the family moved to Hamden, Connecticut, where he graduated high school in 1948. After finishing his undergraduate degree at Dartmouth College in 1952, George received his master's degree at Columbia University’s Russian Institute in 1954 and pursued post-graduate study at Oxford University, St. Anthony’s College in England, 1954-1955.
Carol May (Priest) Hay
age 91, passed away peacefully on November 2, 2022.
Carol was born in Gaylord, Michigan, on July 20, 1931, to Ozro and Marie Priest. She was the youngest of a loving, large family with sisters Mary, Anita, Shirley and brother Doug. The family moved to the Clinton/Britton/Macon area where she grew up.
During the summer, after a year studying music at EMU, she met Alan Hay in Beulah, MI, where he had purchased Crystal Lake Resort upon his return from WWII. Carol and Alan married the following year and the resort became their home for the first few years of marriage. That area of northern Michigan provided joy and retreat for the rest of her life.
Edith Frieda Weber
Unfortunately, our dear, sweet loving mother, wife, and sister, Edith Weber, 89, had a massive stroke on Sunday, December 5th, and passed away with her family by her side on Sunday, December 12th at the University of Michigan Hospital, two days after her 56th wedding anniversary and one day after her daughter, Ingrid's, birthday.
Edith was born April 2nd, 1932 in Berlin, Germany to Paul and Grete Margaret (Backhaus) Krotz. Our mother was always in the top 5% of her class at school. As a small child during World War II, she was separated from her mother, father, and three brothers, and forced by Hitler's Nazi regime to attend a special school for elite students in Germany.Georgia L. Collins
of Chelsea, Michigan, age 96, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, November 5, 2022. She was born October 31, 1926, in Jackson, Michigan, the daughter of George and Anna Elizabeth (Williamson) Heinzman.
Georgia worked over 60 years in retail at Gambles/Johnsons-How-To and Aco/Ace Hardware in Chelsea. She loved working with the public and worked full-time until age 89, as the Paint Advisor at Ace Hardware. Georgia was a lifelong member at the First Congregational Church of Chelsea. She was a loving grandmother and great-grandmother and never missed her grandchildren’s games, concerts or plays.
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