Sylvia Kleanthous
of Chelsea, Michigan, age 97, died Monday, December 16, 2024, at her home in Chelsea. She was born May 12, 1927, in Chania Crete, Greece, the second of three children born to Nicholas and Athena (Gerakakis) Maropoulou.
Sylvia was born and raised in Greece. At the end of high school, she was offered a U.S. scholarship to study medicine. She came to the U.S. with 7 other European children who had also been offered the scholarship. Sylvia attended class at Indiana Teacher's College in Terre Haute for the first year. She then transferred to Wayne State for pre-med. Sylvia met Costas at Wayne State, in anatomy class. After she graduated from Wayne State, they got married and moved to Ann Arbor, where he attended U of M medical school. After medical school, Costas joined the army and they traveled the world - Texas, Germany, Italy, Africa, Oklahoma, Virginia, Georgia, and then in 1980, retired in Chelsea.
of Chelsea, Michigan, age 75, passed away Sunday, December 15, 2024, at her home. She was born October 22, 1949, in Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of Andy Richard and Geraldine C. (Cheatham) Blackwell.
Age 92, died Thursday, December 12, 2024, at Lakehouse Kalamazoo. She was born October 25, 1932, in Dearborn, Michigan, the daughter of Emil H. & Salome C. (Augst) Schroeder.
