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Of Chelsea, Michigan, age 74, died Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at her son's home. She was born December 27, 1946 in Troy, Tennessee, the daughter of Clifford Anderson & Marion Verue (Morris) Burpo.
Marion graduated from Plymouth High School in 1965. She was a member of Chelsea Assembly of God, and she worked at Target. Marion enjoyed crocheting. She loved Hallmark movies, Christian and country music, and she especially loved her family.
Matthew Underhill, age 52, died Monday, January 4, 2021 in Jackson. He was born October 15, 1968. No services will be held. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Red Cross. Arrangements were entrusted to Cole Funeral Chapel in Chelsea.
of Chelsea, formerly of Ann Arbor and Bloomfield Hills, age 86, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 2, 2021 at his home in Chelsea, MI with his family at his side. He was born June 29, 1934 in Howard City, MI, the son of Floyd M. & Phoebe E. (Harmer) Place.
Richard grew up in Flint and graduated from Northern High School in 1952. After high school, he studied at Flint Junior College before transferring to MIT where he earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering. Following graduation he served as an officer in the US Navy. During this time he also received a Masters in Engineering Administration degree from George Washington University and married the love of his life Meryl D. Johnson in 1959.
Roger Edsel Sheren, age 77, passed away on Saturday, January 2nd, 2021 in Chelsea, Michigan. Roger was born in August 1943 in Detroit, Michigan to the late Keith and Josephine Sheren and was blessed to have three older sisters. He graduated from Fordson High School in Dearborn and Detroit’s Wayne State University. He was a lifelong fan of the University of Michigan football and their marching band.
Roger married his soulmate, Kathy Herron, in 1994. He is also survived by his sons, Zachary (Keri) and Nicholas (Ashley), his grandchildren, Seth, Davis, Elena, and Emery, and Zach and Nick’s mother Patricia McIsaac.
Joe Griffin Eisley, age 92, died Wednesday, December 30, 2020, at Silver Maples of Chelsea Retirement Neighborhood. He was born on April 7, 1928, in Auglaize County, Ohio, the son of Harold Samuel and Velma Ruth (Griffin) Eisley. After graduating from Spencerville (Ohio) High School in 1946, he joined the U.S. Army and was stationed in Daegu, South Korea. In 1948, he entered Parks College, St. Louis University, going on to receive his Master of Science and Ph.D. degrees from the California Institute of Technology. In 1956, he married Marilyn Fleck in Pasadena, California, and they moved to Ann Arbor where he began a 42-year career as a Professor of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Michigan. In addition to his teaching duties, he spent 14 years as an Associate Dean in the College of Engineering. During this time, he was involved in revising the engineering curriculum and in developing programs to encourage women and minorities to study engineering. His proudest accomplishment at the university, however, was to see so many of his former students succeed in their engineering careers.