Emil "Bill" Bethke
Emil "Bill" Bethke, a lifelong resident of Ann Arbor, passed away peacefully on June 22, 2020 at the age of eighty-seven. After graduating Ann Arbor Pioneer in 1950, he served in the U.S. Air Force, where he was stationed in Alaska and Washington. In the Air Force he worked on the communications team, flew search and rescue missions as well as played hockey and baseball including the midnight sun game in Fairbanks, Alaska. Bill returned to Ann Arbor where he worked for Michigan Bell / AT&T for thirty years followed by ten years at the University of Michigan in telecommunications.Read more: Emil "Bill" Bethke 2 comments
Barbara Jean Egeler
of Grass Lake, Michigan, age 87, died Monday, June 22, 2020. She was born August 28, 1932 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the daughter of Garnett & Marguerite (Krontz) Weir.
Barbara attended Chelsea schools and was a runner in high school. She worked at Gaunt's gladiola farm, and did childcare. Barbara was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Chelsea. She was an artist who loved to paint and draw.
Bob Gene Ford
Bob Gene Ford of Chelsea, age 86, passed away peacefully with his family Thursday, June 11, 2020. He was born August 7, 1933, in Caraway, Arkansas, the son of Bill and Kathryn (Staples) Ford.Bob served in the US Army, in Germany, from 1953-1955. He worked at General Motors Hydromatic. Bob did Intarsha (woodworking with different colors of wood). Bob loved growing cacti and watching John Wayne movies. He liked to feed the birds, gardening, and most of all, spending time with his family.
Frank Anthony Cianciolo Sr.
Frank Cianciolo, “Pop”, 78, of Chelsea, Michigan died unexpectedly on Tuesday, May 19, 2020 at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Chelsea. He is survived by three sons, Frank (Karie) Jr. of Manchester, Robert of Jackson, David (Janette) of Manchester; six grandchildren, Vincent, Samantha, Victor, Olive, Gino and Julian; two great-grandchildren, Daniel and Ember; sisters Maryann McShane, Peggy (Robert) Foster; brother Tom (Kim) Cianciolo; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his mother, father and sister, Toni Ann Cianciolo. Ralph Richard Cook, MD, MPH
Age 81, died peacefully at home of natural causes on Monday, June 8, 2020. He was born February 21, 1939 in Detroit, Michigan, the son of George R. & Florence Irene (Armstrong) Cook. Ralph graduated from Hope College and then served in the U. S.Army from 1962-1964. After the Army, he went on to graduate from the Medical School at Wayne State University. He then completed a Residency at University of Michigan and earned an MPH from the School of Public Health. Ralph later studied Epidemiology at University of North Carolina. He was employed at Dow Chemical & Dow Corning for 32 years.