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Beverly Ann (Burmis) Farley

of Munith, age 80, passed away at the Henry Ford Allegiance Hospice Home on Tuesday, July 24th after a battle with ovarian cancer. 

She is survived by her daughter Cindy Brown of Chelsea and son Tim Brown of Munith,  2 sister-in-laws, Joyce (Orville) Harris, Phyllis Venable; 9 grandchildren, Mike (Tiffany) Smith, Susan (Marcus) Maddock, Amanda (Brandon) Hall, Kayla Brown, Rebecca Brown Heather Rodema, Amanda Brown, Ashleigh Boss, Eric (Jamie) Boss, Timmy Cole Jr.; 14 great-granchildren, Michelle, Michael, Joshua, Lilly, and Victoria Smith, Jame Darnell, Xavier, James, and Skylur Boss; a sister-in-law Rose Mary Brown; She is also survived by many nieces and nephews and several cousins.  Bev was preceded in death by her husband of 19 years Lawrence "Norm" Farley, parents Philip and Lillian Burmis, son Jim Brown, daughter Lori Brown and nephew Steven McCrum.

Glendon F. Geer Sr.

of Chelsea, Michigan, age 91, died Tuesday, July 24, 2018 in his home. He was born July 21, 1927 in Howell, Michigan, the son of Herbert & Hazel (Stewart) Geer.

Glen attended Howell High School. He was a WWII veteran, serving with the Army Medics. Glen worked at Hackney Hardware in Dexter for many years. He was a member of the Grass Lake VFW Post 10194, and was a member of St. Andrews United Church of Christ in Dexter. Glen was a long-time square dance caller in the area. He was an avid Euchre player, and loved to bowl.

William James Darwin Sr.

of Waterloo, MI, formerly of Ann Arbor & Garden City, age 81, passed away Wednesday, July 4, 2018 in his home. He was born February 11, 1937 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the son of LeRoy F. and Helen (Glushyn) Darwin.

Bill graduated from Ann Arbor High School in 1955. He was a member of Waterloo Village United Methodist Church where he was a trustee and active in the building program & development of the Fellowship Hall. Bill was an active Realtor since 1986.  Bill enjoyed gardening, croquet, morel hunting, and they hosted many large family gatherings.

Norman Laverne Hilts

passed away at age 76, Sunday July 8, 2018 at his home. He was born May 29th 1942 in Ann Arbor MI, the son of Vern and Kathryn (Glushyn) Hilts.

Norm served in the US Air force. He retired after 30 years of service from Ford Motor Co. as an engineer. He also did consulting work for Fords, which abled him to travel to Hungary and Korea. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, golfing and his biggest love of all was working on cars.

Michael George Erlacher

Inkster, MI, formerly of Lincoln Park, MI, age 65, died Saturday, June 30, 2018 at Garden City Hospital. He was born June 30, 1953 in Michigan, and grew up in Dearborn Heights, Michigan. He was a son of George William & Mary Jo (Schmidt) Erlacher.

Michael grew up attending the Episcopalian Church and graduated from Aquinas High School in Southgate in 1971, where he excelled on the swim team. His love for water carried over into adulthood. He enjoyed swimming any chance he could get and often did so at the YMCA, campgrounds and water parks around Michigan with his family. He raised his two daughters in Lincoln Park where his wife grew up and had family close by. After 30 years, he retired from General Motors at the Willow Run plant in Ypsilanti. During his career Michael was active in the Union as a Union Steward. He was passionate about making sure everyone was treated fairly and equally in the workplace. He even participated in a few marches such as the Detroit Free Press Strike.