Roy George Sanderson
Roy George Sanderson of Chelsea, Michigan, age 77, died Thursday, March 5, 2020 in Novi. He was born September 1, 1942 in Chelsea, Michigan, the son of George Edward & Lucille May (Hoover) Sanderson. Roy graduated from Chelsea High School in 1962. He married Roberta (Gerlach) in Aurora, IL in 1967. Roy retired from Ann Arbor Public School System in 2004. He is survived by his wife, Roberta; son, Joel (Allison) Sanderson of San Tan Valley, AZ; a daughter, Johanna Sanderson of Gold Canyon AZ; son-in-law Charles Vogt; 5 grandchildren, Jacob (Chelsea) Vogt, Joshua (Kylie) Vogt, Molly (Corey) Gorecki, Max and Meghan Sanderson; 2 great-grandchildren, Kasey and Ellie Vogt; his siblings, Lola (Troy) Lewis, Carol Sanderson, Gary (Gayl) Sanderson, Tom Sanderson; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and daughter, Amy Vogt. Read more: Roy George Sanderson
Owen Felix Cavender
of Chelsea, Michigan, age 98, died Sunday, March 1, 2020 at his home. He was born August 6, 1921 in Lansing, MI, the son of Richard F. and Maude E. (Owens) Cavender. Owen served in the US Navy from April of 1942 to October of 1943. He worked for Dana in Chelsea for 37 years.
On October 16, 1948, he married Katherine Walters, and she preceded him in death on April 26, 1983. Survivors include his daughters Barbara Cavender and Alice Cavender, of Chelsea, and Katherine Cavender, of Ann Arbor; a sister, Theresa (Charles) Dinser of Whitmore Lake; a granddaughter, Michelle (Delmore) Brown of Saline; and 2 great-grandchildren, Owen and Kadence Brown. He was preceded in death by his parents; a son and daughter-in-law, Owen “Sparky” and Nina Cavender; and 3 brothers, Richard, Thomas, and Dale Cavender.
Sandra M. Shapiro
Sandra M. Shapiro, eldest daughter of Archimede and Alma “Pat” (Logan) Marni, sister of Andrea L. Marni (deceased), and dear wife of Stanley Shapiro, died February 21 at Towsley Village in the Chelsea Retirement Community. She was 84 years old; cause of death was complications of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases. She was a devoted friend of all animals, especially dogs, cats and birds. And she was a lover of the natural world as well, flowers and trees in particular. A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Cincinnati, she went on to collect M.A.s at Indiana University, the University of California, Berkeley, and Eastern Michigan. For some half dozen years she was a historic preservationist at the Ohio Historical Society.
Frank A. Robards
of Brownsburg, Indiana died Saturday, February 8th, 2020, at the age of 85. He was born April 2, 1934, the son of James and Ella (Kleinschmidt) Robards.
Frank attended Chelsea schools and graduated in 1953. He spent 2 years in the Army. He then started working for Hoover NSK in Ann Arbor, transferring to Indiana, where he retired.
He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother Kenneth (Bill) and a sister Joyce. Survivors include his brothers Roland Robards and James Robards, and sisters Myrna Weir and Marjorie Plumb. He has many nieces and nephews as well as a special friend, David Adams.
Barbara Eleanor (Lanning) Griffith
of Dexter, MI, age 84, died Thursday, February 20, 2020 at her home in Dexter. She was born June 30, 1935 in North Industry, OH, the youngest daughter of Lewis and Edith (Rush) Lanning. Barbara was a graduate of Canton South High School, class of 1953. She enjoyed playing bridge, raising flowers and watching and feeding birds. She will be greatly missed by her family and friends.