Paul John Simon
of Chelsea, MI, age 93, died Thursday, September 21, 2017 in Falls Church,Virginia. He was born December 14, 1923 in Remus, Michigan, the son of Alonzo & Agnes (Doerr) Simon. Paul served with the Army in WWII, landing at Normandy on D-Day. He was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church of Chelsea. He taught for 34 years, teaching agriculture in central Michigan and wood shop and science at Beach Middle School in Chelsea for 18 years. Paul traveled extensively in and outside of the U.S. He wrote poetry, and was very proud of his full head of white hair.
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of Chelsea, Michigan, age 92, died Saturday, September 16, 2017 at Superior Woods in Ypsilanti. She was born April 11, 1925 in Middletown, Illinois, the daughter of William Thomas & Nellie (Moutardier) McGrew. Marcella was one of eleven kids. During World War II, she was part of the Rosie the Riveter era, as she helped produce war supplies. She retired from Ford Motor Company as a quality control inspector. Marcella attended St. Paul United Church of Christ in Chelsea. She enjoyed traveling, cooking, and crocheting.
of Chelsea, Michigan, age 87, died Tuesday, September 12, 2017 at her home. She was born February 6, 1930 in Douglass Twp., Berks County, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Charles & Cora (Weller) Flicker. Joyce grew up in Pennsylvania, and through the years she lived in Ohio, Michigan and West Virginia. In 2008 she moved to Michigan to live out the rest of her life. Her purpose in life was to serve her family. She loved spending time with all her children and grandchildren, and her favorite hobby was to be around and meet new people.
Sadly, Our loving wife, mom, grammie passed away at age 69, on Monday, September 11, 2017 surrounded by her loving family at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ypsilanti. She was born October 21,1947 in Belleville, Michigan, the daughter of Lloyd Miller and Aprilla "Rubye" (Ulbick) Bates. Debbie graduated from Ypsilanti High School in 1966. On July 1, 1967 she married Aram "David" Walker of Ann Arbor, Michigan. A few years later, after the birth of their twins sons, she started an in home day care to stay home with her children. She ran her daycare in Chelsea for over 25 years. She loved caring for kids and was a huge part of many children's lives. Parents always marveled at how she could accomplish so much and had such respect from all the children, and how sandwiches NEEDED to be cut "the Debbie way" and her chocolate chip cookies were to die for. She also worked at Pamida in Chelsea for many years. Debbie loved camping, especially at her favorite location in Ludington during the summer. She was the "fun grammie" to all.