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Kenneth Eugene Roath was ushered into heaven on Sunday, November 3, 2024 in Chelsea, MI at the age of 94.
Ken was born to LeRoy and Grace (Boheim) Roath on October 11, 1930 in Elmhurst, Illinois. While living in Lombard, Illinois, Ken met and married the love of his life and beloved wife of 72 years, Betty Carnahan. They raised their three children in Lombard until 1966 when they moved to Royal Oak, Michigan.
Age 80, passed away at the Ann Arbor VA Hospital on Wednesday, October 9th, 2024, due to health issues.
He was born August 27, 1944, to John Detwiler and Clara Beatrice McGill in Bloomingdale, Indiana.
Tom served in the Navy for 3 years as a Navy Seal. After being discharged from the Navy, he joined the Air Force and served honorably for 20 years. Tom loved to be in nature, and camping was one of his favorite pastimes. He was very well traveled. Tom always walked to the beat of his own drum, never compromising in the face of adversity. In 1997, he moved to Michigan where he lived out the rest of his life peacefully.
of Chelsea, Michigan, formerly of Grass Valley, CA, Garden City, MI, and Harper woods, MI, age 92, died Tuesday, October 22, 2024, at LakeHouse Senior Living in Kalamazoo. He was born December 14, 1931, in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Wesley W. & Victoria C. (Grose) Quandt, Sr.
Charles was a Korean War Veteran, serving in the Army Corp of Engineers. He worked for many years as a Purchasing Agent for General Motors at Fisher Body in Livonia, retiring in April of 1988. He was also a member of Our Savior Lutheran Church in Chelsea. Charles enjoyed playing golf, skiing, hunting, and fishing in the summer. In the winter, he enjoyed building model boats and airplanes.
Richard William Simmons, 84 of Chelsea was called home to be with his Lord on October 19, 2024. He was born on January 23, 1940 in Wheeling, WV, son of the late Adair C. and Lila M. (Wilson) Simmons.
Richard graduated from Belding High School with the class 1957. He went on to earn a Bachelor of Science in Aeronautical Engineering (1961) and a Master of Science in Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering (1963) from the University of Michigan. He met his beloved wife, Karen E. Briggson of Dexter, MI on a blind date to a dance and they were married on August 27, 1960. They were blessed with 64 years of marriage and three children. While completing his master’s program, Richard worked on multiple projects related to the early Apollo space missions. He traveled to Cape Canaveral and Ascension Island to participate in rocket launches and testing for NASA. Post-graduation he worked at Bendix Corporation in Southfield, MI for many years and then took a position at Artos Engineering in Milwaukee, WI, working until his retirement in 2005.
of Grass Lake (formerly of Ann Arbor), 93, passed away Friday, October 4, 2024, peacefully at home surrounded by his son, Roy Edgar Margenau, III of Grass Lake and daughter, Jill Dove Margenau of Battle Creek. He was predeceased by his loving wife of over 62 years, Dove Margenau, and his brother, Joel Shaw Margenau, 89.