Nancy L. Dunn

Nancy L. Dunn, age 90, of Chelsea, MI, died Sunday, November 14, 2021 peacefully at her home on Cavanaugh Lake surrounded by the love of her family. She was born on June 16, 1931 in Flint, Michigan to Herman and Dorothy Luhrs Sr. and was raised as one of seven siblings.

Nancy was the loving wife of Jack Dunn for over 65 years, after meeting as children at Higgins Lake where their families summered when she was 11 and Jack was 9. After growing up as best friends, they married on July 21, 1956 and together they built a family, built a business, and raised three children in Chelsea: Kathy Dunn Finger, Kimberly Tapping, and John F. Dunn.

She briefly attended Michigan State University, but was a celebrated University of Michigan fan once she married Jack, as they were season ticket holders to Michigan football games and enjoyed many years of tailgate parties and UM Football.

Before marrying Jack, she worked at General Motors doing Economic and Political Research and also worked with her father hosting many American Legion Events with her sisters. While hosting Legion events she loved telling the stories of meeting Shirley Temple, Red Skelton, many politicians, and Dwight & Mamie Eisenhower, and even going on a date once with John Wayne. She also worked with her husband as he founded and built Chelsea Industries. She was his Leasing and Maintenance Manager for 10 years at the Clocktower Complex.

Nancy was involved in the Chelsea Co-op Nursery School, Child Study Club, Chelsea Women’s Bridge Club, and was a long- time volunteer at the Chelsea Community Hospital. She also co-chaired the initial Chapter of the American Cancer Society in Chelsea with her dear friend Marj Daniels. For many years she belonged to and painted with Chelsea Painters, which enriched and cultivated her love of art over her lifetime.

Nancy also loved to entertain family and friends, both in Chelsea with her “Friday night cocktail parties” and dinner parties as well as at her “Happy Place” in Venice, Florida at her Aldea Mar Condo, known as the “Village by the Sea.” She was a beautiful friend and an amazing hostess, and had many friends she called family! Her greatest joy, she loved to say, was “romping, playing, and dancing” with family, friends, her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren, especially boating, swimming, and riding her wave runner in the summers! Unconditional love of her family and friends was a guiding light in Nancy’s life.

She is survived by her loving husband, Jack Dunn, her children: Kathy (Art) Finger, Kim (Don) Tapping, and John (Anna) Dunn; as well as her grandchildren: Mark (Rochelle) Tapping, Christopher (Lindsey) Tapping, Stephen (Erica) Tapping, Bryan (Sarah) Dunn, Elise (Chris) Burhans, Megan (Al) Zeiher, and Lucas Dunn; and her great-grandchildren: Aubrey & Morgan Tapping; Ethan & Emma Tapping; Bella, Leo, Gus & Iris Tapping; Nora, Wendy & William Dunn; Jack & Easton Burhans; and Anna Zeiher. Judy (John) Connors of Henderson, Nevada is her surviving sibling. She is also survived and loved by many amazing and special nieces and nephews.

Visitation will be held on Wednesday, November 17, 2021 at Staffan-Mitchell Funeral Home, 901 N. Main St., Chelsea, from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. A celebration of Nancy’s life will take place at St. Mary Catholic Church, 14200 E. Old US 12, Chelsea, on Thursday, November 18, 2021 with a Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 a.m. The family will receive friends at the church on Thursday from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service, and a luncheon will be held afterwards at the social hall. A private burial service will take place for the immediate family.

In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy may be made in memory of Nancy to the Arbor Hospice Foundation, 2366 Oak Valley Dr., Ann Arbor, MI 48103, or St Mary Catholic Church, 14200 E Old US 12, Chelsea, MI 48118. The family would like to express their heartfelt gratitude to Comfort Keepers Home Care in Ann Arbor, MI, Arbor Hospice, and St. Mary Catholic Church for their loving care of Nancy.

Edsel Carpenter

Edsel Carpenter, age 86, of Stockbridge, MI passed away on November 14, 2021 at Henry Ford Allegiance Hospice Home. He was born May 15, 1935 in Royalton, Kentucky, the son of Ellis L. and Adeline (West) Carpenter. He had lived in the Stockbridge/Chelsea area all of his life, one of eight children.

Edsel was always a good cook. In his high school days, he would wake up early and make pies for the restaurant in Stockbridge. He was known for the best fried chicken, chicken and dumplings, and his banana pudding and cabbage rolls. Edsel was also a musician. He could play the organ, the piano, the accordion, and the guitar. He worked as an accountant for many years for Coca Cola as well as Sears Roebuck.

He is survived by three siblings, Carl Carpenter of Jackson, Judy (John) Jedele of Chelsea, and Janet Carpenter of Chelsea, a sister-in-law, Sue Carpenter, and a host of nieces, nephews, and great-nieces and great-nephews.

Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, November 17, 2021, 11:00 a.m. at the Staffan-Mitchell Funeral Home, Chelsea. Burial will follow at Oaklawn Cemetery, Stockbridge.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Tuesday from 5-8 p.m.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Highest Praise Worship Center in Stockbridge or Henry Ford Allegiance Hospice.

Lou Ellyn Green

Lou Ellyn was born September 30, 1949 in Mount Clemens, Michigan. She lived in Michigan, California, Florida and Ohio. She moved from Mansfield, Ohio to Chelsea, Michigan in 2013.

In Mansfield, she was part of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship where she found community and a sense of well-being.

In Chelsea, Lou Ellyn’s professional and personal community centered around the Chelsea Senior Center where she developed deep friendships. Lou Ellyn worked as the Office Manager and accountant there alongside her dear friend, Trinh Pifer. Lou Ellyn and Jim Heaton met at the Chelsea Senior Center where Jim volunteered teaching computer classes to numerous residents. Their friendship grew on many long walks around Chelsea and Dexter and on Ferris wheel rides at the Chelsea Community Fair and visits to the Chelsea Farmers Market.

Lou Ellyn shared her long history of water bird watching with Jim at Pierce Lake and at the four ponds on the corner of Scio Church Road and Parker Road. Some of the birds they encountered included Sandhill Cranes, both migrating and summer time versions, some Great Snowy Egrets, Great Blue Herons, and Trumpeter Swans, an endangered species. Early summer was a special time to see the young ones. Lou Ellyn and Jim married in the summer of 2018.

Lou Ellyn attended Michigan State University and then pursued opportunities to learn programming in the early 1970s following the encouragement of her Roosevelt High School math teacher, Joanne Rankin, Ypsilanti, Michigan. Lou Ellyn programmed bank loan systems and taught banking administrators how the new systems worked and would enhance their operations. She was at various times a computer programmer, system analyst, project manager, product manager, and a software company entrepreneur with her late husband. All this at a time when programming and banking were both the purview of men. She held her own in the field for many years. Her work was highly respected.

Inclusion has always been part of Lou Ellyn’s life. She grew up in Michigan with her parents, Jean Green (McIntosh) and Lewis Green, her sister, Sharyl and her brother, Lester. Social issues were always part of the discussion including living through the Civil Rights Movement together and attending the Northwest Unitarian Universalist Church.

Along with being a stellar math and computer professional, Lou Ellyn was also a word wizard. Her skills in Anagrams and Scrabble were hard to beat, and she may have been the world’s fastest Jumble word-scrambler. She loved sorting and solving, encoding and decoding words as well as numbers.

Lou Ellyn is predeceased by her parents and her brother. She is survived by her husband, Jim Heaton, her father’s wife, Mary Green also of Chelsea, her sister, Sharyl Green and Sharyl’s husband, Peter Lackowski of Vermont, their son, Aaron Lackowski, and his partner, Mireya Murillo, Lou Ellyn’s beloved nephew and niece. Lou Ellyn’s influence is carried on through her many friends and numerous cousins.

A Memorial Service, a celebration of Lou Ellyn’s life, will be held at the Staffan-Mitchell Funeral Home, Chelsea on Saturday, November 20, 2021 at 11:00 a.m., where the family will receive friends from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service

Donations in Lou Ellyn’s honor can be made to the Chelsea Senior Center or the Arbor Hospice Foundation.

James L. Switzenberg, Sr.

James Leo Switzenberg, Sr., age 73, of Stockbridge, Michigan, passed away on Wednesday, November 10, 2021 at his home. He was born on September 14, 1948 in Stockbridge, Michigan, the son of John K. and Mary K. (Walz) Switzenberg.

James had lived in the Stockbridge area his entire life. He attended the one-room school house on Stillson Road, and he graduated from Stockbridge High School in 1966. He lived on a Centennial Farm on Catholic Church Road that was built in the 1860’s. He was a graduate of Eastern Michigan University, and then he worked as a prison guard for the State of Michigan Department of Corrections, retiring after 26 ½ years.

He also enjoyed reading and music. What he enjoyed the most was teaching something to somebody, especially music, mathematics, or history. He was married to Susan B. (Kennel) Switzenberg, and she preceded him in death in 2014.

James is survived by five children, James Switzenberg, Jr. of Georgia, Michael Switzenberg of Stockbridge, Dan (Amy) Switzenberg of Ohio, Ben (Stephanie) Switzenberg of Jackson, and Andy (Dayna) Switzenberg of Pinckney; twelve grandchildren, one sister, Carol (Mike) Vichinsky of Chelsea, and one brother, John Switzenberg of Georgia, and his mother, Mary K. Graham of Georgia, and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his wife, he was preceded in death by his father, John Switzenberg, and one brother, Donald Switzenberg.

All services will be private, and a private burial will take place at a later date. Those wishing to make a memorial contribution may do so to the Stockbridge Library.

Arrangements by Caskey-Mitchell Funeral Home, Stockbridge, Michigan.

Shawn L. Parks

Shawn Lawrence Parks, age 37, of Grass Lake, Michigan, passed away on November 10, 2021. He was born on February 11, 1984 in Ann Arbor, MI. Shawn was a graduate of Stockbridge High School, class of 2002. He enjoyed gardening, fishing, hunting, and being outdoors. He was loved by all, and he loved being with people.

He is survived by two daughters, Azora Grace and Azlynn May Parks, his mother, Alicia T. Parks, brother, Joseph (Cameron Stacey) Parks, and Therese (Eddie) Robinson, many aunts and uncles, nieces, nephews, and cousins.

A Gathering of Friends and Family will be held on Friday, November 19, 2021 from 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. at the UA Local 190 Hall, 7920 Jackson Ave., Ann Arbor, Michigan.

To donate, please visit the GoFundMe Shawn Parks Memorial Fund by Krull Construction.

Arrangements by Caskey-Mitchell Funeral Home, Stockbridge.

Thomas E. Hicks

Thomas Eugene Hicks, of Munith, Michigan, passed away on November 8, 2021. He was born on December 19, 1962 in Jackson, Michigan, the son of Buck and Rita (Schneider) Hicks. He had lived in the Munith area his entire life. He enjoyed fishing, hanging with his family, drinking coffee, and was always good with an argument.

He is survived by his sisters, Gail (James) Wright of Grass Lake, Tina (Patrick) Clifford of Petoskey, and brothers, Bill (Janet) Hicks of Munith, and Michael (Jessica) Hicks of Pleasant Lake, and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, and two nieces, Andrea Hicks and Jamie Hicks.

Funeral services will be held on Monday, November 15, 2021, 1:00 p.m., at the Caskey-Mitchell Funeral Home, Stockbridge. Burial will follow at Pleasant Grove Cemetery in Munith. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Sunday, November 14, 2021 from 5-8 p.m., as well as Monday from 12:00-1:00 p.m.

Those wishing to make a memorial contribution may do so to the Pleasant Grove Cemetery Association.

Jeffrey T. Hamlin

Jeffrey Thomas Hamlin, age 47, of Stockbridge, MI, passed away at his home on Wednesday, November 10, 2021. He was born April 1, 1974 in Jackson, MI, the son of Tommy Lee and Evelyn J. (Hoffman) Hamlin. Jeff had lived in the Stockbridge area his entire life, graduating from Stockbridge High School in 1993. He enjoyed spending time out of doors, especially hunting and running the roads. He was a great story teller, and he enjoyed spending time with friends and family.

On October 9, 1999, he married Laura Beth (Connolly), and she survives. Also surviving are his mother, Eveyln Hamlin of Gregory, mother-in-law, Donna (Thomas) Sussex of DesMoines, IA, and siblings, Michael Hamlin, Craig Hamlin, and Ryan Hamlin, all of Gregory; sister-in-law, Jill Connolly of Chicago, IL; a niece, Marissa, and nephew, Calvin; 13 godchildren, as well as many close friends who became family, and many aunts, uncles, and cousins. He was preceded in death by his father, Tommy Lee Hamlin, his grandparents, William and Cora Hoffman, and Troy and Opal Hamlin Myer, uncles, Robert Hoffman and Jack Hamlin, and aunt, Karen Osborne.

Funeral services will be held on Sunday, November 14, 2021, 2:00 p.m., from the Caskey-Mitchell Funeral Home, Stockbridge. Burial will follow at Plainfield Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Saturday, November 13, 2021 from 4:00-6:00 p.m., as well as Sunday from 1:00 p.m. until the time of service. Those wishing to make a memorial contribution may do so to the Mackinder Glenn American Legion Post #510.

William V. Earl

William V. Earl, age 89, of Ann Arbor, MI, passed away at his home on November 10, 2021. He was born on October 6, 1932 in Whitmore Lake, MI the son of William J. and Leona C. (Welter) Earl. He married Patricia N. (Pryor) in 1952, and they were married for 69 years.

William had lived in Ann Arbor since 1952. He served in the United States Navy from 1952-1956 as a Seaman. He worked for Braun-Brumfield for 26 years, retiring in 1994.

Surviving are his wife, Patricia, four children, Deborah Costello, Brian Earl, Jill Jack, and Thomas Earl; eight granddaughters and one grandson, as well as 20 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one son, Robert Earl, in 1999.

Per his wishes, cremation has taken place, and services will be private. Arrangements by Staffan-Mitchell Funeral Home, Chelsea.

Fred J. White, Jr.

Fred James White, Jr., of Chelsea, MI, passed away on November 6, 2021 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born in Detroit, MI on March 2, 1943, the son of Fred James, Sr. and Ursula Immaculate (Nadeau) White. On February 6, 1970, he married Laura T. (Pikarski), and she survives.

Fred grew up in Royal Oak, MI with his eight siblings and graduated from Dondero High School in 1961. He served in the United States Army from 1966-1968 and went on to attend Wayne State University, graduating with degrees in accounting, BA (1971) and MBA (1976). He was a CPA when he joined the University of Michigan in 1975 and served in many positions over 30 years, including 10 years as Associate Director of Financial Operations as well as interim University Controller and Executive Director of Internal Audit. Fred was well respected for his knowledge and love of the University and especially for his continuous mentoring of staff.

Fred loved spending time with family, being outdoors, hunting, working on their land, playing poker with friends, and going for walks with Laura. They enjoyed traveling all over together and spending time at the family cabin in the Upper Peninsula. He was an easy-going, optimistic person and one that was very thorough in everything he did. Later in life he especially enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren.

In addition to his wife Laura, he is survived by his children, Sharon (Matthew) Salchert, and Thomas (Stephanie) White; his grandchildren, Alden and William Cook, Michael, Jacob and Nicholas Salchert, along with Chris, Caitlin, Emily, and Nick White. Fred is also survived by his siblings, Virginia White, Fran Polizzi, Carol Allan, Kathy Smith, Ray White, and Steve White; as well as many nieces, nephews, and cousins. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Rachel L. White, his parents, and his sisters, Marge and Cecile.

Per Fred’s wishes, cremation and the scattering of ashes will occur at a private ceremony. Arrangements for a family and friends memorial are pending and will be announced at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Arbor Hospice Foundation.

Arrangements by Staffan-Mitchell Funeral Home, Chelsea.

Barbara Andres

On November 2nd, 2021, Barbara Ann Andres (Hartman), passed away. She was born in Ann Arbor and attended Ann Arbor High, where she was crowned homecoming queen and graduated in 1958.

She was the loving mother of three daughters, Michelle, Susan, and Kristen. She was a life-long resident of Ann Arbor (a “townie”) and moved to Highland Lake in Pinckney in 1989.

She married Steve Andres, her partner and best friend, in 1981. Barb worked as a purchasing agent for D & C Plumbing & Heating Supply. After retirement she was able to travel with her group of friends to many places, including France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Greece and many other places. She enjoyed golfing, playing euchre and cribbage, U of M football, lake life and socializing with her friends and family.

She was preceded in death by her daughter, Michelle (Shelly) Miller, and her husband, Stephen Andres. She is survived by her daughters, Susan Miller (former husband: Rick Lams), her grandson, Michael Lams (Erica Sater) and their two beautiful daughters, Julia and Paisley. Kristen (Miller) Boccher (Jim Boccher) and her two grandsons, Jack and Carson.

There will be a Celebration of Life Ceremony on Wednesday, November 10, 2021 at Staffan-Mitchell Funeral Home in Chelsea, from 1-3 pm. There will be a luncheon following the service. In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to the Humane Society of Huron Valley.