of Chelsea, Michigan, formerly of Paynesville, MN; Rochester, MN; Mason City, IA; Eyota, MN; White Bear Lake, MN; Hugo, MN; and Lake City, MN.  Age 96, died Friday, February 5, 2010 at Chelsea Retirement Community. She was born December 9, 1913 in Paynesville, Minnesota, the daughter of Albert George & Katherine (Hansen) Nixa.  On July 7, 1934, she married Donald G. Keller in Rochester, MN; he preceded her in death on Aug. 2, 1977. Survivors include a daughter, Susan J. (Mark) Obert of Ann Arbor, MI; three brothers, Bob Nixa of Tucson, AZ, Jerry Nixa of Macolm, IL, and George Nixa of Stillwater, MN; two sisters, Luella Tesoriero of Durham, NC, Judy Stellpflug of Rush, NY; 6 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her son, William; sister, Myrtle Fliescher; and brothers, Donald, Eugene, Arthur, Bill and Norbert Nixa.  Mrs. Keller was always active in her local Catholic church. She served as a choir director at St. Francis in Rochester, MN; and was later active in St. Mary of the Lake Catholic Church in Lake City, MN.  A funeral service will be held Saturday, March 6, 10:30 am at the Towsley Village Chapel of Chelsea Retirement Community, with Rev. Dr. William Turner officiating. A Funeral Mass will be held Saturday, March 13, 11:00 am at St. Mary of the Lake Catholic Church in MN, Lake City, MN with Father Richard Dernek officiating. Burial will be at St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Lake City, MN.  In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 310 North Main Street, Suite 100, Chelsea, MI 48118. Arrangements by Cole Funeral Chapel in Chelsea.

Age 83, died Thursday, February 4, 2010 at Chelsea Community Hospital. She was born February 22, 1926 in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada.  Survivors include three sons, Richard (Jeanette), David (Jill) of Stockbridge, and Scott of Grayling; a brother, Albert Wilson; 6 grandchildren; and 4 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Collin, and a daughter, Heather Kabinski.  Only private services will be held. Memorial contributions may be made to The Scleroderma Foundation, 300 Rosewood Drive, Suite 105, Danvers, MA 01923. Arrangements by Cole Funeral Chapel, Chelsea.

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Age 91, died Tuesday, January 5, 2010 at Allegiance Health in Jackson, Michigan. She was born January 18, 1918 in Lee City, Kentucky, the daughter of Scott and Della (Vest) Nickell. She married Art White on April 5, 1969, and he preceded her in death on June 21, 1973.  Evelyn was a secretary at Rockwell International for 30 years, retiring in 1979. She lived in the Chelsea area since the 1950's, but shortly after her retirement, she moved to Punta Gorda, FL to be with her family. Evelyn worked at the Punta Gorda Hospital and as a newspaper typist for the Sun Herald during the 18 years she lived in Florida. In 1998, she moved to the Napoleon/Brooklyn area to be near her daughter.  Survivors include her daughter Teresa (James) Roberts of Brooklyn, MI; 5 grandchildren, Brittney and Carrie Roberts of MI, Stacy Carpenter and Kimberly Compton of SC, Jessica McDaniels of OH; several great-grandchildren; 2 brothers, William (Arlene) Nickell of Punta Gorda, FL, Cecil (Christine) Nickell of Middletown, OH; 2 sisters, Beulah "Jean" Sonner and Gwen Guenther, both of Port Charlotte, FL; and several nieces & nephews. She was preceded in death by a son, Philip L. McDaniels; 4 sisters, and 3 brothers.  A graveside service will be held in the spring at Oak Grove Cemetery, Chelsea, MI.  Memorial contributions may be made to Ganton Countryside Care Center, 2140 Robinson Road, Jackson, MI  49203. Arrangements by Cole Funeral Chapel, Chelsea.

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of Saline, formerly of Ann Arbor,  Jackson, Chelsea,  Deland, FL, and Maggie Valley, NC, age 89, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, December 27, 2009. He was born September 19, 1920 in Jackson, Michigan, the son of Earl Albert & Lillie Rachel (Sweezy) Tison. 　On Nov. 16, 1946, in Venice, CA, Earl married Elizabeth (Betty) Ellen Ritchey of Houston, TX and she survives.  Earl was a member of Bethel Baptist Church in Jackson for over 50 years. He was a WWII Army Veteran, owned Tison Auto Sales in Chelsea, and retired from Chrysler Proving Grounds in 1979 after 28 years. Always keeping active, he worked for eight more years into retirement at Neumann Eye Institute in Deland, FL. Earl enjoyed riding motorcycles, playing guitar and traveling the states with his wife Betty in their motor home after retirement. Earl was always quick with a joke or funny story and loved making people laugh. He had a special way with people and developed many unique and lasting friendships throughout his lifetime. Earl was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather and will be dearly missed by his family and many friends.  Other survivors include a sister, Ilene Panici (Edmond); a son, Terry Earl (Grace) Tison of Ann Arbor; three daughters, Sandra Diane Rubert of Jackson; Jo Ellen Tison (George) Chizmar of Ann Arbor, Nancy Tison (John) Aulisa of Saline;　9 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.  A memorial service was held Sunday, January 10th, 2010 2:00 pm at Cole Funeral Chapel in Chelsea, with a visitation from 1:00 pm until the time of the service. Pastor Leo E. Cumings of Bethel Baptist Church will officiate. A private burial will be at Oak Grove East Cemetery in Chelsea.　 Memorial contributions may be made to Disabled American Veterans, P.O. Box 14301, Cincinnati, OH 45250-0301, Attn: Gift Processing. 

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Of Chelsea, Michigan, age 84, went to be with his Lord Monday, December 21, 2009 at his home. He was born August 30, 1925 in Neu Hochstadt, Ukraine, the son of Jakob & Ida (Eva) Gugenheimer. Mr. Gugenheimer came to the US with his wife Helene and daughter Gabriela in 1956. After retiring from GM, where he worked for more than 32 years, he moved to Chelsea in 1990. Always a Christian, he was born-again in 1978. He was very active with the Full Gospel Businessman Fellowship, sharing the message of salvation both here and abroad. After coming to Chelsea, Nikolaus was active in the prison ministry at Cassidy Lake, until his health declined. He was a member of Our Savior Lutheran Church in Chelsea. On January 6, 1951, he married Helene Gerok in Nurtingen am Neckar, West Germany, and she survives. Other survivors include his daughter, Gabriela (David) McCubbrey of Ann Arbor; his granddaughters, Alexandra & Elizabeth; a sister, Martha Hoffman of Des Plaines, IL, a brother, Robert (Marta) Gugenheimer of Germany and several nieces & nephews. He was preceded in death by his infant son, Ralf; and his sister, Lilly Sembler. His answering machine message proclaims, "Praise the Lord, this is the day the Lord has made, so rejoice, again I say rejoice, Jesus loves you". A celebration of his life was held Wednesday, December 23, 2:00 pm at Our Savior Lutheran Church, Chelsea, Rev. Dale Grimm officiated. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Our Savior Lutheran Church, 1515 S. Main St, Chelsea, MI 48118,or the National Kidney Foundation, Inc., 30 East 33rd Street, New York,  NY 10016, or the American Diabetes Association, 30300 Telegraph Road, Suite 117, Bingham Farms, MI 48025. Arrangements by Cole Funeral Chapel, Chelsea.

of Sharon Township, Michigan, age 86, died peacefully Wednesday morning, December 16, 2009 at her home in the company of her daughter-in-law and youngest son. She was born March 24, 1923 in Lodi Township, the daughter of Aaron & Bertha (Finkbeiner) Feldkamp.  Mrs. Easudes worked as a nurse in her youth. Her husband, Albert F. Easudes, was a friend of her brother Leon, but she first met Albert when he was brought in on a stretcher as a patient. Their flirtation and companionship during Albert's hospital stay led to marriage on July 21, 1945, after which she ceased working as a nurse and devoted her life to home and family. Those lucky enough to be close to her knew that her no-nonsense manner masked a tender heart. She and Albert raised three sons, taking them camping and fishing and giving them what her eldest son Steve described as an "idyllic" childhood. Their grandson Jesse feels equally lucky to have been able to spend many wonderful summers with Ellen and Albert while growing up. At Albert's parents' farm, where they lived after his retirement from Ford, Ellen loved watching the wildlife and the changing seasons and feeding the many lucky birds, including her favorites, hummingbirds. She enjoyed planting flowers and making flower arrangements using beautiful wildflowers and lovely blooming weeds. She was very social, enjoying Sunday dinners at the farm with family and friends and Christmas festivities with her sons, grandson, siblings and all their families, and remaining active in her church, Zion Lutheran, for as long as she was able. For many decades Ellen kept meticulous diaries and photo albums documenting her life and the lives of family and friends.  Ellen's dear husband Albert preceded her in death on September 10, 2007. She was also preceded in death by her parents and two brothers, Waldo and Willard Feldkamp. Survivors include three sons, Steve (Anna) Easudes of Chelsea; Tom (Lorrie) Easudes of Pittsburgh, PA; Jeff Easudes of Sharon Township; a beloved grandson Jesse (Eliza Hall) Easudes of Pittsburgh, PA, and his mother Jeannie Koda; and Ellen’s siblings, Leon (Lois) Feldkamp, Marian Allmand, and Sylvia Kalmbach.  The family received friends at Cole Funeral Chapel Saturday, December 19 from 2-5 pm. Memorial contributions may be made to Arbor Hospice, 2366 Oak Valley Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48103.

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