Obituaries

Rita Thielk

of Chelsea, Michigan, age 94, mother to Robert and Thomas Houtz, passed away in her sleep on November 20, 2021. Rita was born to her English parents William and Annie Fisher on February 25, 1927. She grew up in Farmington, Michigan. She went to a business school for secretaries and worked in medical records and as an Executive Secretary for Michigan Bell Telephone Company and in Arizona also.

Roberta Darlene (Hull) Hamilton (formerly Empey)

B: 11/23/24, D: 12/9/21

Through her extended family, Roberta leaves a legacy of two children and two stepchildren, five grandchildren and one step-grandchild, five great grandchildren and three step-great grandchildren, six great-great-grandchildren, and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews.  Born in Norwood, Michigan south of Charlevoix on November 23, 1924, daughter of Fred Frances and Nina May (Holecheck) Hull, she attended the Norwood and Charlevoix schools, graduating in 1942.  She married Kenneth L. Empey on September 24, 1942.  Roberta married Robert S. Hamilton of Charlevoix on March 30, 1973.  During her life, she worked as an Administrative Assistant for a local manufacturing company in Charlevoix and at numerous women’s clothing retail establishments, and prior to retiring to live in Mason, Michigan in the early 2000’s, she and Robert lived in Virginia Beach, Virginia and managed an apartment complex in the Lansing, Michigan area.  She enjoyed sewing, knitting, crafts, and sailing large sail boats in Charlevoix and throughout the Great Lakes. 

Betty Jane Schleimer (nee Hronek)

92, of Chelsea, MI (formerly Salem, OH) passed into the arms of her Lord and Savior on Monday, December 6, 2021 at Chelsea Retirement Community.
Betty was born in Cleveland, OH on June 1, 1929, the daughter of Joseph F. Hronek and Helen (Troyan) Ward. She was a 1947 graduate of John Adams High School (Cleveland, OH) and a 1951 graduate of Ohio University with a bachelor’s degree in Education.

Lynda Lou Justice

of Chelsea, Michigan, age 86, died peacefully in her sleep on Wednesday, November 24, 2021 at Chelsea Retirement Community. She was born August 31, 1935 in Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of August John & Florentina Marie (Klann) Krupski .

Lynda grew up in Dearborn, Michigan, graduated from Dearborn High School and attended Valparaiso University. On August 31, 1957, she married Bruce Justice in Dearborn. Lynda worked hard over the years to keep a stable and loving environment for the family as they moved around the country (Texas, Utah, Delaware, Michigan, New York and Pennsylvania) as a result of Dr. Justice’s work on various Department of Defense contracts.