Gerald R. “Jerry” Wenk
of Chelsea, Michigan, age 85, died Sunday, June 4, 2017 at Legacy Assisted Living in Jackson. He was born August 25, 1931 in Chelsea, Michigan, the son of Roland & Elnora (Eiseman) Wenk. Jerry lived in Chelsea his entire life. He attended Chelsea High School. Jerry served in the US Army in Korea from 1948-1951, and was a member of the “Chosen Reservoir”. He has been a member of American Legion Post 31 since 1952, the Covenant Church of Chelsea, and was a lifetime member and Past Master of Masonic Lodge #156. From 1955 until 1988, Jerry worked at the Chrysler Proving Grounds. He was a Past President of Oak Grove Cemetery and was a member of the board until his death.
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of Grass Lake, MI, age 65, died Monday, May 29, 2017 in Jackson County. He was born August 22, 1951 in Coldwater, Michigan, the son of Richard Lloyd & Myrtle (Wakeham) Watson. David lived on his family farm for many years. David graduated from Chelsea High School in 1969. He then attended Michigan Technological University and graduated from Lake Superior State with an Engineering Degree. David worked at Chrysler Proving Grounds, retiring in 2008. He enjoyed cutting wood and gardening. David made maple syrup, tapping trees on his own land.
age 62, died at home with his family on a brilliant Easter Day, April 16, 2017. He died healthy in every way but for the early onset dementia that slowly wrested him from us over the last five years. Dave leaves us with an enduring legacy of his gleaming intelligence, dogged commitment to the people and passions of his life, natural and thoughtful leadership skills, and most memorably, his wise counsel when the going got rough.
of Chelsea, MI, age 56, died Saturday, May 20, 2017 at his home. He was born November 27, 1960 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the son of Ishmael & Mae (Bailey) Picklesimer.
of Dexter, MI, age 78, died Saturday, April 15, 2017 at the Evangelical Home in Saline under the care of Arbor Hospice. He was born August 17, 1938 in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Dr. Oozman & Monica F. (Cook) Fusilier. Wally graduated from Clarkston High School in 1956, then signed up for the Navy where he served from 1956-58. Wally attended Eastern Michigan University, then transferred to the University of Michigan. He graduated from U of M in 1982 with a PhD in water quality from the School of Public Health. Wally Founded Water Quality Investigators. He was a renowned Limnologist, and was known as the Lake Doctor. He studied the water quality of close to 100 lakes in lower Michigan. Wally taught water quality at Wayne County Community College in the Coastal Environmental Studies Program, was a graduate teaching assistant at EMU, and taught classes for the Adult Learners Institute.