Heather Ann Shurmur

of Chelsea, Michigan, age 58, died Tuesday, April 4, 2017 at in her home after a long fight with cancer. She was born May 29, 1958 in Dearborn, the daughter of Herbert Edwin & Isabelle Smith (Barnes) Madion.  Heather attended Walled Lake Western High School. She worked at Chelsea Retirement Community in food services for 19 years.

Survivors include her husband, Donald Michael “Mike” Shurmur; a son, Jason (Liz) Shurmur of Oregon; a daughter, Tiffany Shurmur of Chelsea; a grandson, Liam; a sister, Wendy (Don) Miller of Roseville, CA; and a brother-in-law, Ted Durandetto of Grass Lake.

James David Thurber

of Ypsilanti, MI, formerly of Lincoln Park, age 50, died Sunday, March 26, 2017 at his home in Ypsilanti. He was born May 15, 1966 in Dearborn, Michigan, the son of George Michael & Bonnie Jean (Tollefson) Thurber.

  Jim attended Calvary Lutheran School until 8th grade, and then Lincoln Park High School, which he left to join the Army. He became a paramedic for two years at Metro Airport, and later Cass Corridor in Detroit. Jim did many odd jobs over the years, including car mechanic, lawn care, and carpentry. He was christened at Hope Lutheran in Dearborn, and confirmed at Mt. Hope Lutheran in Allen Park, and attended church in Ypsilanti before his death. Jim enjoyed martial arts and loved animals, especially dogs.

Jacqueline Joyce Richards

of Ypsilanti, formerly of Ann Arbor. Age 81, died Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at Birchwood Estates of Ann Arbor. She was born July 17, 1935 in Burlington, VT, the daughter of Norman & Celine (Snyder) Bleau.  Jacqueline worked at Comfort Inn on Carpenter Road in Ann Arbor, as well as some other hotels in the area. She enjoyed going to Cloverleaf Restaurant in downtown Ann Arbor, where she met Roy. Jacqueline enjoyed watching movies, mainly Lifetime and Shirley Temple movies.

Cebert “Cy” W. Hughes

of East Lansing, MI, formerly of Chelsea, age 96, passed away on March 20, 2017. Cy, as he was well known to all who knew him, was born on September 27, 1920 in Wayne, MI.  Cebert was preceded in death by his wife of 71 years, Agnes C. Hughes; his mother Alice A. (Nowland) Hughes; step parents, Ivan and Martha Routson; and older brother and best friend, Leroy (Russ) Hughes. Surviving to cherish his memory are his three children, Carol Ann (William) Young of Grass Lake, Michael Stephen (Sheila) Hughes of East Lansing; Jeffery Lee (Lowene) Hughes of Grass Lake; six grandchildren, Andrew (Penny) Hughes Sr., Geoffery (Katharine) Hughes, Sean (Tiffany) Hughes, Chad (Anna) Young, Laurel (Kevin) Mooney, Kent Young; six great-grandchildren, Andrew Jr., Alexander, Olivia, Michael, Christopher, and Christian; and other relatives, friends, and associates.