Craig Rhyne Zuehlke

Craig Rhyne Zuehlke of Chelsea, Michigan, age 55, went to be with the Lord Sunday, February 8, 2026, due to organ failure. He was born October 23, 1970, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the son of Frederick LeRoy and Anne Louise (Henderson) Zuehlke.

Craig graduated from Chelsea High School in 1988. He loved working on computers and became a programmer for the University of Michigan. Later, he worked for Compuware and the University of Michigan Credit Union. Craig was a member of the Chelsea First United Methodist Church when he was young. More recently, he attended the North Lake United Methodist Church. He was a man of very deep faith and attended several Bible studies. Craig loved hiking, including in Alaska. He was part of the Ann Arbor Bicycle Touring Society and did the Helluva Ride several times. He enjoyed helping his brother-in-law with his sports car and going to shows. Craig loved his dog, Finn, volunteered at an animal shelter and with the ALS Association.

Mary Jane Zwach

Mary Jane Zwach Chelsea, Michigan, age 78, passed away Tuesday, January 27, 2026, at Trinity Health Ann Arbor Hospital. She was born March 1, 1947, in New Ulm, Minnesota, the daughter of Lawrence and Louise Barbara (Guemmer) Scheid.

Mary grew up in New Ulm, MN, where she attended St. Paul's Lutheran Church and worked as a scanning coordinator at Cash Wise, a local grocery store. She moved to Chelsea, 9 years ago to be closer to her daughters and attended Faith Lutheran Church in Dexter. Mary was a hard worker, liked to bake and garden, and loved her grandchildren.

Bonnie Swaim Clark

Bonnie Swaim Clark of Pinckney, Michigan, age 83, passed away Thursday, February 5, 2026, at Trinity Health Ann Arbor Hospital. She was born August 6, 1942, in Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of Harvey Willis and Ruby Geraldine (Miller) Swaim.

Bonnie graduated from Howell High School in 1960. She worked different jobs over the years, but most recently, was an Administrative Assistant for 3M. Bonnie was a member of the Community Congregational United Church of Christ in Pinckney. She enjoyed traveling throughout the U.S., crafting, card making, and quilting. She collected recipes and liked to bake as well. Friendships were important to Bonnie. She had many friends and met with a group from high school every Monday. Bonnie was a kindhearted and loving person. She was a wonderful wife, sister, sister-in-law, and daughter-in-law.

Marie Duke

Marie Duke passed peacefully on the morning of January 29th, 2026, in her beloved Silver Maples Retirement Center in Chelsea, Michigan, surrounded by her six children, Kathryn, Paul, Michele, Lynda, Lorraine, and Rick.

Marie was “Oma” to her nine grandchildren, all surviving—Jeffrey, Emma, Gina, James Paul, Christopher, Sasha, Victoria, Fareed, and Zahir, as well as two new great-grandchildren, Elise and Charlie.

Marie was born in 1934, as an only child of Marie Alice Myers (Weir) and Charles August Myers in Detroit. She grew up in Detroit until 1948, when she and her mother took a rough three-week voyage to Nuremberg on an old army “liberty ship”, where her father served as a translator for the historic trials.