Ruth Ann Koch

of Chelsea, Michigan, formerly of Dexter, age 84, died Friday, August 2, 2024 at The Willows at Howell, where she received excellent care for the last 3 months. She was born April 16, 1940 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the daughter of Harold & Lucille (Thorpe) Sjostrom.

Ruth graduated Ann Arbor High School in 1958. She retired as a bookkeeper for Ann Arbor Carpets. Ruth grew up attending St. Paul Lutheran Church in Ann Arbor, and helped start Peace Lutheran Church. She and Bill were part of a “Hi-Lo” Camping Group. She enjoyed meeting up for coffee in Dexter Saturday mornings with a group of friends. Ruth enjoyed living in the country, in the house she and Bill built, where she liked to grow vegetables and flowers and watch birds. Ruth was devoted to her friends and family, and especially her grandchildren.

Jenny St. John

On May 19, 1976, God blessed our family with an incredible gift. Jennifer Ann St. John was born to Homer and Barbara St. John in Ann Arbor, Michigan. We had no idea the amazing journey we would be on for the next 48 years.

Jenny grew up in Chelsea Michigan. She attended school at Washtenaw Intermediate School District and graduated from their young adult program in 2002. She had several jobs after graduation and worked at Huron River Area Credit Union for many years. In 2013 Jenny and her mom moved to Kalispell, Montana to be close to her Montana family.

Roslyn (Reule) Drummond Freed

of Williamsburg, Michigan, Roslyn Ann Freed (Grandma Rose), age 92, passed away July 25, 2024, surrounded with love at her daughter’s home, where she resided.  Roslyn was a caring wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother who loved her family and had a great sense of humor.

Born January 25, 1932, to William and Armilla (Wolff) Reule, she grew up in the Chelsea area, attended Michigan State University and completed beauty school in Ann Arbor before moving to Plymouth where she raised her three children and lived for over 50 years, then moving to Northern Michigan to be closer to family.  

Patience “Pat” Jean Becker

of Augusta, Michigan, formerly of San Diego, California; Chelsea, Olivet and Sherman Lake, age 81, died Monday, July 29, 2024, at Bickford Senior Living of Battle Creek. She was born March 28, 1943, in Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of Leroy and Helen Louise (Purcell) Myers.