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Dennis L. Peck

of Adrian, Michigan, formerly of Ann Arbor, Chelsea, and Jackson, age 74, died Thursday, January 25, 2024, at Promedica Ebeid Hospice in Sylvania, Ohio. He was born June 11, 1949, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the son of Carl F. & Helen L. (Manzel) Peck.

 

Dennis graduated from Eastern Michigan University. He worked for various companies, including Chrysler Proving Grounds in Chelsea, Federal-Mogel, and Steeb Dodge in Saline. He was a member of the Jackson Chapter AA, where he made many friends over the years, and the Jackson County Department on Aging. Dennis attended Trinity Evangelical Lutheran in Saline. He had quite the green thumb when it came to plants and bulb flowers, and he loved to bake - his delicious Christmas cookies were a favorite each year.

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Carol S. Mills

of Chelsea, Michigan, formerly of Plymouth, a woman of immense love, wisdom, and compassion left this world on January 28, 2024, after 101 years of spreading her love and joy of life to everyone around her. She was born November 11, 1922, in Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of Albe and Ida Christine (Scholberg) Salmonson.

Carol graduated from Dearborn High School in 1940, acquiring a thirst for knowledge and learning that lead her to obtain a Bachelor of Science degree in Library Science in 1946 from Michigan State Normal College (now EMU) and a Master’s Degree in Reading at age 60!! She worked as a Switchboard operator during WWII to pay for college, and after graduation worked as a librarian in Port Huron High School for 1 year. She was a librarian at Plymouth High Schools and the University of Michigan, and taught English as a Second Language as part of a Community Education Program. She loved to travel with family and friends and was able to travel around the world including visiting 40 states here in the United States. She was a member of the Methodist Church in Dixboro, Plymouth, and Chelsea over the course of her life.

Walter Friedrich Hahn

Walter was born March 17, 1937, in Stuttgart, Germany to Emma (Seyfert) and Fritz Hahn. His life’s journey came to an end on January 28th, 2024, as a result of a years’ long battle with Alzheimer’s disease.

As a young man, Walter studied to be a mechanic, earning a master mechanic certificate from Porsche in Germany. Seeking adventure, he secured a job in Thun, Switzerland, where he lived for five years. Craving more adventure, applied for a job at a German auto dealer in Kenya in the mid-1960s. Due to civil war there, his plans changed. He arranged a job at a dealership in Flint, Michigan with the help of a friend, planning to spend a year experiencing America. In 1985, he became a proud US citizen. Many will remember him as the owner of Hahn’s Service Center in Ann Arbor. He never lost his love of his native country. He and his wife, Linda, made many trips to Germany, as well as many trips to his beloved DeTour Village, Michigan.