Vionne Edell Johnson
Vionne “Vi” Edell Johnson of Chelsea, Michigan, age 94, passed away Monday, August 18, at Chelsea Retirement Community. Vionne was born in 1930 as the youngest child of a Scandinavian farm family in Granite Falls, MN – the much-loved daughter of Emil Carl and Hulda Nelson.
In December of 1951, Vionne married her high school sweetheart and trombone rival, Kenneth E. Johnson. Fifty-nine years of marriage and corporate moves took them to Minneapolis, New Jersey, Iowa, Northern Minnesota, Kansas, Maine, and finally here in Chelsea. With each move, Ken and Vi would become active members in their local churches, making enduring friendships along the way. Vionne was an elementary school teacher, a homemaker, a Deacon of the Presbyterian Church, and most recently a member of the Huron River Methodist Church of Dexter. Kenny and Vi’s shared wanderlust also led to travel around the world. Well into her 94th year, Vionne was a lively companion on family trips, near and far. She will be missed for her grace, wisdom, and laser-like wit.
of Brooklyn, Michigan, formerly of Auburn Hills, age 84 passed away peacefully with her daughters by her side on Monday August 18, 2025, at Trinity Health-St. Joseph Mercy Hospital. She was born February 14th, 1941, in Royal Oak Mi. The daughter of Ross and Mabel (Collom) Morgan.
of Chelsea, Michigan, formerly of Ann Arbor, age 76, passed away Sunday, June 8, 2025, at Michigan Medicine in Ann Arbor. He was born October 30, 1948, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, the son of Wayne Hollenger and Hazel Evelyn (Rosen) Dick.
of Ann Arbor, Michigan, formerly of Saline, and Dexter, age 88, passed away Saturday, August 16, 2025, at Atria Senior Living of Ann Arbor. He was born December 2, 1936, in Dumbarton, Scotland, the son of Robert and Margaret (Conroy) Jack.
His was a story about a man, a motorcycle, a dog, and a kingdom created from old tires, refrigerators, rusty scrap metal and love. As a father, he taught his two children (three if you count the dog) to see the beauty in all things. With his bare hands he built a house for his family, brought cars back from the dead and cooked one heck of a flying saucer sandwich.