Richard George Bareis
of Dexter, MI, age 80, died Thursday, February 25, 2016 at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ypsilanti. He was born August 16, 1935 the son of Oscar & Wilda (McVay) Bareis. He was born in Chelsea and raised on the family farm in Lima Township. Richard taught wood and metal shop and drafting for 35 years, at Dexter High School from 1959 to 1966, and at Beach Middle School in Chelsea from 1966 to 1994. He coached high school wrestling, football, and intramural sports. Richard was a member and lay leader of Zion Lutheran Church, Chelsea. He was a 4H leader for Rogers Corners Herdsmen. Richard farmed and raised sheep for 40 years. He was an avid carpenter and wood carver.
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of Lyndon Twp, Michigan, age 76, died Tuesday, February 23, 2016 at Glacier Hills in Ann Arbor. He was born October 3, 1939 in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Adam Joseph & Julia Loretta (Strokis) Jankuski. Richard served in the US Marie Corps from 1957-1959, and in the reserves until 1963. He and Betty moved to Chelsea in 1975, coming from Oak Forest, IL. He was in sales most of his life, working for Garcia, Tandy/Radio Shack, Outers Laboratories, Snelling & Snelling, and he distributed newspapers for the Ann Arbor News and Chelsea Standard. Richard was the publisher for a wildly accepted fishing newspaper the Illiana News. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and had a passion for fishing.
of Ypsilanti , Michigan, age 91, died Friday, February 19, 2016 in Ypsilanti, Michigan . She was born October 28, 1924 in Bridgeport, AL, the daughter of Horace Hamilton & Wiley Estelle (Mobbs) Bramlett. Flora graduated from Kalamazoo Central High School. She enjoyed golf, gardening and bowling.