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Of Allegan, Michigan, formerly of Florida, Colorado, and Tennessee.
Age 82, died Sunday, March 23, 2025 at his home in Allegan. He was born May 8, 1942 in Dayton, Ohio, the son of Fritts William and Sadie Gertrude (Burts) Ryan.
Fritts was a hard worker who worked for himself in construction. He liked to travel all over the US.
Fritts married Kathryn Presley on April 26, 1986, in Colorado Springs, CO, and she survives.
Age 73, passed away Saturday, March 22, 2025 at Chelsea Retirement Community. He was born March 13, 1952 in Muskegon, Michigan, the son of Robert E. & Virginia Mary (Lucht) Gillette. Greg graduated from Western High School in 1970. He earned a Bachelors from Western Michigan University, a Bachelors in Art from Duluth University, and a Masters in Fine Arts from Brandeis University in MA. Greg taught at Pacific Lutheran College in WA, Texas A & M, was an Adjunct Professor at Central College in Iowa, and retired from North Dakota State University. He had been a runner in his younger days, and had been a camp counsellor at Michi-Lu-Ca. He was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Jackson, where he designed paraments for the church. Greg spent one semester in Cambridge, traveling extensively on his own. He enjoyed painting and drawing. Greg loved to read and to cook from his large collection of cookbooks. He was an outgoing and friendly person.
of Manchester, Michigan, age 71, passed away Friday, March 21, 2025, at Ashley Court of Brighton. He was born February 13, 1954, in Chelsea, Michigan, the son of Clarence “Glenn” and Minnie Mae (Piatt) Erskine.
Don volunteered with Guitars For Vets. He was very proud that he had 2 children in the military.
Age 84, passed away Friday, March 21, 2025, at the Chelsea Retirement Community. She was born January 2, 1941, in Haleyville, Alabama, the daughter of James Arley and Geneva Paralee (Bailey) Stevens.
Our mom, Kathy, loved the Lord with all of her heart. She sang gospel music for many years and was active in her church. Giving back to her community was very important to her, from volunteering at soup kitchens to organizing charity galas and fundraisers. She was involved with CCRMC Auxiliary and the RTA Hospice Committee. She was also strong and brave, with a side of sassy. When she was 62 years old, she went back to college and became a certified CNA. She then worked in hospice with RTA and with Visiting Angels, which was perfect, since to us she was an angel on earth.
One of her most amazing qualities was that she never met a stranger. Whenever she met someone she left them better than she found them and with a smile on their face. She was truly the epitome of all that is good and kind in this world.
of Chelsea, Michigan, formerly of Birmingham and Ann Arbor, age 93, passed away on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, at the Chelsea Retirement Community. She was born in Royal Oak, Michigan, the daughter of Thomas Marion and Alice (Werfel) Pryor.
Mary Ann graduated from the University of Michigan with a Master of Social Work degree. Following graduation, she worked in a private practice as a clinical social worker. In 1979, she was elected the first President of the University of Michigan School of Social Work Alumni Association and continued to serve on its board of governors for many years. She was a gourmet cook and consummate entertainer and an invitation to a dinner party at her dinner table was always a hot ticket. In part because of her cooking talents, she was selected as co-chair of the Bravo! Cookbook project, an ambitious undertaking which was a very successful fundraiser for the University’s Musical Society. When the weather warmed continuing through snowfall, she could be found in her beautiful perennial garden which was almost an acre and was featured on the Ann Arbor Garden Walk, a tradition in its now thirty-second year.