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of Grass Lake (formerly of Ann Arbor), 93, passed away Friday, October 4, 2024, peacefully at home surrounded by his son, Roy Edgar Margenau, III of Grass Lake and daughter, Jill Dove Margenau of Battle Creek. He was predeceased by his loving wife of over 62 years, Dove Margenau, and his brother, Joel Shaw Margenau, 89.
of Grass Lake, Michigan, formerly of Strawberry Squares in Plant City, Florida, and Ann Arbor, Michigan, age 95, passed away Wednesday, October 9, 2024, at Henry Ford Allegiance Hospice in Jackson. He was born April 22, 1929, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the son of George Leonard and Edith (Cunningham) Talbot.
Edward Ivan Ball, 72, died Thursday, October 3, 2024, at the VA Medical Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan, after a battle with liver and kidney disease. Ed was born on Aug. 28, 1952, to Norma (née Wood) Ball and Ivan J. Ball in Quantico, Virginia, where his father was stationed as a serviceman in the Marine Corps. Norma and Ivan moved back to Iowa City, Iowa, when Ed was a baby so that they could be closer to their families. He attended public schools in Iowa City, graduating from West High School in 1971. After high school, Ed enlisted and served eight years in the U.S. Navy. Achieving the rank of Petty Officer First Class, Ed ran the jet engine test cell on the flagship aircraft carrier USS Nimitz. He received an honorable discharge and later became a professional butcher, a career he enjoyed for many years until retirement.
of Chelsea, Michigan, formerly of Ann Arbor, Michigan, age 95, passed away Friday, October 4, 2024, at Silver Maples Retirement Neighborhood. She was born May 25, 1929, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the daughter of William and Edith (Ford) Bergren.
She was married to John “Fred” Griffith for 71 years before he preceded her in death on April 8, 2020. She is survived by her daughter Linda (Terry) Hurst of Dexter; granddaughters Julie Hurst of San Diego and Laurie Corcoran (William) of Brunswick, GA; great-grandchildren Dexter and Max Corcoran.
Raymond John Sleep was born in Detroit, Michigan on June 11th, 1931 to Alice (Neish) and John Sleep. He was the eldest of their three boys, including Richard and Ernest.
Ray’s love for literature, writing and learning began at a young age and he loved to teach himself. In childhood, he skipped school to lie on the roof of their Detroit home and read. He and his brothers had many adventures boating and swimming in the Detroit River near Belle Isle. Ray graduated from Southeastern High School in 1949 and went on to Wayne (State) University. He left Wayne University in pursuit of his dream of becoming a writer and moved to Manhattan in 1949 for six weeks, when he ran out of money and claimed, “my pen just wouldn’t write a story”.