Obituaries

Robert “Bob” Daryl Dick

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.

Bob went to Juniata College in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, earning his Bachelor of Science Degree in 1970. He did his post grad studies at the University of Miami in Florida. Bob was a Research Technician at the University of Michigan, where he was a Lab Manager in Human Genetics.

Dr. Ross DesBrisay Margeson

Ross DesBrisay Margeson, formerly of Ann Arbor, a Chelsea resident of 10 years passed away at age 100 on August 11, 2025, after a 4 year battle with old age. He said that growing old didn’t “get difficult until 96.” He lived a long, full life and died peacefully with family around him.

Ross was born in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada, on January 16, 1925, the son of Marguerite DesBrisay and Paul Eve Margeson. A graduate of John Shaw High School in 1943, he attended the University of B.C. in Vancouver from 1943 until 1945; was a graduate of the University of Michigan Dental School in 1949, and Rackam School of Graduate Studies in 1952. Ross was a member of Xi Psi Phi Dental fraternity and Omicron Kappa Upsilon Honorary Dental Fraternity. At the University Ross met the love of his life, Bette Joyce Lindemann, in Miller’s Ice Cream shop on S. University and they were married on June 17th, 1949, in Benton Harbor, Michigan, at the first Congregational Church.

Michael Louis Roskowski

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.

As a friend he would give you the shirt off his back, had he been wearing one. Whether waterskiing or fishing at the lake, hunting to put food on the table, or chopping down trees to feed the furnace in the winter, Mike was a true outdoorsman…with his dog by his side wherever he went.

Above all Mike loved riding his Harley with his wife’s arms around his waist, the wind in his hair and sunglasses on…adventure awaited around every corner.

Jack David Bittle

of Chelsea, Michigan, formerly of Pontiac, Sturgis, Ann Arbor, Cassopolis, Chelsea, and Fairfield Glade, Tennessee, for 20 years before returning to Chelsea, age 90, passed away Tuesday, August 5, 2025, at Towsley Village. He was born October 27, 1934, in Sylvan Lake, Michigan, the son of George Raymond Bittle and Barbara Burr Miller.

First and foremost, Jack was a devoted husband, the best father, and an outstanding role model. He was just a good, good man who brought great joy to many. Jack took administration courses from both the University of Michigan and Western Michigan. He had a Bachelor’s Degree in Instrumental Music and a Master’s Degree in the Humanities, both from U of M. While at U of M, he played in the marching band and symphony band. Jack began teaching as Band Director in 1956, in Cassopolis, Michigan, and was there two years. In 1958, he became Band Director at Sturgis High School and taught for 13 years. For the following 11 ½ years, Jack was the High School Principal at Sturgis. Jack was active in the Michigan Association of Secondary School Principals and became President in 1976. In January of 1981, Jack became the Executive Director for the MASSP and remained there until June of 1996, when he retired to Fairfield Glade, Tennessee. Of all the things Jack did in his career, being a band director was the most important because of all the students he could reach and teach.