Norman Martin Wacker, Jr.
of Dexter, Michigan, age 91, passed away Sunday, December 10, 2023, at his home. He was born August 25, 1932, in Chelsea, Michigan, the son of Norman Martin and Frances Lucille (Mangus) Wacker, Sr. Norm attended Whitmore Lake High School and was drafted into the US Army when he was 19, serving in Germany. He worked as a Machinist for Payne Products in Ann Arbor, and then retired from Federal Screw Works after many years. Norm liked to work on the farm raising horses, pigs, steer, chickens, and some row crops.
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Age 89, Therese passed away peacefully at her home in Chelsea, Michigan on Monday, December 11, 2023. Left to cherish her memory are her three children: Mary Therese (Gary) Pilarski; Anne Marie (Bailey Matsuda) Smoke; and Rick (Amy) Smoke; three grandchildren John Pilarski, Hannah (Jake) Asbury, and Thomas (Julia Anderson) Pilarski; one great-grandchild Theodore Asbury; and eight nieces and nephews. Therese shared sixty wonderful years with Henry R. Smoke, Jr., who preceded her in death on December 5, 2021. She was also preceded in death by her brother, Gerard Deziel; and sisters, Norma Deziel, Rita LeBlanc, and Jeannine Strayhorn.
of Ypsilanti, Michigan, age 41, died Saturday, November 25, 2023 at her residence. She was born March 13, 1982 in Wayne, Michigan, the daughter of Robert Dayton and Sheila (Bischler) Love. Michelle attended Chelsea High School (class of 2000).
of Chelsea, Michigan, age 80, passed away Monday, December 11, 2023, at her home. She was born January 14, 1943, in Wyandotte, Michigan, the daughter of Ralph and Lorraine (Camburn) Cross.
of Chelsea, Michigan, formerly of Cadillac, MI, age 92, died peacefully on Saturday, December 9, 2023 at his home. He was born February 21, 1931 in Cadillac, MI, the son of Alfred C. & Mary Belle (Lanning) Lamphere.