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Kathaleen Joy “Kate” Elsifor


of Chelsea, MI, age 77, died Thursday, September 9, 2021 at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Chelsea. She was born October 18, 1943 in Leslie, Michigan, the daughter of Jack & Laura Elizabeth (Emmons) Joseph. Kate worked for Federal Screw Works for 38 1/2 years.

On September 21, 1963, she married Jack A. Elsifor Jr, and he preceded her in death on November 14, 2019. She is survived by her step-mother, Nancy Joseph; and a step-sister-in-law, Janet Tice.  Kate wanted to thank her special friends, Mike and Anita Spears, and Diane Hughes. She was preceded in death by her parents, a brother-in-law, Paul Tice; and a brother, Donald Joseph.

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Dominick F. Montange

of Adrian, MI, formerly of Chelsea, age 31, died Monday, August 28, 2021, in the evening. He was born April 1, 1990, in Adrian, Michigan, the son of Gary Lavern Montange & Phyllis Ann Montange-Violette.

Dominick was in the class of 2008 at Chelsea High School. He became an excellent carpenter/equipment operator, working on the road in commercial building projects in many states. His favorite place was Oregon. He also did excavation work with his oldest brother, Eric. He truly enjoyed building things with Corian slabs and turning that into countertops, as well as many gifts that he gave his family members. He enjoyed fishing and hunting. Like the rest of his family, he enjoyed being outdoors and being with friends and family around a bonfire.

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Carol S. Lauhon

Carol S. Lauhon, born Carol Sinclair Cameron on November 13, 1943, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, died August 3, 2021, at her home in the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago, succumbing after years of resisting a neuroendocrine form of cancer.

Carol grew up in nearby Chelsea, a hometown she never stopped loving, successfully managing as a schoolchild the effects of her father’s prominence as Superintendent of Schools. She also loved Kalamazoo College, from which she graduated in 1966, after a one-year delay for surgery to correct a spinal problem.
 
In 1966 she married Edward Brooks Lauhon, confirming the love that began for them at Chelsea High School. She completed an MA in Special Education at the University of Michigan in 1969, taught in the Ann Arbor school system, and supported Ed’s progress toward his 1979 UofM PhD in Education and his appointment to the faculty of Augustana College in Rock Island, IL—all while adding children to the family: Lincoln in 1971, Alicia in 1975, and Jordan in 1977.

JoAnne M. Darwin

of Chelsea, Michigan, age 84, died Wednesday, September 1, 2021, at her home. She was born March 7, 1937, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the daughter of Raymond M. and Amy Elizabeth (Sjostrom) Ramsey.  JoAnne was a member of Waterloo Village UMC where she was the pianist since 1992. She had a great love for creating stained glass art, which she had done since 1993. She also enjoyed music, reading, playing poker, sewing, garage saling, playing  croquet, morel mushroom hunting and family gatherings. Between 1999 & 2008  she traveled to Sweden with her sister, and met dozens of relatives on her mother's side.
 
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Thomas Edward Dehn

Of Gregory, Michigan, age 69, died Friday, August 27, 2021 at home with his family by his side. He was born September 5, 1951 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the son of William & Shirley (Gerstner) Dehn.

Tom graduated from Chelsea High School in 1969. He worked for R.E.T.S. painting, and for the Van Riper Farm where he milked cows and other farm chores. Tom then worked for U of M as a painter for 35 years. Tom was a member of the Chelsea Rod & Gun Club, the Sons of the American Legion, and the Moose Lodge. He attended Our Savior Lutheran Church in Chelsea. Tom enjoyed hunting and fishing with his kids and grand kids.

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