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of Chelsea, Michigan, age 94, died Tuesday, February 12, 2019 at Chelsea Retirement Community. He was born February 25, 1924 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the son of Richard Sohn Bock and Cora (Watters) Bock. After graduating from Oakdale High School in Oakdale, PA, he joined the Army Air Corps and served as a navigator on B-24s in the European Theater during World War II. Following his military service, he graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a degree in Business Administration. He and his high school sweetheart, Betty Ann (Young), were married on December 26, 1947 during his school break. After college, with his business degree and experience working in the family dealership in Oakdale, he began a 36-year long career with the Chevrolet Division of General Motors. He started in the Pittsburgh Zone Office and then moved to the Buffalo Zone Office a year later. All three of his children were born in Buffalo, then in 1963 he moved to the Detroit Zone Office and ultimately in 1970 to the Chevrolet Central Office from which he retired in 1985 as the National Consumer Relations Director.
of Chelsea, Michigan, formerly of Ypsilanti, age 97, died Friday, February 15, 2019 at Chelsea Retirement Community. She was born April 18, 1921 in Estherville, Iowa, the daughter of Elmer C. & Mae (Eisenhower) Jackson.
Ruth lived in Ypsilanti for about 50 years until she moved to the Garden Apartments of Chelsea Retirement Community in the 1990s. Ruth was an active member of First United Methodist Churches in Ypsilanti and Chelsea, where she participated in the United Methodist Women and taught Sunday School for many years. She was a former President and active member of PEO. Most importantly, she was a devoted wife and mother.