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Michael Anthony Weiss

 
of Chelsea, Michigan, age 69, passed away Wednesday, October 30, 2019 at Angela Hospice in Livonia. He was born October 12, 1950 in Detroit, Michigan.  Mike is the son of Anthony O. & Mary Clare  (Fuerst) Weiss. Mike retired from Chrysler Proving Grounds where he was a driver/mechanic and a former Chief Union Steward for UAW Local 1284. He graduated from Centerline High School in 1968.  He began his service in the National Guard in 1968, and was a member of the  American Legion Post 31.  Mike attended St. Mary Catholic Church in Chelsea.

Nevatte Anne Willis

Age 67, of Chelsea, passed away on Sunday October 20th, 2019 at the University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor. Nevatte was born on December 15th of 1951 to Ivan Louis Bare and Bebe Amos Bare. Nevatte is survived by her loving husband of 46 years, Greg J. Willis, who she met in Ann Arbor when he was 16 and she was 17. She is also survived by their children Garth Bare (Amber Nichole) Willis, Grant Wade Willis, Geneva Misko Willis; one grandson Jaydon Fredrick Willis; and their dear friend Myranda Ruthanne Catalano. She is also survived by her sister Cheryl Lou King, and preceded in death by her sister Michelle Faye Bradley, and her parents.

La Vonne M. Harris

of Jackson, MI, formerly of Chelsea, MI, age 81, died Sunday, October 20, 2019 at her home in Jackson. She was born March 10, 1938 in Washington DC, the daughter of Russell & Beulah (Schlotman) Maryott.

 La Vonne was a member of the Community of Christ in Ann Arbor. She was a piano and organ teacher for many years, and was a member of the Ann Arbor Piano Teachers Guild. La Vonne was also a member of Modern Mothers in Chelsea.    

Mary Lou Rigg

of Chelsea, Michigan. An eternal optimist, generous in life and spirit, and blessed with an uncompromised ability to laugh, Mary Louise (Leeman) Rigg, daughter of Frederic and Mary Jane (Riker) Leeman, passed away October 20, 2019 at the Henry Ford Allegiance Hospice Home in Jackson. Mary Lou was born July 9, 1947 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She lived with her family in Ann Arbor until 1965 when they moved to Manchester. Mary Lou made many friends in Manchester and maintained a close relationship with her Ann Arbor friends her entire life. After graduating from Manchester High School in 1965, she attended Northwestern Junior College in Traverse City Michigan.

Norman Charles Houk

of Chelsea, Michigan, age 90, died Friday, October 18, 2019 at Chelsea Retirement Community. He was born February 9, 1929 in Chelsea, Michigan, the son of Fred Herman & Lillie Louise (Krepps) Houk.
  Norman worked for the Chrysler Proving Grounds as a heavy equipment operator. He was a charter member of Our Savior Lutheran Church, former member of Ann Arbor St. Thomas Lutheran Church, N. Lake Methodist Church, and the Chelsea V.F.W. post.