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Elise Adele Moretti

age 105, formerly of Lexington, KY and Detroit, MI went home to be with her Lord and Savior on April 20th, 2016 in Chelsea, MI after living a long, happy and fulfilling life. Daughter of Ernest and Isabel Bureau, she was born on May 29th, 1910 under the tail of Halley’s comet. She was a University of Kentucky graduate with degrees in Engineering and Mathematics. Loving wife and mother, Elise was known for her sunny smile, servant heart and desire to give back to her community. Elise volunteered for FISH, Meals On Wheels, her local church and was an active member of the Chelsea Retirement Community for 16 years.

Debra Flynn Power

Debbie, age 62, passed into the arms of her Savior, Jesus Christ Monday, April 18, 2016 at her home in Chelsea, after a long battle with brain cancer. She was born May 23, 1953 in Ypsilanti, Michigan, the daughter of Kenneth John and Dorothy (Tomko) Flynn.  Debbie graduated from Ypsilanti High School in the class of 1971. She graduated from Eastern Michigan University in 1980. She worked at Beyer Hospital in Ypsilanti, Bronson Hospital in Kalamazoo, and then for more than twenty years at Chelsea Pediatric Center in Chelsea, Michigan. She was a member of Scio Community Alliance Church.

V. Jean Ford

Photo of V Jean Fordof Chelsea, died March 30, 2016 at the age of 79. She was born in Detroit on June 30, 1936 to Eugenia and Henry Neff. Jean graduated from Western High School in Detroit in 1953. She attended Wayne State University and Washtenaw Community College. On Aug. 20, 1983, she wed Andrew Ford, a teacher and school administrator and later owner of an engineering consulting firm.  She and her husband kept horses for many years on their property in Sylvan Township. The couple also served for years as co-superintendents of the horse division of the Chelsea Community Fair. Jean’s love of animals included an assortment of farm animals and especially her canine friends, Midgie, Howie, Newfie, and Gigi as well as one extraordinary cat, Lumpy.

William Delmar “Del” Maloney


of Manchester, Michigan, age 75, died Monday, April 11, 2016 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He was born December 4, 1940 in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Joseph & Opal (St. Peter) Maloney. Del served in the United States Army. He worked for 30 years at GM in Romulus. Del was a member of St. Mary Roman Catholic Church in Manchester. On May 25, 1964, he married Donna M. Pitricelli at St. Bernardine Catholic Church in Westland, and she survives. 

George Gilroy Graham

of Chelsea, Michigan, formerly of Palm Harbor, Florida, age 90, died peacefully Friday, January 22, 2016 at his home. He was born April 28, 1925 in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Smith Gilroy & Margaret (McGill) Graham. George served in the Unites States Navy, and was stationed in the Pacific during WWII.  He graduated with a degree in Fine Arts from Wayne State University, and a Masters in Education from Eastern Michigan University. George was a skilled upholsterer for the first 25 years of his marriage. He then taught Junior High School in Crestwood and Brighton Area Schools, retiring in 1986. George attended the First Presbyterian Church of Ann Arbor, and Palm Harbor United Methodist Church in Palm Harbor Florida. He was an avid musician, skilled at organ, piano (as an accompanist), and sang in Choir and Barbershop. George was also an avid swimmer.