Noreen R. Schuelke
of Grass Lake, MI, age 93, died Tuesday, January 12, 2016 at her home. She was born April 29, 1922 in Detroit, MI, the daughter of Lawrence & Rose (Rowell) Navarre. Noreen graduated from Brighton High School. She worked at Monsanto for a while and owned Noreen's Fabric in Trenton, MI. She was an avid sportswoman, winning Michigan State Trap Championship in 1974, and the Michigan State Bow Championship in 1978. She was an avid golfer. Noreen was an active member of the Bethel United Church of Christ in Manchester.
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of Ann Arbor, MI, formerly of Dexter, age 74, died Monday, January 11, 2016 in Ann Arbor. He was born November 30, 1941 in Ypsilanti, Michigan, the son of Francis & Rita (Cobb) Herrst. Lloyd lived in Dexter most of his life. He was a member of St. Thomas Lutheran Church. He graduated from St. Thomas High School in 1960, and mowed cemetery lawns around Dexter for many years, including those of St. Andrew's, St. Joseph’s, and Forrest Lawn. He worked as a janitor in many places including a barbershop in Ann Arbor and for the Washtenaw Board of Education. He enjoyed photography and collecting salt and pepper shakers.
of Chelsea, age 91, Dean died Wednesday, December 30, 2015 at the Chelsea Retirement Community. He was born in Lake Preston, South Dakota on February 26, 1924, the youngest of three children born to Charles and Ida (Brooks) Alseth. Dean is survived by his wife of 57 years, Barbara; two daughters, Sharon Alseth Bartholomew (John) of Indianapolis, Indiana, Susan Wellman (Mark) of Chelsea; grandchildren Michelle, Brian and Catherine Wellman; nieces Elizabeth Heller, Martha Heller; and nephew Peter Heller. Dean was preceded in death by his devoted sister and friend Dorothy Heller, and brother Charles Alseth.
Edward Louis Steckler, Jr., a well-respected antiques dealer, died on December 23, 2015, at age 88. Born in New York City on February 1, 1927, to Dorothy Brill and Edward Louis Steckler, he grew up on the Upper East Side of Manhattan where he lived throughout his childhood and early adult years. Ed graduated from The Lawrenceville School and then served in the American Field Service in India at the end of World War II, after which he returned to earn a degree in political science from Princeton University in 1948. Ed later graduated from New York Law School, married Joan Abajo in 1960, and became a corporate attorney for NBC.