HELEN L. BEAUCH
Milan Township
Helen L. Beauch, 82 of Milan Township died Dec. 30, 2006, at Evangelical Home in Saline. She was born March 22, 1924, in Ann Arbor to Walter and Edith (Kniffen) Smith.
She married Dorn Gilson in 1942 and then married Glen W. Beauch April 29, 1950. Mr. Beauch died Dec. 29, 2003.
Mrs. Beauch graduated from Dundee High School in 1942 and was a member of the Royal Neighbors of America, the Azalia Grange, the Azalia United Methodist Church and the Order of the Eastern Stars, Milan Ruth Chapter 106.
Survivors include six daughters, Kay (Jim) Crunkilton of Deerfield, Karen Rigel (Ken Falk) of Ypsilanti, Myra Warren of Ypsilanti, Ellen Russell of Dundee, Glenna Kennedy (Richard Hazelwood) of West Virginia and Terry (Greg) Keilman of Milan; nine grandchildren; 14 greatgrandchildren; and one brother, Bill (Carole) Smith of London Township.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; a son, Leslie Glen Beauch, in 1952; a brother, Harold Smith; two sisters, Luella McDonald and Wilma Stuart; and a son-in-law, Harley Russell.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Evangelical Home of Saline.
A funeral was held Jan. 4 at Cover Funeral Home in Dundee. The Rev. Kathleen Groff officiated.
Mrs. Beauch's remains were interred at Azalia Cemetery.
MARGARET C. FELDKAMP
Saline
Margaret C. Feldkamp, 88, of Saline died Jan. 7, 2007, at the Saline Evangelical Home. She was born May 24, 1918, in Saline Township, the daughter of Fred and Matilda (Glatz) Finkbeiner. She was a Saline Township resident all of her life.
On Nov. 1, 1941, she married Milton J. Feldkamp. He preceded her in death Aug. 15, 1980.
Mrs. Feldkamp was a lifelong member of St. James' United Church of Christ and the Women's Guild. She also was a member of the Washtenaw County Farm Bureau.
Addition to being a homemaker, she was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.
Mrs. Feldkamp is survived by four children, Diane (Earl) Horning of Manchester, Albert Feldkamp, Kenneth (Nancy) Feldkamp and Janet (James) Wholehan, all of Saline.
She is also survived by seven grandchildren, Jeffrey (Lynda) Horning, Tricia (Don) Burke, Amy Feldkamp (fiance Bryan Marr), John Feldkamp, Jennifer (Jeffrey) Bosscher, Jason Wholehan and Justin Wholehan; and five great-grandchildren, Katelyn, Natalie and Mason Horning, Megan Heydlauff, and Joel Burke.
She is also survived by a brother, Alwin Finkbeiner, and five sisters-in-law, Doris Marion, Irma Roehm, Lucille, Margaret and Josephine Feldkamp, as well as many nieces and nephews.
In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by five sisters-in-law, Marie Finkbeiner, Loretta Roehm, Alice Wiedmayer, Blanche and Hermina Feldkamp; and 10 brothers-in-law, Erwin, Glen, Leroy, Rudolph, Lloyd and Neil Feldkamp, and Herman Marion, Raymond Wiedmayer, Clarence and Lowell Roehm.
A funeral was held Wednesday at St. James' United Church of Christ in Saline. The Rev. Orval L.E. Willimann officiated. Burial was at St. James' Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. James' United Church of Christ. Envelopes are available at the Robison-Bahnmiller Funeral Home in Saline.
ELOWENE E. BRACKNEY
Belleville
Elowene Elizabeth Brackney, 81, of Belleville died Jan. 5, 2007, at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor. She was born June 13, 1925, in Saline, the daughter of the late Herman Rueben and Elsa Marie (Bredernitz) Rentschler.
Mrs. Brackney graduated from Saline High School. She retired from the Ypsilanti Post Office in 1990 after more than 20 years as a rural letter carrier.
Mrs. Brackney enjoyed all kinds of crafts and was a social person who loved to visit people. Her grandchildren were her life.
Mrs. Brackney is survived by three children, Patricia (Michael) Anderegg of Tecumseh, Thomas (Shirley) Brackney of Ypsilanti and Susan (Ronald) Whittenberg of Belleville; eight grandchildren, Michael and Tracie Anderegg, Stacey and Andrea Brackney, Rebecca Berry, and Cindy, Stephanie and Robert Whittenberg; three great-grandchildren, Megan and Zachary Porterfield and Allison Anderegg; three brothers, Warren (Marilyn) Rentschler of Saline, Ronald (Beverly) Rentschler of Wixom and Allen (Florine) Rentschler of Saline.
She is also survived by many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews, as well as friends.
Mrs. Brackney was preceded in death by her husband, Boby D. Brackney Oct. 31, 1972; a brother, Eugene Rentschler; and two sisters, Janice Rentschler and Carol Bertsos.
A funeral was held Wednesday at the David C. Brown Funeral Home in Belleville.
Interment was at Arbor Crest Memorial Park in Ann Arbor.
Memorial contributions may be made to the family.
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