October 2020 Student of the Month, Jacob Mann
The October 2020 Manchester Community Schools Foundation Student of the Month for Manchester High School is Jacob Mann, the son of Jeff and Becky Mann. He is currently the president of the Key Club, Drama Club, and government, while also actively being involved in the link crew and quiz bowl. Jacob is the Senior Drum […]
September 2020 Student of the Month, Amelia Waters
The Manchester Community Schools Foundation’s September 2020 Student of the Month for Manchester High School is Amelia Waters. Amelia is the daughter of Brian and Lisa Waters. Amelia is actively involved in the Manchester High School National Honor Society, and has been on the Softball team for the last five years. Amelia spends her falls working […]
Obituary: Edwin T. Walz
Edwin Thomas Walz, 80, passed away Wednesday, October 21, 2020 at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Chelsea. He was born on July 30, 1940, in Norvell, Michigan to Oscar and Daisy B. (Mellatt) Walz. Eddie married the love of his life, Judith Kirk, on June 10, 1961, at St. Mary Roman Catholic Church in Manchester. […]
Obituary: Linda Sue Wilson
Manchester, MI, formerly of Southgate Age 74, died Monday, October 19, 2020 at her home. She was born July 7, 1946 in Tupelo, Mississippi, the daughter of Thomas Ivan and Delcie Orene (Barber) Bowles. Linda graduated from Riverview High School in 1964. She was a proud mother, grandmother and homemaker. She was a strong Christian […]
Obituary: David J. Heslip
David James Heslip, 69, passed away Tuesday, October 13, 2020. He was born on June 10, 1951, in Tecumseh, Michigan to James and Elva (Cannon) Heslip. David was a Manchester High School Alumni, graduating in 1969 and a member of the FFA (Future Farmers of America). After graduation, he attended the Michigan State University Agriculture […]
Carrying on a tradition: Everything’s coming up orchids
Kristen Uthus was a professor of Ecology and Biology at the University of Michigan and Eastern Michigan University, when she happened to meet Dr. Glenn Lehr in 2012 at the Farmer’s Market in Manchester. “He had a small display of his orchids at the market, and I was fascinated,” she explains. “So, he invited me […]
Obituary: Jane Wahl
Mary “Jane” Wahl (Snyder) of Apache Junction, AZ passed away peacefully surrounded by family on May 22, 2020 after a 2-1/2 year battle with cancer. Born December 27, 1944 in Lima, Ohio, Jane moved to Manchester when she was 4, when her parents built and operated Snyder Grocery Store on Pleasant Lake. It was while […]
Obituary: Doris Ethel Kittendorf
Doris Ethel Kittendorf, 90, passed away peacefully Friday, September 25, 2020 at the Chelsea Retirement Community, Chelsea, Michigan. She was born on Thanksgiving Day, November 28, 1929, in Wayne, Michigan to William and Edna (Waechter) Krueger. She grew up on a farm in Romulus Township. During that time she was a 4-H club leader. In […]
Obituary: Randy L. Henry
Randy Lee Henry, age 60, of Manchester, passed away from complications of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital – Livingston on September 19, 2020. He was born in Ypsilanti on November 9, 1959, son of James E. and Dolores A. (Vinson) Henry. Randy lived in Washtenaw County for most of his life. He […]
Obituary: Virginia Dzengeleski
Virginia Dzengeleski passed away at home on September 14, 2020. She was born, one of five children, to Leonard and Irene Pappas on February 24, 1952 in Detroit. Ginny, as she was known to friends and family, graduated from Cooley High School in Detroit in 1970. She married her husband James in 1974 and moved […]
