December 26, 2009, at age 67.

 

Phillis was born March 24, 1942

 

Gary Douglas Bjorge, 68, died Monday, August 10, 2009, in Britton, Michigan.

 

Born in Dearborn, Michigan on April 10, 1941, he was the son of the late Irving and Evelyn Smith Bjorge.

 

He is survived by two brothers, Alvin (Marilyn) Bjorge and Dennis (Debbie) Bjorge, a sister, Janice (Paul) Wiekierak, as well as a step-daughter and several step-grand children.   He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Patricia Bjorge Shreve.

 

Burial was in the Cadillac Memorial Gardens West Cemetery, Westland, Michigan.

 

Karen Gallegly Ward, 68, wife of Richard C. Ward, died Thursday, August 6, 2009, as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident near Knoxsville, Tennessee.   Her husband Richard, was killed in the accident, which occurred on August 4, 2009.

 

Born in Ann Arbor, Michigan on January 25, 1941, she was the daughter of the late John and Dora Evelyn Flanagan Gallegly.

 

After graduating from Wayne Memorial, Karen attended Georgetown College in Georgetown, Kentucky, where she met her husband of 49 years. Richard.  

 

She was a faithful and loving wife and mother, a dedicated Christian and an active member of the Calvary Baptist Church, Lexington, Kentucky.

 

She was a member of PEO, was active in Bible Study Fellowship, sang in the church choir, had been a Sunday School teacher and lived her faith.

 

Karen had taken up oil painting and had become an accomplished artist in recent years.

 

She is survived by two sons, John Ward and his wife Julie of Hebron, Kentucky, Jeffrey Ward and his wife Yvette of Indianapolis, Indiana, two grandchildren, Lauren Ward and Ryan Ward, a twin sister, Sharon Turkett and her husband Ron, of Lexington, Kentucky, a sister, Kay Jones and her husband, Reverend Jim Jones of Waterford, Michigan.

 

Memorials, in lieu of flowers, are suggested to Calvary Baptist Church, 150 E High St., Lexington, KY 40507 or to Georgetown College, 400 E. College St., Georgetown, KY 40324

 

Burial was in the Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Kentucky, through the Blackburn & Ward Funeral Home, Versailles, Kentucky.

 

East Lyme, Connecticut - Nancy Kay (Ross) Reincke, of Niantic, died Wednesday, April 29, 2009.   She was 68 years old.

 

Nancy was born on April 10, 1941, in Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of Calvin & Katherine Ross.    After graduating from Wayne Memorial High School, Wayne, Michigan, in 1959, she attended Olivet College, Olivet, Michigan 

 

She then worked as a supervisor at Michigan Bell Telephone Company until she met the love of her life, Richard.    Although she moved to Connecticut after her marriage to Richard in 1971, she always remained a true fan of the Detroit Lions and kept in contact with her friends in Michigan.  

 

Nancy worked at SNET until 1977, and then she and her husband Richard became the propprietors of Western World Clothing Store from 1978 until 1980.   In 1980, they moved to Stoneingham and managed the Sixpence Inn Motel until 1989.

 

Nancy and Richard moved to Niantic where she worked for Smith Insurance for the last 19 years. Nancy retired from Smith Insurance on June 29, 2008.

 

Nancy is survived by her beloved husband of 38 years, Richard Reincke of Niantic.   She is also survived by her sister, Terry and brother-in-law, Larry Wood, of Fort Myers, Florida.

 

Services will be private, and there are no calling hours.

 

Fulton-Theroux Funeral Home in New London is assisting.