"Aunt Ethel" Stevens, 1919-2007

We are profoundly saddened by the passing of "Aunt Ethel" Stevens, aged 88, in Chelsea, MI this morning after a long illness. Ethel shared a 31 January birthday with Grandma Jan, and they were close friends for over 50 years. Ethel was grandmother to sister Ruth Ehman's four kids (Meg's cousins). Her late husband, Commodore W. Robert Stevens, was one of the founding members of Portage Yacht Club. A simply delightful lady, she was universally popular among, and treasured by, our extended family. A celebration of her life will take place at Portage Lake in July.

Grandma Jan (left, Tom's mom and Meg's grandmother), Kathy Wilson Leonard (center, Leslie's older sister), and "Aunt Ethel" Stevens at Ethel's 85th, and Jan's 70th, birthday party at PYC on 31 January 2004.