Clara Nell Dethloff, age 85, passed away on the evening of September 5, 2011, at St Mary Mercy Hospital in Livonia. Clara was born in Haversham, Georgia, on May 19, 1926, the daughter of Clarence and Genette (Tench) Forester. She worked for Burrough's in Plymouth as a Quality Control Inspector. She loved to play Bingo and cards, and gardening brought her special joy.
She is survived by her husband, Linwood, and her children, Jonelle (Nicholas) Emery, Cynthia (Tim) Ferguson, Sharon Foley and Cindy Detloff. Twelve grandchildren, ten great-grandchildren, and two sisters also survive.
Visitation will be held at the Schrader-Howell Funeral Home, 280 South Main Street, Plymouth, Wednesday from 1pm until 9pm. Funeral services will be Thursday at 11 o'clock at the funeral home. The Reverend Drex Morton will officiate. Interment will follow at Parkview Cemetery in Livonia.