By Deborah Larsen George John Ross Jr. George John Ross Jr. was born in Rochester, Michigan, on August 16, 1927, the son of George and Anna Dopp Ross. The Ross family lived on Fourth Street, and George’s father was the chief of the Rochester Fire Department. As a...

By Deborah Larsen Frederick W. Goth Frederick W. Goth was born in Huron County, Michigan, on February 14, 1895, the son of William and Martha Dingman Goth. He was the brother of George Goth, who lived in Rochester, Michigan, and worked at Parkedale Biological Farm....

By Deborah Larsen Frank Joseph Stanich Frank Joseph Stanich was born in Eveleth, Minnesota, on July 26, 1912, the son of Frank and Frances Stanich. He grew up in Minnesota but came to Oakland County, Michigan, as a young adult to work in an auto factory.  By...