By Deborah Larsen Rhio Metzler Rhio Metzler was born in Detroit, Michigan, on December 6, 1921, the son of Rhio and Alice Creager Metzler. Rhio grew up in Detroit and in Avon Township, where his family lived for a few years on School Road. He married Goldie Stuart of...

By Deborah Larsen Orville Ray Zellers Orville Ray Zellers, known by his middle name, Ray, was born in Detroit, Michigan, on February 14, 1921, the son of Leslie and Gladys Halleck Zellers. The Zellers family moved to Avon Township when Ray was a teenager and lived on...

By Deborah Larsen Lyle O. Buchanan Lyle O. Buchanan was born in Almont, Michigan, on February 29, 1920, the son of Walter and Edna Metz Buchanan. Lyle attended Rochester High School and graduated with the class of 1938, in which he served as class president. After...