By Deborah Larsen Leonard John Ziemann Leonard John Ziemann was born in Royal Oak, Michigan, on July 19, 1914, the son of Bernard and Mary Clapp Ziemann. He attended high school in Royal Oak and then worked as a manager at Ferryview Sand & Gravel in Avon Township....

By Deborah Larsen Robert Rolan “Bob” Bushman Robert Rolan “Bob” Bushman was born in Detroit, Michigan, on November 24, 1924, the son of Clarence and Bertha Biddlingmeier Bushman. The Bushman family moved to Rochester in 1934 and lived on South Street. Robert’s father...

By Deborah Larsen Leonard Weston Griffin Leonard Weston Griffin was born in Decker, Michigan, on March 13, 1917, the son of Charles and Rosanna Knapp Griffin. Leonard grew up in Avon Township, where his father worked as a supervisor at the Ferry Seed Farm, located...