Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home Ownership Changes Hands

Front row (L to R) Susan Taylor, Jim Weldy, Caryn Durski, Eleanor Danielson. Back row (L to R) Jim Smart, Donald Wilson, and Randy Danielson

Randy and Eleanor Danielson are turning over the reigns of the Johnson-Danielson Funeral home to Jim and Terry Weldy and funeral home manger and director Caryn Durski in October.

The Danielson family took ownership of the funeral home on North Michigan Street in Plymouth in January of 1995. Randy worked at the facility since 1973 and he and his family became the sixth family to become stewards of this funeral service firm.

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Nonprofit Preservation Group to Take Over Rees Theater

Photo provided by Wythougan Valley Preservation Council.

The Rees Theater in Downtown Plymouth may soon be getting some upgrades. The nonprofit Wythougan Valley Preservation Council announced plans Thursday to take over the building in early 2017. The group will then work to collect private donations and secure grant funding for the building’s restoration. Continue reading

Roy Miller

Funeral services for Roy Miller, 72, of Plymouth, are Tuesday, July 28 at 11 a.m. at the County Line Brethren Church in LaPaz. Visitation is Monday, July 27 from 4 until 8 p.m. at Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home in Plymouth and Tuesday from 10 a.m. until the time of the service at the church. Memorials may be given to the County Line Brethren Church, Center for Hospice Care or the LaPaz Volunteer Fire Department.

Funeral Services Tomorrow for Former Plymouth Mayor

Former Plymouth Mayor Jack Greenlee will be laid to rest tomorrow. He died Monday at his Rex Street home. Greenlee was 85. He served as mayor from 1992-2000. He’s credited with establishing the Annual Prayer Breakfast and Christmas Parade. He also served on the county board and city council. Mayor Mark Senter recently presented Greenlee a Key to the City. Many regard him as Plymouth’s biggest cheerleader. Continue reading