Lenard E. McDougall, age 77, former Chief of Police, passed away at home in Chelsea on Monday, June 28, 2021. He was born in Ypsilanti, MI on May 17, 1944, son of William A. and Helen M. (Moore) McDougall. On December 4, 1966, he married Mary H. Lawson, and they lived and raised their family in Chelsea since 1969.
Lenard served our country as a Marine and was a law enforcement officer for 50 years--20 of those years as Chief of Police for the City of Chelsea. He enjoyed fishing in Scottville, MI, and teaching hunter safety to his grandchildren, as well as hunting with them. He was especially proud to help his granddaughter bag her first deer.
Survivors include his wife of 54 years, Mary, and their three children, Joseph (Heather) McDougall of Grass Lake, MI, Jeffrey (Christy O’Brien) McDougall of Michigan Center, MI, and Jeannette (Alexander) McDougall Perreault of Stockbridge, MI; nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; as well as siblings, John (Pam) McDougall of Florida, Jim (Vickie) McDougall of California, George (Jane) McDougall of Ypsilanti, Darlene Sanders of Detroit, MI, and Gloria Tindall of Florida. Lenard was preceded in death by his parents, his sister, Kathleen McDougall, and infant grandson, Conner Jonas McDougall.
A Funeral Service will be held on Thursday, July 1, 2021, 11:00 a.m., at St. Mary Catholic Church, Chelsea, with both Pastor Kevin Caldwell and the V. Rev. Dr. William J. Canon Turner officiating. Visitation is scheduled for Wednesday, June 30, 2021, 5:00 - 8:00 p.m., also at St. Mary Catholic Church. Burial will be at (Old) Oak Grove Cemetery, Chelsea. Expressions of sympathy in memory of Lenard may be made to the Herbert J. McKune American Legion Post #31, PO Box 293, Chelsea, MI 48118. Arrangements by Staffan-Mitchell Funeral Home, Chelsea.
