Obituaries

Oct 28, 2019

Dathol Marie Simko of Romulus, passed away on October 28, 2019 at the age of 93.

Beloved wife of the late George Simko, Sr.

Loving mother of George, Jr. (Bonnie) and Gerald (Charlene).

Cherished grandmother of Nicole Jenkins, Joseph Simko, April Shotwell, Steve Andre and Mike Andre.

Proud great grandmother of...

Oct 27, 2019

Helen was born on Sun, Nov. 7, 1920 at Providence Hospital in Detroit. Her parents had moved there from Toledeo where her grandparents and cousins lived. She was an only child, in fact, was to be the only grandchild on her mother's side of the family. Her family rented, rather than owned the houses they lived in. She moved...

Oct 27, 2019

WILLIAMS, Richard C.    Age 86 of Riverview

Loving Husband of Elenora.

Burial of Cremated Remains will occur in Wheeleburg, Ohio

Oct 27, 2019

Loving husband of the late Shirley for 72 years.  Dearest Father of Larry E. ( the late Karen Ann).  Dear grandfather of Sharon Kinsey and great grandfather of Nathan.  Larry proudly served in the United States Army during WWII.  Larry retired from The Detroit Newspaper after 38 years of faithful service as a paper handler.  Larry enjoyed spending time...

Oct 27, 2019

Gerald Van, of Taylor, passed away on October 27, 2019 at the age of 79.

Beloved husband of the late Geraldine.

Loving father of Debbie (Mike) Courtney and Richard Van.

Dear grandfather of Kelsey, Elise and Shawn.

Visitation will begin 3:00PM until 9:00PM on Tuesday, October 29th, at the Taylor Chapel...

Oct 26, 2019

Fredrick William Hoffman, Age 68 - Passed away on October 26, 2019.

Frederick was appointed the first Honorary Consul for the Federal Republic of Germany in Michigan following the 1999 closing of the Detroit consulate office. He was appointed Oct. 10, 2002, by German President Johannes Rau and signed by Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer; his exequatur was...

Oct 25, 2019

HAMILTON, Virginia L.     Age 87 of Taylor

Beloved Wife of the late Everett for 65 years.

Loving Mother of Jack (Jennifer), Marsha (Dave) Stafford, Marty (Tracy) and the late Robert and Vicki.

Dearest Grandmother of Charles (Chrissy) Stewart, Aaron Stewart and Jami (Matt) Laycock.

Dear Great-grandmother of 10.

Precious...

Oct 25, 2019

HOLBROOK, Michial J.    Age 56 of Dearborn Heights

Dearest Brother of Robert Holbrook, Kimberly Bennett and Kirk Kozolowski.

Predeceased by both parents.

Oct 25, 2019

Helen Louise Bandy of Woodhaven, passed away on October 25, 2019. Beloved wife of the Late Steve Kelsey and Glenn Bandy. Precious sister of Frances McGinley, Sophie Bartnicki and the late Anthony, Frank, John, Edward, Herman, Rudolph and Roy. Loving Aunt to many nieces and nephews.

Helen passed away peacefully after a long illness.  She came to...

Oct 25, 2019

John "Jack" Johnson, age 90, passed away peacefully on October 25, 2019 with his family by his side. Jack was born on December 5, 1928 in Two Harbors, Minnesota. After moving around Minnesota and the Dakotas as a child, Jack's parents moved to Dearborn, Michigan when he was in high school. This is where he met his lovely wife,...

Oct 24, 2019

LEFEBVRE, Donald     Age 66 of Lincoln Park

Beloved Husband of Susan

Loving Father of Tina Simons, Diana (Darroll) Basner, Christopher (Tracy) Leeman, Dusty Dennings, Shane (Jamie) Lefebvre and Doni Hamrick.

Dearest Grandfather of Steven White, Damien Lefebvre, Ron Lefebvre, Adrian Lefebvre, Stefaun Lefebvre, Dustin Lefebvre, Christian Lefebvre, Jacey Leeman, Gavin Leeman, Joey Elkins,...

Oct 23, 2019

Charles Lee Wynn Jr., age 44 passed away on Wednesday, October 23rd.

Loving brother of Jeffrey. Dear son of the late Charles Lee Sr. and Margaret Louise. Precious fiance to the late Patricia McGrath. Also survived by many friends and family.

Charles loved animals, hunting, fishing and kayaking.

His favorite bar is the...

Oct 20, 2019

Judy A. Murphy passed away October 20 th , 2019 at the age of 68. Beloved mother of Joseph R. Murphy II (Anna). Dear grandmother of Sydney Paige 21, Isabella Marie 14, and Joseph III 4.

Judy was born and raised in Dearborn and a life long member of Sacred Heart Church. In her younger years Judy...

Oct 18, 2019

Elizabeth Louise (Kennedy) Oravec, 94, passed away on October 18, 2019 at home in Dearborn.

Betty was born to John Lewis Kennedy and Bessie Amanda Hollis, on October 5, 1925 in Ann Arbor.

Betty was preceded in death by her late husband August Joseph Oravec, and late brothers Robert Kennedy (the late Ethyl), and Jack...

Oct 18, 2019

WASKE, Gerald T.     Age 66 of Taylor

Predeceased by parents Paul and Lottie Waske, and brother Staff Sergeant UMC Paul James Waske.

Survived by siblings Marian Czajowski and Joseph Waske (Ellen).

Nieces and nephews Suzanne Moran,  Martin Czajkowski (Sandra), Christopher Czajkowski, Owen Waske, and Alison Sutter (William).

Great nieces and nephews...

Oct 16, 2019

Richard James Reid, age 90, passed away on October 16, 2019 peacefully in his home.

He lived a happy and busy life doing the work he loved, taking care of his customers as one of the top salesmen in the oil industry until he was 83.

Richard (Dick) is survived by his loving wife, Joan...

Oct 16, 2019

Susanne Elizabeth Brown, of Taylor, passed away on October 16, 2019 at the age of 87.

Beloved wife of the late Roy G. Clark and Ernest Eugene Brown.

Loving mother of Linda Breuer, Elmer (Shana) Clark, Michelle (Scott) Brooks and Kenneth (Leslie) Brown.

Mother-In-Law of the late Dennis Breuer.

Grandmother of...

Oct 15, 2019

HOLLAND, Marvin      Age 96 of Taylor

Survived by his wife of 73 years, Gertrude.

Beloved Father of M. Gary (Judy), Larry and Linda.

Proud Grandfather of Matthew and Katie.

He was loved and will be deeply missed.

Oct 14, 2019

John Mascarello, age 90, passed away peacefully in his sleep on October 14 th , after months of steadily declining health. Loving husband of Theresa for 68 years. Dear father of John (Shelley).

John was born on the 16 th of August, 1929, in Vandergrift PA.  As a young adult, he moved to Dearborn MI, to get...

Oct 14, 2019

Karen Ellen Caza Nee Kortes

Beloved Daughter of Ed Kortes and Nancy Ryan.

Precious Sister of Kim Kortes, Rachelle "Chelle" (Fred) Vickers and

the late Jay Kortes, sister-in-law of Mary Kortes.

Loving Aunt of Amy (Bri) Everett.

Dear Step-mother of Leo Jr (Brittany) Caza and Lauren (J.P.) Gauvin.