Obituaries
Recent Obituaries from Wayne county
Robert Walter Gross
Apr 22, 2016
Robert Walter Gross Age 86 Beloved husband of Iva, for 60 years. Loving father of Rebecca (David) O'Brien. Grandfather of Stephanie (Terry) Cochran, Douglas Jr. (Amy) Aune, William (Michaela) Aune, Cheyanna (Jacob) Gillispie. Great-Grandfather of Bailey, Brittney, Douglas III, Christian, Lilli, and Corben. Brother of Betty May of Florida and Delores "Dot" McCleery of Kentucky. Robert Gross retired...
Donna J. Kral
Apr 22, 2016
KRAL, Donna J. April 22 2016 Age 85 of Dearborn. Beloved wife of the late Rudolph. Dear mother of Glenn (Judie) and Bruce (Keri). Loving grandmother of Abigail and Andrew. Â Memorial gathering will be held on April 30th, at the Dearborn Chapel of Howe Peterson Funeral Home, 22546 Michigan Ave., from 9 AM until 10:45 AM with a service at...
Lillian Demko
Apr 22, 2016
Loving Mother of Judy (John) and Barry (Kathleen). Dearest Grandmother of Candis, Tiffany, Brandon and Great-grandmother of Isabella and Scarlett. Lillian enjoyed playing cards, crocheting, golfing and also enjoyed traveling. Retiree from Ford Motor Company. Memorial Gathering Thursday 5-8 p.m. at the Dearborn Chapel of the Howe-Peterson Funeral Home 22546 Michigan Ave. Memorial contributions may be made to American Heart...
Joe Austin Raby
Apr 21, 2016
Joe Austin Raby Age 80 Beloved husband of Rachel. Cherished father of April (Wayne) Cummins, Lorie (Jerry) Hurley, Angela Condon, Dawn (Tom) Kolbe and Renee (Wesley) Salyer. Dearest Grandfather of Richard, Elizabeth, Ann, Sara, Paula, Erin, Michael, Catherine, Joshua, Eric and Adam. Loving Great-Grandfather to Alyssa, Rylynn, Nevaeh, Brianna, Jaden, Lane, Taegan, Phoenix, Gage, Donald, Destiny, Aaden and...
Jo Ann Mcvey
Apr 21, 2016
Jo Ann McVey
Age 85
Beloved wife of the late James A.
Dear mother of Jo Ann (Reuben) Hernandez
Loving grandmother of Tara Marie (Kenneth) Young and...
Susan A. Oeftering
Apr 18, 2016
Susan A. Oeftering April 18, 2015 Age 56 of Dearborn Heights. Beloved wife of Bill. Loving mother of Matthew (Lisa), Kevin, Paige, and Billy. Funeral mass will be held on April 25th at 10 A.M. (instate at 9:30 A.M.) at St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church, 9000 Laurence Ave, Allen Park, MI 48101. Visitation will take...
Florence Tomasic
Apr 17, 2016
Tomasic, Florence "Toni". April 17, 2016. Age 84. Of Dearborn. Beloved wife of the late Blaz. Loving mother of Michael, Jeanne (Christopher), Scanlon, Robert (Jody), Cynthia, Thomas (Shelly) and Andrew. Dearest grandmother of 11 and great grandmother of 3. Funeral Wednesday 10:30am at the Dearborn Chapel of the Howe-Peterson Funeral Homes. 22546 Michigan Ave. Visitation Tuesday 1-9pm. Burial at St....
Sharon L. Polito
Apr 16, 2016
Sharon L. Polito Age 73 Dear mother of Terry L. (Janine) Grendysa and Frank V. (Mary) Jackson. Loving grandmother of 8 and great grandmother of 9. Precious sister to Ken Polito, Joel Polito and Gordon Polito. Visitation Thursday, April 21, 2016, 1:00pm - 9:00pm at the Taylor Chapel of the Howe-Peterson Funeral Home, 9800 S Telegraph Road. Funeral...
Lloyd G. Ternes
Apr 13, 2016
TERNES, LLOYD GIRARD SR. Passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, on April 13, 2016 at the age of 93.
Lloyd is survived by his loving wife of 67 years, Therese Ann (LaFave) of Dearborn. Beloved father of  Lloyd G. Ternes Jr., his wife Dr. Kathleen Keefe Ternes of...
Arthur Adam Desentz, Sr.
Apr 12, 2016
Arthur Adam Desentz, Sr. Age 66 Beloved husband of Denise. Dearest father of Renee (Scott) Buijck, Deborah (Skip) May, Sherrie (Bill) Napier, Terrie "Froggy", Tracey, Arthur Jr., and Jason and the late Amanda. Dear grandfather of Joseph, Larry "Boo Boo", Shawna, William, Johnathan, Douglas, Carrissa, Megan, Cliffton, Adam, Amanda, Shane, and Nathan. Loving great-grandfather of Katlynn and Mariah....
Elvera Ventre
Apr 12, 2016
VENTRE, Vera C. April 12, 2016 Age 94 of Dearborn. Beloved wife of the late Anthony. Dear mother of Susan (Robert) Polkowski, Kathy (Alan) Roeder, and Leonard. Sister of the late Romeo Rossi and Rose Colarossi. Grandmother of Ryan and Lori Polkowski, Erin and Jacqueline Roeder. Great-grandmother of six. Funeral service Monday, April 18th, at 11 AM at the Dearborn...
William Bonner
Apr 12, 2016
BONNER, Bill April 12, 2016 Age 61 of Manton, MI formally of Taylor, MI. Loving husband of Tammy. Beloved father of Billy (Jessica), Patrick (Nicole), Christopher, Matthew (Julie), and the late Renee Roberts. Loving grandfather of 10. Dearest brother of Gwen (Jesse) Brindley. Funeral service to take place Saturday, April 16th, 10:30 AM at the Dearborn Chapel of Howe-Peterson...
Earl William Klingel
Apr 12, 2016
Bill Klingel, of Jupiter, FL and Dearborn, MI, died in his Florida home April 12 th , 2016. He was 86 years young and is survived by his wife Mary, daughters Sheri Windisch (Emmett), Sally Klingel (Phillip Donovan), Stacey Duncan (Fraser). He is also survived by his grandchildren Katie, Emmett, Susanne, Cameron, and Will. He was preceded in death...
Joanne B. Antczak
Apr 11, 2016
Joanne B. Antczak
Joanne Bell Antczak, 81, left this life peacefully on April 11, 2016. A strong, loving and remarkable woman, Joanne was the mother of five, stepmother of three, "Honey" (grandmother) to eight, great grandmother of three, sister to two, and loving friend to many.
Her children, stepchildren...
Connie Monteleone
Apr 11, 2016
Connie Monteleone
Age 70 of Dearborn Heights. Beloved wife of Antonio. Loving mother of Gina (Mark) Wildauer. Dearest grandmother of Joshua and Jessica. Dear sister of Nancy (Fred) Dryja and the late Ken (Pat). Special Aunt of six nieces and nephews.
Visitation Friday 1-9pm at the Dearborn Chapel of the Howe-Peterson Funearl Home, 22546 Michigan Avenue. Funeral...
Joan Ruth Clark
Apr 11, 2016
Joan Ruth Clark Age 78 Beloved wife of the late Bill. Dearest step-mother of James (Michele). Dear grammy of Tonia and Garrett. Proud owner of Candy. Friend of Lisa Holden, Kathy (Joe) Carrier and the late Wayne Holden. Proud member of the Teamsters Local 43. Wingnut of the Detroit Red Wings. Funeral Service Friday, April 15, 2016, 11:00am...
Sr. Marie Josephine Lichowicz
Apr 11, 2016
Sr. Marie Josephine Lichowicz (Josephine Lichowicz) Funeral mass 10:30 A.M. Thursday, following the translation service with prayers at 10:00 A.M. at the Felician Convent 36800 Schoolcraft, Livonia. Viewing at the convent 1-8 P.M. Wednesday. Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
Juanita M. Graser
Apr 9, 2016
Juanita Graser Beloved wife of Mike. Loving mother of Jamie (Alicia), Judi (Mitch) Emerson, Jill (Jeff) McDade, Lesley (Brian) Nemeth, Kim (Keith) Gazel, Becky (Chris) Schaefer and Michael (Tracie) Ladd. Caring grandmother of 11 and great-grandmother of 3. Dear sister of Connie (Don) Garber and Bruce (Pam) Carlson. Visitation Friday 2-8 at the Howe-Peterson Funeral Home 9800 S. Telegraph Rd....
Donald Edward Thomas
Apr 8, 2016
Thomas, Donald Edward "Don", Age 63 of Taylor, MI Beloved Father of Kendra LaPrise (Wayne), Clifton (Emily) and Jonny (Michelle). Loving Grandfather of Olivia, Emmersyn, Aidan, Dominic and Amara. Dearest Son of the late Clifford and Kathleen. Dear Brother of Barb Sting (Jack), Mike (Colleen), Donna Lee (Jeff), Steve (Lisa) and the late David. Loving Companion of Shirley. They were...
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