Obituaries
Recent Obituaries from Wayne county
Lewis J. Nedelcoff
Oct 20, 2015
Nedelcoff, Lewis J. October 20, 2015. Age 67. Loving brother of Maria Petrov and Viola Ulev. Dear uncle of many nieces and nephews. Lewis served honorably in the U.S. Air Force. Viewing Monday 9-11am with an 11am Funeral Service at St. Clement Orthodox Church. 19600 Ford Rd. Dearborn, MI 48128. Interment is private. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be...
Mabel Carson
Oct 19, 2015
Mabel Valentine Carson Born: February 14, 1916 in Roaring Springs, Texas Died: October 19, 2015 Daughter of Rev. Ira and Lillie Smith. Registered nurse and World War II Army Veteran. Wife of the late Alfred. Mother of the late Allen (Mary). Grandmother of James (Caroline), Andrew (Jennifer), and Sean (Susan). Great-grandmother of Melissa, Nicholas, Kathryn, and Sophia. Mabel and her...
Carl D. Nichols
Oct 18, 2015
Carl D. Nichols ("Nick"), 78, of Beaverton, Michigan and New Port Richey, Florida, passed away Sunday, Oct. 18th. Born in Pikeville Tennessee to Leslie and Ollie Nichols, he was sharing his retirement years with his wife of 58 years, Patricia (Scarbrough) Nichols. Carl was passionate about his work, and spent most of his career at Ford Motor Company, retiring after...
Sylvia Ellen Tillman
Oct 18, 2015
Tillman, Sylvia Ellen (McNabb), age 52 of Dearborn died October 18, 2015. Sylvia was a lifelong Dearborn resident, active in many facets of her Ford Historic Homes district as well as the city of Dearborn. A lover of nature, camping and the outdoors, Sylvia also enjoyed quilting, motorcycling, music and spending time with family and friends. She is survived by...
Linda Peterson Kughn
Oct 17, 2015
Kughn, Linda P. passed away at her home in Dearborn Michigan on Saturday, October 17 surrounded by her family. She was 72 years old. Linda was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother and will be deeply missed. Linda was born in Detroit, Michigan in December, 1942. She and her husband, Richard, lived in Dearborn, Michigan for 32 years....
Joan Frances Goodwin
Oct 17, 2015
Goodwin, Joan Frances October 17, 2015. Age 84. Loving wife of the late Clarence. Beloved mother of Eric S. Goodwin. Dearest grandmother of Matthew Goodwin (Micole) and Rachel Stephens (Bob) and great grand-mother of Stephan, Camri, Brian and Jackson. Dear sister of Michael Stafford (Anna Mae). Also survived by many loving nieces and nephews. Joan enjoyed working for Hudsons for...
Sophia Murzin, Phd
Oct 16, 2015
Murzin, Sophia PhD Age 98 Beloved wife of the late Joseph. Dearest mother of Walter and the late Marcia and Larry. Dear grandmother of John, Leah and Kara. Loving great-grandmother of Kyle, Kevin, and Brandan Lucas. Champion Scrabble Player until 1995. Traveled extensively with Eunice Smith. In state Thursday, October 22, 2015, 9:30am with Mass at 10:00am at St. John...
Robert G. Woltz
Oct 15, 2015
WOLTZ, ROBERT G. October 15, 2015. Age 67. Son of the late George and Dorothy. Dear brother of Thomas (Rebecca). Loving uncle of Melanie and Christopher. Nephew of Charlotte Kourie. Funeral Mass 11 am Monday at St. Sebastian Catholic Church, 3965 Merrick, Dearborn Heights. (In state at church at 10:30 am) Visitation Sunday 2-9 pm at the Dearborn Chapel of...
Sr. Mary Bernardine Fabiszak
Oct 15, 2015
Fabiszak, Sr. Mary Bernardine (Beatrice Fabiszak). October 15, 2015. Age 90. Funeral Mass 10:30 am Monday following prayers at 10:00 am at the Felician Convent, 36800 Schoolcraft Rd., Livonia. Viewing at the convent Sunday 1-8 pm. Rosary 7:00 pm. Arrangements by the Dearborn Chapel of Howe-Peterson Funeral Home, (313) 561-1500. Memorials may be made to the Felician Sisters Retirement Fund....
Genevieve Theresa Trayner
Oct 14, 2015
Trayner, Genevieve October 14, 2015. Age 82 of Dearborn Heights. Beloved wife of the late Bernard. Loving mother of Larry (Annette), Paul (Mary) and Gerald (Stephanie). Dear Grandmother of Nanette, Mindi, Justin, Nicole, Ashley, Anthony and Raven. Dear great grandmother of 6. Loving aunt of several nieces and nephews. Loving sister of Henry Dogwill. She was a member of St....
Barbara Jean Howard
Oct 12, 2015
Howard, Barbara Jean Age 55 October 12, 2015 Beloved wife of David. Dearest mother of Tylisa, David Jr. (Marissa) and Kindra. Dear grandmother of Mason, Serenity, Ember, Madelyn, Lillian, Evelyn, Kayden, Jacob & Riley. Private arrangements by the Taylor Chapel of the Howe-Peterson Funeral Home, 9800 S. Telegraph Road.
Betty Sue Smith
Oct 12, 2015
Smith, Betty Sue Age 72 Beloved wife of the late William. Dearest mother of Donna (Andrew) Best, Terry (Jannette) and James (Cheryl). Dear grandmother of 10 and great-grandmother of 8. Funeral Service Thursday, October 15, 2015, 12:00pm at the Taylor Chapel of the Howe-Peterson Funeral Home, 9800 S. Telegraph Road. Visitation Wednesday, 4:00pm-8:00pm. Burial at Parkview Memorial Cemetery, Livonia.
Virl R. Dare
Oct 11, 2015
Dare, Virl October 11, 2015 age 88 Preceded in death by wife, Mary. Loving father of Charlene Lukas, Rick Dare and Patricia (George) Charchian. Dearest grandfather of Derrick (Amanda) Lukas, Carley Lukas and Nicole (John) LeRoy. Great-grandfather of Andrea and Amanda. Virl proudly served in the Navy during WWII, Ford Retiree and longtime UAW member/chairman. For service information please contact...
Marie P. Colbert
Oct 8, 2015
COLBERT, Marie P. October 8, 2015, age 94 of Dearborn. Beloved wife of the late Robert. Loving mother of Deborah (Kenneth) Napora, Dewey (Trudy), Lawrence, Carl (Chris) and Newman Jones. Dear sister of Steve (Grace) Burke, Agnes (Marion) Woolsey and Tom (Donna) Burke. Dear grandmother of 6; great grandmother of 9. Funeral Service Saturday 4:30 pm with visitation 1-9 pm...
Bernard Allen Jennings
Oct 7, 2015
Jennings, Bernard Age 90 Beloved husband of the late Alma. Dearest father of Alyce White, Freddie Jennings, Ricky Jennings, Bryan (Etheleen) Jennings, Laura (Mike) Love, and the late Timothy, Arvella, Phillip and Bernie. Also survived by grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great grandchildren. Funeral Service Saturday, October 10, 2015, 11:00am at the Taylor Chapel of the Howe-Peterson Funeral Home, 9800 S. Telegraph...
Evangeline "Angie" Carman
Oct 7, 2015
CARMAN, Evangeline "Angie" October 7, 2015, age 83 Loving wife of Donald Carman. Beloved mother of Bill Pierce (Anna), Angela Carleson (Ken) and Tony Pierce (Marcia). Dearest grandmother of Matthew, Kenny, Lindsay, Jackie, Pearl and Hanna. Great grandmother of Victoria, Preston and Emma. Funeral Service Saturday 7:00 pm at the Dearborn Chapel of the Howe-Peterson Funeral Home, 22546 Michigan Ave....
Margaret S. Kochanski
Oct 6, 2015
Kochanski, Margaret S. Age 80 Beloved wife of the late John. Dearest mother of Mark, John and Michele. Dear grandmother of Nathan, Joyelle, Jessica, Caitlin, and Justine. Loving great-grandmother of Leona. Precious sister of Sylvia, Alice, John and Lenny. Also survived by other loving family members and friends. Funeral Service Saturday, October 10, 2015, 10:00am at the Taylor Chapel of...
Judith Ann Martinez
Oct 4, 2015
Martinez, Judith Ann Age 75 October 5, 2015 Beloved wife of Daniel Robert Martinez. Dearest mother of Dawn (David) Sprinkle and Daniel A. (Kimberly) Martinez. Dear grandmother of Diana (George) Ernst, Kate Martinez, Bobby Martinez, Christy Martinez, Maddie Martinez, Alex Pedersen, Samantha Pedersen & Emily Pedersen. Funeral Service Thursday, October 8, 2015, 12:00pm at the Taylor Chapel of the Howe-Peterson...
Edward Martin
Oct 3, 2015
MARTIN, Edward, October 3, 2015. Beloved husband of Tess. Loving father of Dirk, Dawn (Richard) Bray and Derrick (Anne). Dear grandfather of 7. Funeral Thursday, October 15, 2015 11 am Mass at Sacred Heart Catholic Church (Michigan Ave. & Military, Dearborn). Instate at 10:30 am. Visitation Wednesday, October 14, 2015 2:30-8:30 pm at the Dearborn Chapel of the Howe-Peterson Funeral...
Anne Helen Hensley
Oct 3, 2015
Hensley, Anne Helen Age 81 Beloved wife of the late Paul. Dearest mother of Donald (Kathy), April (Jerry) Vaughn, Kathy (Mike) Wood, David, Michael (Tracy), Johnnie (Jackie), and Shirley (Don) Leffew. Dear grandmother of 18 and great-grandmother of 17. Loving sister of Katherine, Peter and John. In state Thursday, October 8, 2015, 10:00am with Funeral Mass at 10:30am at St....
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