Obituaries

Recent Obituaries from Wayne county

Jaime Eduardo Camacho

Jaime Eduardo Camacho

May 8, 2015

CAMACHO, Jaime Eduardo. Age 71, passed away May 5, 2015. Born in Detroit on June 8, 1943 to Salvador Bernal Camacho and Irene Martha Marie Gerke. Jaime's surviving sisters and brothers are Lorenza (Albert) Acker, Salvador, Ricardo and Guadalupe (Joseph) Mieszkowski. Two brothers, Luis and Carlos predeceased him. His nieces and nephews are Cheryl Kerr, Richard Camacho, Christopher and Alena...

Olexandra Pakula

Olexandra Pakula

May 7, 2015

PAKULA, OLEXANDRA, age 43 Olexandra "Lesia" Pakula, 43, of Dearborn, MI, died peacefully Thursday, May 7, 2015, in the presence of her loving family following a short battle with cancer. Her courage and bravery at this time astounded all, but surprised few. She was born November 3, 1971, in Lvivshchini, Ukraine, the daughter of Irene and Slavko Shetshiv. She also...

Jiro Shimoda

Jiro Shimoda

May 6, 2015

SHIMODA, JIRO, age 91, born April 4, 1924 in Medford, Oregon to Kameichi (Fukumitsu) and Osawa (Kamikawa) Shimoda. Beloved brother of Ayako Watanabe, Toshiko Masuyama (deceased), Matsuko, Satoru and Chiyoko Shimoda. Devoted husband of Tomiko Margaret (Mikasa) Shimoda. Loving Father of Jon (Donna), Debra (Richard) Taylor, Cindy (Daniel) Hardy, and Daniel (Judy) Shimoda. Extraordinary Grandfather "Ji-chan" of Matthew Taylor, Scott...

Beatrice Kocsis

Beatrice Kocsis

May 6, 2015

KOCSIS, BEATRICE May 6, 2015. Age 98. Loving wife of the late Frank. Beloved mother of Pamela (Culver) Anderson, Dean (Nancy), Cindy (Frank) Anzalone, and the late Christopher. Proud grandma Bea ofJeff Rice, Scott (Angelica) Anderson, Jennifer (Hans) Bishop, Amy (Mike) Fabi, Mallory (Timm) VanBrocklin, Alex and Aleza. Dearest great grandmother of Ava, Quinn, Annabelle, Sabine, Torsten, Ayzlyn and Gabriel....

Omer Callaway

Omer Callaway

May 6, 2015

Omer Callaway of Lincoln Park, died May 06, 2015. He is preceded in death by his loving wife Edith and sons Lynn and Timothy. Survived by son Richard, grandchildren; Kevin, Keith, Kurt, Colleen, Brian, Ricky and Matthew, great grandchildren; Crystal, Kelly, Austin, Mason, Sienna and Archer, step great grandchildren; Brad and Scott Nicholl, great great grandchildren; Robert (Junior) White and...

Marilyn A. Andreu

Marilyn A. Andreu

May 4, 2015

ANDREU, Marilyn May 4, 2015, age 75 Beloved wife of Frank. Dear mother of Frankie (Betsy), Celeste (Mike) Humitz and Allie (Kris) Brueck. Loving Abuela of Max, Colette, Frankie, Marta, Steven, Bo and Ben. Sister of Judy (Jay) Beridon. Funeral Mass 2:00 pm Friday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church (Michigan Ave. at Military, Dearborn). Instate in church at 1:30 pm....

Francisca Boyless

Francisca Boyless

May 4, 2015

Francisca Boyless Age 94 Beloved wife of the late James. Dearest mother of Mary Ahmed, James (Peggy), George (Linda), Bert (Rickelle), John (Janis), Richard (Jane), Gary (Carolyn), and the late Enrique and Jose. Dear grandmother of 21 and great-grandmother of 27. Funeral Service Saturday, May 9, 2015, 11:00am at the Taylor Chapel of the Howe-Peterson Funeral Home, 9800 S. Telegraph...

Kenneth Carl Holliday

Kenneth Carl Holliday

May 3, 2015

Kenneth Carl Holliday Age 86 Beloved father of James (Vickie) Perri, Dominic (Michele) Perri, and Michael (Mary) Perri, and precious adopted daughter, Pam Ambuske. Dearest grandfather of Steven (Jennifer) Perri, Jenienne Perri, Adam Halloran, Jenna (Matt) Zayatz, Tyler Halloran, and Sarah Perri. Dear great-grandfather of Julianna, Kara, Caleb, and Khloe. Loving uncle to Charlotte Holliday and great-uncle to Tassy Holliday....

Erik Frank Kassab

Erik Frank Kassab

May 3, 2015

Erik Frank Kassab Age 43 Visitation Friday, May 8, 2015, from 1:00pm-9:00pm at the Taylor Chapel of the Howe-Peterson Funeral Home, 9800 S. Telegraph Road. Funeral Service begins at 7:00pm on Friday. To express the life of Erik Kassab... well, you would need to write a book! Not just one, but many books. Books that are filled with musically inclined...

Frederick Senczyszyn

Frederick Senczyszyn

May 3, 2015

SENCZYSZYN, Frederick May 3, 2015, age 80 of Dearborn Loving father of Frederick (Kathleen), Candice, Tonya (Thomas) Ilderton, Tamra (Arturo) Barrales, John (Aileen) and Taras. Dear brother of Rudolph, Lillian, Carl and Wilma. Preceeded in death by 11 other siblings. Dearest grandfather of Karin (Benjamin) Sanchez, Frederick, Zachary, Thomas, Sophia, Arturo, Matthew, Nicholas, Victor, Julia and Johnny. Funeral Mass Friday...

Maurice Arlander Johnson

Maurice Arlander Johnson

May 2, 2015

JOHNSON, MAURICE May 2, 2015. Age 83 of Dearborn. Beloved husband of the late Gladys. Loving father of Linda (Dan) Widmyer, Sandra Brossy, Steven Johnson, Karen (David) Blessing, and the late Lawrence and Susan. Dear brother of Mary (Roger) Bergeson, David (Lynn), and the late Jeannete Bowmen. Dearest grandfather of 13 and great-grandfather of 5. Funeral service will be held...

Mary Ellen Mayette

Mary Ellen Mayette

May 1, 2015

MAYETTE, MARY ELLEN May 1, 2015. Age 77 of Dearborn. Beloved daughter of the late Dr. Donald G. Bills and the late Katherine (Mulligan) Bills. Caring and loving wife of Victor Mayette. Loving mother of Michael (Leisa), Maureen (Edgar), Patrick (Allison), and Timothy (Shannon). Proud Grandmother of Anthony, Ellen, Katherine, Kevin, Kyle, Colin, Erin, Marin, Shea, and Eden. Funeral mass...

Quinten Edward Ray

Quinten Edward Ray

May 1, 2015

RAY, Quinten E. May 1, 2015, age 88 Husband of the late Betty. Dear father of Diana (Thomas) Voltz, Steven (Gloria) and Caryl (David) Dubicki. Loving grandfather of Lynn (Adam) Shaw, Karen (Evan) Larson-Voltz, Kevin (Kristen) Voltz, Lisa (Matthew) Oeftering, Brianne Johnson, Kimberly (Andrew) Frazier and Christine Dubicki. Great grandfather of Mackenna, Ember, Libby and Alina. Funeral Service Monday 11:30...

Euphemia T. Macdonald

Euphemia T. Macdonald

May 1, 2015

MacDonald, Euphemia "Femia" May 1, 2015, age 86 of Dearborn Heights Beloved daughter of the late Constantine and Christine. Dear sister of Margaret (the late James) McManus, Donald F., Katherine MacDougall and the late Mary Jane Gillis. Dear aunt of Linda (Richard) Novasky, Michael McManus, Janet McManus, James (Carrie) McManus, Moira Gillis, Sheena Gillis as well as 6 grand nieces...

Sylvia Ann Thomason

Sylvia Ann Thomason

Apr 30, 2015

Sylvia Ann Thomason Age 72 Beloved wife of Jim. Dearest mother of Wendy (Murray), Michelle (Terry), Connie, Tammy, Toby, and Tracy (Pat). Dear grandmother of Brandi, Derek, Brandon, Johnny, Tori and the late Danny Joe. Loving great-grandmother of Jackson, Lincoln, and Nadia. Precious sister of DoDo, Pam, Wanda, Tina, Brenda, Ernie, and the late Ron, Ray, Leona, Betty, Eula and...

Mary Lynn Alex

Mary Lynn Alex

Apr 29, 2015

Alex, Mary Lynn, April 29, 2015 Cherished daughter of David and Stacy. Beloved grand daughter of Irene Alex and Diana Wnuk. She will be dearly missed by many aunts, uncles and cousins. Memorial Mass Friday 9:30 am at St. Martin DePorres Church. Burial Ressurection Cemetery.

Michael Vernon Waldrop

Michael Vernon Waldrop

Apr 27, 2015

WALDROP, Michael Vernon, age 45, April 27, 2015 Loving son of the late Vernon and Dorothy Waldrop. Funeral Service Friday 7:00 pm at the Dearborn Chapel of the Howe-Peterson Funeral Home, 22546 Michigan Ave. Visitation Friday 5-9 pm.

Rita Deloach

Rita Deloach

Apr 27, 2015

DeLoach, Rita Age 73 April 27, 2015 Beloved wife of William. Dearest mother of Liz (Wes) Pingilley, Glen (Mary) DeLoach and the late Theresa. Dear grandmother of Kyle, Katie, Alexandra and Claire. Loving sister of Barbara, Pat, Harold, Betty and Kathy. In state Saturday, 10:00am with Funeral Service at 10:30am at St. Michael & All Angels Episcopal Church, 1325 Champaign...

Judith Ann Williams

Judith Ann Williams

Apr 27, 2015

Williams, Judith Ann Age 74 April 27, 2015 Beloved wife of Walter. Dearest mother of Julia (Paul) Staples, Danny, Kathy (Craig) Klinck, Jeff (Lori), and Donna (David) Hallenbeck. Dear grandmother of 14 and great-grandmother of 19. Funeral Service Thursday, 11:00am at the Taylor Chapel of the Howe-Peterson Funeral Home, 9800 S. Telegraph Road with visitation Wednesday, 1:00pm-8:00pm. Burial at Parkview...

Peggie A. Gruse

Peggie A. Gruse

Apr 25, 2015

Gruse, Peggie A. (nee Gee), age 85, April 25, 2015 Beloved wife of Edward. Loving mother of Nanette Lorenz (John) and Lynette Gruse. Dearest Munner of Brittany Denis (John) and Brandon Lorenz. Dear sister of Max Gee, Arthur Gee, Ronald Gee and the late William. Retired Dearborn Public School Teacher. Arrangements for cremation by the Dearborn Chapel of the Howe-Peterson...

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