Obituaries
Recent Obituaries from Wayne county
Charles E. Ratliff
Aug 13, 2014
Ratliff, Charles E. Age 77 August 13, 2014 Beloved husband of the late Aileen "Layna". Dearest father of David (Rosa), Elayna, Regan (George) and Lee (Mari-Sue). Dear grandfather of Lisa, Cindy, Paul, Christopher, Jessica, George, Kaleigh, Rhys and Shane. Loving great-grandfather of Paul, Hayley, Lindsey, Kaytlin and Jack. Precious brother of John, Sandra and Jeannie. Funeral Service Sunday, 3:00pm at...
Denis D. Mcbride
Aug 12, 2014
Denis D. McBride Age 70 Beloved husband of Victoria. Dearest father of Dawn Lee (Jim), Tracy Nycz and Melissa. Dear grandfather of Dylan Nycz and Ethan Nycz. Funeral Service Friday, August 15, 2014, 10:00am at the Taylor Chapel of the Howe-Peterson Funeral Home, 9800 S. Telegraph Road. Visitation Thursday, August 14, 2014, 2:00pm-9:00pm. Interment at St. Hedwig Cemetery, Dearborn Heights,...
John Edward Morton, Sr.
Aug 11, 2014
MORTON, John Edward, Sr. August 11, 2014, age 79 Beloved husband of the late Ann of 51 years. Loving father of Steve, Jeff (Melissa) and John Jr. Proud grandfather of Natalie and Cole Morton. Brother of Michael (Pat) Morton and Sue (Chuck) Carter. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Memorial Service Friday 11:30 am at the Dearborn Chapel of...
Mary Joan Roney
Aug 11, 2014
RONEY, Mary Joan August 11, 2014, age 90 Beloved wife of Walter. Dear mother of Sharon Garvin, Mrs. J. Mark (Kathleen) Wilk, Mrs. Joseph (Marjorie) Morabito, Carol, Mrs. James (Marie) Rueber, Daniel, Ellen Mary, Kenneth (deceased) and William (Cecily). Dear sister of Joseph Ehlen. Also survived by 15 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren. She enjoyed traveling throughout the world with...
Hulda Esther Robare
Aug 10, 2014
Robare, Hulda Esther Age 94 August 10, 2014 of Dearborn Heights. Beloved wife of the late Leonard. Dearest mother of Peter (Pennie) and the late Keith. Dear mother-in-law of Debbie and Cathy. Loving grandmother of 6 and great-grandmother of 2. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Funeral Service Sunday, 5:00 P.M. at the Taylor Chapel of the Howe-Peterson Funeral...
Sharon L. Perkins
Aug 8, 2014
Perkins, Sharon. Age 64. August 19, 1949 - August 8, 2014 Beloved Daughter of the late John & Bernice Perkins. Dear Sister of John (Debra) Aunt of Shelby Friend of Sandra Garcia & Julia Williams Visitation will be held Sunday August 10, 2014 from 4-9pm. Funeral Services will take place on Monday August 11, 2014 at 11:00am at the Taylor...
Donald C. Schaefer
Aug 7, 2014
Schaefer, Donald C. Age 76. August 7, 2014. Dear brother of Tom (Judy). Loving uncle of Kate (Scott) McDermott, Sara (Alex) Yantis, Andrew, Matthew, and Timothy. Beloved partner of Lillian Demko for 39 years. Don retired from Ford Motor Company after 40 years and spent every winter enjoying Florida. Visitation Monday 3:00-8:00 pm, rosary 7:00 pm at Dearborn Chapel of...
Gerald Popejoy
Aug 5, 2014
Popejoy, Gerald August 5, 2014. Age 74. Dearest father of Mark, Dawn (Steve) Kulp, Debbie (Rodney) Rachel, and Robert Siwarski. Loving grandfather of Adam, Amber, Brandon, Roman, Karlee, Ryan, Kurtis, Courtney, Kayla, Ericka, Ean, and Evan. Brother of Joann (Tony) Charnock. Funeral Saturday, 11 am at the Dearborn Chapel of Howe-Peterson Funeral Home, 22546 Michigan Ave. Visitation Friday 1-9 pm.
Kathleen Ellen Race
Aug 5, 2014
Beloved wife of the late James Race. Dearest Mother of Paul (Karen), Joe (Lori), Chad (Dixie), Jeffrey (Shelly) and Ross. Dear Grandmother of Cody, Melanie, Wyatt, Ryder, Sara, Tony, Samantha, Joey, Douglas, Josh, Lauren, Benjamin, Olivia, Rebekah, Rachell, Adam, Andrew and Calvin. Sister of Rick (Barb) and Judy Thomason. Visitation will be held Thursday August 7, 2014 from 5-9 pm....
Earl K. Lanyon
Aug 5, 2014
Lanyon, Earl K. August 5, 2014. Age 96. Husband of the late Meriane. Dear father of Fred (Gloria), Nancy, and David (Mary). Also survived by 5 grandchildren, 11 great grandchildren, and his dear friend Mae Wickam. Memorial Service at First United Methodist Church of Dearborn, 22124 Garrison; Dearborn, MI 48124 at a later date. Memorials may be made to the...
Diane Johnson
Aug 3, 2014
JOHNSON, Diane Mary Vettraino May 15, 1946 - August 3, 2014, age 68 Wife of the late William. Beloved Mother of Rick, Kim (David), Linda and Erin (Justin) and Grandmother of Emily and Colin. Memorial Gathering to be held on Saturday, August 16th, between the hours of 1 p.m. and 4 p.m., with the Memorial Service following at 4 p.m....
Mary Szumski
Aug 3, 2014
Mary Szumski, age 97 of Lincoln Park passed away on Sunday August 3, 2014. Preceded in death by husband Edward Szumski and granddaughter Leslie Martinelli. Survived by children Eileen Martinelli and David (Carmen) Szumski, and grandchildren Elizabeth (Justin) Williams and Erik (Michelle) Martinelli. Great-grandchildren Jacob Williams, Vince and Jude Martinelli also survive. Visitation Wednesday, August6th at 5pm-6pm with a 6pm...
Benjamin Franklin Sharp
Aug 2, 2014
Beloved husband of the late Agatha. Dear father of Judy Sharp Gray, Renee Miller and the late Anthony and Frank and son in law Bob Gray. Grandfather of Brandy (Mike), Christy, and Jason (Kelly). Great grandfather of 7. Dearest son of Walter Sharp and Bessie Norman Sharp. Brother of Walter and the late Charles and Winston. Also survived by many...
Richard Hodges
Aug 2, 2014
Hodges, Richard. Dear brother of Kathy Feldman. Uncle of Christoffer and Joy.
Ronnie Lee Asher
Aug 1, 2014
Asher, Ronnie Lee, August 1, 2014 of Taylor. Beloved son of the late Farmer and Lucy. Dear father of Jason (Marissa) and Jesse. Dear brother of Russell (Jean Schroeder). Dear grandfather of 6.
Margarito Martinez
Aug 1, 2014
Martinez, Margarito Age 92. August 1, 2014. Beloved husband of the late Grace, married for 57 wonderful years. Loving father of Denise, Rochelle, and Emily (Jasper) Begay. Proud grandfather of 13 and great grandfather of 20. Also survived by his sister, Juanita Hernandez, many nieces, nephews, and loving friends and neighbors. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made...
Lawrence A. Novak
Jul 31, 2014
NOVAK, Lawrence A. July 31, 2014, age 56, of Ft. Lauderdale, FL Beloved son of Vera and the late John Novak. Loving brother of Angela Novak and Andrea Fernandez (the late David). Loving uncle of Diego. Memorial Gathering Wednesday, August 20th 4-9 pm at the Dearborn Chapel of the Howe-Peterson Funeral Home, 22546 Michigan Ave. Memorial Mass Thursday, August 21st...
Mary Evelyn Cook
Jul 30, 2014
COOK, Mary Evelyn "Babe". Age 95. August 10, 1918 - July 30, 2014. Beloved wife of the late Vasile, married for 47 wonderful years. Loving mother of Nancy (Don) Colbert, Mike (Darlene), and Susan (Earl) Olson. Proudly survived by twelve grandchildren, nineteen great-grandchildren, and three great-great-grandchildren. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. A special heartfelt thank you to the...
Arminta E. Welch
Jul 29, 2014
Arminta E. Welch Age 86 July 29, 2014 Beloved wife of the late Willie. Dearest mother of Linda (Mickey) Widener, Brenda Kraft, Ronald (Cindy), Sandra (James) Hodgson, Janet Tamm and Rhonda (Todd) Jackson. Dear grandmother of 9. Loving great-grandmother of 20.
Jeffrey C. Schlick
Jul 26, 2014
SCHLICK, Jeffrey C. July 26, 2014, age 36 Son of Patricia and John. Partner of Heather Williams. Father of Trent. Funeral Service Friday 7 pm at the Dearborn Chapel of the Howe-Peterson Funeral Home, 22546 Michigan Ave. Visitation Friday 1-9 pm. In lieu of flowers, family requests donations to the college fund for Jeffrey's son, Trent.
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