Obituaries
Recent Obituaries from Wayne county
F. Marshall Dicks
Jan 26, 2023
F. Marshall Dicks passed away on January 26, 2023 at the age of 60.
He was the beloved father of Catherine, Elizabeth, and Geoffrey, and dear brother of Matthew (Kelli) Dicks.
Marshall was a proud graduate of William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri and received his master's degree in conducting from San...
Mary A. Merta
Jan 25, 2023
Mary A. Merta passed away January 25, 2023 at the age of 90.
Beloved wife of the late Chester.
Loving mom of Chester Jr. (Antoinette) and Matt.
Proud buppa of CJ and Christian.
Dear sister of Francis Creagh and her late siblings John Kwokaski, Ben Pultorak,...
William Thomas Edwards
Jan 23, 2023
William "Bush Bill" Thomas Edwards passed away peacefully on January 23, 2023, at the age of 81.
William was a Vietnam Veteran and served in the United States Army as a sergeant.
Family has requested private cremation services for William.
Services provided by Howe Peterson Funeral Home, 9800 S. Telegraph Rd., Taylor Mi....
Teresa Jean Lapalme
Jan 22, 2023
Teresa Jean LaPalme (Youngs), aged 70, died peacefully on January 22 nd , 2023 in her home. Teresa is the beloved wife of Joseph L LaPalme. Cherished Mother of Julie (Brant) Shimko, Jessica (Mike) LaPalme, Jeffrey LaPalme, and the late Joseph J LaPalme. Loving Grandmother of Elijah, Isaac, Violet, Noah, Melody, Liam, and Daniel.
Visitation will be...
David Gillespie
Jan 20, 2023
David Gillespie passed away on January 20, 2023 at the age of 70.
The most wonderful husband of Debbie for almost 50 beautiful years.
Loving dad of Anndrea Gillespie (Dan Foster) and Michael Gillespie.
Proud and adoring Pop of Wesley and Nora Foster.
Cherished son of the late Tommy and Anita...
Edward R. St. Jacques
Jan 19, 2023
Edward R. St. Jacques, age 75, passed away January 19, 2023 at home in Taylor, MI.
Beloved husband of Ellen for 52 years. Proud father of Shelly and Stephanie (Mike) Walker. Caring grandfather of Jacob, Julia, and Ava. Dear brother of Candice, Mary (Steve) Saunders, Princess (Pete) Devlin, Pamela, and the late Patience (John) Landry. Cherished by...
Marjorie J. Ford
Jan 19, 2023
Marjorie Ford, age 97, passed away January 19, 2023.
Beloved wife of the late Roy.
Private cremation services were held.
Mary Klingel
Jan 18, 2023
Mary Louise (Buchanan) Klingel
February 22, 1932 – January 17, 2023
Mary was the only child of Louise and Charles Buchanan. She was born and raised in Jefferson City Missouri where at 19 years old she met and married  her husband of 65 years, Bill Klingel. She then became the mother of 4 daughters Sheri,...
Michele "Shelly" Helen Dobek
Jan 16, 2023
Michele "Shelly" Dobek passed away on January 16, 2023 at the age of 72. Beloved wife of Dan Dobek for 47 years. Loving mother of Paul (Robin) Dobek and Marc Dobek. Dearest sister of Roger (Karen) Leventis and the late Michael Leventis. Sister in Law of Bob (Aly) Dobek and Jeff (Kathy) Dobek. Cherished grandmother of Reanna and Ryan...
Barbara Annette Scott
Jan 13, 2023
Beloved wife of Jon Scott.
Loving mother of Jamie (Robb) Mitter and Jason (Kasey) Dibble.
Caring grandmother of 10 wonderful children.
Private cremation services by Howe Peterson Funeral Home 9800 S. Telegraph Road, Taylor, Michigan 48180, 313-291-0900
Paolo Evola
Jan 10, 2023
Evola, Paolo. Entered into rest on January 10, 2023. Age 92. Loving husband of Mary G. Evola. Cherished son of the late Salvatore and Caterina (Giamo) Evola. Loving father of Kathryn (Gaspare) Dara, Salvatore (Wendy) Evola, Frances (Jeff) Evola, Paula (Jeff) Zygila and the late Salvatore Evola. Dearest nonno of Frank, Paolo, Jonathan, Thomas and Paolo. Dear brother of...
James Vernon Frasure
Jan 10, 2023
James V. Frasure passed away peacefully at home on January 10th. 2023, at the age of 95.
Beloved husband of Lula. Loving father of James (Linda) Frasure, Roger (Maureen) Frasure, Doug (Kimber) Frasure. Grandfather of 8 wonderful children. Great Grandfather of 12 blessed children. Great Great Grandfather of 3 precious children.
A Memorial service will...
Norma Jean Tino
Jan 9, 2023
Norma Tino passed away on January 9, 2023 surrounded by her loving family. Beloved wife of the late Dennis Noel Tino for for 63 beautiful years. Loving mother of Janine (Don) Kowalski, James (Liisa) Tino, Carol (Jeff) Nadasen, John (Chaninkant) Tino, Linda (Scott) Christenson. Adoring grandmother of 16 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren. Caring sister to Sharon Molineri. Preceded in...
James "Jim" Barrett Roby
Jan 8, 2023
ROBY, James "Jim",  Age 90 of Dearborn Heights
Beloved Husband of Lucy, for 43 years.
Loving father of the late Johnathon Hugh Roby, and Jimmie (Teri) Cornett.
Dearest Papaw of Dan (Bethany) Cornett, Tim (Leanne) Cornett, Mikayla Cornett and Great-Papaw of Lilley, Violet, Asher, Hunter and Trysten.
Precious Brother of Hattie...
Kathleen Moore
Jan 7, 2023
Kathleen Joyce Moore passed away on January 7, 2023 at the age of 80.
Preceded in death by her parents, Melvin "Murph" Moore and Margaret "Peg" Moore.
And her siblings, Richard Moore, Mary Darcy, and Bobby Moore.
Instate Thursday Jan. 12 at St. Kateri Catholic Church from 10am-11am.
Mass of the...
Muriel Anne Hatton
Jan 7, 2023
Muriel Hatton Passed away January 7, 2023, at the age of 97. Beloved wife of the late Martin, loving mother of Bruce (Annette) Hatton, loving Grandmother Evan and Colin. Predeceased by siblings Olive Morgan, Claude Browning, and Joyce MacKinnon.
Memorial Service at Allegria Village on Saturday, January 21, 2023 at 1:00 P.M., with Memorial Gathering at 12:00...
Victor Joseph Modic
Jan 7, 2023
Victor Joseph Modic, 91 of Lincoln Park died peacefully on January 7, 2023. He is survived by his beloved wife Marilyn and children; Victoria (Ronald) Ayotte and Michael (Annette) Modic. Sisters; Josephine "Mary" & Viola "Fran" (Jack), brother Frank (Dolores), grandchild Oliver and several nieces and nephews. Victor was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War & playing...
Helen Veronica Petricko
Jan 5, 2023
PETRICKO, Helen Age 102 of Dearborn
Beloved Wife of the late Edward John Petricko Sr..
Loving Mother of Ronald (Wanda) and the late Edward (Mary Ann) Petricko Jr..
Cherished Grandmother of Steven, Patrick, Christopher and Martin.
Dearest Great-grandmother of Robert, Hannah, Kyle, Isabella, Abby, Rachael, Evan, Sarah and Lidia.
Judith Ann Shewchuk
Jan 5, 2023
SHEWCHUK, Judith  Age 79 of Dearborn
Beloved wife of the late Rodney, for over 55 years.
Loving Mother of Jennifer (Jason) Danko and the late Jeffrey.
Dearest Grandmother of Evan Shewchuk, Tyler Shewchuk and Aiden Shewchuk.
Precious Sister of Linda (Terry) Nidiffer, the late Gerald Ponto and Tom Ponto.
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