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Barbara Jane Hastie

Barbara Jane Hastie

Aug 4, 2025

Age 93

Beloved wife of the late Gordon. Loving mother of Dawn Hastie, Carole (Mark) Campbell, Gordon (Kimberly) Hastie Jr. and the late Geralyn Losacco. Cherished grandma of Mallori (Tim), Brittney, Travis, Emily (Mike), Catherine, Clint, Madison, and Ryan. Great grandma of Scarlett, Reina, Wade, Margaret, and Oliver. Sister of the late Leo, Georgie, and Harry. She...

Noel Dorsey

Noel Dorsey

Aug 4, 2025

Age 53

Beloved wife of Alfred. Devoted mother of Anthony (Rachael) Nicholas, Jordan Dorsey, and Madison Dorsey. Charished grandmother of Nathan, Anthony, and Scarlett. Dearest daughter of Mohammad (Gloria) Abulibdeh, and the late Rose Ann Abulibdeh. Loving sister of Nora (Michael) Carte, Sabri Abulibdeh, Samier Abulibdeh, Jahmieli Abulibdeh, and Layla Abulibdeh. Adored godmother of Zachary Simko. Also...

Lisa M. Hernandez

Lisa M. Hernandez

Aug 1, 2025

Age 38

Dear daughter of Miguel and Rachel. Sister of Philip and Steven (Eftikhar).  Aunt of Bilal, Hemza and Omar. Also survived by many aunts, uncles and cousins.

Memorial visitation Thursday 1pm – 8 pm with a 7 pm Rosary at the John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral Home. Funeral Mass Friday 11am at St....

Doug "Dj" Preuss

Doug "Dj" Preuss

Aug 1, 2025

Doug "DJ" Preuss, aged 45, departed this life on August 1, 2025, leaving behind a legacy of love, laughter, and endearing memories that will continue to echo in the lives of those who knew him.

Doug was the beloved husband of Amy, with whom he shared over 13 years of marriage. Together, they built a family, with...

Cheri Perkins

Cheri Perkins

Jul 30, 2025

Age 66

Beloved daughter of the late Donald and Theresa. Dear sister of Ricky (Florence), Debra (Mike) Gossett, and the late Don. Cherished sister-in-law of Eileen. She was very dearly loved and will be deeply missed by many family members and friends. Visitation Sunday, 2 pm – 7 pm. Funeral Service 11:30 am at the John N....

Nicholas J. Kahokuolani

Nicholas J. Kahokuolani

Jul 30, 2025

Age 37

Beloved son of Barbara and the late Junius. Cherished brother of Aaron, Mary, Betty, Linda, Richard, Eleanor, and the late Michael and Lisa. Dear grandson of the late Irene and Stanley Janik. Nephew of the late Mary Orendecka.

Visitation Friday 2 pm – 8 pm . Funeral Service Saturday 11am at the John...

Patrick Thomas Wilson

Patrick Thomas Wilson

Jul 29, 2025

Age 39

Son of Fred and Rosanne. Cherished brother of David, Tammy, Diane, Donna, Michael, Donald, William, Darrell, Tara, Susan, Jenene, and Vanessa. Beloved uncle of 14. Loving godfather of Hadley. Patrick's life was defined not only by his loving family but also by his dedication to his country. A proud U.S. Army combat veteran, he served...

Helen Mary Peltz

Helen Mary Peltz

Jul 29, 2025

Age 92

Beloved wife of the late Richard. Dear mother of Pamela (Daniel) Closser, Jeffrey (Denise), and the late Deborah Baur. Mother-in-law of Richard Baur. Loving grandmother of Rodney (Della), Ricky, Russell (Janice), Wayne (Kelly), Dayna, Daniel Jr. (Elizabeth), Teresa (James), Kristin , Micaylin (Frank), and Jacob (Maddison). Great grandmother of many. She will be missed by...

Lula V. Stewart

Lula V. Stewart

Jul 26, 2025

Age 100

Beloved wife of the late Thomas. Dear mother of Louellen, Lori (Mark) Wilson, and the late Thomas and Ted. Loving grandmother of Thomas. Cherished aunt of Sandy (Steve) Roth and Jim (Kathy) Horne. Very good friend of Carolyn Raines and David Ervin.

Visitation Wednesday from 9 am until the 11 am Funeral Service...

Deborah D. Hetu-Young

Deborah D. Hetu-Young

Jul 24, 2025

Age 66

It is with deep sorrow and a grieving heart that we announce the passing of our amazing mother Deborah Hetu-Young. Debbie was a very strong, stubborn, and independent woman. She was very determined to do everything herself. At the same time she would give you the shirt off her back even if it left her...

Emima E. Cacau

Emima E. Cacau

Jul 24, 2025

Emima loved to sing, smile, play, and make new friends.

Our precious angel left behind two loving parents, father Dorin Cacau, and mother, Lydia Cacau, and 15 siblings: Daniel (Nicole), Beniamin (Lea), Debora (Cornel) Cojocaru, Rebeca (Gabriel) Bonas, Joseph, Sara, Samuel, Tabitha, Moses, Abigail, Jonathan, Levy, Isaia, Paul, and Timothy; and her nephew, Jonathan Bonas.

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Irene M. Wurster

Irene M. Wurster

Jul 23, 2025

Age 95

Beloved wife of the late Elmer.  Devoted mother of Debra (Mark) Chapman, Kathy Robbins, Gary (Dixie), and Lynn (Jeff) Westrom. Dearest grandmother of Jeffrey (Taylor), Michael (Renee), Shana (Jeremy), Sharae (Joe), Emilyanne, Mathew, Kaitlynn, Stan (Latasha), Brooks, Krystal (James), and Jamie. Great-grandmother of 10. Loving sister of Evelyn Arsenault, Jean (Robert) Rosiak, Patricia Escheck, and...

Gary L. Byrd

Gary L. Byrd

Jul 22, 2025

Age 71

Loving and dedicated husband of Patti. Beloved brother of Susan Alessio, Merry Hosel and Julie (Ronnie) Thole. Loving uncle of Heather, Michael, Eric, Kristie, Josh, and Jacob.  Great uncle of 17.

As an avid bowler, Gary loved traveling to tournaments all over and meeting new people. Gardening was one of his favorite things...

Lucia Maria Roberts

Lucia Maria Roberts

Jul 22, 2025

Age 89, of Garden City, passed away on Tuesday, July 22, 2025.

Born on December 13, 1935 in Portici, Italy, Lucy married her beloved husband Clyde in Naples on February 14, 1957. Shortly thereafter, she bravely immigrated to America and found her permanent home in Garden City, where she was embraced by the neighbors she adored and...

Geraldine M. Phillips

Geraldine M. Phillips

Jul 21, 2025

Age 89

Beloved wife of the late Jimmy. Dear mother of Sherri (Byron) Herrick, Tim (Precious), and the late Jimmy Jr. Loving granny of Nicole, Lauren, and Jimmy III.

Visitation Thursday, July 31st,  2 pm until the 7 pm Funeral Service at the John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral Home.

Zula Demoss

Zula Demoss

Jul 19, 2025

Zula Evangeline DeMoss met her Lord and Savior face to face on the morning of July 19, 2025, just hours after celebrating her 87th birthday.

She was the devoted wife of Richard J. DeMoss, Sr. for 66 years, a marriage marked by faith, devotion, and strength.  Together they built a family rooted in love and guided by...

Firicel "Dr. Phill" Marin

Firicel "Dr. Phill" Marin

Jul 18, 2025

Age 56.

Loving, hardworking father of Jackleyne (Emanoil), Joshua (Albana), Natasha, and DeMarco. Cherished grandfather of Aemilianos, Leonidas, and Aemiliana. The one true love of Tatiana. Beloved brother and friend.  He was dearly loved and will be deeply missed.

Visitation Monday 4 pm until the 6 pm Evening Service at Santeiu & Son Funeral Home....

Dennis P. Pattock

Dennis P. Pattock

Jul 16, 2025

Age 78 passed away peacefully on 7/16/25.

Dennis P. Pattock passed into eternal life on 16th July 2025 at the age of 78 after a long illness. Dennis is survived by wife Irene, daughters Ann Pattock and Sarah (Nate) Dzwik; grandsons J.D., Wally, Milo and Frankie; sisters Esther LaJoy and Kathy (Bob) Klosowski.  Preceded in death by...

Krystyna Noworyta

Krystyna Noworyta

Jul 15, 2025

Krystyna Noworyta departed this life on July 15, 2025, surrounded by her loving family. She was 87 years old.

Born in Osiek, Poland on February 10, 1938, Krystyna was a woman of courage, grace and deep resilience. Together with our father, Rudolf Noworyta, she made the life changing decision to migrate to the United States, in search...

Costel Manolescu

Costel Manolescu

Jul 14, 2025

Costel Manolescu, also known as Titi Manolescu, passed away peacefully and unexpectedly at his home in Dearborn, Michigan on July 14, 2025. He was born on February 11, 1941, in Bucharest, Romania as the youngest of 5 siblings to Blanka and Constantin Manolescu. The family survived World War II and later the communist persecution.  Costel eventually immigrated to the...

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