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Josephine Colarossi

Josephine Colarossi

Mar 8, 2020

Age 101

Beloved wife of the late Saboto. Loving mother of Anthony (Dorothy). Grandmother of Steve (Jennie) Colarossi and Angela (Tom) Charnley. Great grandmother of Marina, Jackson, Evie, Tom and Drew.

Visitation Tuesday 3 pm - 8 pm with a 5 pm Scripture Service at the John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral Home. In state...

Mary Daroczy

Mary Daroczy

Mar 8, 2020

Mary Daroczy  Born July 17, 1917 in Congleton, Cheshire, England. Died March 8, 2020 at the age of 102. Beloved wife of the late Zolton Wm.  Dear mother of Sidonia (The late Lynn) Young, and Gillian Daroczy-Woods (Richard). Grandmother of Kim Marie (Richard), Kristina (Adam), and the late Megan Catherine. Great grandmother of 6.

Visitation Friday 1:30...

Diane M. Thurner

Diane M. Thurner

Mar 7, 2020

Many people will walk in and out of your life but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart." Eleanor Roosevelt

We all have Diane's footprints in our heart.  True friend forever!  No questions asked. Being the true friend she was, some of us maybe have a footprint somewhere else when we needed it too.

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Shirley M. Kilpatrick

Shirley M. Kilpatrick

Mar 7, 2020

Age 91.

Beloved wife of the late Richard Kilpatrick for 36 years. Loving mother of Kathy (Gary) Derderian, Michele Brown, Paul Murphy, Fran (Andy) Stein, Tim Murphy, and Brenda McGrath. Cherished grandmother of Brian (Emily) Summerfield, Tina (Jeff) Weller, Michael Bandy, Joseph (Kristen) Bandy, Carrie (Nick) Costa, Bryan (Kayla) Derderian, T.J. Murphy, Chelsea (Joe) Parks, Claire Murphy,...

Joan Rollins

Joan Rollins

Mar 6, 2020

Age 88

Beloved wife of James for 58 years. Dear mother of Susan (Brian) Elm, Julie (Corey) Reilly, Jacqueline (Kenneth) Taggart, and Janice (Daniel) Underwood. Grandmother of Chelsey, Jessica, Paige, Scott, Eric, Lauren, and Jennifer. Sister of Aileen Stevens, Patricia Longeway, Herbert Longeway and the late Kenneth Longeway.

Visitation Sunday 3 pm – 8 pm...

Aurel Leahu

Aurel Leahu

Mar 6, 2020

Age 80.

Beloved husband of the late Valeria.  Loving father of Marcel (Violeta), Daniel, Janette (Calin) Nistor and Diana (Danut) Gabor.  Cherished grandfather of Nathaniel, Abigail, Elizabeth, Sara, Jesse, Alex, Joshua, Luke and Corina.  Dear brother of Viorica Avram and the late Etelca Blaj.  Adored uncle of Maria Gabor.

Visitation Monday 6-8pm with the Funeral...

Bharatkumar Sanghvi

Bharatkumar Sanghvi

Mar 5, 2020

Age 87

Beloved husband of Jaydevi. Dear father of Rajiv and Binit (Angela). Grandfather of Amit, Aakash, Armaan, Shivani and Amar. Brother of Dr. Indravadan (Jasu), Dr. Siddarth (Kumudini), Dr. Madhurika and Dr. Sudha Patel. Also survived by many nieces and nephews.

Visitation Sunday 11am with a 12 pm Funeral Service at the John N....

Theodore Cook

Theodore Cook

Mar 4, 2020

Age 77

Beloved husband of Nancy for 46 years. Loving father of Gregory, Christina Baum, Vicki (Dennis) Kornegay and Lori (Robert) Small. Grandfather of Jennifer, Trista, Shane, Courtney, Austin, Daniel, Kaileen, Kraig. Great grandfather of 6. Brother of Martha Richter, Jerry Cook and Michael Cook.

Visitation Friday 2 pm - 6pm. Funeral service 6pm at...

Marie A. Garavaglia

Marie A. Garavaglia

Mar 4, 2020

Marie A. Garavaglia of Allen Park, Michigan. Age 80. Marie passed away on Wednesday, March 4, 2020. Beloved wife of the late Thomas Garavaglia. Loving mother of Thomas (Julie), Michael (Lisa), Janice (Joseph) Graczyk, Vanessa (John) Queen, and Jonathan (Karma). Adored grandmother of Olivia, Heather, Michael Christopher, Shannon (Steve Rynearson), Mackenzie, Sydney, Sasha, Nico, Layla and the late Michelle....

Petru Vadana

Petru Vadana

Mar 4, 2020

Age 82

Beloved husband of Frasina. Dear father of Iuliana (Ion) Gutu and the late Adrian. Father in law of Liliana. Grandfather of Adriana (Ilie) Onofrei, Paul and Alexandra Gutu. Great grandfather of Sebastian and Isabella. Brother of Ioan Vadana, Maria Stanica, Ileana Padure and Ana Navirtu.

Visitation Sunday 3 pm – 8pm with a...

Thomas Carter

Thomas Carter

Mar 4, 2020

Age 71

Brother of Raymond Kathy, Patricia Hughes, Albert Howe and Sandra. Dear son of Willis and Virginia.

A private burial will take place at Great Lakes National Cemetery.

James Samuel Rotella

James Samuel Rotella

Mar 3, 2020

Age 92

Beloved husband of Judith for 60 years. Loving father of Michael, Mary (Jesse) Jones and the late Paul Grandfather of Brian Jones and Elissa Jones. Brother of Rose Bowman.

Visitation Friday 2 pm - 8pm with an evening Scripture Service at the John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral Home. In state Saturday 9:30...

April Fox

April Fox

Mar 3, 2020

Age 62

Dear niece of Stephen (Chrisine) Brissman, Cousin of Brian (Evelyn) Brissman and Aimee (Steve) Conn. Daughter of the late Katherine.

Family has chosen cremation

Memorials may be made to the Michigan Humane Society.

Betty Cloutier Op

Betty Cloutier Op

Mar 1, 2020

Age 84

Beloved wife of the late Raymond for 55 years. Mother of Gwendolin Weinberger, Ramona Cloutier-Rudolph, Steven, Gerald, Theresa Thompson, Rita Scharf, Paul, Lori, Cathy Bloom and Michelle Fowler. Grandmother of 27. Great grandmother of 30.

Visitation Tuesday 4 pm – 8 pm wth a 7 pm Rosary led by the 3 rd Order...

Freddy Hawkins

Freddy Hawkins

Mar 1, 2020

Age 18

Beloved son of Mark and Roxanne Hawkins. Dear brother of Mark J. (Ana Julissa), Anthony (Skye) and Candace. Amazing uncle of Christina, Claire, Leiyah and one on the way. Dear grandson of Alliene and Hamp Johnson, Breen Hammons and the late Kathrine Hammons and Dorthy Hawkins. He was very dearly loved and will be deeply...

William "Bill" Waldron

William "Bill" Waldron

Mar 1, 2020

William "Bill" Waldron. Age 85. Bill passed away on Sunday, March 1, 2020. Beloved Husband of 64 years of Doramae "Dee" Waldron.Loving Dad of Lorri (Rob) McLuckie, Julie Shaw, Bill (Sue) Waldron, Rob (Leslie) Waldron and Jeanne (Rob) Cain. Treasured Grandpa of Greg (Meghan) McLuckie, David McLuckie, Stephanie (Matt) Wear, Randy (Bridgette) Shaw, Janie Shaw, Ryan (Matthew Gabrick) Waldron,...

Bernard Michno

Bernard Michno

Feb 29, 2020

Age 87

Beloved husband of the late Marie. Dear father of Mary, Bernard, Michael (Denise), Thomas (Denise) and Patricia. Grandfather of Katie, Matthew, Rachael (Austin) Whitted, Elizabeth and Thomas. Also survived by his close friend, Judy Clay. Bernard was a proud member of AA and has been sober for over 35 yers.

Visitation Friday 4...

Larry B. Hura

Larry B. Hura

Feb 29, 2020

Age 66     Beloved husband of Julia for 46 years. Dear father of Jarrod and Jaime. Grandfather of Kiera Lynn and Braelyn. Brother of Sharon, Jackson and Shelly (Brent) Dragg.

Larry worked 47 years at Ford Transmission in Livonia.

Memorial service will be held at a later date.

Barbara F. Snyder

Barbara F. Snyder

Feb 29, 2020

Age 83

Beloved wife of the late Harvey. Dear mother of Debra (John) Riggs. Loving grandmother of Shawnee Riggs, and the late Jason and Jonathon. Great grandmother of Alexus, Gabriel, Joslynn and Michael Puddock. Sister of Deanna Shoemaker, Carol McCain, Mary Kathren Ott, Cheryl Keese, Joseph Smith and Michael Smith.

Visitation Monday 11 am  until...

Robert "Bob" Kennedy Wilson

Robert "Bob" Kennedy Wilson

Feb 29, 2020

Robert Kennedy Wilson. Age 83. Bob passed away on Saturday, February 29, 2020. Beloved husband of Sharon Wilson. Loving father of Michael, Ronn, Marc and the late Rick. Bob is also survived by his grandchildren. Private funeral arrangements have been made, per Bob's wishes. Memorial contributions may be made to the Friends for Animals of Metro Detroit (formerly known...

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