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Ruth A. Reuter

Ruth A. Reuter

May 3, 2019

Age 90

Beloved wife of the late Dr. Edward.  Loving mother of Diane (Tim) Pellow, Mark E. (Sandy), Terence (Cheryl), Dr. Robert (Edith), and the late Heidi.  Cherished grandmother of Andrew, Jessica (Angel), Michael, Summer, and Mitchell.  Adored great grandmother of Alejandro.  Also survived by many nieces & nephews. Ruth was the Choir Director at the Church....

Anthony N. Gandolfo

Anthony N. Gandolfo

May 1, 2019

Age 89

Anthony passed away May 1, 2019 after a fight with mesothelioma. Beloved husband of Beatrice for 65 years. Loving father of Nick (Cynthia), Peter (Carrie), and Cathy (Ron) Kerrigan. Caring grandfather of Sarah, Bob, Tony, Nicole (Carter), Cole and Ellie. Brother of Mary Salerno, Ed Gandolfo, and the late Jim Gandol, Margaret Nuccio, and Phillip...

Mildred Jane Cseke

Mildred Jane Cseke

Apr 30, 2019

Mildred J. Cseke was born on December 14, 1925 in Detroit, Michigan.Millie passed away on April 30, 2019 at the age of 93.Beloved wife of the late Carl S. Cseke.Loving mother of Robert (the late Cheryl), Ronald (Cynthia) and Caren (Gerard).Proud Grandma of Dawn, Brent, Lauren (Matthew), Nichole (Derrick), Jacquelyn, Ryan and Michael.Great Grandma of Noah, Sophia, Ethan, Lillian...

Larry Lauder

Larry Lauder

Apr 30, 2019

Age 81

Loving husband of Eula for 30 years. Devoted stepfather of Rosemary (Dennis) Gregory, Randy (Tony Zimba) Hammons and Kimberly Williams. Grand father of Bradlee, Melissa, Jennifer, Brandi and Billy. Great grandfather of 7. Brother of Waseca (Ed), Brenda (Marvin), Lois (Anthony) Ruggiero and the late Shelby (Tina). Also survived by several nieces and nephews.

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Betty L. Ellul

Betty L. Ellul

Apr 28, 2019

Age 85

Beloved wife of Joe for over 62 years. Loving mother of Denise (Mark) Sulavik, Mark (Lynda) and Deanne (Aaron) Smith. Cherished grandmother of Nicole, Joey, Andrea, Murphy (Sarah), Janine (Kevin), Markie, Jackie and Jaron. Adored great grandmother of Harper. She was very dearly loved and will be deeply missed.

Visitation Wednesday 2 –...

Rafael Narbaez

Rafael Narbaez

Apr 28, 2019

Age 68

Beloved husband of Diloram. Father of Hiba. Brother of Eleonore Narbaez, Ramona Edemidaran, Robert (Tamara) Narbaez and the late Helen Poplin and Benjamin Narbaez. Son of the late Rafael and Anita.

Visitation Tuesday 12:30 pm until the 1:30 pm Funeral Service at the American Muslim Society, 9945 Vernor, Dearborn.

Pavel Frai

Pavel Frai

Apr 27, 2019

Age 84

Beloved husband of the late Ana.  Loving father of Pavel Jr. (Gabriella), Dorin (Lavinia) and Simona (Sabastian) Teodor. Cherished grandfather of Onision, Jennifer, Jacob, Laura, Juliana, Alexandra, and David. Adored great grandfather of Clole, Mia, and Noel. Dear brother of the late Maria Igna.

Visitation Saturday 5-8pm with the Funeral Service Sunday 1pm...

Dorothy Stacey

Dorothy Stacey

Apr 27, 2019

Age 91

Beloved wife of the late Joseph A. Dear step-mother of Terry (Sheryl) and Joseph (Sherry). Also survived by 3 step grandchldren and 6 step great grandchildren.

Memorial Mass Thursday, May 16, 2019, 10:00 A.M. at St. Simon and Jude Catholic Church.

Elizabeth M. Dull

Elizabeth M. Dull

Apr 27, 2019

Elizabeth M. Dull of Dearborn Heights. Age 94.Elizabeth passed away on Saturday, April 27, 2019. Beloved wife of the late Ernest Dull. Loving mother of Betty Ann (the late Bob) Crawford, Margaret Lasky, Ernie (Marlene) Dull and Mary Frances (Henry) Wagner. Dearest grandma of Michael Lasky, Tom (Krista) Lasky, Jennifer (Matthew) Mackaluso, Jeremy (Julie) Dull, Jason (Candace) Dull, Heidi...

Frances M. Abraham

Frances M. Abraham

Apr 24, 2019

age 87.

Beloved wife of the late James.  Loving mother of Frank, Joe (Jackie), Angela Lollio, and Frannie (Danny) Price.  Cherished grandmother of Jaime Lyn, Michael, Kristin, Kelly, Tracy, Stacey, James, and the late Baby Joey.  Adored great grandmother of Dominic, Ella, Savannah, Evan, Parker, Xiola, Giovanni, Isabella, Olivia, Piper, and Lenny.  Dear sister of Connie Farver....

Joseph Bousamra

Joseph Bousamra

Apr 24, 2019

Age 85

Beloved husband of Mary for 62 years. Dear father of Adele (Christopher) Upshur, Joanne Fabris, Paul Bousamra, and the late Barbara Broser and David Bousamra. Father-in law of Phil Broser. Grandfather of  Matthew (Erica), Rita (Daniel), David (Lisa), Steven, Michael (Rachael), Angela (Alvin), and Margo. Great grandfather of Adele, Adam, Emma, Molly, Jack, Cassius, Devin,...

Sophia D. Balagna

Sophia D. Balagna

Apr 23, 2019

Age 55

Dear Fiancee' of Ricky Kraus. Loving mother of Michael Balagna, Jessica (Jason) Gorst, and Christina Balagna. She will also be missed by her babies, Trouble and Beanie.

Funeral Services were held.

William Forrest

William Forrest

Apr 23, 2019

Age 89

Beloved husband of the late Jeanette for 61 years. Loving father of the late Bill Jr. Dear uncle f Claudia (John) McAnish, James  (Jennifer) Katona, Jayne, Karen, Laurie, Cathy, Joe, Bruce, and the late Thomas (Arlene) Katona. Great uncle of many.

Williams was a member of the Motown Early Birds.

Visitation...

Helen Kassem

Helen Kassem

Apr 22, 2019

Age 96

Beloved wife of the late Ahmad. Dear sister of the late James Ahmet, Violet Howell and Jeanette McGauran.

Visitation Tuesday 1 pm - 8pm. Funeral Service Wednesday 10:30 AM at the John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral Home.

Helen J. Plonka

Helen J. Plonka

Apr 22, 2019

Helen Joyce Plonka. Age 96.Helen passed away on Monday, April 22, 2019.Beloved wife of the late Joseph Louis Plonka.Loving mother of Sharon (Dennis) Lytle.Cherished Grandma of Ryan William and Devin Lindsey.Great Grandmother of Patrick Joseph Lytle and Eliza Jane Lytle.Daughter of the late Kazimir and Josephine Monusko.Dearest sister of Stella (Norbert) Kuk, Kazimir Jr. (Loretta) Monusko, Eugene (Wanda) Monuka,...

Sonya Flegal

Sonya Flegal

Apr 21, 2019

Age 59

Beloved wife of Thomas. Dear mother of Sarah Anne and Alexander Ryan. Loving daughter of June (Chico) Testani and Keith (Connie) Whitten. Sister of Denise Wenk, Rachel (David) Day, Bret (Cathie) Snyder, Ronald (Dawn) Testani, Robert (Mollie) Testani, Cynthia (Joe) Johnson, Beth (Craig) Collins and the late Barry Whitten. Aunt and great aunt to many....

Edwin E. Pierce

Edwin E. Pierce

Apr 21, 2019

Edwin E. Pierce July 8, 1928 - April 21, 2019 Edwin E. Pierce was born in Kirksey, Kentucky on July 8, 1928 to Mabel and Carlos Pierce. He married Beverly Olive Buckner in 1950. Edwin joined the Air Force (Korean War) in 1951 and was stationed in Hawaii and California. After four years in the Air Force, he returned...

Vivian Heap

Vivian Heap

Apr 20, 2019

Age 95

Beloved wife of the late Thomas.  Loving mother of Thomas (Debbie) Heap and Linda (the late Mel) Greiner.  Cherished grandmother of Lisa (Greg), Thomas (Susan), Deanna (Alfonso) and Kelly (John).  Dearest great grandmother and great great grandmother of many.  She was dearly loved and will be deeply missed by many family members and friends, especially...

Sherry Beer

Sherry Beer

Apr 20, 2019

Age 58

Beloved wife of the late Martin M. Beer II. Loving mother of Ashley and Marty. She was very dearly loved and will be deeply missed by many family members and friends.

Memorial visitation Saturday, May 4th, 2 pm-8 pm. Memorial service will be at 6:30 pm at the John N. Santeiu & Son...

Orville Wilder

Orville Wilder

Apr 18, 2019

Age 88

Beloved husband of Mae Belle. Dear father of Rick, Sheila (Dave), Deb (Ray), Michael (Sheila), and Cheri (Steve). Loving Papaw of Christopher, Ashley, Tyler, Connor, Hannah, Franz, Rylee, Mikey, Kyley and Brystol. Great Papaw of Rylan, Chloe, Allison, Abigail, Clifford, Hallie, Jonathan, Kenzie and Ava. Brother of Jean, Tevis and the late Homer, Otto, Irene,...

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