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Bette Ann Mys
Sep 12, 2025
Bette Ann Mys (nee Wrixon), 85, of Dearborn, Michigan, passed away on Friday, September 12th, 2025. She was predeceased by her parents, Morgan Reginald and Catherine Jane Wrixon, and her only sibling, Beverly Jean Ennis. She was the loving wife of Donald for 59½ years and a loving mother to Susan Kay Mys of Canton, Michigan, and Amy Jean...
Terry "Big T" Kurlak
Sep 12, 2025
Age 61
Loving father of Ronald (Kristie), Anthony (Chyanne), and Terry. Cherished Bumpa of Jaylen, Leia, Ahlana, and Willow. Beloved brother of Sandy, Roger, and Renee. Son of the late Ronald and Janice Kurlak. He will be deeply missed by family, friends, his cats Riggs, Ruben, and Jasper and his dog Nico.
Visitation Wednesday 2...
David Alan Roberts
Sep 11, 2025
Age 86
Beloved husband of Eunice. Dear father of Michelle (Michael) Murphy, Kimberly (Martin) Schramm, & the late Tiffany Roberts. Loving Papa of Stephanie, Melissa, Sean (Kathleen), Kaitlyn (Grant), Matthew, & Mason. Great Papa of Bella and Patrick. Brother of Jerry and Mary Jo.
In state Friday, September 19th, 3pm until family eulogies at 6pm...
Mary F. Smith
Sep 10, 2025
Age 85
Beloved wife of the late Norman. Dearest mother of Rebecca (the late John) Willis, Risa Smith, and the late Robin Martinez, Terrence Smith, Roxanne Koslowski, and Kevin Smith. Dear mother-in-law of Rick Martinez and Melvin Koslowski. Adored grandmother of Jeremy Michael (Lola), Amy, Mia, Karly, Zack (Lisa), Frances (Alan), Crystal (Josh), Heather (Joe), John (David),...
Della M. Haydon
Sep 9, 2025
Age 94
Beloved wife of the late William. Loving mother of Paul (Susan), Hollis Stuart, Laura (Tom) Peterson, and David (Aisulu). Cherished grandmother of 12, great grandmother of 8. Dear sister of Nancy (Bill) Haapala & the late Janet (Richard) Davis.
In 1958, Della joined the Garden City Garden Club, a moment that sparked her...
Claudia A. Mals
Sep 8, 2025
Age 81
Beloved wife of the late Donald. Loving mother of Mark (Sandra). Cherished grandmother of Stephanie (Brandon), Stacey (Nick), and John. Great grandmother of Joey and Lucy. Dear sister of Robert (Doris) Masek, Larry Masek, and the late Jim Masek. Sister-in-law of Joan Masek.
In state Friday, September 12th, 10 am until the 11...
Pauline M. Klein
Sep 7, 2025
Age 96
Beloved wife of the late Richard. Loving mom of Donald (Holly), Janine (John) Shetney, Carolyn (Paul) Proninshen, Richard (Lisa), and Robert (Dawn). Cherished Grandma of Justin, Shaun, Megan, Cory, Cortney, Samantha, Gregory, and Mitchell. Dear sister of Robert, Mary Ann, Michael, and the late Mickey, Jimmy, Leonard, and Florence. Great grandma to 6. Great-great grandma...
Gary A. Quattlander
Sep 5, 2025
Age 78
Beloved husband of the late Connie. Loving father of Todd (Sandra), Tami (Stephen), Tad (Stacy), Teresa (James), Tracy, Ty-Joseph (Stephanie), Thomas. Also survived by his loving dog, Hanna. Cherished grandfather to 20 grandchildren, and 16 great-grandchildren.
Prayer Service Friday 9/12 10:45 AM at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, 25800 W 10 Mile Rd Southfield, MI...
Patricia Ann Lopez
Sep 3, 2025
Patricia Ann Lopez Age 89 Beloved wife of the late Donald. Loving mom of Ann (Dan) Myers, Paul (Pam), Michael (Eileen), and David. Cherished grandma of Jessica (John), Jacob, Amanda, Brandon, David, and John, and great grandma of Julianna. Preceded in death by her siblings, Philip, Helen, and Bob. She was very dearly loved and will be deeply missed...
John J. Dancu
Sep 2, 2025
John Dancu, affectionately known to many as "Johnny Chicago," passed away peacefully surrounded by family on September 2, 2025. He was a fun-loving, generous man who brought joy to every gathering and was truly the life of the party.
Born in Romania in 1927, he came to America at the age of 20 in 1947. He left...
Richard Rimmel
Aug 29, 2025
Age 67. Passed away suddenly.
Preceded in death by his parents, C. Harold and Shirley Rimmel. Brother of Darlene (James) McLaughlin, Michael (Cynthia) Rimmel, Bruce, James, Sheila (Duane) Tarnacki, and Diana (Dave) Patterson. Beloved uncle of twelve nieces and nephews.
Graduate of the former Cherry Hill High School, class of 1977. Richard worked as a...
Elaine D. Kile
Aug 26, 2025
Age 83, born February 15, 1942, she answered God's call on August 26, 2025. Preceded in death by her husband James Edward Kile, daughter Karen Kile, & son Craig (Kristee) Kile. Devoted mother of Linda (Charles) Smith. Dearest grandmother of Amanda (John) Favazza, Kimberly (Martez) Horning, Heather (James) Young, Michael (Abbigail) Perks, Christopher Perks, Kaylynn (Andrew) Davis, Joshua (Meghan)...
Gerald Allan Ford
Aug 26, 2025
Age 75
Cherished huband of Celia. Dear father of Rachel Ford, Nicole (Eric) Ford, Christina Giuliani, and the late James Ford. Loving grandfather of Sophia, Dylann, Kai, and Loki. Adored brother of Dennis Ford, Larry (Penny) Ford, Harold (Dorothy) Ford, Shelley (Michael) Wojkiewicz, Sandy (John) Glisman, and the late Kenneth 'Pete' Ford. Loved uncle to many nieces...
Namy 'Norman' Forge
Aug 24, 2025
Norman "Namy" Forge, 75, a loving son, sibling, uncle, and friend, has passed away. He was the beloved son of Haj Mohamed and Minnie Forge, and the brother of Faye (Saad), Alex, Albert, Marion (Samhat), Suzzane (Douglas), and Ednan. His life was defined by compassion, care, and calmness — qualities he offered generously to family, friends, and all who...
Ronald F. Thomas
Aug 24, 2025
Age 87.
Beloved former spouse and friend of Burnadette Thomas. Loving father of Michelle (Gary) Linden, Danielle (Tom) Wilhelmsen, and Dana (Jeremy) Sterner. Cherished Papa of Julia Linden, Jenna Linden, Austin Wilhelmsen, Josh Wilhelmsen, Ashley Wilhelmsen, and Alex Kaczmarek. Dear brother of the late Fr. Norm, Polly, and Ray. He was very dearly loved and will be...
Robert A. Kirn
Aug 23, 2025
Age 66.
Loving husband of Linda for 19 years. Dear father of Jennifer Huebner, Michael (Becky) Peters, Robert Anthony (Amanda) Kirn, David (Kelsey) Peters, and John Timothy (Emily) Colburn, Jr. Beloved son of Mary and the late Robert Kirn. Cherished brother of the late Richard Kirn.
Robert proudly served his country in the United States...
Alison Ann Torres
Aug 22, 2025
Alison Ann Woodfield Torres, 71 of Redford Township. Passed away Peacefully from Heart Disease in her sleep on August 22nd, 2025. She was proceeded in death by her mother and father Frederick James Woodfield and Cora Jane Kirkland Woodfield as well as her sister Victoria Woodfield Musto, Her Mother and Father-in-Law Servando and Margarita Torres as well as her...
Perry E. Jordan
Aug 22, 2025
Age 65
Beloved Husband to Joan. Loving Father to Rachel (Steve) Wright and Amy (Anthony) Steavens. Cherished Papa to Henry and Emily Wright. Dear Brother to Shari, Amber, Todd (Rhonda), and Staci (Brian) Carroll. Also survived by many nieces and nephews.
We will miss your sense of humor, your love, and most of all your...
Robert J. Supric
Aug 19, 2025
It is with immense sadness, along with great shock and disbelief, that we announce the passing of Robert Supric, Age 55. After being diagnosed in December of 2023, Robert fought an intense and courageous battle with a very aggressive form of Metastatic Prostate Cancer. He passed away peacefully on August 19th with his family and friends by his side....
Cheryl L. Heath
Aug 17, 2025
Age 79
Beloved wife of Michael. Dear mother of Traci (Glen) Brow, and Rob (Melissa). Loving grandmother of Cooper, Whitley, Riley, and Ty.
Visitation Wednesday 3 pm – 8pm. In state Thursday 9 am until the 10 am Funeral Service at the John N. Santeiu & Son, Inc., 1139 N. Inkster Road, Garden City (between...
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