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Richard "Dick" Ward

Richard "Dick" Ward

Feb 1, 2019

Age 82

Beloved husband of Barbara for 61 years.  Loving father of Steven (Karen), Alan (Michelle) and Amy (Ed) Kling. Cherished grandfather of Megan, Nathan, Shannon, Sam, Anthony, Katie, Sarah, Max and Piper. Dearest brother of Edward (Mary) and Mark (Brenda).  Loving uncle of Ken Nicholls. He was very dearly loved and will be deeply missed.

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Dimitrios A. Tzimanis

Dimitrios A. Tzimanis

Jan 31, 2019

Age 88

Beloved husband of Marianthe.  Dear father of Aspasia Tzimanis and Apostolos (Aud) Tzimanis.  Cherished grandfather of Adam. Adored brother of Cleo Patra (George) Nicols and Luis Tzimanis.

Visitation Sunday 2-8pm at the John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral Home, 1139 Inkster Road, Garden City (Between Ford Road and Cherry Hill).

Memorials...

Brian Joseph Savalox

Brian Joseph Savalox

Jan 31, 2019

Age 47

Beloved son of James and the late Florence 'Chris' Savalox.  Loving brother of Erik (Beth) Savalox and Todd Savalox. Cherished uncle of Gunnar, Ella, Kira and Shane. Brian will be reunited with his beloved Black Labs, the late Chief and Bode.

Memorial visitation Saturday, February 16, 3:00 pm until the 3:30 Memorial Service...

Fred Dean Hicks

Fred Dean Hicks

Jan 30, 2019

Age 62

Loving father of Duane Hicks and Michelle Hicks. Dear brother of William (Essie) Goodbar, Craig (Beverly) Hicks, Michal (Reggie) Jackson, Velvet (Eli) Brown, Angela (Adrian) Bridges, Damita (Billy) Hicks, Kenneth (Alanna) Hicks, Shelley Hicks and Rita Holiday. Beloved grandfather of Da'Lannia Hicks, Morgan Hicks, Jasiah Hicks and Jordan Hicks. Friend of Nicky Hicks.

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Kenneth Smith

Kenneth Smith

Jan 30, 2019

Age 87

Beloved husband of the late Marie. Dear mother of Kenneth (Debbie) and Danny. Grandfather of Adam, Chris, Kenny and Kelsey. Great grandfather of AAliyah and Dominic. Brother of Daniel (Kay) Boone.

Memorial Visitation Saturday 1 pm until the 5 pm Memorial Service at the John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral Home.

Richard Barnak

Richard Barnak

Jan 30, 2019

Age 69

Beloved husband of Angeline 'Terri'. Dear father of Richard (Audrey) and Christopher 'Scott'.  Brother of Mary Ann Reschke.  Also survived by many brother & sister-in-law's, nieces, nephews, and great nieces and nephews.

Visitation Sunday 2 pm - 8 pm with 7pm Scripture Service at the John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral Home, 1139...

Michael L. Fella

Michael L. Fella

Jan 29, 2019

Age 61

Dear brother of Linda (David) Boedigheimer. Uncle of Cynthia (Scott) Varicalli and Susan (Steve) Grillo. Great uncle of Sofia and Carmella. Son of the late Luigi and Elizabeth.

Survived by many extended family and friends.

Visitation Friday 4 pm - 8pm with a 7 pm Rosary at the John N. Santeiu...

Fiyad Elias Mamari

Fiyad Elias Mamari

Jan 28, 2019

Age 83

Husband of the late Salam Amari. Beloved father of Elias (Sonia), George (Lina), Salwa (the late John) Khal, Nauf (Tony) Abo Dib, Georgette. Grandfather of Fayad (Sylva), Lewis (Carol), Zeina (Mark) Shahda, George, Moussa Khal, Tony Khal, Meyal (Dion) Jenkins, Johnny Khal, John Paul Abdo Dib, George Jr., Amber Rose, T.J. Reuter. Great grandfather of...

Michael James Taylor

Michael James Taylor

Jan 27, 2019

Age 53

Michael "Mike" James Taylor, born in Garden City, Mich. on May 10, 1965, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on January 27, 2019. He was diagnosed with esophageal adenocarcinoma on March 7, 2018.

Mike is survived by his wife, Amy (Preisach) Taylor, children Zachary (Elizabeth) and Zoe Taylor, parents James and...

Helen Sabota Griffith

Helen Sabota Griffith

Jan 26, 2019

Age 91

Beloved wife of the late  William. Dear sister of Catherine Beauregard. Aunt of Lori Taurence and other nieces and nephews.

Memorial visitation Saturday 12 noon until the 3:30 PM Funeral Service at the John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral Home.

Rodica Suba

Rodica Suba

Jan 25, 2019

Age 72

Ms. Rodica M. Suba enjoyed travel, faith and religion, politics, animals, reading, classical movies and music, and good conversations (minus four letter words). Overall, she was a very sociable person who witnessed many incredible changes across her lifetime. Ms. Suba was preceded in death by our Aunt and Uncles who were Doina, Petru, Valerica, Ilie...

Chester H. Bissell

Chester H. Bissell

Jan 24, 2019

Chester H. Bissell "Chet". Age 83. Chet passed away on Thursday, January 24, 2019. Beloved father of Malinda (Mark) Yesh, Nancy (Mark) Bissell-Misovich and Donna (Greg) Bissell-Woodruff.Proud Grandfather of Megan (Conor) Bruen, Matthew (Christine) Yesh, Marc (Jamie) Yesh, Danielle, Elizabeth, Benjamin, Joseph and Daniel Misovich, Chelsea (Anthony) Kaltner, Lucas Woodruff and the late Taylor Woodruff. Great-grandfather of Mackenzie, Conor,...

Mariam Abraham

Mariam Abraham

Jan 23, 2019

Age 93

Beloved wife of the late Fred. Dear mother of Joseph (Deborah), Barbara (Dale) Knopsnider, Joanne (Matthew) Ilitch, Diane Abraham and Fred (Kristen). Grandmother of Jeremy, Chad (Nicole), Jason (Erin), Sara, Matthew, Michelle (Jonas), Alexandra (Nickolas), Christina, Alyssa and Gabrielle.  Great Grandmother of Asher, Felix, Sebastian and Sophie. Sister of Mike (Pauline) Shikany. She will also...

Johnie K. Heath

Johnie K. Heath

Jan 23, 2019

Age 99

Beloved wife of the late Reed. Dear mother of Michael R. (Cheryl) and the late Gary. Mother-in-law of Beth. Grandmother of Kim (Aaron) Richardson, Traci (Glen) Brow, Rob (Melissa), and the late Nick. Great Grandmother of Riley, Ty, Cooper, Whitley, Reed, Donovan and Madison.

Visitation Friday 3 pm – 8 pm. Funeral Service...

Patsy L. Adams

Patsy L. Adams

Jan 22, 2019

Age 74.

Beloved wife of the late George. Dear mother of Lawana (Jerry) Jacobs and Lonette (Rob) Troup. Loving grandmother of Nicole (Carey) Hatfield, Jason Talbert, Dakota Broadrick, Scott Troup and Melanie Jacobs. Dearest great grandmother of Rebecca and James Hatfield and Bryleigh Broadrick.

Visitation Friday 3:00pm-8:00pm. Funeral Service Saturday 1:00pm at the John N....

Nova Jean Fougerousse

Nova Jean Fougerousse

Jan 21, 2019

Age 88

Beloved wife of the late Michael Joseph Sr.  Loving mother of Linda, Michael II, Thomas (Carol), Patrick (Susan), Cynthia (Tim) Whitney, David (Tena), Brenda Redmond and Anita (Richard) Whalen. Cherished grandmother and great grandmother of many. She was very dearly loved and will be deeply missed especially by her beloved grandson J. and his wife...

Ella Mae Mcinerney

Ella Mae Mcinerney

Jan 21, 2019

Age 1

Precious and loving daughter of Sean and Sarah. Cherished granddaughter of Mike (Jeanie) McInerney and Jamie (Kim) Benko. She will be missed by her fur babies Bud and Titian.

Memorial Visitation Saturday 2:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M.

Joseph A. Sefcheck

Joseph A. Sefcheck

Jan 20, 2019

Age 91

Beloved husband of the late Bernadine. Dear father of Kathleen (Ralph) Stiney, Janet (Lorne) Litke, Anthony (Donna) and Edward (Susan). Grandfather of Amanda (Bryan), Katelyn (John), Jennifer (Matt), Stacie (Drew), Elizabeth, Emily, Adam (Kristen) and  Christopher (Erica). Great grandfather  of Noah, Grant, Ainsley, Lyndon, Oliver, Hailey and Carter.

Visitation Wednesday 2 pm –...

Olga Rowe

Olga Rowe

Jan 20, 2019

Olga Rowe. Age 86. Olga passed away January 20, 2019. Beloved wife of William Rowe. Loving mother of Michael Joseph Rowe and Mark William Rowe. Cherished grandma of Victoria, Haley, Jessica, Tyler and Trevor. Dear daughter of the late Michael and Nettie Tanchen. Olga was an avid gardener. She enjoyed music and socializing with friends. Olga was a not-so-secret...

Richard William Wambaugh, Sr.

Richard William Wambaugh, Sr.

Jan 19, 2019

Age 66

Beloved husband of Anna for 40 years.  Loving father of Richard Jr. (Briana) Wambaugh and Joseph Wambaugh.  Cherished grandfather of Leo.  Dear brother of Jacquelyn (James) Stouppe and George (the late Barbara) Wambaugh.

Memorial Visitation Wednesday 4pm-8pm at the John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral Home, 1139 Inkster Road, Garden City (Between Ford...

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