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Joyce Ann Riker

Joyce Ann Riker

Nov 19, 2018

Joyce A Riker, 93, of Dearborn, passed away peacefully on November 19, 2018 at Henry Ford Hospital in their hospice care area in the loving care of her family.Her eldest daughter Peach held her hand when she took her last breath.Joyce was born on March 29, 1925 to Esther and Bernard Gerhardi in River Rouge, Michigan. One of five...

Leocadia M. Colquhoun

Leocadia M. Colquhoun

Nov 18, 2018

Leocadia M. Colquhoun "Lottie". Age 92. Leocadia passed away on Sunday, November 18, 2018. Beloved wife of the late William Colquhoun. Loving Mom of Barbara (Barry) Detavernier, Margaret (Ray) Mireles, Patricia (Joe) Ferguson, Cathleen (Marty) Colbeck, Marsha (David) Haley and Sandy (Ken) Clark. Loving Grandmother, Great Grandmother and Great Great Grandmother. Instate 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, November 21, 2018...

Nancy Martha Piazza

Nancy Martha Piazza

Nov 18, 2018

Nancy Martha Piazza. Age 64. Nancy passed away on Sunday, November 18, 2018. Beloved wife of Douglas Piazza. Loving mother of Michelle Piazza. Dearest sister of Jerome (Debbie) Vigilante. Dear daughter of the late Michael and Evelyn Vigilante. Instate 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, November 21, 2018 at St. Kateri Catholic Church, 16101 Rotunda Drive, Dearborn, Michigan 48120 until the...

Anna E. Dimascio

Anna E. Dimascio

Nov 18, 2018

Age 85 Beloved wife of the late Silvano. Loving mother of Francesco, Pietro (Debbie), and the late Ilio (Leslie). Grandmother of Annalisa, Marco, Ilio Jr. (Kelly), Alana, Alessandra, Julianna, Lucas, and Isabella.  Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Visitation Tuesday 2 pm - 8 pm with a 6:30 pm Rosary at the John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral Home. ...

Richard "Dirk" Legel

Richard "Dirk" Legel

Nov 17, 2018

Age 78 Beloved husband of Judith for 51 years. Loving father of Cheryl (Tim) Marciniak and Laura (Eric) Yanke.  Dear brother of Raymond, Robert, David, James, Carol (Steve) Rall, Sister Marie Gemma and the late Jack, Paul and April. Visitation Friday 2-8pm with a 7pm Scripture Service at the John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral Home, 1139 Inkster Road, Garden...

Mary E. Kilgore

Mary E. Kilgore

Nov 17, 2018

Age 95 Beloved mother of Shirley (John) Knight, Linda (Bob) Harden, Marion (J.D.) Kilgore, and Bob (Sharon) Kilgore.  Cherished grandmother of April (Dave) Riedy, Nick (Trinity) Chuba, Rebecca (Ryan) Webb, LeAngela (Ross) Rogers, Andy (Ann) Kilgore, Brandon (Molly) Kilgore, Ryan (Kristen) Kilgore, and Lindsay Kilgore. Adored great grandmother of 12. Visitation Tuesday 4pm until the 7pm Funeral Service at the...

Michael G. Poliquin

Michael G. Poliquin

Nov 14, 2018

Age 78 Beloved son of the late Jean and Patricia. Dear brother of Donna Hebestreit, Gordon (the late Judy) Poliquin, and the late Tina (Tom) Barrow. Uncle of  Eric, Cheryl, Darlene (the late Jim) Morris, Mark, Gordon (Trina), Chris, Duane, Darrell, Tina Marie and Cindy (Jeff) Thompson. He loved to hunt and fish and enjoyed the outdoors. Visitation Monday, 10:00...

Elizabeth P. Piotrowski

Elizabeth P. Piotrowski

Nov 14, 2018

Elizabeth Piotrowski, age 96, passed away on Wednesday, November 14, 2018.  Betty was ever youthful in her outlook, her vitality and sense of style. One of her greatest joys was watching her MSU Spartans in action. She was preceded in death by her cherished husband Stanley, in 1999. She is the much loved mom of Marianne (the late Jerry) Wilson,...

Patricia K. Hobbins

Patricia K. Hobbins

Nov 13, 2018

Age 73 Beloved wife of the late Garry V. Dear mother of Kelly (David) Hobbins-Russell and Garry J. (Colleen) Hobbins. Grandmother of Vivian Lily Hobbins, Kyle Patrick Russell and Colin Matthew Russell. Daughter of the late Harry and Dorothy Gawlik. Sister of the late Ronald Gawlik. . Visitation Sunday 2 pm – 8 pm with a 7 pm Scripture...

Ann Grenier

Ann Grenier

Nov 12, 2018

Age 55 Loving daughter of the late Noble and Delores. Dear sister of Marvin (Irene), Jack (Noble Jr) (Ron), Sr. Cheryl Ann, Louis (Rose), Charles (Jennifer), Robert (Cindy) and the late Carol Ann and Mary (Timothy O'Leary). Beloved aunt of many nieces and nephews. Also survived by her almost like sister and brother Kim (Dave) Prickett Albers. She will...

Virginia F. Gabbert

Virginia F. Gabbert

Nov 12, 2018

Age 91. Loving mother of Robert (Kim Hofer) Gillespie, Todd (Thelma) Gillespie, Darcy (John) Graczyk and the late Steve and Sandy.  Cherished grandmother of 5 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren.  Dear sister of Mary, Millie and Tom.  She was very dearly loved and will be deeply missed, especially by her beloved cat Chloe. Arrangements were handled privately.

Rose Kramek

Rose Kramek

Nov 11, 2018

Age 99 Beloved wife of the late Walter. Devoted sister of Martha Kusza and the late Julia Jaskula, Louis Balon and Ann Olejnik.  Cherished aunt of Dan (Maryann) Balon, Jackie Balon, Steve (Sherri) Olejnik, Tom (Carrie) Kusza, Theresa (Ken) Whise and the late Tony Olejnik. In state Wednesday 10 am until the 11 am Funeral Service at St. Edith...

Angeline (Angie) T. Gitre

Angeline (Angie) T. Gitre

Nov 10, 2018

Age 90 Beloved wife of the late Jack.  Loving mother of Denise (Dan) Polasky, John (Laura), Beth Anne (Gary) Danielson, Mary Ellen (Russ) Fentress and Chris (Frank) Apap.  Cherished grandmother of 13 and great grandmother of 8.  Predeceased by 1 brother and 3 sisters. Visitation Monday 3-8pm with a 7pm Rosary Service at the John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral...

Virginia Esther Piendel

Virginia Esther Piendel

Nov 10, 2018

Virginia Esther Piendel. November 8, 1921 to November 10, 2018. Loving wife of the late Walter Piendel and mother of Joseph (Pamela) Piendel and Judith (Dean) Loisel. Grandmother of Dean Loisel and Nicole McNeal. Great Grandmother of Ciel, Chase, Dylan, Carson and Brendan. Sister of Eleanor, Clem, Ray, Rose, Louie, Angie and the late Edmund and Hank. Also survived...

Patricia Ann Konopatzki

Patricia Ann Konopatzki

Nov 8, 2018

Age 75 Beloved wife of the late Clarence. Dear mother of Mark (Carol), Kristine (Darrin) Clark, Karen, and Kathryn (Scott) Sherlock. Grandmother of Nicole, Alexandra, Claire, Kathleen, Grace, and John. Sister of Kathleen (Rob) Turk. Daughter of Edward and the late Dorothy Murphy. Visitation Sunday 1 pm – 8 pm with a 7 pm Scripture Service at the John...

Dorothy J. Maruska

Dorothy J. Maruska

Nov 8, 2018

Age 93 Beloved wife of the late John Maruska.  Loving mother of Gay L. Drost and Ronald J. Maruska.  Cherished grandmother of Jennie (Matthew) Wasik, Jason (Shannon) Maruska, and Heather (Justin) Williams. Great grandmother of Lillian, Owen, Kaden, Jaxson, Sophie, Leona, and Liam.  Adored sister of Marlene (Vincent Helmer) Roberts. Dear sister-in-law of Mary Ann (Frank) Macsay, Irene Zelenak and...

Gary Warren Motter

Gary Warren Motter

Nov 5, 2018

Age 69 Beloved husband of Pam. Loving father of Candace (Chris) Rhodes and Brian Motter. Dear stepfather of Kim (Gloria) Burnham, Nickole (Misty) Calmeyn, David Burnham, and Roosevelt Rawls. Grandfather of Jacob Alexander, Justin & Jamie Rhodes and Gabiriel, Zachary, Rosemarie and Violet Motter.  He will be missed by his dog Sasha and cats, Whitey and Ruby. Cremation has taken...

Kenneth W. Capler

Kenneth W. Capler

Nov 5, 2018

Kenneth William Capler. Age 31. Kenny passed away on Monday, November 5th, 2018. Beloved son of Anita and Ken Heath and the late Kevin Capler. Loving father of Isaac Z. Capler. Dearest brother of Cora K. Capler. Dear uncle of Elliot V. Cser. Cherished grandson of Delbert S. and Mary K. Cobb and the late William H. and Mary...

Johanna Hendges

Johanna Hendges

Nov 4, 2018

Age 88 Beloved wife of the late Martin E. Loving mother of Steven (Lois), Jeffrey (Kimberly), and Martin W. (Sandi). Grandmother of Kyle, Brett, Amanda, Emily, Courtney (Craig) Ervin, and Nathan. Visitation Wednesday 2 pm – 8 pm.  Funeral Service Thursday 10 am at the John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral Home, 1139 Inkster Rd., Garden City (Between Ford Rd....

Harriet Lacy

Harriet Lacy

Nov 3, 2018

Age 89 Beloved wife of the late Dewey.  Loving mother of Kathleen (the late Warren) Phillips and one son.  Cherished grandmother of Jonathan (Amanda) Lacy, Joshua (Vitjola "Ola") Phillips, Margaret "Maggie" (Adam) Phillips-Cherne, Warren "Alex" (Stacey) Phillips.  Dearest great-grandmother of Asher, Reagan, Cole, Sophie, Alexander, Mila, Addison and Judith.  Loving sister of Alice and the late Colin and Henrietta.  She...

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