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Shirley J. Bushey

Shirley J. Bushey

Jan 17, 2018

Shirley J. Bushey, January 17, 2018, age 83. Beloved wife of the late Donald.  Loving mother of Don.  Dearest sister of Bill (the late Joyce) Livingston, Mary Lou (Paul) Cannon, Gary Livingston and the late Ethel Phillips, Donnie Livingston and Carol Rizzo.  Cherished sister-in-law of Bob Phillips.  Dear aunt of several nieces and nephews.  She was very dearly loved...

Thomas F. Corby

Thomas F. Corby

Jan 17, 2018

Age 89 Beloved husband of the late Mary Dolores.  Dear father of Susann (Vern) Emmons, Clare, Timothy (Kym), Patrick and Shannon (Steve) Allen. Loving grandfather of Brandon, Kaleigh, Caitlin, Cody, Liam, Casey, Connor, Cellach & Cleary.  Great grandfather of Kian, Tegan and Brayden.  Brother of Ruth Shubitowski, Mary Alice, Leo and the late Joseph. Visitation Thursday 3pm-8pm with 4pm Rosary...

Raymond "Mac" Mcdonald

Raymond "Mac" Mcdonald

Jan 17, 2018

Raymond H. "Mac" McDonald Jr. of Dearborn. Age 94. January 17, 2018. Beloved husband of the late Jeanette McDonald. Loving father of Scott (Linda) McDonald and the late Richard (Jane) McDonald. Proud grandfather of James, Kevin, Tavis (Maureen), Ryan and Cody McDonald. Cherished great grandfather of Teagan and Killian. Mac was a Navy Veteran. He proudly served his country...

Joseph Hnot

Joseph Hnot

Jan 16, 2018

Age 67 Beloved husband of Donna for 25 years.  Loving father of Jeff and Kelly.  Grandfather of Justin, Jacob, Tyler and Zach.  Great grandfather of Hayden.  Dear son of Florence and the late Joseph. Brother of Cynthia (Chuck) Whiting, Carol (David) Lovely, Mark (Colleen) Hnot and the late Robert and John. Memorial visitation Friday 12 pm until the 4 pm...

Craig Gutowski

Craig Gutowski

Jan 16, 2018

64 years young of Green Oaks Township Loving husband to Cindy, amazing father to Ashley Gutowski (Tony) and Courtney Halbower (Bill) and Papa to Izzy. Craig grew up in Dearborn, MI where his love for cars was fueled by his father's business, Hollywood Automotive. Recently, Craig enjoyed boating at his new dream home that he spent hours designing with his...

Vincenza Obrecki

Vincenza Obrecki

Jan 16, 2018

Vincenza Obrecki.Age 93.Vincenza passed away on Tuesday, January 16, 2018.Beloved wife of the late John J. Obrecki.Loving mother of Kathleen Ann Barr.Cherished grandmother of Jessica (Joseph) Jansen, Sarah (Jason) Thompson and the late Rebekah (Brian) Hurley.Great grandmother of 10 great grandchildren; Matthew, Olivia, David, Julia, Jordan, Emma, Deena, Caleb, Michael and Christian.Visitation is at Hackett-Metcalf Funeral Home, 2640 Monroe...

William Philip Opp

William Philip Opp

Jan 15, 2018

William Philip Opp. William was born on June 22, 1949. He passed away on January 15, 2018. Son of Kenneth F. Opp and Irene A. Opp; brother to Susan Opp, Kenneth Opp and Linda Opp, who all preceded him in death, along with his beloved Samoyeds Misty, Crystal and Holly. Bill graduated from Harvey H. Lowrey High School in...

Phyllis Plowman

Phyllis Plowman

Jan 15, 2018

Age 79 Beloved wife of Floyd.  Dear mother of Deborah (Mitchell) Quinn, Scott (Rebecca), Valerie Kehrer, Floyd II (Vicki) and the late Rebecca Foskett.  Grandmother of Ryan, Alesha, Katie, Madison, Jacob, Lauren, Michael, Cody and Adam.  Sister of Mary Ciak, Irene Wiwigacz, Robert (Adrianne) Malecki and the late Harry, Arthur, Christine and John. Visitation Friday 3-8pm with an evening Rosary. ...

Josephine M. Pratesi

Josephine M. Pratesi

Jan 15, 2018

(nee: D'Alessandro) Age 87 Beloved wife of the late Eli (former owners of Chase Road Poultry). Loving and devoted mother of Donna Marie and Frank Anthony. Preceded in death by her parents, Pasquale and Marietta D'Alessandro, her brother Rocco and sisters Emma Tiburzi and Hilda Montgomery. Also survived by her sister-in-law, Eileen D'Alessandro, and many nieces and nephews. Visitation...

Ann E. Popek

Ann E. Popek

Jan 15, 2018

Age 86 Beloved wife of Chester.  Dear mother of Joseph (Kimberly), Chester, Theresa (Anthony) Porada, Thomas (Sandra) and James.  Loving grandmother of Cameron, Joseph (Amy), Jaclyn (fiance' Matthew), Christina and Rachael. Visitation Thursday 3-8pm with a 7 pm Rosary at the John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral Home.  In state Friday 10:30am followed by the 11 am Funeral Service...

Eric N. Boyd

Eric N. Boyd

Jan 14, 2018

Age 39 Beloved husband of Lydia.  Dear father of Izabella.  Son of the late William and Sherrie.  Brother of Loreal (Lushon) Charleston.  Grandson of Rose Lee Boyd.  Also survived by many aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. Visitation Friday 4-8pm at the John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral Home, 1139 Inkster Road, Garden City (Between Ford Road and Cherry Hill).  In...

Marty A. Williams

Marty A. Williams

Jan 13, 2018

Age 65 Beloved husband of Susan for 38 years.  Loving father of Andrea (Justin) Hardacre, Kelly (Jacob) Joseph and Patrick (Tara).  Cherished grandfather of Alex and Jillian.  Dear brother of Mike (Diane), Mindy Bush and Mark.  He was very dearly loved and will be deeply missed, especially by his beloved dogs Maxie & Sophie. Visitation Wednesday 2pm until the 7pm...

Georgine "Geordie" Jensen

Georgine "Geordie" Jensen

Jan 13, 2018

Georgine B. "Geordie" Jensen of Dearborn. Geordie passed away on Saturday, January 13, 2018. Age 83. Beloved wife of James R. Jensen for 60 years. Beloved mother of Emilie Elise VanBochove and her husband, James R. Loving sister of Margret "Peg" vonWalthausen and her husband, Arno. Also survived by her wonderful nephews, nieces, cousins, dear friends and her Hackett-Metcalf...

James "Jim" Bennett

James "Jim" Bennett

Jan 13, 2018

James "Jim" Bennett. Age 57. Jim passed away on Saturday, January 13, 2018. Loving husband of Theresa Bennett. Loving dad of Jim (Brittney) Bennett, Jodi (Fadi) Zarka and Joseph (Tara) Bennett. Proud grandpa of James III, Maxwell and Lucy. Son of the late Frank and Mary Jane Bennett. Loving brother of Mary Anne (John) Carpenter, Frank (Diane) Bennett, John...

Helen M. Ryzak

Helen M. Ryzak

Jan 13, 2018

Age 94 Beloved aunt of Elaine (Richard) Allison, Joan (David) Ramm, Christine Nelson, Anne (Rick) Gordon and Martin (Mari) Ryzak.  Also survived by 5 great and 10 great-great nieces and nephews.  Daughter of the late Mary and Martin Ryzak.  Sister of the late John Ryzak and Edward Ryzak. In state Wednesday 10:00 A.M. followed by the 11:00 A.M. Funeral Service...

Francis F. Brandt

Francis F. Brandt

Jan 13, 2018

Age 96 Beloved husband of the late Georgeann for 65 years.  Dear father of David (Tammy) Leonard, John Francis, Susan Brandt-Bayliss and Marjorie (Leonard) Hughes.  Grandfather of Bethany, Jennifer, Nichole, Lauren, Devin, Justin, Christopher, MaryJo and Lenny.  Also survived by several Great grandchildren. Francis had a great love for trains and steam engines. Visitation Wednesday 2-8pm  with the Funeral Service...

Orville R. 'Sonny' Rowles

Orville R. 'Sonny' Rowles

Jan 12, 2018

age 85 Beloved husband of Nancy for 54 years. Loving brother of Richard (Cora) Kidd and the late Thomas (Dorothy), Russell Kidd and Frances Dove. He also leaves behind many nieces and nephews as well as Freddy the Freeloader and Gracie Allen, his feline friends. He will miss his Card Club friends and wonderful caregivers who helped him daily....

Janet Sobutek

Janet Sobutek

Jan 12, 2018

Age 91 Beloved wife of the late Henry for 52 years. Loving mother of Julie (Luigi) Peruzzi. Dear grandmother of Lauren (Kyle) Gorka, Michael Peruzzi and Christopher Peruzzi. Cherished great grandmother of Kevin Gorka. Dearest sister of Julius (Terry) Glab. She was dearly loved and will be deeply missed by many nieces, nephews, family and friends. In state Thursday...

Kathryn Boyle

Kathryn Boyle

Jan 11, 2018

Kathryn Boyle of Dearborn.Age 69.January 11, 2018.Loving daughter of the late Theresa and Joe Dolezal.Dear mother of Michael and Karli (John) Naglick.Dear sister of BetteJo (Robert) Jones.Loving aunt of Lisa (Rob) Lewandowski and Bill (Julie) Jones.Beloved "Granda" of Jack Naglick whom she loved with all her heart and soul.Also survived by Chip Boyle.Kathryn was a lifelong Dearborn resident and...

Marvin L. Reichel

Marvin L. Reichel

Jan 10, 2018

Marvin L. Reichel of Dearborn.Age 85.January 10, 2018.Beloved husband of the late Garnette.Dear father of William (Anne), James (Mary), Sharon Armstrong and Mark (Pamela).Also survived by 9 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild.In lieu of flowers memorial contributions would be appreciated to American Cancer Society, Memorial Department, 20450 Civic Center Drive, Southfield, Michigan48076.www.cancer.org/givehope.Marvin was an electrical engineer with Ford Motor...

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