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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...

Michael Sergio Ramirez

Michael Sergio Ramirez

Jan 10, 2018

Michael S. Ramirez of Dearborn Heights, Michigan. Age 59. Mike passed away on Wednesday, January 10, 2018. Beloved husband of the late Mona Lisa Ramirez. Loving father of Michael, Andrew, Nicholas, Daniel and Tatianya. Visitation will be on Monday, January 15, 2018 at Hackett-Metcalf Funeral Home from 2:00 until the time of the Funeral Service at 5:00 p.m.

Antonio S. Speen

Antonio S. Speen

Jan 9, 2018

Age 92 Beloved husband of the late Virginia. Dear father of Linda (Jim), Maria and the late Anthony. Grandfather of Gina (Joey), Markita and Mark.  Great grandfather of Aurora.  Brother of Lucy and the late Pete & Rosie. Visitation Thursday 2-8pm with a 7pm evening service. Funeral Service Friday 10 am at the John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral...

Nabiha Makki

Nabiha Makki

Jan 8, 2018

Age 69 Beloved wife of Kamel.  Dear mother of Wafah (Maniff) Bajjey, Kamal (Mona), Nada, Danielle (Amad) Elzayat and Mahmoud (Diane).  Also survived by 14 grandchildren, 3 sisters and 3 brothers. Visitation Monday 4-8pm at the Islamic Institute of America.  In state Tuesday 9am followed by the 11am Funeral.

Norma Irene Godwin

Norma Irene Godwin

Jan 8, 2018

Norma Irene Godwin, loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, left this world on January 8, 2018.She was 93 years old. Norma was feisty, intelligent, hilarious, and madly in love with her husband of 74 years, Ken Godwin. Norma met Ken at a skating rink when she was a teenager, was with him at The Calvin Theater the night Pearl...

Victoria Hans

Victoria Hans

Jan 8, 2018

Age 59 Beloved wife of Daniel for 36 years. Dear mother of Daniel B., Jon (Annette), Tori (Christopher) Robinson and Krista Szklarski.  Grandmother of Lily and Rose.  Sister of Yvonne Seymour, Kathy Szklarski and the late David Ugorcak. After raising her beloved family, she achieved her lifelong dream of becoming a flight attendant at Pinnacle Airlines.  She was dearly...

Patricia O'Brien-Ballard

Patricia O'Brien-Ballard

Jan 6, 2018

Patricia O'Brien-Ballard. Patricia passed away on Saturday, January 6, 2018. Beloved wife of Bob Ballard. Loving step-mother of Jeff (Sandy) Ballard, Patrick Ballard, Lisa Ballard and Rob Ballard. Cherished step-grandma of five. Dearest sister of Donna Petrainas and the late Eleanor (Joe) Berna. Dear aunt of Alicia Petrainas, Pam (Dale) Bjerke, Kevin (Sue) Berna and Joe Berna. Great aunt...

Shirley Polak

Shirley Polak

Jan 5, 2018

Age 91 Beloved Wife of the late Walter for 71 years.  Loving mother of Bob (Edith), Dee, Don, Jim (Stephanie), Mary (David) Schintius, Bill (Julie) and Cheryl (David) Stout.  Dear grandmother of 10, great grandmother of 1.  Visitation Thursday 2-8pm and Friday 1-8pm with a 7pm Rosary at the John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral Home, 1139 Inkster Rd.,...

William John Klein

William John Klein

Jan 5, 2018

Age 63 Dearest husband of Linda for 40 years.  Loving father of Paula (Jeremy) Gyiraszin, Kimberly (Christopher) Miller and Ryan (Tiffany) Klein.  Cherished grandfather of Athena Gyiraszin, Cheyenne, Lucas, Gavin and Benjamin Miller, and Taya Klein.  Dear brother of Carol (Tom) Bridges, Cathy (Willie) McDermott and Douglas (Lisa) Klein.  He also leaves behind his dear friend Phil (Melody) Baker. Visitation...

Yousef "Joe" Allie

Yousef "Joe" Allie

Jan 4, 2018

Age 91 Dear brother of Hassen "John" (Sandra), Sam (Sabah) and the late Assad (the late Judy) and the late Rosalie.  Son of the late Charles and Zenab.  Also survived by many loving nieces and nephews Visitation Friday 3:00 P.M. – 8:00 P.M. with the Funeral Service Saturday 10:00 A.M. at the John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral Home, 1139...

Helen Sliwka

Helen Sliwka

Jan 3, 2018

Born December 25, 1914 in New York City, passed away peacefully on January 3, 2018 at 103 years young. Loving wife of the late Anthony. Beloved mother of Nancy (Ronald) Dolkowski and Patricia (the late Richard) Kraus. Grandmother of Jeffrey (Christina) and James (Deborah) Dolkowski, Richard Kraus, Kimberly (Timothy) Barnes and Kelly Kraus. Great grandmother of Aaron (Meghan), Brittany,...

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