Obituaries

Jun 27, 2017

Age 98 Beloved wife of the late William D. for 54 years.  Loving mother of Timothy J. and the late Larry A.  Grandmother of Scott (Jan) and Christine (Paul). Last surviving of 8 brothers and sisters.  Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Memorial visitation Monday, July 24th, 10:30am followed by a 1pm Memorial Service at the John N. Santeiu...

Jun 26, 2017

Age 84 Beloved husband of Jean for 59 years.  Loving father of Diane (Russell) Velzen, Scott (Heidi Jost) and Lori (Corky) Anderson.  Cherished grandfather of Kendra, Travis, Ashley, Jason, Alec and Jaclyn.  He was dearly loved and will be deeply missed.  He proudly served his country in the US Navy during Korea and served his community in the Dearborn Heights...

Jun 25, 2017

James Brian Hoffer, 60, of Darnestown, Maryland, passed away on Sunday, June 25 at 9:25pm at Suburban Hospital (Johns Hopkins Medicine) in Bethesda, Maryland after a courageous battle with cancer. He was the beloved husband of 34 years to Florina Bojeri Hoffer of Darnestown.

James was born in Madera, California on August 2, 1956 and...

Jun 25, 2017

Age 69 Beloved husband of Deborah for 39 years.  Father of Michael and Brian.  Son of Gerald and the late Carolyn.  Brother of Robin (Robert) Melton, Merri Kay (David) Mikoryak.  He will be missed by his Guardian Lutheran Family, especially Robert (Doris) Dickhudt and Janet. Visitation Wednesday 2-8pm with the Funeral Service Thursday 11:30am at the John N. Santeiu &...

Jun 25, 2017

age 83 Beloved wife of Louis. Loving mother of Connie (Michael) LaFay, Debbie (Brian) Brown, Steve Tyler, Shirley Tyler, Samantha (Brian) Cox and the late Carol Agar. Cherished grandmother of Shawn, Edward, Becky, Michael, David, Brittany, Jason, Jason, and Jennifer. Adored great grandmother of 6 and great great grandmother of 4. Visitation Tuesday 2-8pm with the Funeral Service Wednesday 11:30am...

Jun 25, 2017

Age 79 Beloved wife of the late Robert Sr.  Dear mother of Bob Jr., Barbara Diegidio, Brenda (Mark) York, Bonnie Jo (Don) Feichtinger and Betty (Tim) Sparks.  Grandmother of 11.  Great grandmother of 11.  Sister of the late Rodney Clark. Visitation Wednesday 1 pm until the 7pm Funeral Service at the John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral Home.

Jun 23, 2017

Joanna Louise Olson, nee Czarnik, of Redford, MI, age 79 passed away Friday, June 23, 2017 at Garden City Hospital. She was born August 21, 1937 in Delray to Louis & Rose Czarnik. Joanna graduated from St. Andrew's in Detroit in 1955. She retired from St. Mary Mercy Hospital in Livonia, MI. She also was a member of St. John...

Jun 23, 2017

age 86. Beloved wife of John for 65 years.  Loving daughter of the late Pete & Susie Recchia.  Dearest sister of Gene (Carol) Recchia.  Dear sister-in-law of Randy (Joanne) Maletta and Roland (the late Pat) Maletta.  Cherished aunt of Gloria (Russ) Van Ness, Phillip Recchia, Michael Maletta and Ronald (Anita) Maletta.  She was dearly loved and will be deeply...

Jun 20, 2017

Age 84 died quietly June 20, 2017. Beloved wife of John. Dear mother of Tracy (James) Rutter, Shawn (Kristy), Matt (Sandra), Luke (Linda), Mike (Claire) and Bob (Susan).  Loving grandmother of Jason (Rachel) Rutter, Sara (Jeffery) Johnston, Annie Dunnigan, Shana Dunnigan, Haley Dunnigan, Kelly Dunnigan, John Dunnigan, Asher Dunnigan and Parker Dunnigan.  Great grandmother of Analysia Dunnigan and Alexander...

Jun 20, 2017

Black, Regina Marie.Age 77.June 20, 2017.Beloved wife of the late David Dudley and Edmund Black.Loving mother of Joseph "Little Joe" (Celia) Black, Janice (Ardel) Phillips, Christine (Daniel) McCauley, Kathleen (Daniel) Vermette, Mary Black, Ellen (Kevin) Fells, Edmund (Stephanie) Black and the late Joseph "Big Joe" (the late Carol) Black.Cherished grandmother of 20 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren.Loving sister of...

Jun 20, 2017

Lisa Corey.  June 20, 2017.  Age 54. Beloved wife of Brook for 23 years.  Loving mother of Sheree DeRosia, Stephen (Melissa) DeRosia, and Blake (Charity).  Cherished grandmother of Shaylee, Emma and Jaden.  Beloved daughter of Rose and the late Al Pieknik.  Dear sister of Gary (Vickie) Pieknik, Michelle (Rick) Giles & Tosia (Gary) Lubinsky.  She was dearly loved and will...

Jun 20, 2017

Age 93 Loving mother of Simone (Rick) Kelof.  Beloved friend of Rosalee Bleecker.  She will be joining faithful and loving companions Malcolm and Maynard. Elaine was blessed with a long full life (93 years young).  Throughout her life she loved to garden, feed the birds and squirrels, and travel with her daughter Simone.  She also liked spending time with...

Jun 20, 2017

Age 93 Beloved wife of the late Benjamin.  Loving mother of Kathleen (Robert) Joseph, Michael (Cheryl), Patrick and Mary Grabowski.  Grandmother of Benjamin, Kelsey and Sarah.  Sister of Victoria Wrobel.  Sister-in-law of Josephine Gaston. Visitation Friday 2-8pm with a 6:30pm Rosary at the John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral Home, 1139 Inkster Rd., Garden City (between Ford Rd. and...

Jun 19, 2017

Age 18 Beloved son of Larry Sr. (Pam Berlinski) and Geraldine.  Brother of Christy (Stan) Kropik, Larry Jr., John (Katherine), Patrick (Stephanie) and Kristie Barnes.  Uncle of Meagan, Jacob, Devyn, Jack, Julian, Drake, Brooklyn, Skylar, Arianna and Axel.  Great uncle of Chloe Marie. Memorial visitation Thursday 1pm followed by the 3pm Memorial Service at the John N. Santeiu & Son...

Jun 19, 2017

age 65 Loving father of Sharon (Scott) Bowerman. Cherished grandfather of Brienna. Adored brother of Annette Vaseau, Robin (Michael) Spear and Tammi Warren. Dear uncle of Heather, Christopher, Melissa, Angela, Tina and Amanda. Great uncle to many. Visitation Monday 2-8pm with the Funeral Service Tuesday 1pm at the John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral Home, 1139 Inkster Rd., Garden City...

Jun 19, 2017

Age 77 Loving husband of Patricia for 56 years.  Dearest father of Dawn Williams, Sherry (Patrick) Crosby, Michele Wien-Armstrong and the late Eric. Grandfather of Shannon, Sean (Emily), Megan, Joshua and Mia.  Brother of Sally Rapp and Patty Block.  Dear friend of Toim Zielke and Judy Severin. Visitation Wednesday 2-8pm with a 7pm Rosary at the John N. Santeiu &...

Jun 17, 2017

age 71 Beloved husband of Roberta for 53 years. Loving father of Denise (John) O'Connor and Lynn (Daniel) Stanton. Cherished grandfather of Marshall. Dearest brother of Lila Best and Dorene Cote. He was very dearly loved and will be deeply missed by many nieces, nephews, family members and friends. Visitation Sunday 4-8pm. In...

Jun 17, 2017

Age 79 Loving wife of the late Paul. Beloved mother of Deborah, Stephen and the late Gregory. Cherished grandmother of Jennifer (Michael) Sonnenfeld, Matthew and Meghan. Loving great-grandmother of Ashley, Alyssa and Andrew. Dear sister of Carolyn "Sue" (Bruce) Grefke and John (Jean) Baumert. She was dearly loved and will be deeply missed...

Jun 16, 2017

Karen A. Betleski. Age 62. Karen passed away on Friday, June 16, 2017. Wife of Bob Betleski. Mother of Nicholas. Beloved sister of Marcia (David) Caribardi, Laura (Robert) Casey, Janice Chahil and Robert (Kristine) Kerchen. Daughter of the late Bob and Gerry Kerchen. Visitation will be Tuesday, June 20, 2017 from 1:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. with a Rosary...

Jun 15, 2017

Age 70 Loving mother of Natasha (Michael) Harhold and Benjamin (Christine).  Grandmother of Sarah and Andrea.  She leaves behind 3 "granddogs", Hazel, Vivian and Zelda.  Preceded in death by brothers James and Thomas Swarthout.  She was dearly loved and will be deeply missed by many. Visitation Tuesday 12 noon followed by the 7pm Funeral Service at the John N. Santeiu...