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Josephine J. Ptasznik
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...
Joshua Odom
Jun 19, 2017
Age 18 Beloved son of Larry Sr. (Pam Berlinski) and Geraldine. Â Brother of Christy (Stan) Kropik, Larry Jr., John (Katherine), Patrick (Stephanie) and Kristie Barnes. Â Uncle of Meagan, Jacob, Devyn, Jack, Julian, Drake, Brooklyn, Skylar, Arianna and Axel. Â Great uncle of Chloe Marie. Memorial visitation Thursday 1pm followed by the 3pm Memorial Service at the John N. Santeiu & Son...
James Richard Menard
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...
Joseph "Bill" Wien
Jun 19, 2017
Age 77 Loving husband of Patricia for 56 years. Â Dearest father of Dawn Williams, Sherry (Patrick) Crosby, Michele Wien-Armstrong and the late Eric. Grandfather of Shannon, Sean (Emily), Megan, Joshua and Mia. Â Brother of Sally Rapp and Patty Block. Â Dear friend of Toim Zielke and Judy Severin. Visitation Wednesday 2-8pm with a 7pm Rosary at the John N. Santeiu &...
David M. Caurdy
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...
Shirley Louise Hill
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...
Karen A. Betleski
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...
Kathleen Elaine Hayes
Jun 15, 2017
Age 70 Loving mother of Natasha (Michael) Harhold and Benjamin (Christine). Â Grandmother of Sarah and Andrea. Â She leaves behind 3 "granddogs", Hazel, Vivian and Zelda. Â Preceded in death by brothers James and Thomas Swarthout. Â 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...
Phyllis L. "Ba" Stratton
Jun 15, 2017
Age 83 Loving wife of the late Randel for 62 years. Beloved mother of Monica (Mark) Baughman and Denise (Gary) Stupyra. Cherished grandmother of Chad (Kate), Leah (Scott), Erika, Trevor (Sandy), and Carter. Adored great grandmother of Sawyer, Easton, and Wyatt. Visitation Monday 2-8pm with the Funeral Service Tuesday 11:30am at the John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral Home, 1139...
Lottie Szczesniak
Jun 14, 2017
Age 93 Beloved wife of the late Edward for 38 years. Â Dear sister of the late Rose Marie Wasik, John Michalak, Ted Gronowski and Tuffy Gronowski. Â Also survived by nieces. nephews, extended family and loving friends. Visitation Friday 3-8pm at the John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral Home, 1139 N. Inkster Rd, Garden City (Between Ford Rd. & Cherry Hill). Â ...
Jose Mario Ibarra, Jr.
Jun 14, 2017
Age 72 Beloved husband of Maria Emma for 53 years. Loving father of Cynthia Ibarra-Mara (Will) , Sandra Ibarra-Prigger (Brian), Jacqueline Ibarra, Sally Josephine Ibarra, Jose Mario Ibarra III and Annette Ibarra. Â Grandfather of Christopher (Michelle), Michael (Destiny), Manuel, Dominik, Melyssa, David, Michael Jr. "MJ", Yasmine and Jose IV. Â Great grandfather of Jett, Jade, Emily, Gabriel, Lorenzo, Mia Skye and...
Dale F. Buchholz
Jun 13, 2017
Age 90 Beloved husband of the late Marye. Loving father of Daniel (Sandra), Susan McCormick and the late Brian. Grandfather of Cory Buchholz, Brandon Buchholz, Brandy (Chris) Trepkoski, John F. III (Katrice McCormick and Meghan (Tre) Boldon. Visitation Saturday 11am followed by the 4pm Funeral Service at the John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral Home, Garden City. (Between Ford...
Biagio "Bill" Bitonti
Jun 12, 2017
Age 94 Beloved husband of the late Antonietta. Loving father of Sam, Gino (Sara), Joe (Lee Ann) and the late John. Cherished Papa of Nicholas, Isabella, Sofia, Giovanni and Maggie. Dear brother of Laura Mazza, Vincenzo (Gigi), Vittoria (John) Tiano and Mario (Ann Marie). He was very dearly loved and will be deeply missed by many nieces, nephews, family...
Sandra Obara
Jun 12, 2017
Age 75 Beloved wife of Larry for 42 years. Dear sister of John (Mary) Schmidt. Also survived by nieces, nephews, extended family and loving friends. Visitation Friday 1-8pm with the Funeral service Saturday 10am at the John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral Home, 1139 Inkster Rd., Garden City (between Ford Rd. and Cherry Hill). Memorials suggested to the Michigan...
Mark Bernard Raymond
Jun 11, 2017
age 61 Dearest husband of Tina. Loving father of Christina Lynn (Matt Magee) Cole, Mark Jr., and Brian. Son of Joanne and the late George Raymond. Brother of Steve (Dawn), Suzanne (Manny) Williams, and Michelle (Charles) Draper. Uncle of Monique, Stephanie, Avery, Landon, Colton and Bradley. He was a loving father and family...
Lindsay Inman
Jun 11, 2017
Age 65 Beloved husband of Teresa for 40 years. Â Loving father of Sarah, Tyler (Tara Martin), Jonathan (Tina) and Ashley. Â Cherished grandfather of Dominick, Jonathan Jr., Reed, Aiden and Grayson. Â Dear brother of Laurie, Brenda and Lisa. Â He was very dearly loved and will be deeply missed by many nieces, nephews, family members and friends, especially his beloved Bella and...
Ellen Lucy Dipzinski
Jun 10, 2017
Age 89 Beloved wife of the late Norbert. Dear mother of Douglas, Steven (Janine) and the late N. Michael. Grandmother of Michael, Kelly Frost, Douglas C. II, Christina M. Blackmore and Nora. Great grandmother of Oriana, Mitchel, Brandon, Hanna, Katelynn, Smanatha, Matthew, Lindsay, Christopher, Jonathan and Zachery. Great great grandmother of Matthew Douglas. Sister of Joyce Elaine Van Natter. Visitation...
Marjorie & Clifford Rayl
Jun 9, 2017
Clifford, age 92, passed away peacefully March 2, 2017 in Sandy, Utah. Â Marjorie, age 90, passed away peacefully, June 9, 2017 in Sandy, Utah. Clifford and Marjorie were married 1946 and last November they celebrated 70 years together. Â After Clifford passed away, Marj struggled to overcome his loss and we are sure they are happily together again. Clifford was born...
Rita A. Flavin
Jun 6, 2017
Age 92 Beloved wife of the late Thomas. Dear mother of Margaret (Nicholas) Faber, Michael (Patricia), John (Karen), Ellen (Timothy) Martz, Philip (Laura) and the late Thomas M. Grandmother of 16. Great grandmother of 14. Sister of Bernadine Welsh, Edward Urban and the late Anna Kenney and Walter Urban. She was a 1942 graduate of St. Vincent High School...
Gregory Dean Cunningham
Jun 5, 2017
Age 45 Loving son of Bob and Jan Cunningham, as well as Gregory and Paulette Edgecomb. Beloved brother of Jamie (Jamie), Brian (Dee), Craig, Angela and Sarah. Survived by aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. Loved all plants, nature, animals and people of all walks of life. Memorial Visitation Friday 4:30pm followed by the 6pm Memorial Service at the John...
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