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Joseph David Schumann

Joseph David Schumann

Aug 26, 2016

Age 55 Dear brother Karen (David) Ornalik and Michael (Susan). Beloved son of the late Susan and Gary. Loving uncle of Matthew, Kevin, Zachary, Eric, Rebecca (Sinjin) Belanger, and Kelsey. Dearest nephew of Anne Mischock. Cherished friends of Angie, Scott, Veronica, and Joanne. Visitation Monday 2-8pm with the Funeral Service Tuesday 10am at the John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral...

Kenneth Kurkowski

Kenneth Kurkowski

Aug 26, 2016

Age 73 Beloved husband of the late Patricia. Loving father of Doreen (Marty) Yesh, Kenneth Jr. (Monique), Tina, Clarissa, and Terry. Dear grandfather of 10. Visitation Sunday 2pm until the 7pm Funeral Service at the John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral Home, 1139 Inkster Rd., Garden City (Between Ford Rd. and Cherry Hill).

Frieda Mae Samhat

Frieda Mae Samhat

Aug 26, 2016

Age 84 Beloved wife of Nayef. Dear mother of Judy (James) Ewing, Saied (Georgina) and Michael (Nadiya). Grandmother of Christopher (Kristi) Ahn, Nayef, Ramzey (Amanda), Saied, Haider (Zainab), Alliya, Amanda Ewing and Gregory Ewing. Great grandmother of Taylor and Cameron. Sister of Betty (Tom) Baiz, Pauline Hamzey, Shirley Berry, Kelly (Elaine) Wazney and the late Marie Fayz. Funeral services were...

Ruth Ann Ross

Ruth Ann Ross

Aug 26, 2016

Age 93 Beloved wife of the late Emerson. Dear sister of Elsie Boitos and Roland Wildman. Loving aunt of many nieces and nephews. Visitation Tuesday 11am until a 4:30pm Funeral Service at the John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral Home, 1139 Inkster Rd., Garden City (Between Ford Rd. and Cherry Hill).

Frank J. Pekala

Frank J. Pekala

Aug 26, 2016

Age 73 Beloved husband of Karen for 51 years. Loving father of Kimberly (Christopher) Gronda and Frank. Grandfather of Vincent, & Vanessa Myers and Lauren (Jared) Allred. Great grandfather of Connor Miller, Hailey Travis, Bentley, Liam, Maxwell and Kinleigh Allred. Brother of Jerry (Kathy). Brother-in-law of Eileen Granet, Dennis (Martha) Mahoney, Michael (Patricia) Mahoney and Daniel (Susan) Mahoney. Also survived...

Jack N. Smerdon

Jack N. Smerdon

Aug 25, 2016

Age 84 Beloved husband of Jane for 57 years. Dear father of Susan, John (Lisa) and Brian (Pavon). Grandfather of Timothy, Madeline, Caroline, Benjamin and Victoria. Also survived by many dear family and friends. Jack was born and raised in Bay City, Michigan. He was a U of D graduate and retired from Ford Motor Co. after 30 years. Visitation...

Patricia M. Sarb

Patricia M. Sarb

Aug 22, 2016

Patricia Margaret Sarb of Dearborn, born in South Bend, Indiana, in 1924, died on August 22, 2016. She was preceded in death by her husband, Gerard F. Sarb; her brothers, Thomas, Louis, Donald, Gerald, John, and Joseph Hickey; her sister, Kathleen Hickey Arnt; her sons, Donald and John; and her granddaughters, Anna and Colleen. Pat is survived by her...

Aaron M. Giles

Aaron M. Giles

Aug 22, 2016

Aaron M. Giles. Age 74.August 22, 2016.Beloved husband of Pat.

Mohamed E. Elfallal

Mohamed E. Elfallal

Aug 20, 2016

Age 62 Beloved father of Samer, Tamer, Rim, Wissam, and Dany. Loving partner of Ahlam. Dear grandfather of Bassam. Visitation Monday 12:00 pm until the 2:00pm Funeral Service at the Islamic Cultural Associaton, 35700 12 Mile Rd., Farmington Hills.

John R. Nasal

John R. Nasal

Aug 20, 2016

Age 55 Beloved husband of the late Velda. Loving father of Megan, Johnny (Randy), and Tommy. Dear step-father of Jeff (Angela). Dearest grandfather of Olivia and Keegan. Son of Frank and Judy. Brother of Frank (Sandy), Cindy (Noel) Kind, and Cheryl (Michael) Sobieski. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Memorial Visitation Tuesday 10am until the 11am Funeral Service at...

John L. Slowiak

John L. Slowiak

Aug 18, 2016

John Leonard Slowiak, age 59 of Garden City, passed away in his home surrounded by family on August 18, 2016. He was born in Detroit on January 28, 1957; The son of Leonard and Julie Slowiak. John was a longtime and dedicated Installer for Coca-Cola in Detroit. He was extremely hardworking and fastidious in execution. Among many things, he enjoyed...

John W. Yaroch

John W. Yaroch

Aug 17, 2016

Age 84 Beloved husband of Georgette and the late Mary. Dear father of David (Linda), Craig, Brian (Suzanne), Barbara (Andy) Proctor, Neil (Cheryl), Scott (Glenna) and John. Step father of Sandra Bullington and Keith MacLaine. Grandfather of Mallory, Shannon, Samantha, Jayme, Steve, Shawn, Adam, Stephanie, Madison, Matt, Kim, Scott, Stephanie and Karli. Great grandfather of 7. Visitation Sunday 2-8pm with...

Lynn Castelli

Lynn Castelli

Aug 16, 2016

Age 59 Beloved husband Pat. Dear mother of Jonathan (Amanda) Malik, Joshua (Kristy) Malik and Heather (Tom Newman). Grandmother of Lauren, Ryan, Luke, Olivia and Apollo. Sister of Lori Conn, MArk Kremkow and Michelle. Daughter of Jody Miller and the late John Kremkow. Memorial Gathering Tuesday August 23rd, 11:30am followed by a 12 noon Remembrance Service at the American Legion...

Janine Karen Duprie

Janine Karen Duprie

Aug 16, 2016

Age 55 Beloved wife of Roger for 21 years. Dear mother of Stephanie, Kimberly and Rudy. Grandmother of Alexandria, Kadin, Brooklyn, Luke and Lily. Daughter of John and the late Gloria Ondejko. Sister of Kerry and John. Also survived by several nieces and nephews. Memorial gathering Sunday, August 28th 1pm followed by the 6pm Memorial Service at the John N....

Paul M. Plum

Paul M. Plum

Aug 16, 2016

Age 56 Loving husband of Donna. Beloved father of Michael William and Erica (Brian) Blumberg. Grandfather of Tyler William, Colton Blumberg, Jarrett Norkowski and Shaylah Norkowski. Brother of Pamela (Mike) Saile and Christopher Plum. Uncle of Steven and Sean Saile. Memorial Gathering Saturday 1-5pm at the John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral Home, 1139 N. Inkster Rd., Garden City (Between...

Olga P. Smith

Olga P. Smith

Aug 15, 2016

Age 85 Beloved wife of the late Frank. Dear mother of Gwen Macklom, Ken and Nancy (Jeff) Erwin. Loving grandmother of Sandi, Erin, David, Joe and Rob. Loved great-grandmother of Miriam and Naomi. Visitation Friday 9:30am until the 11:30am Funeral Service at the John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral Home, 1139 Inkster Rd., Garden City (Between Ford Rd. and Cherry...

Melba Gammons

Melba Gammons

Aug 15, 2016

Age 85 Beloved wife of Bobby. Dear mother of Tim (Toni), Trish Molinary, Shelia Moore, Diane Varner, Bruce and Melissa (Joel) Wilson. Grandmother of Vanessa, Nikol, Justin, Jessica, Michelle, Meghan, Lindsay, Stephen, Erin, Rebecca, Krystle, Tiffany, Bradley, Drew, Sean, Nathaniel and Alec. Great grandmother of 24 and one on the way. Great great grandmother of 2. Sister of Connie, Barbara,...

James R. Waldron Sr.

James R. Waldron Sr.

Aug 15, 2016

Age 78 Beloved husband of Anita for 60 years. Loving father of James R. Jr. (Karen), John R. (Teresa) and Donna. Dear grandfather of Brandon, James R. III and Kate. Brother of Dorothy Amann, William, Joseph Jr. and Thomas. Predeceased by Edward. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Visitation Friday 2pm followed by the 5pm Funeral Service at the...

Edward Stephen Fron

Edward Stephen Fron

Aug 14, 2016

Age 85 Ed passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 14, after spending most of the day with his family. Ed is survived by the love of his life, Carol, his wife of 62 years. He is also survived by his 3 daughters, Gayle (Paul) Sherlag, Susan Fron and Andrea (Marylou Jansen) Fron, his two grandchildren, Andrea and Anthony Sherlag, his...

Elsie Dreher

Elsie Dreher

Aug 13, 2016

Age 90 Beloved wife of the late Robert. Loving mother of Robert, James, Kenneth (Meg), and the late Rhonda Bruner. Elsie is also survived by many grandchildren, great grandchildren, extended family, and loving friends. Family suggests memorials to St. Joseph Mercy Hospice.

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