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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.

Demetra Monolidis

Demetra Monolidis

Aug 13, 2016

Age 89 Beloved wife of the late Theodore for 66 years. Loving mother of Christina (Gregory) Viscomi and Thomas (Steve Foreman). Grandmother of Maria and Adriana Viscomi. Sister of the late Viola (Joseph) Goodsir and Evangeline Vergos. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Demetra was a lifelong Detroiter, a graduate of Mackenzie High School and the Detroit Business Institute....

Pauline Koziara

Pauline Koziara

Aug 12, 2016

Age 92 Beloved wife of the late John Lawrence "Kozy" Koziara. Loving mother of Elaine (Clark) Kozub, Alan (Nancy) Koziara, Cindy (Gordon) Parker, and Sharon (The late Bill) Weir. Dearest grandmother of 15 grandchildren and 24 great grandchildren. She was dearly loved and will be deeply missed by many family members and friends and especially her beloved cat Zsa Zsa....

Daniel Candea Jr.

Daniel Candea Jr.

Aug 11, 2016

Age 92 Beloved husband of Darica "Doris". Dear father of Darica (Dennis) Goik, Denise (Patrick) Crowe, Dianna Johnson and Danette (Michael) Urban. Grandfather of Daniel, Douglas, Adam, Lindsay, Ashley and Joseph. Great grandfather of Skylar, Jordan, Alexander and Olivia. Visitation Thursday 2-9pm with an 8pm Saracusta at the John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral Home, 1139 Inkster Rd., Garden City...

Tyler Werner

Tyler Werner

Aug 11, 2016

Age 12 Loving son of Frederick and Brandy. Dear brother of Nicklas, Cameron, Kara and Fred Jr. Nephew of Melanie (Jeff) Tolfree, Janet (Dennis) Jones, Brian Little and Laurie (Louie) Young. Cousin of Andrew, Joshua, Matthew, Samantha, Jessica, Heather, Darby, Bsma and Trisha. Visitation Thursday 2-8pm at the John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral Home, 1139 N. Inkster Rd. Garden...

Janet Doane

Janet Doane

Aug 9, 2016

Age 54 Janet was a proud single mother to three children; Nick, Robert and Emilee. She also leaves behind a sister, Mary Ann Farrugia, and her furbaby "Little". She lived in Garden City for 25 years and was very active in supporting the Garden City Schools. She had a very outgoing personality and made many friends. Janet was close to...

Elsie A. Ahonen

Elsie A. Ahonen

Aug 9, 2016

Age 97 Beloved wife of the late Albert. Dear mother of Jerry (Betty), Judy (John) Georgic, James (Sheryll), Jeanne Randazzo and Jay (Marie). Grandmother of 14. Great grandmother of 13, Great great grandmother of 2. Visitation Sunday 2-8pm with the Funeral Service Monday 10am at the John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral Home, 1139 N. Inkster Rd., Garden City (Between...

Louis E. Burdick

Louis E. Burdick

Aug 8, 2016

Louis E. Burdick. Age 83. Beloved husband, father, brother, grandfather & great grandfather went home peacefully to the Lord on August 8, 2016. Louis was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 60 years, JoAnn Burdick. Loving father of Linda (Keith) Balewski, Mark (Kimberley) Burdick, Karen (Bernard) Bradley, Jacqueline (Larry) Fobar and Kathrin (Martin) Gruetter. Cherished grandfather of...

Lee Michael Billing

Lee Michael Billing

Aug 8, 2016

Age 37 Loving father of Lee Michael Jr. and Dominic Joseph. Beloved fiance of Crystal Cooke. Dear son of Cindy (Gary) Brackett and Leroy (Karmen) Billing. Brother of William E. Brackett II and Nicole Billing. Grandson of Leona Brackett. Visitation Thursday 3-8pm and Friday 3pm followed by the 6pm Funeral Service at the John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral Home,...

Harvey Gene Snyder

Harvey Gene Snyder

Aug 7, 2016

Age 83 Beloved husband of Barbara for over 62 years of marriage. Dear father of Debra (John) Riggs. Loving grandfather of Shawnee (David) Mufarreh, and the late Jason Riggs. Dearest great grandfather of Alexus, Gabriel, and Joslynn Riggs and Michael Puddock. Visitation Wednesday 2-8pm with the Funeral Service Thursday 11:30am at the John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral Home, 1139...

Joseph P. Mukavetz

Joseph P. Mukavetz

Aug 6, 2016

Age 47 Beloved husband of Tracy for 22 years. Loving father of Mitchell and Michael. Dearest son of Joseph & Sharon. Brother of Mark (Gina) and Steven. Also survived by many nieces, nephews, extended family and loving friends. Visitation Thursday 2-8 pm with the Funeral Service Friday 11:30am at the John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral Home, 1139 N. Inkster...

John J. Oleksik

John J. Oleksik

Aug 5, 2016

John J. Oleksik. Age 56. John passed away on Friday, August 5, 2016. He was a professor at the University of Detroit Mercy. Beloved son of the late Sigmund and Marian Oleksik. Loving brother of Bill. Dear cousin of Phyllis. Loving friend of Denise Fader. He will be missed by many friends. Instate 10:30 a.m. on Friday, August 12,...

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