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Ronald 'Ron' Stempien

Ronald 'Ron' Stempien

Aug 27, 2024

Age 92

Beloved husband of Cindy. Dear father of Lou (Denise). Grandfather of Lexi, Branden, and Noah. Brother of Art (Theresa), Chris (the late Ray) Syjut, and the late Irene (Leo) Mondro, Bob Sr. (Hazel), and Jas (Cookie).

Visitation Tuesday 2 pm - 8 pm with a 6:30 pm American Legion service and a  7...

Lawrence T. Chastang

Lawrence T. Chastang

Aug 27, 2024

Age 88

Beloved husband of the late Mary. Loving father of Greg (Lisa), and Jeffry. Cherished grandfather of Nicholas and Douglas. Dear brother of Delores Chastang-Smith, Anthony (Iris), Wayne (Sheryl), and the late Raymond, Leo, Andrew, and Ardesta.

He was very dearly loved and will be deeply missed by all who knew him.

Margie E. Brown

Margie E. Brown

Aug 27, 2024

Age  83

Dear mother of Brenda Brown, and Michael (Amy) Brown. Loving grandmother of Melissa and Nan. Great grandmother of Mathew.

A private funeral service will be held.

Ranjit Sandhu

Ranjit Sandhu

Aug 26, 2024

Age 74

Beloved husband of Satinder for 47 years. Loving father of Rohtaz (Karan), Avnish (Dhaval), and Sukhreet. Devoted Nanaji of Kunooz, Onkar, Elina, and Anora. He was dearly loved and will be deeply missed by all who knew him.

Visitation Saturday 10:30am until the 11:15am Funeral Service at the John N. Santeiu & Son...

Sherry L. Byrd

Sherry L. Byrd

Aug 25, 2024

Age 71

Beloved wife of Danny. Dear mother of Larry (Valerie), Kanina (Jerry) Brinkey, and Jayne Byrd. Loving grandmother of Gianna, Nico, Marina, Paige, Abby, Emily, Tegan, Sakura, and Ozzy.

Visitation Wednesday 10 am until the 1 pm Funeral Service at the John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral Home.

In lieu of flowers...

Sheldon Marcus Buda

Sheldon Marcus Buda

Aug 24, 2024

Sheldon M. Buda. Age 83. Sheldon passed away on Saturday August 24, 2024. Beloved husband of Carol E. Buda. Loving dad of Kym Dial and Sherri Cady and his stepsons Mark Gross and Tim Gross. Cherished grandpa of Justin (Jessi) Dial and Angela Cady. Great grandpa of Keily Dial. Visitation will be on Saturday, August 31, 2024, at Hackett-Metcalf...

Thais E. Pohl

Thais E. Pohl

Aug 23, 2024

Age 88

Beloved wife of the late Donald. Dear mother of Dan (Brenda), Laurene (Jeff) Sikorski, Denise Lank, Tom (Julianne), Eileen, and Robert (Julie). Grandmother of 12. Sister of the late Lawrence, and Karen Oestreich.

Visitation Thursday 2 pm - 8 pm with a 7 pm Scripture Service at the John N. Santeiu & Son...

Dorothy J. Van Tubergen

Dorothy J. Van Tubergen

Aug 23, 2024

Dorothy J. VanTubergen. Age 97. Dorothy passed away on Friday, August 23, 2024. Beloved wife of the late John VanTubergen. Loving mother of Karen (Harold) Melton, Lorry (James) Helka, Larry VanTubergen and John VanTubergen Jr. Cherished grandma of 9 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren and 6 1/2 great-great grandchildren. Dearest daughter of the late Herbert and Mary Ann Schiller....

David Long

David Long

Aug 23, 2024

Age 72

Beloved husband and soul mate of Susan for 45 years.  Loving and dedicated dad of Benjamin (Kristine), Davey (Therese) and Mary.  Cherished papa of Justin (Jessica), Brendan and Hasten.  Adored great-papa of Caleb.  Dear brother of Becky (Chris) Gahman.  He was very dearly loved and will be deeply missed by many family members and friends,...

Daniel C. O'Neill, Sr.

Daniel C. O'Neill, Sr.

Aug 20, 2024

Age 90

Clarke met his future wife, Fran Starks, while they were third graders at St Patrick's School on Parsons in Detroit. He went on to attend Salesian High School and was co-captain of his high school football team. He proudly enlisted and served in the U.S. Marine Corp during the Korean War. He married that girl...

Brooklynn K. Biddle

Brooklynn K. Biddle

Aug 20, 2024

Age 18

Beloved daughter of Erik and Melissa. Dear sister of Autumn, Kyle, Brayden, and the late Brandon. Granddaughter of Ralph Biddle. Niece of Stacie, Jennifer, and Kim.

Memorial Visitation, Saturday, August 31st, 1:00 pm until the 6:00 pm Memorial Service at the John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral Home.

A Celebration of...

Thresiamma Antony

Thresiamma Antony

Aug 19, 2024

Age 82

Beloved wife of Antony Mathew for 55 years. Dear mother of Antony (Mini) Mathew, and Thomas Mathew. Grandmother of Ethan, Nicholas, and Sabrina. Sister of Marykutty, Thomas, and the late Francis, Joseph, Devasia, and Rosamma.

In 1972 she immigrated to the US and worked in Dearborn Heights as a registered nurse for the...

Alexandru Somblea

Alexandru Somblea

Aug 19, 2024

Age 73

Beloved husband of Domnica. Dear father of Cristian Somblea, Simona Olmsted, and Adriana Tompkins. Loving grandfather of 4. Loving stepfather to Domnica's 3 children and 16 step grandchildren.

Visitation Wednesday, August 28th , 5pm to 6pm for friends and family. Service Program 6pm - 8pm. In state Thursday, August 29th , 10am for...

Elaine P. Sabol

Elaine P. Sabol

Aug 18, 2024

Age 88

Beloved wife of the late David. Loving mother of David (Christy), Pamela (Patrick) Bennett, Steven (Felicia), and the late Elizabethann Jones. Cherished grandma of Kathleen Kase, Kelleigh, Kaitlyn Rozmys, Maria Rozmys, David Rozmys, Joslyn, Aubrey, Austin, and Christopher Hokenson.  Great grandma of Eli, Christian, Krystyna. She was very dearly loved and will be deeply missed...

Michael J. Potrzuski

Michael J. Potrzuski

Aug 17, 2024

Age 69

Beloved husband of the late Kathleen. Dear father of Katie (the late Rick) Schalk, Rebecca (Terry) Charles, and April (Jay) Potrzuski. Loving grandfather of Morgan, James, Dylan, Paige, Izzy, Hayden, Samantha, and Stella. Great Grandfather of Rikki. Brother of Greg, and the late Pat Potrzuski. Also survived by Nieces, Nephews, and Friends.

Visitation...

Mary A. Pudelek

Mary A. Pudelek

Aug 16, 2024

Age 94

Mary was the third child born to William & Mary (Donner) Hall on December 8th 1929 in Detroit, MI. Mary graduated from St. Alohonsus high school & would graduate from beauty school before meeting her husband Joseph John Pudelek. Joe & Mary married on June 17th 1950 at St. Christopher's Church in Detroit. They would...

Thomas Warden

Thomas Warden

Aug 16, 2024

Thomas C. Warden of Dearborn Heights, MI, died on August 16, 2024, he was born June 27, 1944 to Mary Ellen and La Vern Warden.  Beloved husband of Lori Warden for 33 wonderful years.  Loving father of Thomas Warden (Sharon), C. Michael Warden (Kismet), Tracy Warden, and Jennifer Metas (Bert).   Devoted Grandfather of Briana (John), Joshua, Derrick (Molly), Daniel,...

Gerry Solarz

Gerry Solarz

Aug 15, 2024

Age 89

Beloved wife of the late Joseph. Loving mom of Phil (Kim), and Jill May. Adored foster mom of Pam (Sherwood) Lemm. Cherished grandma of Jennifer, Michelle, Sheryl, Zakery, Philip, Casey, Brett, Sammy. Dearest great grandma of Shane, Brady, Rhiannon, Scarlett, Kash, Keegan, Gracie, Allie, Danny, Mallory, David, Miley, and Jack. Dear sister of Linda (Derrell)...

Margaret J. Huard

Margaret J. Huard

Aug 14, 2024

Margaret J. Huard. Age 92. Beloved wife of Richard L. Huard. Loving mother of Bob Huard, Terry Huard and the late Sandra Huard. Dear sister of Annie and Buck and the late Shirley and Betty. Visitation will be on Tuesday August 20, 2024, at Hackett-Metcalf Funeral Home from 10:00 a.m. until 12 Noon. Please take a moment to share...

Larry Tople

Larry Tople

Aug 13, 2024

Age 83

Beloved husband of Mary for 62 years. Loving father of the late Steve. He was very dearly loved and will be deeply missed by many family members and friends.

Visitation Monday 3 pm - 8 pm with an evening Scripture Service at the John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral Home. In state Tuesday...

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