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John Toje
Mar 20, 2015
John Toje Age 91 March 20, 2015. Beloved husband of the late Anne F. Dear father of Robert, Matthew (Cindy), mark, Timothy and Glynis (Jeff) Wilkins. Grandfather of 4. Brother of Elizabeth Hagan and Gildana Anderson. Visitation Thursday 6-8pm. Funeral Service Friday 11:30am at the John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral Home, 1139 N. Inkster Rd., Garden City (between Ford...
Clarence M. Britz
Mar 20, 2015
Clarence M. Britz Age 99, March 20, 2015 Loving uncle of Phyllis Simcik, Suzette Eppley, Harold Eppley, Donald Bennett and Vivian Bennett. Visitation Monday 2-7 P.M. Funeral service Tuesday 10 A.M. at the John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral Home, 1139 Inkster Rd. (between Cherry Hill and Ford Rd.)
Deborah Ann Blake
Mar 19, 2015
Deborah Ann Blake Age 59 Beloved wife of Lawrence. Dearest daughter of John and the late Betty Sobkowiak. Dear sister of Susan (Daniel) Sabon, Nancy (William) Christie, Judith Sobkowiak, Robert Sobkowiak, Patricia Clark and Catherine (Robert) Juntunen. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Visitation Monday 3-8pm with funeral service Tuesday 11:30am at the John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral...
Mary Camilleri
Mar 19, 2015
Mary Camilleri Age 79 Beloved wife of the late John. Dear mother of Josi, Victor (Kathryne), Paul (Julianne) and Anthony. Grandmother of Nicholas, Maria, John, Joseph, Gina, Sophia, Anna, Justin and Kyle. Great grandmother of Jay, Jordyn and Kaline. Sister of Joseph, Terry, Gemma, Vicky, Karistu and Paul. Visitation Monday 2-9pm with 6:30pm Rosary at the John N. Santeiu &...
Donna Elaine Matsuo
Mar 18, 2015
Donna Elaine Matsuo Age 68 Beloved wife of Matthew for 46 years. Dear mother of Loretta Renee McElhanon. Grandmother of Elizabeth Ashley. Sister of Walter Patrick Majeski. Loving daughter of Mary Majeski. She was a devoted member of St. Michael Catholic Church and will be very deeply missed. In state Saturday 10am followed by the 11am Funeral Mass at St....
Barbara Ann Brunackey
Mar 18, 2015
Barbara Ann Brunackey age 77 Beloved daughter of the late John & Helen. Dearest sister of James and John Jr. (Midori). Loving aunt of Renee (Steve) Discher, Andrea, Patti (Joe) McInchak, Mary, Chris (Gordon) Martin, John III (Michelle) and Jackie (Greg) Bajuk. Dear great aunt of Kayla and Kristy Discher, Katelyn (Bryan) Haley, Joe (Kellie) McInchak, Matt and Kim McInchak,...
Livia Dobrin
Mar 17, 2015
Livia Dobrin Age 85 Beloved wife of the late Victor. Dear mother of Liviu (Larisa) and Victor Jr. Grandmother of Ana-Maria and Alexandru. Great grandmother of Melina and Iliana. Livia died peacefully at home, surrounded by her two sons. She was born in Arpasu de Jos, Romania, where she worked as a postal clerk. She came to the US in...
Pasqualina Matrunola
Mar 17, 2015
Pasqualina Matrunola Age 93 March 17, 2015. Beloved wife of the late Francisco. Mother of Pietro, Mario and Dennis. Grandmother of Peter and Michael. Sister of Franco, Gilda, Raphael and Giovanni Bruno. Visitation Sunday, March 29th, 2pm-8pm with a 7pm Rosary service at the John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral Home, 1139 N. Inkster Rd., Garden City (Between Ford Rd....
John Bigush
Mar 16, 2015
John Bigush.Age 54.March 16, 2015.Beloved son of the late Elmer and Irene Bigush.Loving brother of Steven (Jackie) Bigush.Cherished uncle of Michael (Karen) Wilinski.Great uncle of Joshua and Hannah.Dear cousin of John (Doreen) Wolf and Carl (Norma) Wolf.Visitation Thursday, March 19, 2015 from 1:00 p.m. until the time of the Funeral Service at 4:00 p.m. Visitation will continue after the...
Gary G. Gabbert
Mar 15, 2015
Gary G. Gabbert Age 65 March 15, 2015 Beloved brother of Judy Blaylock, Joseph (Deborah), Cathy (Mark) Hagedon and the late Ray and Pat. Also survived by several nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by his parents Harry and Virginia. Visitation Friday 2-7pm with Funeral services at 7pm at the John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral 1139 N. Inkster Rd.,...
John Krasity
Mar 15, 2015
John Krasity Jr. Age 89. March 15, 2015. Devoted husband of the late Nina Krasity. Loving father of Kathleen (Michael Strizich) Krasity, Joan (Harry) Schadel, Eric (Gail) Krasity and Kenneth (Maggie Cumming) Krasity. Dear grandfather of Adam, Anna, Harrison, Suzanne, Nicholas, Erica, Rebecca, Benjamin and Maxwell. Funeral Service 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Hackett-Metcalf Funeral Home. Visitation Tuesday 5:00 p.m....
Terry Lee King
Mar 13, 2015
Terry Lee King Age 74 Loving husband of Francis. Father of Eric, Michael, Mary, Richard, and Julie. Like a father to grandson Michael. Grandfather of 8. Son of the late Burlene Salisbury and Henry King. Brother of Charles, Keith, Bill, Shawn, and the late Burl, David, and Paul. Visitation Tuesday from 2-8 pm and Wednesday from 12-8 pm with an...
Eleanor A. Luka
Mar 13, 2015
Eleanor A. Luka. March 13, 2015. Age 94. Beloved wife of the late Albert. Loving mother of the late Roger and Randy (Patricia). Dearest grandmother of AlJames, Brandon and Jeffrey. Beloved sister of Margaret and Shirley. Loving aunt of several nieces and nephews. She was dearly loved and will be very deeply missed. Visitation Sunday 2-8 pm the John N....
Jacques Phaneuf
Mar 13, 2015
Jacques Armand Phaneuf. March 13, 2015. Age 83. Beloved husband of Jeannine for almost 59 years. Loving father of Diane (Gregory) English and Paulette (Steven) Paschen. Dear grandfather of Lisa (Matthew) Davila, Courtney (Matthew) Kuriluk and Andrea English. Loving great-grandfather of Zachary, Roman, Gianna and Ivy. Beloved brother of Paul (Hughette), Roger (Camille), Robert (Kay) and the late Maurice and...
Joann C. Kukla
Mar 13, 2015
JoAnn C. Kukla Age 79 Loving wife of Robert for 57 years. Dear mother of Karen (Jay Staiger), Kimberly (Richard) Pence and Brian. Adoring grandmother of 7. Also survived by her brother David (Rose) Bogaert. JoAnn and Bob would have celebrated their 58th wedding anniversary on July 6th. After years of working (including time in Australia) and raising Karen, Kim...
Dorothy Jean Westphal
Mar 13, 2015
Dorothy Jean Westphal, age 81, March 13, 2015 Beloved wife of William. Dearest mother of Shelly (Ben) Diaczok and Shannon Saliba. Dear grandmother of Billy (Erin), Zak, Alex, Jacob (Abbi), and Jenna. Loving sister of James (Edith), Gerald (Joyce), Thomas (Nancy), William (Mary Ann) and Michael Stephens. Visitation Monday 2-8pm. Funeral service Tuesday 10am at the John N. Santeiu &...
Betty K. Grant
Mar 13, 2015
Betty K. Grant Age 84 Beloved mother of Greg (Kim), Bill (Bobbie), Gayle (Rich) Cochran, Debbi (Tony) Henderson, Cyndee Starbuck and Christine (Mark) Jestice. Grandmother of 19. Great grandmother of 9. Sister of Paul (Cecile), Herbert, Ronald (Caroline) and Tom (Judy). Sister-in-law of Lawrence (the late Marcille) and the late Mary and Karen. Visitation Thursday 1-8pm at the John N....
Mary Mason
Mar 10, 2015
Mary Mason Age 72 Beloved mother of Ted Mason, April (Roy) Velez, Natasha (Eric) Esposito and Brandi (Gared) Bauer. Grandmother of 9. Sister of Alan Naif and Art Naif. Mary taught 33 years with the United Christian Schools and the Garden City Schools. Memorial gathering Sunday 1pm followed by the 3pm Memorial Service at the John N. Santeiu & Son...
Julia Jaskula
Mar 9, 2015
Julia Jaskula Age 98 Beloved wife of the late Joseph. Dear mother of Theresa (Ken) Whise. Grandmother of Kenneth (Rita) Whise and Kristen (Michael) Bailey. Great grandmother of Rachael, Nicholas and Natalie. Sister of Rose Kramek, Martha Kusza and the late Louis Balon and Ann Olejnik. Sister-in-law of Helen Jaskula. Visitation Thursday 2-8pm with a 7pm Scripture Service at the...
Jill Burek
Mar 8, 2015
Jill Burek. March 8, 2015. Age 90. Beloved wife of the late Andrew. Loving mother of Rosalie Slating and Marjorie (Jeff) Mentis. Dear grandmother of Casey (Becky) Fry and Jennifer Fry. Beloved great-grandmother of Andrew and Benjamin. A special thank you to Amber and Jill's other caregivers at Mortonview Manor, who will miss her dearly. Private family services were held....
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