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Daniel Peterhans

Daniel Peterhans

Jan 10, 2015

Daniel Peterhans, age 60, January 10, 2015. Beloved son of the late Elizabeth and Ted Peterhans. Loving brother of George (Marilyn), David (Pat) and Susan (the late Frank) Ridder. Survived by many nieces and nephews. He was a 60-year resident of Garden City. Visitation Monday 2-8pm. In-state Tuesday 10am until an 11am Funeral Service at the John N. Santeiu &...

Nancy Nell Larson

Nancy Nell Larson

Jan 10, 2015

Nancy Nell Larson Age 84. A longtime resident of Wayne County, passed away January 10, 2015. She was born on September 20, 1930. Beloved mother of Stephanie 'Stevie' Clark and George Scalici. Grandmother of 10. Great grandmother of 16. Sister of Jerry, Beverly(Joey) Guggleotti, John, Sharon Fleener and Charles (Joyce). She was predeceased by her loving parents Elmer and Marvel...

Margaret Obad

Margaret Obad

Jan 10, 2015

Margaret Obad Age 96 Beloved wife of the late Steve. Dear mother of Richard (Patricia), Marilyn (Gianni) Pecunia and the late John. Mother in law of Barbara. Grandmother of Stephen, David, Marco, Jenny, Kevin and Scott. Great grandmother of Madison, Brayden and Nate. Marge and Steve lived and travelled extensively abroad. She enjoyed trips to the casino, playing cards at...

Leo Abramczyk

Leo Abramczyk

Jan 9, 2015

Leo H. Abramczyk, age 96, January 9, 2015. Beloved husband of Angela. Loving father of Norman, Lawrence (Kathleen), Timothy (Edith), Mary (Michael) Graf, Carol (David) Bjarnesen, Kenneth (Cheryl) and Susan (Gary) Dusute. Grandfather of 12. Great-grandfather of 7. Memorial Visitation Thursday 11am followed by a 2pm Memorial Service at the John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral Home, 1139 Inkster Rd....

Johanna Bowman

Johanna Bowman

Jan 9, 2015

Johanna Bowman Age 93 January 9, 2015. Beloved wife of the late Joseph. Dear mother of Joseph Danish, Darlene Pagac, Marlene Morris and Helen Dubach. Grandmother of Daniel, Alicia, Raymond, Kevin, David, Michael, Lisa, Jeremy and Shannon. Great grandmother of 9. Visitation Sunday 2-8pm with the Funeral Service Monday 1pm at the John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral Home, 1139...

Florence Kujawa

Florence Kujawa

Jan 8, 2015

Florence E. Kujawa Age 87 January 8, 2015. Beloved wife of the late Stanley. Dear mother of Lynda (Edward) Sergoyan, Gordon (Mary) Valentine, Elizabeth Valentine and the late Michael and John. Grandmother of 5. Great grandmother of 4. Beloved stepmother of Karen (Robert) Nader and Gino (Cheryl) Kujawa. Step-grandmother of 4. Step great grandmother of 9. Step great great grandmother...

Donald J. Mihalik

Donald J. Mihalik

Jan 8, 2015

Donald J. Mihalik Age 85 Beloved husband of the late Anna Mae. Dear father of Sharon (Mike) Wolverton, Anita, Kathy (Bob) Cuccaro and the late Dianne Frost. Grandfather of Alex, Randy, Scott (Kristie), Steven, Rachel, David, Sara, Brian, Nicole, Ashly (Bill), Dylan and the late Ian. Great grandfather of Andrew, Natalie, Dean, Brianna and Owen. Memorial visitation Saturday, January 17,...

Elyse Willine Marie Vance

Elyse Willine Marie Vance

Jan 6, 2015

Elyse Willine Marie Vance Loving daughter of Autumn Vaughn and Shane Vance. Sister of Keihana. Dear granddaughter of Debra Vaughn and Terese & Gerald Vance. Great granddaughter of George & Kay Weatherford. Also survived by many aunts and uncles. Visitation Sunday 2pm followed by the 5pm funeral service at the John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral Home, 1139 N. Inkster...

Jessica Lynn "Peanut" Howard

Jessica Lynn "Peanut" Howard

Jan 5, 2015

Jessica Lynn "Peanut" Howard Age 27 Beloved daughter of John Howard and Sandra Hinojosa. Sister of Victoria and Wayne Panek Jr. Loving auntie of Gabriella, Elizabeth and Koralynn. Also survived by many aunties, uncles, cousins and friends. She will be deeply missed by her pitbull Dahli. Visitation Friday 2-8pm with the funeral service Saturday 1pm at the John N. Santeiu...

Mildred M. Demaree

Mildred M. Demaree

Jan 5, 2015

Mildred M. Demaree Age 79 Beloved wife of the late John. Dear mother of Sherry (Daniel) Frederick, Thomas, Theresa (Gene) Dolata and Cindy (Daniel) Jones. Grandmother of 5. Great grandmother of 5. Visitation Thursday 4-6pm at the John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral Home, 1139 N. Inkster Rd., Garden City (Between Ford Rd. & Cherry Hill).

Margaret A. Rivard

Margaret A. Rivard

Jan 4, 2015

Margaret A. Rivard Age 93 Beloved wife of the late Don. Dear Mother of Don (Diane), Larry (Diane), Suzanne (James) Curtiss, Jim, John, Bill (Debbie), Dave (Diane) and Mary (Anthony) Tantillo. Grandmother of 16. Great grandmother of 2. Sister of Raymond Schmoke and Gerald Schmoke. Margaret received her bachelor's degree from Marygrove College and her master's degree from University of...

Jody R. Burke

Jody R. Burke

Jan 3, 2015

Jody Burke, age 25, January 3rd, 2015 Beloved son of John and Sheila Burke. Loving fiancé of Christina Hellmer. Dear father of Alayna, Colin and Xavier. Brother of Jamie, Jason, Jennifer, and the late Jeremy. Uncle of Jason Jr., Samantha, Brittany, Savannah, Nathan, and Noelle. Visitation Wednesday 2pm followed by the evening funeral service at the John N. Santeiu &...

Emma Mellissa Jelsch

Emma Mellissa Jelsch

Jan 3, 2015

Emma Mellissa Jelsch. Age 93. Passed away January 3, 2015. Beloved wife of the late Antoine Jelsch. Loving mother Antone, Bryan and Janet. Emma was preceded in death by her parents, Harry and Estella Vought. Dear sister of the late Joseph, Harry, Josephine, Betty and Anna May. Visitation at Hackett-Metcalf Funeral Home on Wednesday, January 7, 2015 from 12:00...

Kenneth Simonsen

Kenneth Simonsen

Jan 2, 2015

Kenneth A. Simonsen, age 65, January 2, 2015. Beloved father of Jody (Jim) Blaine and Kenny "Buddy." Grandfather of L.J. Uncle of Dave Weise. Good friend to all and Joker at heart. Visitation Monday 4-8pm and Tuesday 12-8pm. Funeral Wednesday 1pm at the John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral Home, 1139 Inkster Rd. (between Ford Rd. and Cherry Hill), Garden...

Barbara Anne Locke

Barbara Anne Locke

Jan 1, 2015

Barbara Anne Locke of Dearborn. Age 67. Beloved daughter of the late Albert and Bernadette Locke. Loving sister of James, Peter (Linda) and Christopher (Margaret). Cherished aunt of many nieces and nephews. There will be a Memorial Mass at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 10,2015 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 26123 McDonald Avenue, Dearborn Heights, MI 48125....

Rosemary Royek

Rosemary Royek

Jan 1, 2015

Rosemary E. Royek, age 83, January 1, 2015. Beloved wife of the late Gilbert. Loving mother of Sandra (James) Zrembski, Michael (Susan) and Donald. Grandmother of Steven, Natalie, Matthew and Kimberly. Sister of Catherine Ciaramitaro and Lenore Moceri. Preceded in death by Mary and Carmero Sorrentiono, brother Frank and sister Ida (Delisi). Visitation Sunday 2-8pm. Funeral Monday 9:30am at the...

Mary Rea

Mary Rea

Jan 1, 2015

Mary Caroline Rea, age 67, January 1, 2015. Beloved daughter of Virginia and the late Jack G. Loving sister of Thomas, Jack (Pamela) and Ann. Dear aunt of Tammy, Thomas, Cheryl, Laura, Jack, Susan and Jonathon. Visitation Friday 2-8pm with a 7pm Evening Service at the John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral Home, 1139 Inkster Rd. (between Ford Rd. and...

Irene D. Anton

Irene D. Anton

Dec 31, 2014

Irene D. Anton Age 102 Beloved wife of the late Adam. Dear mother of Douglas and Bud (Sandy). Grandmother of Robert (Kathy), Pat, Tom, Tracey (Mark) Miller and Richard (Wendy). Great grandmother of 15. Great great grandmother of 3. Sister of Elsie Cronk, Betty Sedlak, Helen Fogarty and Florence Brighton. Visitation Friday 2-8pm with the Funeral Service Saturday 11:30am at...

Robin Joy Sexton

Robin Joy Sexton

Dec 30, 2014

Robin Joy Sexton Age 55 Loving mother of Aimee. Beloved daughter of Leon and Muriel Wolff. Sister of Andrew (Dana) Wolff. Aunt of Jesse, Jason and Chevon. Great aunt of Julia, Kenny, Kelly and Katie. Visitation Sunday 2-8pm with Funeral Service Monday 1pm at the John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral Home, 1139 N. Inkster Rd., Garden City(Between Ford Rd....

Thelma R. Brown

Thelma R. Brown

Dec 29, 2014

Thelma R. Brown Age 87 Beloved wife of the late Howard C. for 31 years. Loving mother of David and Deborah. Grandmother of Nichole and Nancy. Great grandmother of Madison and Emma. Also survived by her sister Janet Butler. Predeceased by 2 other siblings. Visitation Friday 2pm - 8pm at the John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral Home, 1139 N....

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