Obituaries

Apr 19, 2014

Ada Whitson, age 84, April 19, 2014. Beloved wife of the late Elvis. Loving mother of Sharon Bzovi, Sheila Hicks, Tim (Denise) Whitson and Bruce (Gloria) Justice. Proud grandmother of 11, great-grandmother of 12. Also survived by one brother and three sisters. Visitation Wednesday 2pm with a 6:30pm Funeral Service at the John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral Home,...

Apr 19, 2014

Michael Anthony Gomez "Mike". Age 17. Passed away on April 19, 2014. Loving son of Michael and Daria. Cherished grandson of Dolores Eder and Nick Kayganich. Dearest great nephew of Betty Rush. Treasured nephew of Dan and Christine Kayganich, David and Sandra Kayganich, Anita and Rob Kegler and Wally Gomez. Dear cousin of Robert Kegler, Leanna, Justin, Brooklynn and...

Apr 19, 2014

Lillian Ruth Kapelanski, age 90, April 19, 2014. Beloved wife of the late Stanley J. Dear mother of Dennis (Donna), Diane, Michael (Josie), Lynn (John) Nagy, David (Elise) and Susan (Tom) Cowher. Loving grandmother of 11. Beloved great-grandmother of 11. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Visitation Monday 2-8pm. Funeral service Tuesday, 10am at the John N. Santeiu...

Apr 17, 2014

Jesse J. Murdoch, age 66, April 17, 2014. Beloved husband of Lorraine. Loving father of James (Karen), Carolyn (Joe) Sopko and Rachel (Heather) Murdoch. Grandfather of Jessie, Lara, Allie, Lilly, Lucas and James. Brother of James (Katherine), Martha Clark, Frances (Norman) Webster and Connie. Visitation Sunday 2-8pm with a 7pm Masonic Service at the John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral...

Apr 16, 2014

Carl H. Behling, age 103, April 16, 2014. Beloved husband of the late Florence. Dear father of Darlene Fisceri and the late Calvin. Grandfather of Cynthia (John) Hansen, Brian (Jennifer), Kyrie (Ben) Burdick, Laura and Kirche. Great-grandfather of Carolyn, Soren, Eleanor, Max, Dima, Callie and Timothy. He was preceded in death by eight siblings. Visitation Friday 2-8pm at the John...

Apr 16, 2014

Rose H. Cassar Age 94 Beloved wife of the late Alphonse. Dear mother of Carole (Gary) Zwick, Bob (Pat), Rick (Kristine).  Grandmother of  Michael, Laura, Dawn, and Ricky.  Great-Grandmother of 5. Visitation Monday 2-8pm with a 7pm Scripture service at John N. Santeiu and Son Funeral Home 1139 Inkster Rd. Garden City (between Ford Rd. and Cherry Hill )   ...

Apr 16, 2014

Irene M. Milne   Age 98 Beloved wife of the late Charles. Loving Mother of Kenneth, Rodney (Michele), Susan (John) Schultz. Grandmother of  9  Great-Grandmother of 12. Predeceased by her siblings Douglas Blacker, and Phyllis Thomas.  .

Funeral prayers will be held Monday 11:30am at Cadillac Memorial Gardens West on Ford Rd. in Westland between Venoy and Wayne...

Apr 14, 2014

Stanley A. Zacharias   Age 84 Beloved husband of Helen.  Dear father of Alan (Denise), Tim (Lynne) and Monica (Dean) Parker.  Grandfather of Darrell, Noah, Megan and Gavin.  Brother of Tom, Joe, Frank, John, Leona, Esther , Marge and Rita. Memorial gathering Thursday, May 1, 2014 at 10am followed by the 11am Memorial Service at  St. Raphael Catholic Church, 31530 Beechwood...

Apr 13, 2014

David C. Siwarski, Age 65 Loving brother of Debbie (John) Gibson, Dirk (Kathy) and Robert (Cindy). Dear uncle of Kelly, Cassandra (Ben), Jessica, Steven, David, Melissa and Vanessa. David was a 24 year member of the Tucson Fire Department, served in Vietnam and retired from the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve. Memorial gathering will be held Saturday 11am followed by the...

Apr 12, 2014

Dorothy V. Watkins, age 89, April 12, 2014. Beloved wife of the late Denzil. Loving mother of Ruth E. (Charles) Homsher, Dennis K. (Linda) Watkins, Joyce D. (Huston) Shirkey and William K. (Lee Ann) Watkins. Grandmother of Nicholas, Danielle, Becky, Bobbi, Jennifer, Jessica, Joshua and the late Brian and Raymond. Great-grandmother of Andrew, Michael, Ava and Huston. Sister of Carmen...

Apr 11, 2014

Albert A. Walker  Age 90 Beloved husband of the late Lottie. Dear father of Sandy Adams (Rickey Keyes), Albie (Beth) and Suzette Zwarun (Tracy Milewski) . Grandfather of Robin, Renee, Adam, Blake, Chad, Summer and Richie. Great grandfather of Jordan, Sydney and Hudson. Brother of Lil Morse. Visitation Sunday 1-8pm. Visitation Tuesday 9:30am until an 11:30am Funeral Service at...

Apr 10, 2014

Reginald C. Taulbee Sr.   Age 83 Beloved father of Reginald Jr., Donald (Judy), Jon (Lisa) & Scott (Liza).  Dear grandfather of Steven, Mindy, Chris, Tim, Dawn, Christina and David.  Loving brother of  Mark (Ann), Jackie (Jim), Donald, Jimmy Dale (Doris), Woody (Carol), Barb (John) and Sue (Lynn). Great grandfather of 8.  He will be dearly missed by his special...

Apr 10, 2014

James D. Reinke  Age 62 of Dearborn Heights, Michigan passed away on April 10, 2014 surrounded by numerous family and friends after a 15 year struggle with Parkinsons. Loving brother of Carol Sowa, Jacqueline (Jim) Meadows, Judy (Don) Owen and the late Beverly Neal.  Brother-in-law of Clark Neal and loving uncle of many nieces and nephews.  Beloved son of...

Apr 8, 2014

Claud "Chipper" Derby. Age 42. Chipper was born in Farmington Hills, Michigan on October 19, 1971. He passed away on April 8, 2014. Visitation at the funeral home on Saturday, April 12th from 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. At 7:00 p.m. there will be a Memory Sharing Service. During this time family and friends may share a memory or...

Apr 8, 2014

Chester S. Wiacek  Age 91 Beloved husband of the late Marian.  Brother of the late Stanley, Ted & Ann.  Loving uncle to many nieces, nephews and great nieces and nephews. Visiting Friday 9am followed by the 9:30am Funeral Mass at Church of the Divine Child, 1055 N. Silvery Lane at Wilson in Dearborn.  Family suggests memorials to St....

Apr 8, 2014

Justyna (Lopato) Szyszko, age 91

Born: Wilno, Poland, May 15, 1922. Died: Garden City, Michigan, April 8, 2014

In February 1939, at the age of 17, she married Wladyslaw Szyszko, in Sokolka, Poland. In 1941, she gave birth to a daughter, Zenobia.

In June of 1941, she was arrested with her husband by...

Apr 7, 2014

Willard O. Hartsell  Age 94 Beloved husband of the late Ruth.  Dear father of Larry (Georgia), Lisa and the late John.  Grandfather of Scott, Shannon, Steve and Danielle.  Great grandfather of Blake, Tessa, Wyatt, Benjamin, Zachary, Olivia and Cameron.  Brother of Fannie Lopp. Visitation Saturday 3-8pm and Sunday 12 noon followed by the 2pm Funeral Service...

Apr 5, 2014

Nancy Kasay  Age 78 Beloved wife of the late Albert.  Dear mother of Ken (Elizabeth) Kasay and Kim Kasay.  Grandmother of Coryn & Jake. Visitation Wednesday 5-8pm with Funeral Services Thursday 11:30am at the John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral Home, 1139 N. Inkster Rd., Garden City (Between Ford Rd. & Cherry Hill).

Apr 4, 2014

Hadjian, Nazareth (Naz), age 72. April 4, 2014 Beloved husband of Marguerite. Dear son of Anna Koloian. Loving Brother of Charlie (Sue) Koloian and the late Harry Koloian. Beloved uncle of Nathaniel Koloian. Dear Brother-In-Law of Haig (Pat) Aznavoorian. Will be missed by his step-mother Margaret Hadjian, step-sister, Carol (Dave) Hopper, and step-brothers, Greg (Amy) Hadjian and George (Renee)...

Apr 4, 2014

Mary Ann Makowski, age 77, April 4, 2014. Cherished wife of Thomas for 54 years. Adored mother of Susan (Thomas) Kopeck, David (Barbara), Thomas (Maribeth), Michael (Holly) and Matthew (Kimberly) and grandmother of Bryan, Jennifer, Christine, Daniel, Allison, Kyle, Tyler, Nathan, Abigail, Meredith, Emily, Madeline, Colter and Logan. Beloved sister of Karl (Patti) Kakaley, Theresa (Joseph) Tucker, and...