Obituaries

Reginald C. Taulbee Sr.

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...

James D. Reinke

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...

Claud "Chipper" Derby

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...

Chester S. Wiacek

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....

Justyna Szyszko

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...

Willard O. Hartsell

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...

Nancy Kasay

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).

Nazareth "Naz" Hadjian

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)...

Mary Ann Makowski

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...

Jennifer Fracassa

Apr 4, 2014

Jennifer Fracassa.  April 4, 2014.  Age 43. Loving wife of David.  Beloved mother of Casaundra DeBono, Adam DeBono, Jonathan DeBono, Maria DeBono, Isabella Fracassa, Alannah Ormsby, Zakk Mathis, and Brittney Fracassa.  Loving grandmother of Layne Ormsby and Emilia Ormsby.  Dearest daughter of Jerry (Rhonda) Jodlowsky and Linda (Gary) Sabo. Visitation will be held Monday from 4-8 pm.  Funeral services Tuesday...

Dorothy M. Holinoty

Apr 3, 2014

Dorothy M. Holinoty, age 88, April 3, 2014. Beloved mother of  Alesia and Cindy (Tony) Grote.

Family has chosen cremation.

Lovell West

Apr 2, 2014

Lovell West  Age 87 Loving wife of Herman.  Dear mother of Larry, Mary (Andrew) Jackson, LaVerne, Herman Edwin, Calvin Sr., Edna Lewis and the late Gregory.  Grandmother of 15.  Great grandmother of 13.  One great great granddaughter on the way. Visitation Tuesday 2-8pm at the John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral Home, 1139 N. Inkster Rd., Garden City (Between Ford...

Joanne Miller

Apr 2, 2014

JoAnne Miller  Age 72 Dear mother of Ricardo Galvan, Deborah Belcher, Jeffery (Debbie) Galvan and the late Linda Galvan.  Grandmother of Heather and Dean Belcher and Robyn and James Bailey.  Great grandmother of Sophia Rose.  Sister of Sharren Reilly, Deborah Holet and Marcia Harper. Memorial Gathering Sunday, April 13th, 2pm followed by the 4pm Memorial Service at the John N....

Clara Monolidis

Apr 1, 2014

Clara Monolidis   Age 94 Beloved daughter of the late Thomas and Arcadia. Dear sister of Sophie Sahines, Theodore (Demetra) Monolidis, Georgia Johnson and the late Mark Monolidis. Aunt of 11 nieces and nephews and many great nieces and nephews. Visitation Thursday 4-8pm with a 7pm Trisagion at the John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral Home, 1139 Inkster (between...

Mamie Augustine Ray

Mar 30, 2014

Mamie Augustine Ray  Age 88 Beloved wife of the late John.  Dear mother of Barbara (Steven) Gutuskey, John (Diane) and Robert (Diane).  Grandmother of 4.  Great grandmother of 4.  Sister of Eleanora, Eloise and Robert. Visitation Friday 3-8pm at the JohnN. Santeiu & Son Funeral Home, 1139 N. Inkster Rd., Garden City (Between Ford Rd. & Cherry Hill).  In state...

Pamela Kingery

Mar 28, 2014

Pamela Kingery, age 57, March 28, 2014. Beloved wife of Gary. Loving mother of Misty (Patrick) Michael. Daughter of Joyce Evans. Grandmother of Dominic Torres. Sister of Tracey and Matt. Family Gathering Sunday 2-8pm at the John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral Home, 1139 Inkster Rd. (between Ford Rd. and Cherry Hill), Garden City.

George E. Lerchen

Mar 26, 2014

George E. Lerchen  Age 91 Beloved husband of Ann (nee Avigne) for 69 years.  Loving father of Jane Ann.  He was predeceased by his parents Clara and George Lerchen and a brother Robert (Jeanne) Lerchen of Brighton, MI.  George is also survived by a brother, Bertram W. (Sue) Lerchen of Central Lake, MI and nephews Thomas G. (Christine) Lerchen...

Jeffrey D. Sweeney

Mar 25, 2014

Jeffrey D. Sweeney  Age 57 Beloved father of Richard.  Dear son of Lois Sweeney and James (Brenda) Sweeney.  Brother of Debbie Haydu.  Uncle of Amanda and Tanya.  Great uncle of Brentlee, Isaac and Hunter. Private services were held.

Gary R. Trosin

Mar 24, 2014

Gary R. Trosin  Age 71 Beloved husband of Gail for 16 years.  Loving Father of Jeff, Rick (Cindy) Zanavich, Cheryl (the late Kevin) Crowe, Lisa (Shane) Quinn, Toni Brandon, Michael (Pamela) Rock and Maria (Fred) Mumper.  Dear grandfather of many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.  Loving brother of Ronald Trosin and Diane (Joe) Szufnar. Visitation Friday 2-8pm with funeral service Saturday...

Walter R. Masternak

Mar 24, 2014

Walter R. Masternak  Age 75 Beloved husband of Joanne.   Dear father of Walter Jr. (Nina), Steven and Kathy (Ron) Taggart.  Grandfather of Autumn, Hannah, Savanna, Tori, Michael, Megan and Jason.  Great grandfather of Landon, Alexis and David Jr.  Brother of Stanely (Nancy) Masternak and Lottie Williams.  Uncle of Brian and Michael. Visitation Thursday 2-8pm with Funeral Service Friday 10am...