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Fivi Chis

Fivi Chis

Oct 9, 2013

Fivi Chis Age 58 Beloved wife of Ioan. Dear mother of Otniel, Ruth, Miriam and Bianca. Sister of Lidia Petrea, Magdalena Onofrei, Maria Rugea, Teofil Mihaila, Onisim Mihaila, Timotei Mihaila and Corneliu Mihaila. Visitation Thursday and Friday 6-9pm. Funeral service Saturday 12 noon at the John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral Home, 1139 N. Inkster Rd., Garden City(Between Ford Rd....

David W. Beer

David W. Beer

Oct 9, 2013

David W. Beer Age 51 Loving father of Janet and Jennifer G. Dear grandfather of Camron. Beloved son of David G. and Donna. Dear brother of Craig (Kate) and the late Jennifer A. Loving uncle of Charlie and Emily. He was dearly loved and will be deeply missed by many family members and friends. Visitation Thursday 5-8 and Friday 1-8pm....

Esther M. Meadows

Esther M. Meadows

Oct 8, 2013

Esther M. Meadows Age 89 Beloved wife of the late Robert. Loving mother of Linda, Deborah (Scott) Pennington and Carol (Chris) Peretto. Dear grandmother of Sean, Dana, Kyle and Brandon. Dear friend of Betty Maes and Pat Best. In state Sunday 12:30pm-5:30pm with funeral service at 5:30pm at the John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral Home, 1139 N. Inkster Rd.,...

Jerry Witkowski

Jerry Witkowski

Oct 8, 2013

Jerry T. Witkowski Age 81 Beloved husband of Barbara. Dear father of Michael, Paul (Joann), Gregory, John, Bernice and the late James. Grandfather of 5. Brother of the late Josephine, Leonard, Bruno and Bernice. In state Friday 2-8pm with an evening Rosary. Funeral service Saturday 10:30am at the John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral Home, 1139 N. Inkster Rd., Garden...

Edward L. Allen

Edward L. Allen

Oct 7, 2013

Edward L. Allen Age 78 Beloved husband of Jean Mrowka-Allen. Dear father Roy(Ann), John, Lynn (Doug) Barth and the late Cathy (Bob) Thomas. Step father of Wendy (Glenn) Thurston and Randall (Carrie) Mrowka. Grandfather of Sarah, April, Anthony, Nathan, Caleb, Josh, Luke, Sarah, Anthony and Ashley. Great grandfather of Shayla, Celeste, Alaina and Evan. Also survived by his former wife...

James Shady

James Shady

Oct 7, 2013

James M. Shady Age 64 Beloved son of Mary Shady. Dear brother of Michael Shady and Carol Coon. Uncle of Lori, Lynette, Debbie, Traci, Kathy, Jeffrey, and Carl. Also survived by many grand nieces and nephews. Predeceased by Carl Coon and Alex and Cindy Shady. Visitation Wednesday 1-8pm. Funeral service Thursday 11:30am at the John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral...

Maria Kinasz

Maria Kinasz

Oct 6, 2013

Maria Kinasz Age 91 October 6, 2013. Beloved mother of Jerry (Maria) and Michael. Grandmother of 6. Great grandmother of 2. Visitation Tuesday 4-8pm with a 7pm Panahyda at the John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral Home, 1139 Inkster Rd. (between Ford Rd. and Cherry Hill), Garden City. In state Wednesday 10am followed by the 10:30 am Mass at Our...

James Keith Helka

James Keith Helka

Oct 5, 2013

Helka, James Keith. Age 96. Born December 2, 1916. Passed away October 5, 2013. Loving husband of the late Dorothy. Dear father of Ruth Enoch, Elsie Merem, Kathleen (Brent) Colson, James Jr. (Lorry), Edward (Diane) and Elizabeth (Kevin) Parker. Dearest grandfather of 19 grandchildren, 35 great-grandchildren and 7 great-great grandchildren. Dear brother of Ruth. James was a World War...

Diane Smith

Diane Smith

Oct 5, 2013

Diane M. Smith, age 60, October 5, 2013. Beloved wife of Dave for 32 years. Loving mother of Kelley, Ashleigh, Taylor, Angela (William) Young and Jennifer (P.J.) Opper. Dear grandmother of Austin Opper. Visitation Tuesday 2-8pm with a 7pm Rosary at the John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral Home, 1139 Inkster Rd. (between Ford Rd. and Cherry Hill), Garden City....

Opal Forrester

Opal Forrester

Oct 4, 2013

Opal Lela Forrester, age 99, October 4, 2013. Beloved wife of the late Paul. Dear mother of Donna. Dearest grandmother of Mitzi, Linda, Brenda, Paul, Stan, Jason, Heather and Justin. Cherished great-grandmother of Marci, Jessica, Kristin, Adam, Nick, Taylor, Amanda, Kelly, David, Jordan, Jeremey and Aidan. Proud great-great-grandmother of Morgan, Jack, Jaydan, Evan and Kevin Jr. Visitation Monday 2-8pm. Funeral...

Sue Stephens

Sue Stephens

Oct 4, 2013

Sue Stephens, age 85, October 4, 2013. Wife of the late Ralph. Beloved mother of Susan (Dean) Decker, Larry (Lisa Poch) and Sandra (Kevin) Solomon. Predeceased by daughter Janet. Loving grandmother of Adam (Heidi), Stephen (Mandy), Brooke (Kyle), Dakota, Alexis, Emily and Maya. Great-grandmother of Will and Kate. Visitation Monday 3-8pm. Funeral Tuesday 10am at the John N. Santeiu &...

Vasile Cojocneanu

Vasile Cojocneanu

Oct 3, 2013

Vasile Cojocneanu Age 81 Beloved husband of the late Magdalena. Loving father of Sorin (Claudia) and Ovidiu (Ligia). Dear grandfather of Jason, Sarah and Emily. He will be dearly missed by all his family and church friends. Visitaiton Sunday 2-5pm. Funeral service Monday 1pm at the John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral Home, 1139 N. Inkster Rd., Garden City(Between Ford...

Nicolae Redis

Nicolae Redis

Oct 2, 2013

Nicolae Redis Age 92 Beloved husband of the late Maria. Loving father of Eugen (Lucia) Redis, Dorina (Traian) Dacin, Aurelia (George) Popa, and Violet Doncea. Dear grandfather of Laura, Amanda, Debbie, Jeff, Doris, Gerry, Lali, Betty, Gigi, and the late Aurora. Also survived by many great grandchildren. He will be dearly missed by many family and friends. Visitation Friday 6-8pm....

Mable C. Austin

Mable C. Austin

Oct 1, 2013

Mable C. Austin Age 82 Beloved wife of the late Walter. Dear mother of Danny Ray (Stephanie) and Ronald Ray (Sheila). Grandmother of Danny Ray Jr. and Sherrie Marie Hardy. Great grandmother of Brittanie, Michael and Tabitha. Visitation Friday 3-8pm. Funeral service Saturday 1pm at the John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral Home, 1139 N. Inkster Rd., Garden City, (between...

Donald Konieczke

Donald Konieczke

Oct 1, 2013

Donald K. Konieczke Age 83 Beloved husband of the late Constance. Loving father of Christopher (the late Kelly), Valerie (Chester) Wood and Robert Bowers. Grandfather and great grandfather to many. Close friend of Bill Wilson and family. Special thanks to his grandson, Spencer who helped care for him. Visitation Friday 2pm until the 7pm Funeral Service at the John N....

Charles Placinta

Charles Placinta

Sep 29, 2013

Charles Placinta Age 90 Beloved husband of Eleanora. Dear father of Elena (Gheorghe)Mikaescu, Aurel (Victoria), Gheorghe (Carmen) and Nicolae (Crina). Grandfather of 10. Great grandfather of 8. Brother of Dan and Peter. Visitation Tuesday 3-8pm and Wednesday 3-8pm. Saracusta 7:30pm Tuesday & Wednesday at the John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral Home, 1139 N. Inkster Rd., Garden City(Between Ford Rd....

Jerome Wojciechowski

Jerome Wojciechowski

Sep 29, 2013

Wojciechowski, Jerome. September 29, 2013. Age 84. Beloved husband of the late Elizabeth. Loving Father of Michele (Stuart) Solomon, Denise (Jerry) Pokrywka, Michael (Vanessa), Paul (Diana) and Paulette Lithgow. Loving grandfather of 7 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. Dear brother of Delphine and Marie Maye. Visitation on Wednesday from 5-8 pm and Thursday from 1-8 pm with an evening scripture service...

Douglas A. Rowe

Douglas A. Rowe

Sep 29, 2013

Douglas A. Rowe Age 70 Beloved husband of Deborah for 23 years. Loving father of Sara (Mark) Detlor and Jana (Joshua) McNair. Dearest grandfather of Quintin McNair. Beloved son of Inez and the late Edwin. Dear brother of Kenneth (Donna) and Theresa (Thomas) Baker. Loving uncle of Andrew (Nicole) Carlson. He will be dearly missed by his family, friends and...

Nicolae David

Nicolae David

Sep 28, 2013

Nicolae David Age 62 Beloved husband of Patricia. Dear father of Victor. Grandfather of Paloma A. Brother of Dionisie (Rose) and George. Visitation Tuesday 2-8pm. Funeral service Wednesday 10am at the John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral Home, 1139 Inkster Rd., Garden City (between Ford Rd. and Cherry Hill).

Margaret Lambert

Margaret Lambert

Sep 28, 2013

Margaret M. Lambert, age 90, September 28, 2013. Beloved wife of the late Ernest (d. 1996). Loving mother of Patty (Ed) Freeman. She will be missed by all who knew and loved her. Visitation Wednesday 5-8pm at the John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral Home, 1139 Inkster Rd. (between Ford Rd. and Cherry Hill), Garden City. Memorials suggested to the...

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