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Thomas Lee Hawkins
Sep 27, 2013
Thomas L. Hawkins. Age 60. Passed away on September 27, 2013. Beloved husband of Cheryl D. Hawkins. Loving father of Timothy (Tamarah) and Michael. Cherished papa of Madelyn and Charlie Thomas. Beloved friend of Bruce, Nancy, Marc and Joan. Funeral Service 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 1st at Hackett-Metcalf Funeral Home, 2640 Monroe Blvd. (near W. Outer Drive), Dearborn....
Barbara J. Chipman
Sep 27, 2013
Chipman, Barbara J. September 27, 2013. Age 81. Beloved wife of the late Paul W. Loving mother of Karen (James) Bluebaugh, Cheryl (Timothy) Witt, and the late David W. Chipman. Loving grandmother of 7 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren. Beloved sister of Geraldine (Frank) King. Visitation will be held on Monday from 3-8 pm at the John N. Santeiu & Son...
Harold Hails
Sep 26, 2013
Harold Hails Age 69 Loving companion of Mary Balaythy and her family, Alice, Tim, Courtney, Suzanne, Nicole, Bradley, Ann, Morgan and Ryan. Dearest father of Shawna (Jason) Dallaire and Michelle (Jason) Wiseman. Grandfather of Cody, Mya, Siena, Paige and Zach. Dear friend of Doug and Laura Faull. He leaves behind many dear friends and family. Memorial Visitation Thursday 5pm followed...
Lawrence R. Morrow Jr.
Sep 26, 2013
Lawrence R. Morrow Jr. Age 54 Beloved son of Barbara (Thomas) Kwasnik and the late Lawrence. Dear brother of Belinda (James) Vick, Brian (Michelle), Jeffrey (Kimberly) and Linda (Don) Locascio. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Visitation Monday 1-7pm followed by a 7pm funeral service at the John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral Home, 1139 Inkster Rd., Garden City...
William Kobos
Sep 24, 2013
Kobos, William, age 95, September 24, 2013. Beloved husband of the late Lillian. Loving father of William T. (Gloria) and Susan (Roger) Heitman. Dearest grandfather of Kenneth (Janet), Brenda (Nathan) Belongia and the late Dawn Fortin. Loving great-grandfather of Alissa, Kaitlyn, Zachary, Micah and Lillian. Dear brother of Bernice Pawlak. Visitation Friday 2-8pm. Funeral Services will be held Saturday at...
Lillian Liddell
Sep 20, 2013
Lillian Liddell Age 84 Beloved wife of the late Darrold for 52 years. Loving mother of Marvin of Dearborn Heights, Rochelle (Eric) Lahti of Reed City and Lydia of New Orleans. Grandmother of Eric II and Joseph of St. Louis, Mo. Great grandmother of 5. Lillian was a member of the Polish National Alliance-District 10 and a member of St....
Helen Beuckelaere
Sep 20, 2013
Beuckelaere, Helen. Age 93. Passed away September 20, 2013. Loving wife of the late Karel L. Dear mother of Karel (Dianne) and Phillip (Cheri). Beloved grandma of Jeffrey, Bryan (Melissa), Matthew (Emily) and Amanda. Dearest great-grandma of Mary, John, Blake and Brooke. Visitation at Hackett-Metcalf Funeral Home, 2640 Monroe Blvd. (near W. Outer Dr.) Dearborn, Monday 3 p.m. to...
Virginia Walewski
Sep 18, 2013
Virginia Walewski Age 85 Beloved wife of the late Ray. Loving mother of Kathleen (Phil) McAllister, Marlene (Rudi) Fischer, Alexander (Deborah) and Eileen (James) Butler. Grandmother of 6, great grandmother of 8. Brother of Robert (Eileen) Betley. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by brothers, Frank and John and grandson Stephen. Visitation Sunday 3-8pm with a...
John J. Gaumer
Sep 18, 2013
Gaumer, John J. Age 87 Beloved husband of the late Betty. Loving father of Wanda (Tom) Pichler, Denise (Tony) Baiardi, Teresa (Paul E.) Gaberdiel, Tim (Terri) Gaumer and the late James. Dearest grandfather of 9 and great-grandfather of 5. Loving brother of Robert and the late Mary Ellen Miss and Clarence. Visitation Friday 1-8pm. Funeral Services Saturday 11:30 a.m. at...
George R. Flees
Sep 18, 2013
George R. Flees Age 84 Beloved husband of the late Beatrice. Dear father of Katherine (Peter) Grabowski and Lorraine Williams. Grandfather of Laura Stewart, Rebecca Labadie, Nicholas Grabowski, Carl Williams and Rachel Williams. Great grandfather of 7. Brother of Peter Flees and uncle to a very special nephew Leon Flees. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Visitation Sunday 2-8pm...
Rosemarie Speakman
Sep 17, 2013
RoseMarie Speakman Age 76 Beloved wife of the late Albert. Dear mother of Craig (Suzanne), Terry (Vivian) and Karen (Mark) Tweedy. Grandmother of Matthew, Heather, Amanda, Dylan, Kevin, Adam and Chad. Sister of Beverly. Retired after 30 years from Garden City Hospital as an IV nurse. Memorial gathering Saturday 12:30pm followed by the 3pm Memorial Service at the John N....
Eileen F. Williams
Sep 17, 2013
Eileen F. Williams Age 63 Beloved wife of Tom Jr. Dear mother of Julie (Joe) Lanczki and Timothy. Grandmtoher of Savannah and Marielle. Sister of Gerald (Joann) Dworakowski and Susan Bester. Visitation Friday 2-8pm with a 6pm Scripture Service. Funeral service Saturday 1pm at the John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral Home, 1139 Inkster Rd., Garden City (between Ford Rd....
Marilyn Freda
Sep 16, 2013
Marilyn Freda, age 74, September 16, 2013. Beloved wife of the late Bernard. Loving mother of Ann Stagg, Stephen (Lynn), Greg and Robert (Trisha). Grandmother of 5, great-grandmother of 3. Visitation Friday 10am until an 11:30am Funeral Service at the John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral Home, 1139 Inkster Rd. (between Ford Rd. and Cherry Hill), Garden City.
Donald Albert Plichta
Sep 15, 2013
Donald Albert Plichta went to be with his Lord and Savior on September 15, 2013 at the age of 86. Beloved husband of the late Bernice. Loving father of Susan (Thomas) Wnorowski, Lynn (Steve) Viforeanu, Cheryl & Matthew Plichta and the late Karen Cotter. Father-in-law of Steve (Sharon) Cotter. Grandfather of Ruth, Adam, Paula, April (Jordan) and Nicholas (Ashli). Great-grandfather...
Lisa Marie Johnson-Hays
Sep 15, 2013
Lisa Marie Johnson-Hays. Age 45. Passed away on September 15, 2013. Loving Mom of John, Nate, Anthony and Josh. Cherished daughter of the late John and Mary Johnson. Dearest sister of Sharon, Debbie, Linda and Gary. Dear aunt of many nieces and nephews. Visitation Friday at the funeral home from 3:00 p.m. until the time of the Funeral Service...
Ella Hartje
Sep 13, 2013
Ella Hartje (nee Bennewies) Born November 7, 1914. Passed away peacefully into the arms of her Lord Jesus on Friday September 13, 2013 at the Lutheran Home Monroe. She is predeceased by her loving husband Ernest Hartje, her parents John and Louisa Bennewies, her brothers Edwin, Irvin, Clarence, her sisters Lorena, Evelyn and Sylvia and her two loving daughters Sharon...
Robert A. White
Sep 12, 2013
Robert A. White Age 75 Beloved husband of Gail for 55 years. Loving father of Crystal (Patrick) Brozek, Carrie (Keith) Kerr, and Robert Jr. Dear grandfather of Nick, Tim, Liz, Andrew, Keith Jr. (Rachel), Mallory, Nolan (Amanda), Sarah, Zach and the late Jillian. Beloved great grandfather of Chase, Carter, Keith III and Bradley. He will be dearly missed by many...
James T. Joynt
Sep 12, 2013
James T. Joynt Age 75 Loving father of Loriann (Mark) Collins. Dear grandfather of Elyse, Eric, Jonathan & Jenna. Beloved brother of Marilyn Joynt and Doreen Greenwald. Dearest friend and companion of Ida Taylor. Visitation Monday 10am followed by prayers at 12 Noon then processing to Parkview Cemetery. Memorial donations suggested to the family.
Josephine E. Topolski
Sep 11, 2013
Josephine E. Topolski Age 99 September 11, 2013. of the late Stanley J. Dear mother of the late David. Mother-in-law of Camille. Grandmother of Douglas (Kris), Jennifer and Brian (Becky). Great grandmother of Corinne and Marie. In state Saturday 10am followed by the 11am Funeral mass at St. Theodore Catholic Church, 8200 N. Wayne Road, Westland (bet. Warren & Joy)....
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