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Mary L. Hess

Mary L. Hess

Feb 22, 2013

Mary Louise Hess Age 89 Beloved wife of the late George. Dear mother of John (Becky), Matthew and Miriam (Eric) Rasmussen. Loving grandmother of Jeremy, Erica, Ashley, Katherine and Jennifer. Sister of the late Elizabeth Dicks. Former Dearborn Public School teacher at McDonald Elementary from 1962-1985. Member of American Association of University Women (AAUW). Longtime member of Cherry Hill Baptist...

Patricia Louise Dryden

Patricia Louise Dryden

Feb 21, 2013

Dryden, Patricia L. Age 76. February 21, 2013. Beloved wife of the late Donald Dryden. Loving mother of Vicki, Donna, Karen, Laurie, Donald "D.J.", Danny and the late Renee. Cherished grandma of 21 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren. Dear sister of Danny Shay, Thomas Shay and the late Jane Mitchell. Visitation at Hackett-Metcalf Funeral Home, 2640 Monroe Blvd. Dearborn,...

Andrew George Rubus

Andrew George Rubus

Feb 21, 2013

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to The Wounded Warrior Project. www.woundedwarriorproject.org

Frank Couch

Frank Couch

Feb 21, 2013

Frank L. Couch, age 85, February 21, 2013. Beloved husband of the late Bertha. Loving father of James (Connie) and David (Beverly). Grandfather of James (Jenna), David, Gregory, Karen and great-grandfather of Barrett. Brother of Fred and Marilyn. Predeceased by Uncle Harry (Eva) Smith. Special thanks to Odyssey Hospice and Metro Home Health Care. Visitation on Monday 11am until a...

Edward J. Stieber

Edward J. Stieber

Feb 21, 2013

Edward J. Stieber Age 77 Beloved son of the late Edward and Julianna. Loving husband of Susan. Dearest father of Elizabeth (John) Gilmour and Edward (Michele). Grandfather of Joshua and Ashlon Gilmour and Cadence and Haven Stieber. Brother of Ellen Harlukowicz. Predeceased by a baby daughter and his brother Fr. Richard Stieber and his sister Margaret. He will be dearly...

Margaret T. Cyrul

Margaret T. Cyrul

Feb 21, 2013

Margaret T. Cyrul Age 90 Beloved wife of the late Arthur. Dear mother of Janet (Richard) Anderson, Nancy (Thomas) Gorski, Thomas (Betty) and Gerald (Cindy). Grandmother of Britta, Joshua, Erik, Patrick, Jennifer, Anthony and Tracey. Great grandmother of 6. In state Saturday 10am followed by the 11am Funeral service at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church, 8679 Riverview St., Dearborn...

Olga Patra

Olga Patra

Feb 20, 2013

Patra, Olga Age 88 Beloved wife of the late Bogdan. Loving mother of Stephen (Eileen), Michael (Janet), and Susan (Colin) Macpherson. Dearest grandmother of 10 and great-grandmother of 3. Loving sister of Stephanie (James) McCain. Visitation Friday from 4-8 pm with a 7 p.m. Panachyda at the John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral Home, 1139 Inkster Rd., Garden City (Between...

Clara Mcdonald

Clara Mcdonald

Feb 20, 2013

Clara McDonald Age 85 Beloved wife of the late William. Dear mother of Maureen Michalski, Kathleen McDonald, Ellen McDonald and Genevieve (Neal) Quick. Grandmother of 9. Great grandmother of 3. Visitation Thursday 3pm-7pm. Funeral service 7pm at the John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral Home, 1139 N. Inkster Rd., Garden City (Between Ford Rd. & Cherry Hill). In lieu of...

Betty Ledford Christiansen

Betty Ledford Christiansen

Feb 19, 2013

Betty Ledford Christiansen Age 86 Beloved wife of the late Claude Ledford and Frank Christiansen. Loving mother of Claudia (Rocky) Rodriguez, Linda (Louis) Margitan and the late Gregg Ledford. Dear mother-in-law of Gail Ledford. Loving Grandmother of Jeff (Sara) Eisenhart, Valentino Rodriguez, Amanda Ledford and Zack Ledford. Dearest Great-Grandmother of Lucas, Macy and Morgan. Betty was a beloved member of...

Apolonia "Pauline" Nawrot

Apolonia "Pauline" Nawrot

Feb 19, 2013

Nawrot, Apolonia "Pauline". Age 90. February 19, 2013. Beloved wife of the late Casimer. Loving mother of Jim (Sue), David (Denise), Tom (Sue) and Teresa Laird. Cherished grandmother of Sara, Andy, Kara, Kevin, Zachary, Taylor, Joshua, Mark and Alex. Also survived by many great grandchildren. Instate 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Sebastian Catholic Church, 3965 Merrick, Dearborn Heights, MI...

Genevieve Brown

Genevieve Brown

Feb 19, 2013

BROWN, GENEVIEVE: Died February 19, 2013, age 88, after a long illness. Genevieve was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1924. She was the beloved mother of Elizabeth, Patricia, Judith, Douglas, Duncan, Edith, Michele, and Daniel. She was also the proud grandmother of Paul, Anju, Renu, Anil, Michael, Lisa, Riley, Billy, Mary Ann, and Sara, and great-grandmother of Allison, Nicole,...

Dorothy Metzer

Dorothy Metzer

Feb 18, 2013

Dorothy Metzer Age 91 Beloved wife of the late Alton 'Al'. Loving mother of Sandra (John) Thurston and Bonnie (Michael) Cullity. Dear grandmother of Kimberly, Hilary, and Michelle (Bryan). Great grandmother of Briana, Alexa, Will, Madison, Baylee, Isaiah, Noah and Sydney. Visitation Thursday 2-8pm. Funeral service Friday 11:30am at the John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral Home, 1139 N. Inkster,...

Joann Piestrak

Joann Piestrak

Feb 17, 2013

JoAnn Piestrak Age 59 Daughter of the late Roman and Leona. Sister of Ronald (The late Diane), Dominic (Barbara), Carolyn, Eugene (Deborah) and Geraldine (Bernas) Mitchell. Great aunt of 14. Visitation Tuesday 3-8pm. Funeral services Wednesday 10am at the John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral Home, 1139 N. Inkster Rd., Garden City(between Ford Rd. & Cherry Hill).

Theodore J. Campeau

Theodore J. Campeau

Feb 17, 2013

Theodore J. Campeau Age 90 Beloved husband of the late Marian. Dear father of Mary Jo (Joseph) Hatty and Michael (Judy). Grandfather of Christopher Hatty and Rachel Hatty. Great grandfather of Cameron and Alexander. Visitation Wednesday 2-9pm with a Chaplet of Divine Mercy at 3pm. Rosary 7pm at the John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral Home, 1139 N. Inkster Rd.,...

Virginia 'Gini' Miles

Virginia 'Gini' Miles

Feb 17, 2013

Virginia 'Gini' Miles, age 78, Beloved wife of Larry and the late Chester Knapp. Dear mother of Paul (Mariane) Knapp, David Conrad(Joan) Knapp, Daniel Knapp, Susan (Dick) Hoekstra and Karen Miles. Loving grandmother of Donald, James, Celia, Alaina, Joseph, Lindsay, Daniel II, Brandon, Kristin and Kathleen. Beloved Greatgrandmother of Harrison, Colin, and Evelyn. Sister of Frances Gajewski. Visitation Thursday 2-8pm...

Philip Potvin

Philip Potvin

Feb 16, 2013

Philip J. Potvin, age 76, February 16, 2013. Father of Debbie (Christopher) Stone. Grandfather of Andy, Emma and Erin. Brother of Jim (Elaine), Donna (Greg) Peters, Gary Gabrielson and Jackie McClusky. Survived by many nieces and nephews. Visitation Monday 3-8pm. Funeral Service Tuesday at 10am at the John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral Home, 1139 Inkster Rd. (between Ford Rd....

Stella J. Melendez

Stella J. Melendez

Feb 16, 2013

Stella J. Melendez, age 76, February 16, 2013. Beloved wife of Jesus "Jesse" for 55 years. Loving mother of Patricia, Marc, Kristine and Rae. Dear grandmother of 6 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren. Loving sister of Mercedes and Jessica. Visitation Monday 2-8pm at the John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral Home, 1139 Inkster (between Ford Rd. & Cherry Hill). In state...

Teresa Ann Ludwig

Teresa Ann Ludwig

Feb 15, 2013

Teresa Ann Ludwig Age 78 Beloved wife of Earl for 52 years. Loving sister of Angelina (Jim) Nelson and sister-in-law of Elaine Ludwig. Dear aunt of Shelly (Henry) Copeland. She was a dedicated elementary school teacher in the South Redford school district. She also loved to travel with the Nomads. Mrs. Ludwig will be very deeply missed. Visitation Sunday 2-8pm...

Richard I. Richmond

Richard I. Richmond

Feb 15, 2013

Richard I. Richmond Age 89 Beloved husband of the late Dottie. Dear father of Donna (Patrick) Miller. Grandfather of Richard Kilbourn, Pamela (David) Rushing. Great grandfather of Andrew, Tiffany, Anthony Kilbourn, Charles Hofbauer, Brittany, Scott and Richard Rushing. Great great grandfather of Zeus, Dottie, Kristian, Jehdyn and Justin. Brother of Larry (Beth) Van Sickle. Visitation Monday 1-9pm and Tuesday 12-9pm....

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