Obituaries

Jan 26, 2024

Age 86.

Beloved wife of Giovanni "John".  Loving mother of Maria, Anna, Cathy (Mark) Tschirhart and Christina (Bob Bucciarelli).  Cherished grandmother of Lauren, Alex, Brittany, Nicholas and John.  Dear sister of Anthony (Janet) Vassallo, James (Sandy) Vassallo, Annette (Bob) Fox and the late Rosemary Iafrate.

Joanne was the oldest of 5 children born to James...

Jan 26, 2024

Age 31

Beloved son of Deborah Wiggins, and Martin Strausbough. Dear brother of Amanda Strausbough. Loving Grandson of Colette (Mike) Cronin, Richard and Linda Strausbaugh, and the late John Wiggins.

Visitation Friday 10 am until the 1 pm Funeral Service at the John N. Santeiu &  Son Funeral Home.

Jan 24, 2024

Carol was married to her childhood sweetheart, Doug for 58 1/2 years. They loved to travel together and spend time with each other. She was a loving, generous mother who was always there for us kids to support us or just to make us smile and laugh. She had 3 grandkids who she loved to spoil and be around....

Jan 24, 2024

Age 88

Beloved husband of Patricia for 70 years. Dear father of Dan (Janet), Sue (Paul) Klebba, Don (Cammy), Nancy (Daniel) Anthony. Loving grandfather of Kelly (Matthew) Leinonen, Kevin (Jessica) Manning, Erin (Mark) Mouland, Andrew Klebba, Evan (Sierra) Manning, Stefan (Angela) Manning, Clayton (Moira) Manning, Sarah (Matthew) Korona, Shelby (Kevin) Thornton. Great grandfather of Chase, Lincoln, Owen,...

Jan 23, 2024

Dorothy (Decie) Stone Calmes, age 88, died peacefully on Tuesday, January 23, 2024, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on April 6, 1935, in Summit, New Jersey, the daughter of John Knickerbocker Porter Stone, Jr. and Dorothy Woodhull Stone. She attended the Kent Place School in Summit, New Jersey and graduated from Marjorie Webster Junior College in...

Jan 23, 2024

Age 77

Beloved wife of the late Robert.  Loving mother of Tracey (Glenn) Kupel and Robert, Jr (Jillian).  Cherished grandmother of Jamie (Brandon) Armstrong and Hunter Drouillard.  Adored great-grandmother of Landon Martin, Brianna Armstrong, and Karaline Armstrong.  She was dearly loved and will be deeply missed by many nieces, nephews and friends.  May the winds of heaven...

Jan 23, 2024

Beloved daughter, sister, mother, aunt, and friend, Virginia Grissom, nicknamed 'Ginger' went home to be with her Lord and Saviour at 69 years of age, Tuesday morning, January 23, 2024 at Angela Hospice in Livonia. Ginger experienced the gentle, kind, and very attentive care from the nursing staff, her sister-in-law, Sherrie Webb, and loving attention from her remaining family,...

Jan 23, 2024

Age 84.

Cherished husband of Darlene for 51 years. Loving brother of Diane (the late Gordon) Kolb and Frank (Mary) Powers. He was dearly loved and will be deeply missed by many nieces, and nephews, as well as many friends.

Visitation, Sunday 2-7pm at the John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral Home, 1139 Inkster Road,...

Jan 23, 2024

Age 94

Beloved husband of the late Betty.  Loving dad of Nancy (William) Christie, Judy, Robert (Patricia Cooley), Patricia Sobkowiak Clark, Catherine (Robert) Juntunen and the late Deborah Blake and Susan Sabon.  Cherished gramps of Crystal, Tiffany, Charles, Lauren, Michael, Jamie, R.J., Misty, Eric, Amanda, Jennifer, Thaddeus, Valerie and the late Theodore.  Adored great-gramps of Richie, Destiny,...

Jan 22, 2024

Age 83.

Beloved wife of Albert Gregory for 35 years.  Loving mom of Marijo (J.R.) Thomas, Laura (Douglas) Bennett, Sarah (Tina) Apigian, and the late Pegi Branum and Christopher Brown.  Cherished grandma of many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.  She was very dearly loved and will be deeply missed by many family members and friends, many who saw...

Jan 21, 2024

Age 61.

Beloved husband of Amelida for 30 wonderful years. Loving father of Angelo (Valery), Desiree, and Andrea. Son of the late Angelo and Delia Tomei. Cherished brother of Pierno 'Perry', Caterina (Tom Lutz), and Angelo Jr. (Jennifer). Uncle of Kevin Nowak, and Delia Nowak. He was very dearly loved and will be deeply missed by all...

Jan 21, 2024

Age 70

Loving son of the late Walter and Eleanor (Wilk) Hajdyla. Dear brother of the late Diane Wdzenczny. Brother-in- law of Jim and his niece DiBella Caminsky. He will be missed by many relatives and friends.

Bruce started off working as a Draftsman in his father's business over 50 years ago. He received his...

Jan 21, 2024

Age 85.

Beloved wife of Jerry for 45 years.  Loving mother of Andy (Betty) Bavol, Ron (Sue) Bavol, Paul (Sherry) Bavol, Tom (Michelle) Bavol, and Gerianne (Larry) Barbuzinski.  Cherished grandma of Melodie, Heather, Haleigh, Virginia, Jacob, Hannah, Tommy, Lizzie, Ben, Ashley, Sarah, and Rachel.  Adored great-grandma of Aiden, Rosilynn, James, Priscilla, Madeline and the late Noah.  She...

Jan 20, 2024

Age 71

Beloved husband of Anna for 40 Years. Loving father of Steven, Alena, Alen, and Jelena. Devoted grandfather 'Deda' of Stephon, Zahara, Juliana, and Eli. Brother of Lilijana Perkov, and the late Zivana Brkic. He was very dearly loved and will be deeply missed by many nieces, nephews, and friends.

Visitation Wednesday 4 pm...

Jan 20, 2024

Noreene (Kowalsky) Klann, age 94, went to meet her Savior and reunite with her beloved husband, Robert, on January 20, 2024.  Noreene and Robert were married in Detroit in 1948, and fully enjoyed 62 years of marriage before his passing in 2011.

She was a faithful member of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, Dearborn, Michigan for over 65...

Jan 18, 2024

Joseph P. Veltri, age 74, passed away at home surrounded by his loved ones on January 18, 2024.  He was born on November 15th, 1949 in Detroit, MI to Peter and Virginia Veltri.  He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Linda, daughters, Sharon (Michael) Scott, Laura (Joe) Janukaitis, his brothers Vince (Cindy) Veltri, Mike (Kim) Veltri, his...

Jan 18, 2024

Age 42

Beloved son of Michael & Nadiya. Loving brother of Alliya, Haider, & Zainab. Loving uncle of Olivia, and Julia.

Whether it was his hobbies and interests in the creative arts and music, or his occupation in finance and real estate, he always achieved, excelled, and had an entrepreneurial spirit. He was dedicated to...

Jan 17, 2024

Age 70

Beloved wife of the late Ron. Loving mother of Amy (Adam) Zenner. Cherished sister of Helene (Harry) Hoffman, and the late John Gregory. She was very dearly loved and will be deeply missed by her cat Tiger, nieces, nephews and friends.

Memorial visitation Saturday, January 27th, 1 pm until the 4pm Memorial Service...

Jan 16, 2024

Kathleen "Kathy" Marie Franks passed away January 16, 2024, in the comfort of her home surrounded by her family. She was born December 14, 1938, in Burlington, WI to Bernice Beautling and Harry Litzler.

Kathy retired after 34 years from Chrysler Universal and Jefferson Assembly Plants. After retirement she opened trucking companies, PK&J and later J&K Transportation....

Jan 16, 2024

Age 88

Beloved husband of the late Roseann. Dear father of Jim (Anita), Mary (Larry) Boes, Dr. Joan (Kyle Erickson) Bihun, Greg (Kelly), Valerie (Christian Donnelly) Bihun, and the late Pat Cousineau. Loving grandfather of Chris (Amanda), Natalie (Kevin), Emily (Willie), Lindsay, Brett, Elizabeth, Ryan, Jeff, Chris, Audrey, Sophia, Jack, and the late Melissa. Great grandfather of...