Obituaries

Sep 14, 2025

Mary Ann Downey, a longtime resident of Garden City, MI, passed away peacefully on September 14, 2025, at the age of 90.

Mary Ann was born June 16, 1935, in Detroit, MI, to the late Joseph (Lily) Grzebieniowski and Florence Brown. On September 20, 1952, she married the love of her life, the late Eugene Downey, and...

Sep 14, 2025

Age 93

Beloved wife of the late Anthony. Loving mother of Perry. Grandmother of Victor (Vanessa), and Vincent (Samantha). Great grandmother of Valentino. Sister of Anita (the late Joseph) Liberati.

Visitation Friday 2pm – 8 pm with a 7 pm Scripture Service at the  John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral Home. In state Saturday 9...

Sep 14, 2025

Age 84.

Beloved wife of Frank for 62 years.  Loving mom of Frank Jr. (Beth) and Michelle (Jennifer Droelle).  Cherished grandma of Michael Norton and Stephanie Volk.  Adored great-grandma of Brooks and Keeley.  She was very dearly loved and will be deeply missed by many family members and friends.

Arrangements were handled privately.

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Sep 12, 2025

Bette Ann Mys (nee Wrixon), 85, of Dearborn, Michigan, passed away on Friday, September 12th, 2025. She was predeceased by her parents, Morgan Reginald and Catherine Jane Wrixon, and her only sibling, Beverly Jean Ennis. She was the loving wife of Donald for 59½ years and a loving mother to Susan Kay Mys of Canton, Michigan, and Amy Jean...

Sep 12, 2025

Age 61

Loving father of Ronald (Kristie), Anthony (Chyanne), and Terry. Cherished Bumpa of Jaylen, Leia, Ahlana, and Willow. Beloved brother of Sandy, Roger, and Renee. Son of the late Ronald and Janice Kurlak. He will be deeply missed by family, friends, his cats Riggs, Ruben, and Jasper and his dog Nico.

Visitation Wednesday 2...

Sep 11, 2025

Age 86

Beloved husband of Eunice. Dear father of Michelle (Michael) Murphy, Kimberly (Martin) Schramm, & the late Tiffany Roberts. Loving Papa of Stephanie, Melissa, Sean (Kathleen), Kaitlyn (Grant), Matthew, & Mason. Great Papa of Bella and Patrick. Brother of Jerry and Mary Jo.

In state Friday, September 19th, 3pm until family eulogies at 6pm...

Sep 10, 2025

Age 85

Beloved wife of the late Norman. Dearest mother of Rebecca (the late John) Willis, Risa Smith, and the late Robin Martinez, Terrence Smith, Roxanne Koslowski, and Kevin Smith. Dear mother-in-law of Rick Martinez and Melvin Koslowski. Adored grandmother of Jeremy Michael (Lola), Amy, Mia, Karly, Zack (Lisa), Frances (Alan), Crystal (Josh), Heather (Joe), John (David),...

Sep 9, 2025

Age 94

Beloved wife of the late William. Loving mother of Paul (Susan), Hollis Stuart, Laura (Tom) Peterson, and David (Aisulu). Cherished grandmother of 12, great grandmother of 8. Dear sister of Nancy (Bill) Haapala & the late Janet (Richard) Davis.

In 1958, Della joined the Garden City Garden Club, a moment that sparked her...

Sep 8, 2025

Age 81

Beloved wife of the late Donald. Loving mother of Mark (Sandra). Cherished grandmother of Stephanie (Brandon), Stacey (Nick), and John. Great grandmother of Joey and Lucy. Dear sister of Robert (Doris) Masek, Larry Masek, and the late Jim Masek. Sister-in-law of Joan Masek.

In state Friday, September 12th, 10 am until the 11...

Sep 7, 2025

Age 96

Beloved wife of the late Richard. Loving mom of Donald (Holly), Janine (John) Shetney, Carolyn (Paul) Proninshen, Richard (Lisa), and Robert (Dawn). Cherished Grandma of Justin, Shaun, Megan, Cory, Cortney, Samantha, Gregory, and Mitchell. Dear sister of Robert, Mary Ann, Michael, and the late Mickey, Jimmy, Leonard, and Florence. Great grandma to 6. Great-great grandma...

Sep 5, 2025

Age 78

Beloved husband of the late Connie.  Loving father of Todd (Sandra), Tami (Stephen), Tad (Stacy), Teresa (James), Tracy, Ty-Joseph (Stephanie), Thomas.  Also survived by his loving dog, Hanna.  Cherished grandfather to 20 grandchildren, and 16 great-grandchildren.

Prayer Service Friday 9/12  10:45 AM at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, 25800 W 10 Mile Rd Southfield, MI...

Sep 3, 2025

Patricia Ann Lopez Age 89 Beloved wife of the late Donald. Loving mom of Ann (Dan) Myers, Paul (Pam), Michael (Eileen), and David. Cherished grandma of Jessica (John), Jacob, Amanda, Brandon, David, and John, and great grandma of Julianna. Preceded in death by her siblings, Philip, Helen, and Bob. She was very dearly loved and will be deeply missed...

Sep 2, 2025

John Dancu, affectionately known to many as "Johnny Chicago," passed away peacefully surrounded by family on September 2, 2025. He was a fun-loving, generous man who brought joy to every gathering and was truly the life of the party.

Born in Romania in 1927, he came to America at the age of 20 in 1947. He left...

Aug 29, 2025

Age 67.  Passed away suddenly.

Preceded in death by his parents, C. Harold and Shirley Rimmel.  Brother of Darlene (James) McLaughlin, Michael (Cynthia) Rimmel, Bruce, James, Sheila (Duane) Tarnacki, and Diana (Dave) Patterson.  Beloved uncle of twelve nieces and nephews.

Graduate of the former Cherry Hill High School, class of 1977.  Richard worked as a...

Aug 26, 2025

Age 83, born February 15, 1942, she answered God's call on August 26, 2025. Preceded in death by her husband James Edward Kile, daughter Karen Kile, & son Craig (Kristee) Kile. Devoted mother of  Linda (Charles) Smith. Dearest grandmother of Amanda (John) Favazza, Kimberly (Martez) Horning, Heather (James) Young, Michael (Abbigail) Perks, Christopher Perks, Kaylynn (Andrew) Davis, Joshua (Meghan)...

Aug 26, 2025

Age 75

Cherished huband of Celia. Dear father of Rachel Ford, Nicole (Eric) Ford, Christina Giuliani, and the late James Ford. Loving grandfather of Sophia, Dylann, Kai, and Loki. Adored brother of Dennis Ford, Larry (Penny) Ford, Harold (Dorothy) Ford, Shelley (Michael) Wojkiewicz, Sandy (John) Glisman, and the late Kenneth 'Pete' Ford. Loved uncle to many nieces...

Aug 24, 2025

Norman "Namy" Forge, 75, a loving son, sibling, uncle, and friend, has passed away. He was the beloved son of Haj Mohamed and Minnie Forge, and the brother of Faye (Saad), Alex, Albert, Marion (Samhat), Suzzane (Douglas), and Ednan. His life was defined by compassion, care, and calmness — qualities he offered generously to family, friends, and all who...

Aug 24, 2025

Age 87.

Beloved former spouse and friend of Burnadette Thomas. Loving father of Michelle (Gary) Linden, Danielle (Tom) Wilhelmsen, and Dana (Jeremy) Sterner. Cherished Papa of Julia Linden, Jenna Linden, Austin Wilhelmsen, Josh Wilhelmsen, Ashley Wilhelmsen, and Alex Kaczmarek. Dear brother of the late Fr. Norm, Polly, and Ray. He was very dearly loved and will be...

Aug 23, 2025

Age 66.

Loving husband of Linda for 19 years. Dear father of Jennifer Huebner, Michael (Becky) Peters, Robert Anthony (Amanda) Kirn, David (Kelsey) Peters, and John Timothy (Emily) Colburn, Jr. Beloved son of Mary and the late Robert Kirn. Cherished brother of the late Richard Kirn.

Robert proudly served his country in the United States...

Aug 22, 2025

Alison Ann Woodfield Torres, 71 of Redford Township. Passed away Peacefully from Heart Disease in her sleep on August 22nd, 2025. She was proceeded in death by her mother and father Frederick James Woodfield and Cora Jane Kirkland Woodfield as well as her sister Victoria Woodfield Musto, Her Mother and Father-in-Law Servando and Margarita Torres as well as her...