Obituaries

Apr 15, 2023

Gail Lynn Mattie. Age 58. Gail passed away on Saturday April, 15, 2023. Loving mother of Jenna (DJ Smith) West and the late Jason West. Cherished grandma "Mema" of Jace, Zackery, Braelyn, Anthony, and Kayson. Beloved daughter of Sharon McPherson and the late David McPherson. A visitation will take place on Saturday, April 22, 2023 at Hackett-Metcalf Funeral home...

Apr 15, 2023

Age 92

Beloved husband of the late Marguerite J. Dear father of Richard Jr. (Cheryl), Debbie, Peggy (Ellie), Brenda Helle, Darlene (Jim)Sterling, Bernadine, Randy, Patty (Bob) Ciarelli, Ron, Diane Boyce Melvin, and the late baby daughter Mary. Loving grandfather of  25 and great grandfather of 32 and a late granddaughter, Theresa. Son of the late Harry and...

Apr 14, 2023

Age 76

Wife of  Anthony. Mother of Lisa Chandler. Grandmother of Jillian (Michael) Kobel, Katie, Courtney, and Jennica. Sister of Frank (the late Pat) Schips. She will be missed by many other extended family and friends.

Visitation Wednesday, 2pm-7pm, Funeral Thursday, 11am at the John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral Home.

Apr 14, 2023

Age 43

Partner of Ervin Gibson for 23 years. Mother of Kamar and Kyree. Daughter of Kimberly and the late Kenneth. Sister of Kelly (Nicholas) Stewart. Aunt of Kendrick, Keithen, and Kelsie Durand, and Jayden, and Aubrey Gibson. Great Aunt to Kyrie, Karson, and Kai.

Visitation Thursday, 2pm-7pm at the John N. Santeiu & Son...

Apr 13, 2023

Carol L. Olson, Age 76. Carol passed away on Thursday, April 13, 2023. Beloved wife of Terry L. Olson of 55 years. Loving mother of Patricia (Julius Williams) Olson, and Christopher (Erin Reeve) Olson. Cherished grandma of 9 Grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren. Dear sister of Christie Brocato. Visitation will be held at Hackett-Metcalf Funeral Home on Sunday, April...

Apr 13, 2023

Age 81

Eileen McIntyre was born to Veronica and Jacob Lechowicz and resided in Shenandoah PA.  She followed her aunts to Detroit and worked at Blue Cross and then moved to Inkster where she lovingly raised 2 sons, Lee, and Paul while waitressing.  She will be missed by friends and family, especially her best friend Pauline. She...

Apr 12, 2023

Age 56  Beloved husband of Elizabeth. Dear father of Brent and step-father of Bill (Eliza) Naylon, Megan Naylon, and Michele Naylon. Brother of  Tresa (Rusty) Brown and Stacy (Mike) Wirick. He will be missed by his dog Jax.

A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.

Apr 11, 2023

Age 86

Loving wife of Jerry for 46 wonderful years. Devoted mother of Diane (David) Smith, Sheryl Gonyaw, and the late Donnie Green. Mother-in-law of Patricia Green. Proud grandmother of Kelly (Ted) Otero, Amy Bonior, Julie (Jeff) Opalinski, Rachel (Danny) Hackney, and Mitchell Gonyaw. Great grandmother of Izzy, Austin, Jacob, Owen, Henrik, Molli, Brice, and Tanner. Sister...

Apr 11, 2023

Al Fazekas, 1949 Southwestern High Starting Quarterback, Captain of Southwestern High Baseball, and Long, Long, Long, Long Suffering Lions Fan Dies at 94.

— Alexander (Al) Fazekas crossed that big goal line in the sky on April 11. Al was greatly looking forward to the upcoming NFL draft, and cautiously noted "The Lions have three first round...

Apr 10, 2023

Age 80

Beloved father of Shawn (David) Stewart, Walter, and Michael (Amy). Loving grandfather of Sheldon Krause, Amanda, Dale, and the late Jessica. Brother of Delphine (Jim) Evans, Cynthia (Mike) Radiwon, Kathy (John) Overstreet, Sylvia (Rick) Putansu, Jerry (Kim), and Rick (Lori). He will be dearly missed by his girlfriend, Maryann Dicello and his many nieces, nephews,...

Apr 8, 2023

Elizabeth Maria was born in 1942 to Elizabeth and Alexandru Agopcsa. The oldest of seven, she will forever be remembered by her siblings Alexandru (Melania), George, Istvan, Eva, Arthur (Maria). Her sister Rose and mother and father preceded her in death.

She married Petru Muntean and had two children, Aurora and Gabriella. In 1974, at the age...

Apr 7, 2023

Andrzej "Andy" Zalewski of Garden City passed away on Friday, April 7th, 2023 at the age of 70. Andy passed peacefully with his beloved wife Lori and their children by his side.

Andy was born on December 1st, 1952 to Henry and Anna Zalewski. Andy came to Detroit from Bartoszyce, Poland with his family at the age...

Apr 6, 2023

Age 93

Beloved wife of the late Bernard. Loving mother of David (Debra) and Deborah. Devoted sister of the late Mary, Helen, Stella, Ann, Eddie, Johnny, and Joe. Aunt of many. She will be deeply missed and loved by all who knew her.

Memorial visitation Tuesday, April 25th, 11:30 am until the 12:00pm Memorial Mass...

Apr 6, 2023

Age 82  Husband of the late Patricia. Father of Barry (Barbara) and Stephen (Koreen). Grandfather of Julia, David, and Kyle. Uncle of Mark, Bob, and Mick.

Visitation Tuesday 2 pm- 8 pm with Funeral service at 7 pm at the John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral Home.

Apr 5, 2023

Age 92

Beloved husband of Barbara for 71 years. Loving father of Linda Oza, Kimberly, and the late Kathleen Robinson, Stephen, Michael, Bruce, and Edward Jr. Father-in-law of Karen, Bill Robinson, and Sherri. Cherished grandfather of 9 and great grandfather of 5.

In state Thursday 9:30 am followed by the 10 am Funeral Mass at...

Apr 5, 2023

Glenn C. Leclercq Jr. Age 73 passed suddenly in Garden City.

He is the beloved husband of Susan. Dear father of Matthew (Katherine), and Adam (Regina). Grandfather of Alexander, Jillian, Logan, and Emma. Brother of Robert (Brenda), and the late Kathleen Sandhurst.

Apr 4, 2023

Age 74

Beloved husband of Diana for 54 years. Loving dad of Cristy (Jason) Limke, and Lori (Pat) Coleman. Cherished grandpa of Cameron, Braeden, Christian, Joe, Ashley, Kaeley, Carley, and Lilley. Dear brother of Charlene Hebert. He was very dearly loved and will be deeply missed by many nieces, nephews, family members, and friends.

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Apr 4, 2023

Age 96

Beloved wife of the late Walter. Dear mother of Kenneth (Kimberly), Janice (Michael) Dutchak, John (Mary), Robert (the late Lori) Rail. Loving grandmother of Katie (Carlos) Garcia, Jessica Kunka, Matthew (Colleen) Kunka, Kristin (Drew) Denstedt, Michael (Dana) Kunka, Christopher Kunka, Jim (Chrissy) Dutchak, and Kellie (Pat) White. Great grandmother of Gabe, Bennett, Seth, Ella, Emma,...

Apr 3, 2023

Bill Belcher was raised in the Democratic City of Garden City in a Democratic household.  His father thought FDR saved the world.

It was his tour of duty in the Air Force when Kennedy ran against Nixon that convinced him that he was a Republican.

Returning from his tour, Bill went into the real estate...

Apr 2, 2023

Frances Starch 6/12/1938 4/2/2023 On April 2, 2023 Frances Starch, "Cookie" to those near and dear, passed away with family by her side. She was a beloved Mother, Grandmother, Great-grandmother, and friend. Spending time with her family brought her great joy, especially in the presence of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She will be remembered as the loving mother of...