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Doris A. Watterson

Doris A. Watterson

Apr 16, 2022

Doris Agnes Watterson.Age 94. Doris passed away on Saturday, April 16, 2022. Beloved wife of the late John Wayne Watterson. Loving mother of Susan, Deborah, Lynn, Janice, Timothy, Dennis, Steven, Donald, Kevin, Karen, Jeffrey, Christopher and their spouses. Cherished Gummy of 32 grandchildren including the late Rob, Julie and Ron and 60 great grandchildren.Doris is also survived by her...

Maria Dusa

Maria Dusa

Apr 16, 2022

Age 84

Beloved wife of the late Laurentiu. Loving mom of Olimpia (Nicolae) Negroiu, and Maria Purdu. Cherished bunica of Mihai, Ovidiu, George, Anita, Melissa, and Michelle. Adored great bunica of Julia, Delilah, Oliver, Mariana, Roman, and soon to be Luna. She was very dearly loved and will be deeply missed by family and friends from here...

Leonard 'Lenny' J. Manfre, Sr.

Leonard 'Lenny' J. Manfre, Sr.

Apr 15, 2022

Age 64.

Leonard was born on April 18 th , 1957 in Detroit, MI, as the first born to Nancy and Joe Manfre and was the older brother to Gina and Ken. As a young child, he lived in Belleville, MI, before moving to Dearborn Heights, MI. For the remainder of his childhood, he lived in Dearborn...

Christine C. Fry

Christine C. Fry

Apr 13, 2022

Age 35

Loving mother of Jenna and Emma. Beloved daughter of Jeffrey Papineau and Darlene Fry. Dear sister of Ian Kosciolek, Candace (Corey) Nesbitt, Aimee Papineau, Karen (Robert) Leduc, and Timothy Wrobel.

Visitation Tuesday 2pm – 7pm with 6pm Sharing of Memories at the John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral Home.

Sorin Butan

Sorin Butan

Apr 12, 2022

Age 80

Beloved husband of Georgela for 45 years. Loving dad of Daniel (Holly) and Alina (Christian) Renoux. Cherished Papa Bear of Teddy. Uncle of Alexander and Matthew. He was very dearly loved and will be deeply missed.

Visitation Thursday 4pm until the 7pm Saracusta at the John N. Santeiu &  Son Funeral Home. In...

Stella M Chimienti

Stella M Chimienti

Apr 9, 2022

Age 95

Beloved wife of the late Gus.  Dear mother of Paul (Kim), Dave (Pat), Ray, and Mary Ann (Rob) Ciszewski. Loving grandmother of Amy (Derek), Tony, Lauren (Tony), Erica (Mike), Nick, and Melissa. Great grandmother of Avery, Riley, Courtney, Amaree, Kohen, Max, Ava, Davey, and Jack. Sister of Katherine Bossio, and Jennie Marsalese.

Visitation...

Annie Hapunowicz

Annie Hapunowicz

Apr 9, 2022

Annie Hapunowicz passed away on April 9, 2022 at the age of 88. Beloved wife of the late Richard Hapunowicz. Loving mom of Paul (Ginny) Hapunowicz, Jeanine (Michael) McKay, Elizabeth (James) Wright, and Stephanie (Derek) Stanczyk. Cherished grandma of Matt Hapunowicz, Briana (Evan) Carrier, Jennifer McKay, Dana Wright, James Wright, and Anthony Berry. Great grandma of Brayden, Emily, Connor,...

Robert Joseph Ballard

Robert Joseph Ballard

Apr 9, 2022

Robert Joseph Ballard passed away at the age of 50 on April 9, 2022. Loving dad of Robert J. Ballard. Beloved son of Dorothy Ballard and the late Robert W. (Patricia) Ballard. Cherished brother of Patrick (Liz) Ballard, Lisa (Don) Ballard, and Jeff (Sandy) Ballard. Dearest uncle of Marissa, Aiden, Ryan, Kevin, and Heather. Visitation will be Wednesday, April...

Margaret 'Peggy' Pavlik

Margaret 'Peggy' Pavlik

Apr 9, 2022

Margaret 'Peggy' Pavlik reunited with the love of her life, George, early on the morning of April 9 th .

She spent her 89 years on this earth as a loving wife, mother, daughter, sister, grandmother, great- grandmother and friend.  Margaret had some deep roots in and around the Detroit area and lived in Garden City for...

Eleanor T. Socha

Eleanor T. Socha

Apr 7, 2022

Age 87

Eleanor passed away at home in Long Beach, California with her daughter by her side.

Beloved wife of the late Ted. Loving mother of Linda Socha (Bela), and Susan Socha. Loving daughter of the late Julia Osmialowski. Dearest sister of the late Carl, Leo, and Rita 'Sr. Mary Petronilla'. She was very dearly...

Charles R. Hermes, Md

Charles R. Hermes, Md

Apr 6, 2022

Dr. Charles Raymond Hermes – Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Born in Detroit Michigan on June 26, 1930, to Ida and Cyril Hermes. He passed on April 6, 2022. He was 91 years old.

Charles attended Marmion Military Academy in Aurora, Illinois. Graduated from the University of Detroit in 1952 and St. Louis University School of Medicine in 1956. ...

Phillip "The Sanch" Sanchez

Phillip "The Sanch" Sanchez

Apr 5, 2022

Age 77

Beloved husband of Rhonda 'RJ' Runyon Sanchez. Loving father of Anthony R. Sanchez, Delilah Marie Sanchez, Phillip R. Sanchez, and the late Marcus F. Sanchez. Cherished grandpa of 8 and great grandpa of 2. Dear brother of Gloria Casey, Clara Rodriguez, Joe Sanchez, and the late Mary Ann Garcia, Frank Sanchez, and Luis Sanchez. He...

Nathan John Batts

Nathan John Batts

Apr 3, 2022

Age 40

Loving father of Jayden Batts. Beloved son of Lenora (Mark Frankhouse) Batts, and Roger Fisher. Dear brother of Mark (Jihan) Walker, Melissa Fisher, and Rachel Walker. He will be missed by many aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews, as well as many other family and friends.

Visitation Sunday 2 pm - 7 pm with...

Jason Beever

Jason Beever

Apr 2, 2022

Age 44

Beloved husband of Stacey. Dear brother of Heather (David) Zortman. He was very dearly loved and will be deeply missed by his children, nieces, nephews, family members and friends. He will especially be missed by his beloved dogs, Charley, Ruger, and Duke.

Barbara A. Cetnar

Barbara A. Cetnar

Apr 2, 2022

Age 91.

Beloved wife of the late Edwin. Loving mother of Rick (Denise) Smith. Cherished grandmother of Eric (Lee Ann) Smith, Christopher Smith and the late Jennifer (Miklos) Denlar. Adored great grandmother of Tylin and Brendyn. Dear sister of Evelyn Wallace, Joseph Fransik and the late Elizabeth Hanlon, Carol Devlin, Anna Stettler, and John Fransik.

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Betty L. Abraham

Betty L. Abraham

Apr 2, 2022

Age 84.

Betty L. Abraham was born July 13, 1937 in Gastonia, North Carolina. She died, surrounded by her loving family, at Angela Hospice in Livonia. She was raised by her grandmother, Ella Clark Ferguson. She married George M. Evsich and moved to Michigan in 1956 and later to Livonia in 1962. She is survived by her...

Marian Rosalie Tasca

Marian Rosalie Tasca

Apr 1, 2022

Age 92.

Beloved wife of the late George J. Adored mother of Peter, Michele, Jeffrey and George (Kerstin). Cherished aunt of John Hatagan, Rosemary Foster and Jerry Hatagan.

Family suggests memorials to Michigan Humane Society.

Cheryl Lynn Sobieski

Cheryl Lynn Sobieski

Apr 1, 2022

Age 58.

Beloved wife of Mike. Dear daughter of Frank and Judy Nasal. Cherished sister of Frank (Sandy) Nasal, Cindy (Noel) Kind, and the late John Nasal. Treasured aunt of Frank (Stephanie) Nasal, Joey (Heather) Nasal, Jennifer (Brad) Mathis, Brandon Nasal, Chrissy (Danny) Donnelly, Eric (Jessie) Kind, Megan, John Stecki, Jr., and Tommy Stecki.

Memorial...

Eugene Mcginnity

Eugene Mcginnity

Mar 30, 2022

Age 91

Beloved husband of Audrey for 66 wonderful years. Loving father of Gary, Tom, Brian (Kathy), Ann Marie (Michael) Prevost and John (Cathy). Cherished grandfather of Lauren, Kathryn, Meghan, Kevin (Isabela), Robert (Jane), James, Michael, Jack, and the late Joseph. Devoted great grandfather of Audrey and Liam. Dear brother of Mary Luberti.

In State...

Harry Raniszeski

Harry Raniszeski

Mar 30, 2022

Age 78.

Loving brother of Eleanor (Chuck) Nobles, Gerald (Mary Jane), Larry (Barb) and the late Stanley (Mary Anne) and Chet. Dear uncle of many nieces and nephews, great nieces and nephews. Beloved god father of Veronica. He was very dearly loved and will be deeply missed by many cousins, family member and friends.

Visitation...

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