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Francesco 'Frank' Saverio Iaquinta

Francesco 'Frank' Saverio Iaquinta

Apr 21, 2022

Age 90.

Beloved husband of the late SaraAnn. Loving father of Sharon (Loyd Jones), Amy (Todd) Wilkerson and Frank, Jr. (Denise). Cherished grandfather of Frank, III (Ashley). Andrew (Victoria), Karl (Patricia), Timothy (Kristina), Lia (Paul) and Brent. Adored great grandfather of Vincenzo and Luca. Frank was also survived by many nieces, nephews and forever friends.

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Michael Daniel Bachko, Jr.

Michael Daniel Bachko, Jr.

Apr 21, 2022

Age 74.

Michael was born on June 1, 1947. He graduated from Garden City High School in 1966.  Mike was preceded in death by his parents, Michael Bachko Sr. (deceased 1960) and Catherine (Bihun) Bachko (deceased 2000). Mike was a lifelong resident of Garden City, Michigan.  He is survived by 13 first cousins from both sides of...

Audrey Teper

Audrey Teper

Apr 21, 2022

Age 81

Beloved wife of the late Ronald Gerald Teper. Sister of the late Douglas Martin Esper Sister in law of Janice Sayre Esper. Cherished Aunt of Julie Esper Varlese (Rick) Douglas Michael Esper (Kathy) Tracey Esper Wujczyk (Steven). Dear great Aunt to Grace Elizabeth Varlese, Madeline Sayre Varlese, Cameron Michael Esper, Caroline Grace Esper, Tyler Ryan...

Blanche Mary Graham

Blanche Mary Graham

Apr 21, 2022

Age 93.

Beloved wife of Chancy. Dear mother of Kathy (Dennis) Boote and Karen (Michael) Bengle. Step-mother of Katrina, Michael, John, Steve, Linda, and Jim. Loving grandmother of Wayne (Tammy), Chris (Holly), Jason (Allison), and David (Holly). Cherished great-grandmother of Chelsea, Michael (Jenna), Jessica, Maddie, Brooke, and Jake. Great-great-grandmother of Anya, Rainna, Lyla, Phoenix and Leah.

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Michael Henry Marentette

Michael Henry Marentette

Apr 20, 2022

Age 72.

Beloved husband of the late Karen. Dear father of John (Ann), Melissa, and Michael (Shawn). Cherished grandfather of Wyatt, Colton, and Garrett.

Visitation Monday 2-7pm with a 6:30pm Rosary. Funeral Service Tuesday 10am at the John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral Home, 1139 Inkster Road, Garden City (between Ford Road and Cherry Hill)....

Laurence William Jordan

Laurence William Jordan

Apr 20, 2022

Laurence William Jordan "Larry" passed away on April 20, 2022 at the age of 79. Beloved husband to Mary Ann Jordan for 56 years. Loving dad of Michael, Theresa, and the late Christopher. Dear brother of Wallace. Memorial contributions can be made to any pro-life organization or The Lennon Center https://support-lennoncenter.org/donate/ Please take a moment to share a memory,...

Paul F. Celusta

Paul F. Celusta

Apr 20, 2022

Age 76

Born in Exeter, England, Paul Frederick Celusta was the eldest of six siblings, born to Doreen and Edward Celusta. Shortly following his welcoming into the world, he arrived by boat with his parents, settling in Dearborn, MI. In 1964, he graduated from Fordson High School As a sergeant in the Army, he remained stateside as...

Linda K. Miszak

Linda K. Miszak

Apr 17, 2022

Age 54

Beloved wife of Robert. Dear mother of Kandis Watts, Rebecca, Cassandra, and Samantha (Josue) Medina. Loving grandmother of Lizzie, Cammy, Jakey, Rhae, Khy, Aaron, Dominik, Julius, Vannah, Connor, Joseph, T.J., and Tonio. Sister of Billy (Jen) Green, Jerry (Krissy) Green, Johnnie (Heather) Green, Ron Green, Brenda (Paul) Maxam, Steve (Candice) Stachura, and the late Susie,...

Ruth Saarela

Ruth Saarela

Apr 17, 2022

Age 93

Beloved wife of the late Leo. Dear mother of Denise (Dan) Johnson, Marc, Peggy (Bill) Gniewek, Noreen (Craig) Panizzoli, Eileen (Art) Bell, and Aaron (Jennifer). Grandmother of 24. Great grandmother of many.

Visitation Wednesday 2 pm – 7 pm. Funeral Service Thursday 1 pm at the John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral Home....

Cathy Lynn Richard

Cathy Lynn Richard

Apr 17, 2022

Age 59

Beloved wife of Ronald B. They were together for 47 years. Loving mother of Ronald L (Jon Cole) Richard, and Michael Richard. Dear sister of Terri (Tom) Schmidtke, Judy (Lindsay) Walker, Diane (Jamie) Walker, and Peter (Lisa) McGeary. Daughter of the late Peter and Mary McGeary. She will be missed by her beloved cat Jasmine...

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...

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