OBITUARIES

Our Obituaries

Frederick "Tim"  Offerman

Frederick "Tim" Offerman

December 21, 2021

Frederick "Tim" Offerman of Allen Park, MI passed away on Tuesday, December 21, 2021 at the age of 92. Beloved husband of 67 years to Eileen Offerman. Loving father of Diane (Steven) Tolbert, Tim Offerman, Patrick (Renee) Offerman, and Karen (Brian) Offerman-Daley. Cherished grandpa of Nathen and Emilie Offerman and Kyle (Maria) Daley, Jacob Daley, and Mackenzie Daley. Caring...

Ella F. Boston

Ella F. Boston

December 20, 2021

Boston, Ella F. Dec 20, age 85, of Macomb Twp. Beloved wife of the late Wendell. Dear mother of Denise (Kurt) Vandrus, Thomas (Sonya) and the late Dennis. Dearest grand mother of Adam, Alyssa, Summer, Ashley and great grand mother of Mason, Isla and Maia. Also survived by 1 brother Robert (Judy) Thompson and 1 sister Judy (Dave) Christie....

John  C.  Parker

John C. Parker

December 20, 2021

To view John's video tribute, please click on the tribute wall above. John C. Parker. Age 42 of Garden City. Beloved husband of Jenny for 18 years. Loving father of Molly and Ethan. Dearest son of Sam and the late Connie. Brother of the late Dave and Tim (Lisa). Proud uncle of Harrison, Keegan, Hudson, Maizie, Olivia and Alex....

James  Albert St. Antoine

James Albert St. Antoine

December 20, 2021

James Albert St. Antoine. Age 78 of Newport. Passed away December 20, 2021. Beloved husband of Linda for 43 years. Loving father of Lisa (Kenneth) Emerick, Joseph St. Antoine, and Jennifer Crawford. Proud Papaw of Craig (Rachael) Emerick, Stephanie (Caleb) Cobb, Jenna Emerick, Jaycob Crawford and Ashley Crawford. Great Papaw of Sophia Emerick and Makinley Emerick. Preceded in death...

Cathy Hodyka

Cathy Hodyka

December 20, 2021

Cathy Hodyka was originally from Windsor, Ontario but spent most of her adult life here in Michigan with her family. Throughout her life she enjoyed gardening, sewing, and quilting. Cathy was also an avid volunteer, starting a local chapter of Project Linus. By doing this, she took her love for crafts and for helping others to make and donate...

Virginia Fischer

Virginia Fischer

December 20, 2021

Virginia Fischer, of Westland, passed away at age 85 on December 20, 2021, after a short illness. One tough cookie, she was known for her tenacity and spunk, and loved nothing more than spending quality time with her family, particularly at Christmas. She was married to the love of her life, Donald Fischer, for 39 years until his death...

Evelyn Fecko

Evelyn Fecko

December 19, 2021

Evelyn Fecko, of Melvindale, passed away on December 19, 2021. She is survived by her loving husband George, of 43 years; her beloved children, Christina (Robert) Gonzalez and Elizabeth (Daniel) Lennis; her cherished grandchildren, Alexis Lennis, Alicia Gonzalez, Claudia Lennis, and Robert Gonzalez, Jr. (RJ). She is also survived by her brother Gilbert (Janet) Flores and her sister Maria...

John Theodore Garin

John Theodore Garin

December 19, 2021

John Theodore Garin, of Trenton, passed away December 19, 2021. He was born to the late John and Julia (Roszkowski) Gwardzinski on August 31, 1943. Loving father of Matthew. Brother of MaryAnn and the late Janie. John enjoyed hunting and photographing the finest moments in life. In his spare time he also enjoyed astronomy, a passion he shared with...

Danny Shabe Turner

Danny Shabe Turner

December 19, 2021

Danny Shabe Turner, born on January 31, 1946, and passed away on December 19, 2021. Loving brother of Libby Solomchuck. Cherished father of Cheryl Lynn Turner, Cynthia Turner Johnson, and Donnie Turner. Dear grandfather of Weston, Vena, Autumn, and Dillon. Danny was a proud veteran of the United States Army, and was also a member of a Masonic Lodge....

Helen G. Fleszar

Helen G. Fleszar

December 19, 2021

Helen G. Fleszar (Nasarzewski), age 96 passed away December 19, 2021. Loving wife of the late Stephen Fleszar. Beloved mother of Mark (the late Diane) Fleszar, Jacqueline (John) Randall, Lawrence (Cynthia) Fleszar and Paul (Sheri) Fleszar. Proud Busia of Krista (Patrick), Aaron, David (Amanda), Stephanie, Jaime (Sean), Kenneth (Chelsey), Olivia (Grant) and Christian. And also Great Grandchildren, Laura, Rachel,...

Lois  Catherine  Frazee

Lois Catherine Frazee

December 19, 2021

Frazee, Lois Catherine, Dec 19, age 84, of Allen Park. Loving wife of Tim. Dear mother of Kim (Kenny) Shea, Shawn Lewis, Kelli (Dave) Stoll and Toni Ochs. Dearest grand mother of Ricky, Stefani, Brittney, Jeri Nicole, Brighton, Sean Eric, Vale Preston, Machala, Zachary, Abraea and Colin. Great grand mother of Mark and Gisele. Also survived by 1 great...

Mary Ruth  Rishaw

Mary Ruth Rishaw

December 19, 2021

RISHAW, MARY, age 88, December 19, 2021 of Trenton. Beloved wife of the late Edward. Loving mother of Brian (Sally), Paula Rishaw, and Claudia (Steve) Bologna. Cherished grandmother of Michael (Karalyn), Peter and Heather. Dearest sister of the late Martin (Dora) Glos, the late John (Alice) Glos, the late Carl (Viola) Glos, the late Jerry (Geraldine) Glos and the...

Phyllis A. Jordan

Phyllis A. Jordan

December 17, 2021

Phyllis A. Jordan, age 82 of Detroit, left this earthly world on December 17, 2021. Phyllis was born in Detroit on February 13, 1939 to the late James and Esther (Zielke) Fagan. She remained in the area her whole life and attended Western High School. On June 17, 1967 she married the love of her life Alfred Jordan. Phyllis...

Donald Bruce Ferguson, Jr.

Donald Bruce Ferguson, Jr.

December 17, 2021

Click on the tribute wall above to view Donald's video tribute. Donald "Donny" Bruce Ferguson, Jr. was born on May 27, 1946 in Detroit, Michigan and died on December 17, 2021 at Heartland Health Care in Allen Park, Michigan at the age of 75; he was of Taylor.  Beloved brother of Gordon Ferguson, Glenda Ferguson - Simon, the late...

Marie "Mary" Nishanian

Marie "Mary" Nishanian

December 17, 2021

Nishanian, Marie "Mary" Dec 17, age 85, of Woodhaven. Beloved wife of the late Abraham. Dear mother of Michael (Pat), Anthony (Maureen) and Richard (Linda). Dearest grand mother of Jennifer, Michael, Nicholas, William, Sarah and Katie. Also survived by 6 great grand children, sister of Harry Markarian, Rose Pambookian and the late Nerses Markarian.

Mary Ciko

Mary Ciko

December 17, 2021

Mary Ciko, of Southgate, passed away December 17, 2021. Loving wife of the late Mykola. Beloved mother of the late Jeannie (the late Bill) Tkacz, Olga (the late John) Petryk and Jerry (Diane) Ciko. Cherished grandmother of Donna (Jeff), Yvonne, Kristina, Andrea (Tim) and the late of Taras. Proud great grandmother of Zack, Alexis, Megan and Katelyn. Mary had...

Gerard "Jerry" Skelly

Gerard "Jerry" Skelly

December 16, 2021

Gerard "Jerry" Skelly, age 88 of Woodhaven, passed away peacefully Thursday December 16th, 2021. Loving husband of the late Diane. Dear father of Victor Skelly. Jerry LOVED his friends and his dogs, Alex and Cocoa. He enjoying going out to social gatherings such as breakfast and lunch. Everyone he met, even once, it's like they've known him for years....

Dave P.  Kastl Sr.

Dave P. Kastl Sr.

December 15, 2021

Dave Kastl Sr., of Southgate, Michigan passed away December 15, 2021. Loving husband of Barb for 56 wonderful years. Loving dad of the late David Jr., Sue (Kevin), Diane (Bob) and Jim (Shani). Proud grandpa of Kyle, David, Colin, Ryan, Evan, Jacob and Nathan. Cherished great grandpa of Lucas. He is preceded in death by his oldest son David...

Sophia Bilbrey

Sophia Bilbrey

December 15, 2021

Sophia Bilbrey, age 68 of Monroe, passed away peacefully December 15th, 2021. Born April 5th, 1953 in Poland, to Josephine and the late Stefan Klag. Loving mother of James and Samantha Bilbrey. Proud grandmother of Alana and CJ Ervin. Sophia also leaves behind to cherish her memory siblings Stanley, Mary, Irene, Adam, and many loving nieces and nephews. Sophia...

Virginia "Jean" M.  Slater

Virginia "Jean" M. Slater

December 14, 2021

Virginia "Jean" M. Slater of Trenton, MI passed away on Tuesday, December 14, 2021 at the age of 96. Beloved wife of the late Edward Slater. Loving mother of Sharon (Don) Kapit, Gary (Pam) Slater, Pamela (David) Saldana, and Alicia (Jim) Thompson. Cherished gramma of Jon (Jill), Shanda (Bob), Ryan (Bailey), and Cody (Jordan). Caring great-gramma of Josephine and...