OBITUARIES
Our Obituaries
Staff Wilburne
May 12, 2021
Staff Wilburne, age 87 of Taylor, MI. Loving husband of Janice for 59 wonderful years. Beloved father of Karlynn Wilburne. Staff proudly served his country in the United States Navy and dedicated his life to Education. Memorial contributions in honor of Staff may be made directly to www.UnitedThroughReading.org
Lewis Abundis
May 12, 2021
Click on the tribute wall above to view Lewis' video tribute. Lewis Abundis. Age 96 of Trenton. May 12, 2021. Beloved husband of the late Phyllis Jean Abundis. Loving father of Patricia (Michael) Becker and David (Dana) Abundis. Proud grandpa of David, Tim, Cori, Natalie, Diana, Edward, David, Darren and Danyel. Great grandpa of 4. Dear brother of Erma....
Robert C. Feeley, Jr.
May 11, 2021
Robert was born on May 2, 1968 and died on May 11, 2021 at Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital at the age of 53; he was of Lincoln Park. Beloved former spouse of Jennifer. Cherished dad of Brooke (Gil) and Brett. Proud papa of Jenna and Noah. Dearest brother-in-law of Tabatha, Darlene (Tom), Todd, Jodi (Brian) and John and dearest...
Randy E. Rhoads
May 10, 2021
Click on the tribute wall above to view Randy's video tribute. Randy was born on June 14, 1956 and died on May 10, 2021 at the age of 64; he was of Romulus. Cherished dad of Michael, Jeremy, Rachel, Brandon, Randy and Sierra. Also survived by many other loving family and friends. Visitation is on Thursday, May 13, 2021...
Lois C. Fitzpatrick
May 10, 2021
Lois C. Fitzpatrick, age 89 of Newport, passed away Monday, May 10, 2021 at ProMedica Monroe Regional Hospital. Born April 11, 1932 in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada, Lois was the daughter of Hugh and Aileen (Kennedy) Robillard. Lois graduated from Sudbury High School in 1950 and went on to receive her nursing degree from St. Michael’s School of Nurshing in...
Veronica Marie Kapsa
May 10, 2021
Click on the tribute wall above to view Veronica's video tribute. Veronica Kapsa of Brownstown, passed away peacefully at 77 years old after a long hard battle against cancer. She was surrounded by her loving family in her final days. She is preceded in death by her parents Helen Marie Allen and Michael Allen. She absolutely loved her family...
Gail A. Rigdon
May 10, 2021
Click on the tribute wall above to view Gail’s video tribute. Gail Ann Rigdon, age 62 of Monroe, passed away Monday, May 10, 2021 at ProMedica Toledo Hospital. Born April 20, 1959 in Monroe, Gail was the daughter of Edward and Ruth Mary (Raymo) Kleinsmith. Gail worked for 18 years as a Legal Secretary in the Monroe County Circuit...
Stanley T. Keda
May 9, 2021
Trenton – Stanley Theodore Keda, 69, died May 9, 2021 surrounded by his loving family. He was very happily married to Peggy (O’Neil) Keda-Larson for 29 years. Stan is the beloved father of Jeremy (Katja) Campbell and Elaina (Jeff) Halicki; proud grandpa of Jeremy, Miranda and Emma; brother of John (Annalee) Keda. Also survived by an abundance of sister-in-laws,...
David G. Darity
May 9, 2021
Darity, David G., age 60, May 9, 2021 of Riverview, MI. He is survived by his wife Gloria; his children Rosemary (Wesley Willis) Darity and William David Darity; his grandchildren Miley Willis and Anna Darity; his nieces and nephews, Richard Pitman, Jason, Elysia, Kelley, Bridgett, Linsay, Sarah, Aaron, Tony, Samuel, Dillion, Jeremiah, Marshall, Samantha, Timmy and Annie. Also, survived...
Lillian Violet Smith
May 9, 2021
Click on the tribute wall above to view Lillian's video tribute. Smith, Lillian Violet. Age 97 of Trenton. May 9, 2021. Beloved wife of the late Christopher Smith. Loving mother of Gregory (Nancy) Smith, Denise (Jeff) Hyland and Lori Poyhonen. Proud grandma of Greg Jr. (Stephanie) Smith, Kellie (Jeff) Ferguson, Angela Smith, Nathan (Colleen) Lucas, Nicole (Robby) Melling and...
Jay Abel Tissot
May 8, 2021
Jay Abel Tissot, longtime resident of Grosse Ile, teacher, coach, mentor, and friend to all, passed away May 8th, 2021 at the age of 93. Dear husband of Donna. Loving father of Gary (Annette) and Mark (Dianne). Proud grandfather of Marissa (Travis) Rodery. Also survived by his sister Bettie Pieringer. Sadly, Jay was preceded in death by his beloved...
Sue Valdes
May 8, 2021
Sue Valdes, age 71 of Southgate, MI. Loving wife of the late Joseph Valdes. Beloved mother of Angela (Roberta) Jones, Joseph Valdes and Christopher Valdes. Proud grandma of Donovan, Markus, Gracie, Julian and Starlet. Loving sister of Carol (Carl) Smith, Bridget Mrachina, the late Wally Schmidt and Debbie Abdo. She also leaves behind her loving nieces and nephews. Memorial...
Jay Abel Tissot
May 8, 2021
Jay Tissot passed away May 8, 2021 at his home on Grosse Ile. Jay was preceded in death by his parents Abel and Mildred and his first wife Nadine. He is survived by his wife Donna and his sons, Gary (Annette) and Mark (Diane) and granddaughter Marissa (Travis) Rodery and older sister Bette Pieringer. He was the football and...
Wasyl Bayko
May 7, 2021
Wasyl Bayko, age 93 of Taylor, passed away May 7, 2021. Loving husband of Gisela. Dear father of Anne (Tom) Halcisak, Bill (Cindy) Bayko, and Doris (Gary) Frommann. Proud grandfather of 11 and great grandfather of 11. To those attending visitation and/or services at the funeral home for a loved one, in keeping with CDC and State of Michigan...
Al Hall
May 7, 2021
Click on the tribute wall above to view Al's video tribute. Al Hall was an all around amazing man who devoted his life to God, his family and to music. The love that he had for God was an inspiration to everyone around him. The love he had for his family was complete and unconditional. Al's number one job...
Richard James Simons
May 7, 2021
Click on the tribute wall above to view Richard's video tribute. Richard James Simons, born March 3, 1950, passed away May 7, 2021. Beloved husband to Mary Ann Simons. Loving dad to Richard James Simons Jr. (Ellen) Simons, Jennifer (Jason) Winters and Jessica (Brett) Mitchell. Proud grandpa to Hannah Simons, Jacob Simons, Nathan Mitchell and Blake Mitchell. Dear brother...
Etienne Donald "Don" Dionne
May 6, 2021
Etienne Donald “Don” Dionne was born on September 27, 1929 in River Rouge, Michigan and died on May 6, 2021 at Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital at the age of 91; he was of Lincoln Park, Michigan. Beloved husband of the late Marilyn. Loving dad of the late Donald, Jerry (Becky), Danny (Linda), Sheri (Andrew), the late Larry and Jeff...
George "Butch" Carlson
May 6, 2021
George “Butch” Carlson, age 72 of Sylvania, passed away Thursday, May 6, 2021. Born October 30, 1948 in Toledo, George was the son of Gustaf and Blanch (Smith) Carlson. He faithfully served our country in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War. George worked for Ford Motor Company for over 30 years, retiring in 1996. He also owned...
Delores B. Ureckis
May 5, 2021
Ureckis, Delores B. Age 95. May 5, 2021. Beloved wife of the late John. Loving mom of Robert (Karen) and David (Janis). Proud grandmother of Tabetha, Tiffany, Tracy, Jordan, and Kendal and great grandmother of 11and to one on the way. Dearest sister of Betty Ross of AZ. Also preceded in death by her parents and one sister. Delores...
Teresa Lucchese
May 4, 2021
Click on the tribute wall above to view Teresa's video tribute. Lucchese, Teresa. May 4, 2021 Age 86, of Trenton, Michigan. Loving wife of 47 years to the late Ubaldo. Loving mother of Denise Iaconelli, Viviane (Achille) Di Poce and Marysa Purton. Beloved mémé of Gianni (Kaitlyn) Di Poce and Davide Di Poce. Dearest sister of Armando (Maria) Rocca,...