OBITUARIES
Our Obituaries
Kenneth William Bailey
July 15, 2020
Kenneth William Bailey; Age 87, July 15, 2020. Beloved father of John (Janice), Peggy (Rick) Lintner, Bob (Michele Boismier), Vicki ( Ted) Eno. Dearest grandfather of 9 and great-grandfather of 20. Beloved Husband of late Mary Jane Bailey, son of late Hazel and William Bailey and brother of the late Donald Bailey. Also survived by many nieces, nephews and...
Anna Lea Johnson
July 15, 2020
Click on the tribute wall above to view Anna Lea's video tribute. Johnson, Anna Lea. Age 84. July 15, 2020. Formerly of River Rouge, MI. Beloved wife of the late Roy Johnson. Loving mother of Judy Ann (David, Jr.) Morris and Vanessa Howe. Proud grandma of Kristina Price, Steven Howe (Stefanie Kulchar), Shawn (Milena) Howe, David Morris, III (Lauren...
Chester J. Beleski
July 15, 2020
Chester J. Beleski, age 95 of Woodhaven, MI. Loving husband of the late Margaret Beleski. Beloved father of Jerry, Helen, Mark, Mary and the late Carol. Dearest grandpa of Jeff and Dawn, Christina, Anthony and Brian. great grandpa of Dominique, Hunter, Justin, Nathan, and Riley, and great-great grandpa of Devin. Chester proudly served in the United States Navy.
Ellen Marie Desjardins
July 14, 2020
Click on the tribute wall above to view Ellen's video tribute. Ellen Marie DesJardins. Age 75 of Allen Park. Passed away July 14, 2020. Beloved wife of David DesJardins for 23 years. Loving mother of William (Heidi) Simmons and Jodi (Matthew) Williams. Proud Nana of Janice Roza, Christal Csupak, Kyle Simmons, Alyssa Simmons and Jacob Simmons. Great Nana #2...
Zac Burk
July 14, 2020
Click on tribute wall above to view Zac's memorial video. Zac Burk. Age 28 of Allen Park, formerly of Trenton. Beloved son of Steven and Ronda Burk. Loving brother of Joshua Burk. Proud uncle of Lola and Grayson. Dear grandson of Arthur and Vernetta Burk and Charles and Anita Fraser. Dearest nephew of Russ (Jan) Burk, Dawn (Charles) McDaniel,...
Frederick J. Gravel
July 14, 2020
Frederick Joseph Gravel, age 91 of Trenton, MI passed away on July 14th, 2020. A lifelong resident of Michigan, he was born to Mary & Jacob Graveldinger on March 20th, 1929 in Wyandotte, MI. The 6th of 10 children, he distinguished himself by his love of music and his beautiful voice beginning a lifetime of singing at the St....
Shirley Wolfe
July 13, 2020
Shirley Wolfe, age 78 of Taylor, MI formerly of Viper, KY, passed away July 13, 2020. Loving wife of the late Albert. Dear mother of Elizabeth Couch, James Tennessen, and Renee Tennessen. Proud grandmother and great grandmother of many. Also survived by her brothers AG Branson, Justin Branson, and Donald Branson.
Gay S. Hughes
July 13, 2020
Gay S. Hughes, of Lincoln Park, passed away July 13, 2020 at the age of 55. Loving mother to Vanessa, Michael and Sammy. Beloved grandma to Tyler, Lilly and Mikey. Dear daughter to the late Kenneth and Georgette Daisy. Cherished sister to Gordon and Georgette. Gay spent her entire life being a devoted mother and grandmother.
Mohamed "Jim" Hamood
July 13, 2020
Click on tribute wall above to view Mohamed's memorial video and service. Mohamed “Jim” Hamood was born on April 3, 1949, in Lebanon and died on July 13, 2020, at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital in Ann Arbor at the age of 71; he was of Allen Park. Beloved husband of 45 years to Doris (nee: Galea). Loving dad of...
Robert A. Clark
July 12, 2020
Robert "Bob" Clark, age 65, of Lincoln Park, Michigan peacefully passed on Sunday, July 12th 2020. Bob was born December 11, 1954 in Detroit, Michigan and was raised in both Colorado and Michigan. Bob was the 8th of 11 children. He was a loving husband of 40 years, father of 2 daughters and grandfather of 6. He is survived...
Betty R. Millward
July 12, 2020
Betty R. Millward, age 89 of Allen Park, passed away July 13, 2020 and went home to be with the lord and her late husband Les. Loving mother of Michael Millward. Dearest grandma of Tyler, Ashley and Abby, and great grandma to Jaxon. Betty also leaves behind a loving niece and nephew Pat (Don) Martin and Robert (Bonnie) Devine....
Philip M. Lightfoot
July 11, 2020
Click on the tribute wall above to view Philips video tribute. Philip M. Lightfoot 96, of Trenton, passed away on July 11, 2020. Visitation will take place at the Martenson Funeral Home, Ridge Chapel in Trenton on Tuesday, July 14th from 3:00-8:00 pm with the service on Wednesday at 10:00 am. Phil retired from Ford Motor Co. working for...
Mary Jane Napper
July 11, 2020
In Memory of Mary Jane Napper who passed away after a long battle with Alzheimer's on July 11, 2020 at 89 years of age. Mary was the youngest Daughter of Charles and Jane Stokes (Smyth). Married to Joseph Napper who preceded her in death in 1991. Predeceased by Brothers Charles (Lucille) and Ellsworth (Marty) Stokes and Robert Smyth (Margaret)...
Gary V. "Cool Breeze" Godoshian
July 11, 2020
Gary V. Godoshian "Cool Breeze". Age 66 of Melvindale. Passed away July 11, 2020. Brother of Gwynlen Carroll. Nephew of Nancy Altounian. Dear friend of Brad Butcher. Gary was Melvindale's #1 neighbor and friend. Preceded in death by his parents Joseph and Mary Lee "Leeland" Godoshian.
Leslie Fraser
July 10, 2020
Leslie was born on April 17, 1938 in Scotland and died on July 10, 2020 at Beaumont Hospital Trenton at the age of 82; of Riverview, Michigan and formerly of Horton, Michigan. Beloved dad of Leslie (Brenda) Fraser and Fiona (Timothy) Brown. Proud grandfather of Lauren Fraser, Megan Fraser, Kallista Brown and Matthew Brown. Dearest step father of Pat...
Robert "Bob" Wentzell
July 9, 2020
Click on tribute wall above to view Robert's memorial video. Robert “Bob” Wentzell, age 80 of Detroit, MI. Loving husband of the late Betty Wentzell. One of a kind father of Wendi (Corey) Wentzell-Cuc and Kimberly (Ernie) Heidel. Dearest brother in law of George (Pat) Porter. Proud cat dad of Caboodle. Bob proudly served in the United States Army...
Mrs. Michiyo Cook
July 9, 2020
Cook, Mrs. Michiyo, age 88, July 9, 2020, formerly of Allen Park, Michigan. Beloved wife of Kenneth. Loving mother of Clifford (Regina) Cook, Kenny (Jan) Cook and Kathryn (Ken) Torrico. Also survived by her grandchildren and great grandchildren. There will be no services.
John D. Idol
July 8, 2020
John D. Idol. Age 70 of Gibraltar. Passed away July 8, 2020. Beloved husband of Sharon for 47 years. Loving brother of Guy (Barbara) Idol and Chester "Allen" Idol. Survived also by many loving nieces, nephews and extended family. Preceded in death by his parents Chester and Meda Idol and a brother Charles Idol. Services will take place at...
Donald Lester Hoffman
July 8, 2020
Born in Maybee, Donald was the son of Daniel and Leola (Bressler) Hoffman. He married the love of his life, Janice Straub, on Febraury 3, 1962 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Maybee. Donald worked as a plasterer for over 68 years, founded Hoffman Plastering, retiring in 2001. His sons Doug and Rick continue to run the business today....