OBITUARIES

Local Obituaries

Charles R. Cevora

Charles R. Cevora

January 16, 2020

Click on tribute wall above to view the memorial video in honor of Charles. Charles was born on September 5, 1928 in Detroit, Michigan and died on January 16, 2020 at Forest View Assisted Living in Brownstown at the age of 91; he was of Allen Park. Beloved husband of the late Louise. Loving dad of Janay (Tony) Bongiorno,...

Peter Luevanos

Peter Luevanos

January 15, 2020

Life in 1932 was simple and at the same time complicated. Simple in that children played with what they had but raising eight children meant that people worked extra hard to keep food on the table. It meant that you had the bravery to leave your home; familia and customs, tradition, language, climate, all those things that were so...

Juda Faye Mullins

Juda Faye Mullins

January 14, 2020

Click on the tribute wall above to view Juda's video tribute. Juda Faye Mullins. Age 77 of Taylor. January 14, 2020. Beloved wife of the late Alex Mullins. Loving mother of the late Greg Mullins, the late Ranae Boggs, the late Sherry Garbacz, the late Alexa Mullins and Naliena Vance. Proud grandmother of the late Greg Mullins, Brandon Stanley,...

Cletus A. Denno

Cletus A. Denno

January 14, 2020

Born in New Boston, Cletus was the son of Emory and Josephine (Tutching) Denno. He married the love of his life, Hazel "Susie" Wright. Sadly she preceded him in death September of 2019. Cletus worked as a Truck Driver at both Ritter Pottery and Post Gardens Greenhouse. He enjoyed tinkering with lawnmowers and planting a garden. Cletus leaves to...

Norma Rose Dubois

Norma Rose Dubois

January 13, 2020

Click ob tribute wall above to watch Norma's memorial video. Norma Rose DuBois. Born August 14, 1940 in Hancock, Michigan and passed away January 13, 2020. Loving wife to the late Clark. Beloved mother to Chip (Lorraine), Mike, Marc (Joetta), and Suzette. Dear grandma to 6 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents...

Robert Phillips

Robert Phillips

January 11, 2020

Click on tribute wall above to view Robert's memorial video. Robert was born on March 18, 1930 in Detroit, Michigan and passed away on January 11, 2020 in Virginia at the age of 89; he was of Lincoln Park. Beloved husband of the late Ethel. Loving dad of Robert (Edee), Ronald (Nancy), Sandra (Wayne) Parent, Roger (Faith), Debra Humphreys...

Cynthia Ann Trudelle

Cynthia Ann Trudelle

January 11, 2020

Trudelle, Cynthia Ann, age 71, January 11, 2020. Beloved wife of the late Larry. Loving mother of Jennifer (Richard) Gepes and Amber (Michael) Kundrat. Also survived by her grandchildren Zachary, Kianna, Kaden, Kenna and Leah; her sister Deborah (Jim) Marquardt. In lieu of flowers, contributions in memory of Cynthia's life may be made to Gift Of Life Michigan-Foundation

Joan  M.  Grab

Joan M. Grab

January 11, 2020

Joan Marie Grab. Age 84 of Allen Park. January 11, 2020. Beloved wife of the late Edward Grab. Loving mother of Mark (Patti) Grab, Gary (Marian) Grab and Michelle (Bill) Berwick. Proud grandmother of 8. Great grandmother of 6 1/2. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society or the American Heart Association....

Bernie Locklear

Bernie Locklear

January 11, 2020

Bernie Locklear; age 81; passed away January 11, 2020. Survived by his children Sheryl (Kevin) Lowe and Scott (Mary) Locklear; his grandchildren Darryl Jr., Nicole, Steven, Matthew, Michael, and Marshall; his siblings Patricia, Paul, and brother Ozzy. Preceded in death by his children Darryl Locklear and Lenora Tompson; his mother Annie Locklear; and his siblings Gladys, Katherine, and Justin....

Faye D. Mink

Faye D. Mink

January 10, 2020

Mink, Faye D., age 85, January 20, 2020 of Romulus, Michigan. Beloved wife of the late James William Mink. Loving mother of James (Kathy), Patti (Ed) Todd, Jack (Deena), John and the late Eddie. Also survived by her grandchildren, great grandchildren and 1 great great grandchild.

Aaron Joseph Boyless

Aaron Joseph Boyless

January 10, 2020

Click on the tribute wall above to view Aaron's video tribute. Aaron J Boyless passed away at Motts Children Hospital at U of M on January 10, 2020 after a year plus of battling cancer. Aaron fought and kept fighting even when he was told there wasn’t any treatment to rid the horrific cancer. Age 48, from Taylor MI...

Thomas J. Kumer

Thomas J. Kumer

January 9, 2020

Tom Kumer, age 73 of Newport, formerly of Detroit, passed away peacefully January 9, 2020. Loving companion of Susan. Dear father of Vida Kumer and Kimberly Kumer. Proud grandfather of Jaylen Kumer. Tom is also survived by his sister Patricia Nichols. Along with spending time with his family, Tom enjoyed visiting the local casinos with Susan. He will be...

Loretta H. Helstowski

Loretta H. Helstowski

January 9, 2020

Loretta was born on September 13, 1931 in Sterling, Michigan and died on January 9, 2020 at the age of 88; she was of Trenton. Beloved wife of Chester. Loving mom of James of Southfield, Michigan, David (Debra) of Jacksonville, Florida, Gerald (Linda) of Riverview, Michigan and Daniel of Trenton, Michigan. Proud grandma of David, Jeff, Thomas, Jay, Rachel,...

Mary Keene

Mary Keene

January 9, 2020

Mary Keene. Age 85 of Ferndale. January 9, 2020. Beloved wife of the late Berkley Keene. Loving mother of Shelia (the late Rodney) Havard and Rick (Maureen) Adkins and Michael (Karen) Keene. Proud Gran of Lisah (Daryl) Crall, Rodney (Miranda) Havard, Kristopher (Amber) Havard, Erin (Brian) Kerber, Brian (Toni) Mitchell and Kate (Paul) Hewitt. Great Gran of 14. Dear...

Timothy J. Vellmure

Timothy J. Vellmure

January 9, 2020

Vellmure, Timothy J. Age 81. January 9, 2020 of Grosse Ile. Beloved brother of Fred, Jr. and Elizabeth (Michael) Garey. Loving uncle of 9 nieces and nephews. Also survived by other loving family and friends. Visitation is on Tuesday from 3 – 7 pm at The Trenton Chapel of The Martenson Family of Funeral Homes, 3200 West Rd., Trenton....

Arville Anderson

Arville Anderson

January 9, 2020

Arville Anderson. Age 90 of Taylor. January 9, 2020. Beloved husband of June for 55 years. Loving father of Larry Anderson and Aloria (Kevin) Holtzlander. Proud grandpa of Crystal (Mitch), Larry Jr., George (Renee) and Derek. Great grandpa of Archer. Dear uncle of Debbie Hall and Truman Jr. Preceded in death by parents Cooney and Princie Anderson and siblings...

Leo Jerry Lavoie

Leo Jerry Lavoie

January 9, 2020

Leo Jerry LaVoie, age 77 of Trenton, Michigan. January 9, 2020. Preceded in death by his parents Leo and Orpha and his sister Nancy. Jerry survived by his wife of 58 years, Virginia; His children Lori (Steve) Frey, Edward LaVoie and David LaVoie; his grandkids Kathryn Frey, Jaclyn (Brett) Walker, Rebecca Frey, Hannah LaVoie, Abigail LaVoie, Sarah LaVoie, Rachael...

Ubaldo Rocco Lucchese

Ubaldo Rocco Lucchese

January 9, 2020

Click on the tribute wall above to view Ubaldo's video tribute. Lucchese, Ubaldo Rocco, age 89 of Trenton. Loving husband of Teresa for 47 years. Loving father of Denise Iaconelli, Viviane (Achille) DiPoce, Marysa Purton, and the late John Lucchese. Beloved nonno of Gianni (Kaitlyn) DiPoce and Davide DiPoce. Dearest brother of Ida Rocca, Neda Ballarin, Maria D’Andrea, and...

Gerald Post

Gerald Post

January 9, 2020

Click on the tribute wall above to view Gerald's video tribute. Post, Gerald; age 84; of Allen Park; passed away January 9, 2020. Loving husband of the late Lillian for 62 years. Beloved father of David (Lori), Ken (Judy), and Robert (Susan). Cherished grandfather to Anna, Brenden, Tyler, Adam, Jonathan (Jamie), Alexis (Bill), Alison (Joshua), and Shelby (Jerome). Dearest...

Leonard R. Venier, Sr.

Leonard R. Venier, Sr.

January 9, 2020

Venier Sr., Leonard R., age 92 of South Rockwood, passed away peacefully January 9, 2020. Born in Wyandotte, MI August 18, 1927 to the late Russell and Grace (Van Wasshenova) Venier. He married the late Donna Lizyness August 31, 1946. Together they had 4 children Donna J. (Bob) VanDeCar, Linda (Jim) Laurain, Joyce (Craig) Ritchie, Leonard Jr. (Marie). Proud...