OBITUARIES

Local Obituaries

Corey Edward Titus

Corey Edward Titus

July 3, 2018

Corey Edward Titus, age 26 of Trenton, formerly of Weirton, WV, passed away July 3, 2018. Loving son of Edward Titus and Pamela Head. Dear brother of Carly (Charles) Tye, the late Jesse Titus, Shawn (Mylee) Head, and Autumn (Tim) Firich. Corey is also survived by 7 nieces, 3 nephews, many aunts and uncles, cousins, as well as his...

Pamela J. Lingar

Pamela J. Lingar

July 3, 2018

Born in Monroe, Pamela was the daughter of Clyde and Betty (Wolfe) Grodi. A 1964 graduate of Jefferson High School, she married the love of her life, Donald Lingar, on October 24, 1965 at Grace Lutheran Church in Monroe. A dedicated homemaker, Pamela also had worked for Jefferson Schools as a Playground Aide and then as a Cook in...

Richard Hadad

Richard Hadad

July 2, 2018

Richard Hadad; age 19, July 2, 2018 of Grosse Ile. Beloved son of David Hadad and Michele Shelton. Loving brother of Emily and Wyatt. Dearest grandson of Shirley Hadad (the late Dr. Richard Hadad) & Bill and Darlene Walters. Dear nephew of Ruth, Sammi and Mitchell. Also survived by his cousin Josh and friends. Click on the multimedia tab...

Prentice G. Williams,  Jr.

Prentice G. Williams, Jr.

July 2, 2018

Born in Monroe, Prentice was the son of Prentice and Lena (Alvis) Williams. A 1954 graduate of Trenton High School, he married the love of his life, Shirley Aben, on November 5, 1955. Prentice worked for Michigan Bell for over 41 years, retiring in 1996. He then worked for Manheim Auto Auction for over 17 years. Prentice was member...

Dorothy C. Craig

Dorothy C. Craig

July 1, 2018

Dorothy C. Craig; age 70, July 1, 2018 formerly of Lincoln Park. Loving mom of Sunday (Ed) Creech, Roy (Mary), Tammie Bach and the late Pammie Craig. Dearest mema of Amanda (Erik) Trudeau, Keith, Kristy Shearer, Nichole Harris, James Harris, Delphia and great-mema of Makenzie and Charlotte. Dear sister of Henrietta (Fred) Downs, Bill Picker, Darlene Speare, the late...

Carol (Burns) Miller

Carol (Burns) Miller

July 1, 2018

Carol (Burns) Miller. Age 75, of Trenton. Born November 1942 and passed away July 1, 2018. Loving mother of Lisa Gunter, Steven Grzywa and David (Kate) Grzywa. Proud grandmother of Steven, Sarah, Brittany, Steven Jr., Cory and Chelsea. Great grandmother of Alexis, Steven and Veronika. Dear sister of Marilyn (Gary) Jones, Joseph Miller, John Miller, James (Susan) Miller, Richard...

Artemio 'Art' Dimarco

Artemio 'Art' Dimarco

June 30, 2018

Artemio "Art" Di Marco, 93, of Dearborn, MI formerly of Allen Park, MI died on June 30, 2018. He was born in Italy to the late Giambatista and Domenica (Marini) DiMarco. He worked as a backhoe operator in the construction industry and was a member of the operating engineers local 324. He was the beloved husband of the late...

Frank Ricardo Garcia

Frank Ricardo Garcia

June 29, 2018

Frank "Ricky" Garcia Jr., age 35, was born March 14, 1983. He was a Lincoln Park High School Graduate and went on to receive his Associates Degree in Nursing. Ricky was dedicated and cared a great deal for others, enjoying supporting his family employed as a Nurse at Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital. Being the "Life of the Party," came...

Diolanda Hernandez-Pearson

Diolanda Hernandez-Pearson

June 27, 2018

Diolanda "Dee Dee" Hernandez-Pearson; age 60, June 27, 2018 of Allen Park. Beloved wife of Chris. Loving mom of Christopher, Elisha, Bobby and Christy. Dearest daughter of Daniel and Esther Hernandez. Dear sister of Sylvia (Raul) Lopez, Norma White and the late Cynthia Hall. Also survived by nieces, nephews, other loving family members and friends. Donations in memory of...

Sandra Lee Braley

Sandra Lee Braley

June 27, 2018

Born in Monroe, Sandra was the daughter of Stephen and Dorothy (Anteau) Peinkerton. Sandra is survived by her children: Steve (Lisa) Cilley of Monroe, Rebecca Cilley Monroe, Regina Griffith of Dundee and Joyce Braley of Monroe; as well as 14 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren and a sister Betty Caley of Dearborn Heights. Sadly she was preceded in death...

Mary Jo Terry

Mary Jo Terry

June 26, 2018

Mary Jo was born on May 14, 1935 in Detroit, Michigan and died on June 26, 2018 in Allen Park at the age of 83; she was of Taylor. Beloved wife of the late Kenneth. Loving mom of Kathleen (Randy) Jordan, Karen (Dan) Claypool and Kevin (Shelley) Terry. Proud grandma of Ryan (Kristina), Matthew, Eric (Emily), Joshua (Tracy), Ashley...

Vernagene J. Schafer

Vernagene J. Schafer

June 26, 2018

Schafer, Vernagene J. Age 90; of Southgate. Passed away surrounded by family June 26, 2018. Beloved wife of 60 years to the late Clarence "Ken". Loving mother of Robert and Lori (Tony) McAdam. Proud Grandma of Melissa. Dearest sister of the late Una (the late Emory) Mulholland, the late Clyde (Clema) Kruger, Irene (the late LeRoy) Jedele, the late...

Joyce Dinkins

Joyce Dinkins

June 26, 2018

Joyce Dinkins; age 82, June 26, 2018 of Gibraltar. Beloved wife of Dwight. Loving mother of Douglas (Julie) and Dana (Ronald). Dearest nana of Stephne, Nikki, Justin and great-nana of Jaden. All Services Are Private: The Trenton Chapel of The Martenson Family of Funeral Homes 3200 West Rd., Trenton, MI 48183

Sharen Susan Pagac

Sharen Susan Pagac

June 25, 2018

Sharen Pagac, 75, of Allen Park, Michigan, passed away suddenly on June 25, 2018. Sharen was married to George and would have celebrated 44 years of marriage on July 20th. She was survived by her husband George; children Chuck (Brittany) and Dave (Andrea), grandchildren Julia, Amanda and Erica; as well as many cousins and close friends. There will be...

Walter K. Geist

Walter K. Geist

June 25, 2018

Geist, Walter Karl Age 95. Loving husband of Phyllis for 68 years. Dear Father of Raymond, Robert (Anne), and Richard (Sarah) Geist. Proud grandfather of Katherine (Matthew) Oliver and Caroline Geist. Great grandfather of Grafton, Laken, Otto, and Camille Oliver. Walter was a WW II veteran. He served as a guidance counselor at Grosse Ile High School for many...

Christine L. Guerrero

Christine L. Guerrero

June 24, 2018

Guerrero, Christine L., age 62, June 24, 2018 of Grosse ILe, MIchigan. Beloved wife of Raul Guerrero, II. Also survived by her son Raul Antonio ; her ste-daughter Elizabeth (Scott) Cunningham; her siblings Charles Boyer, Craig Boyer and Cherie Boyer. Contributions in memory of Christine's life may be made to the charity of your choice.

Mary Jane Conflitti

Mary Jane Conflitti

June 24, 2018

Conflitti, Mary Jane, age 83, June 24, 2018 of Trenton. Beloved wife of the late Dominic. Loving mother of Mario (Debra) Conflitti and Randy (Marie) Conflitti. Also survived by her grandsons Jacob, Hayden, Evan, Blake and Cory. Visitation, Thursday 1:30-8 PM and funeral service, Friday 10 AM at the Trenton Chapel of The Martenson Family of Funeral Homes, 3200...

Denise Fischer

Denise Fischer

June 24, 2018

Denise Fischer; age 65; of Taylor. June 24, 2018. Beloved wife of Michael Fischer for 35 years. Loving mom of Kelly Fischer and dog mom of Loki. Dear best friend of Violet.

James A Rhinehart

James A Rhinehart

June 23, 2018

Born in Tennessee, James was the son of Alton and Mildred (Harris) Rhinehart. After graduating from High School, James started employment in the Building Trades, working as a carpenter for over 30 years, retiring in 2005. He enjoyed working on cars, playing billiards and riding his motorcycle and had been a member of the Zulus Motorcycle Club of Detroit....