OBITUARIES
Local Obituaries
Josephine Torosian Kalustian
May 16, 2018
JOSEPHINE TOROSIAN KALUSTIAN Josephine passed away peacefully Wednesday, May 16, 2018 with her family by her side at the age of 81 years old. Josie, the daughter of Hagop & Shooshanig Torosian, was born on May 16, 1937. Josie was proud of her Armenian heritage and was devoted to St. Sarkis Armenian Apostolic Church. She had a kind, selfless...
Mr. Michael Levko
May 16, 2018
Michael Levko; age 90, May 16, 2018 of Lincoln Park. Beloved husband of the late Mary, the love of his life. Loving father of Patricia (Tim) McKeown, Mike (Darlene), Dennis (Renee) and Paul (Annette). Dearest grandfather of Jason, Danielle, Michael, Matthew, Adam, Brett, Lauren, Alyssa and great-grandfather of Aidan, Emerson, Hudson, Beckett, Briggs, Grayson and Christian. Dear brother of...
Patricia J. Vasher
May 16, 2018
Patrica was born on April 5, 1942 in Detroit, Michigan and died at her home in Lincoln Park on May 16, 2018 at the age of 76. Beloved wife of 58 years to Val. Loving mom of Lori (Greg) Ferrington and Mike (Merlene) Vasher. Cherished grandma of Michael, Jr., Kristine, Gregory, Jr., and Melissa and great grandma of Carley....
Djuro Rakas
May 15, 2018
Rakas, Djuro. Age 81, of Grosse Ile. May 15, 2018. Beloved husband of the late Jeannell. Loving brother of Svetozar Rakas and Ljubica Djekic. Dear uncle of Mara Sasic, Ivanka Rajsic, Draga Rakas, Radojaka Rakas, Dragan Ginda, Jelica 'Cica' Palinkas, Branko Gegic, Vladimir Djekic, Olivera Djekic, Ksenia Scekic and Djuro (Jacquelyn) Rakas. Survived also by cousin Lorri Smith (Michael...
Mr. George F. Woods, Jr.
May 15, 2018
George F. Woods, Jr., age 86 of the Allen Terrace community in Northville, formerly of Allen Park, passed away May 15th, 2018. Loving husband of the late Rita Neer. Dear father of Teresa (Scott) Brighton, Colleen (Frank) Mohacsi, Mary (Mike) Miller, George III (Phillip), and Rick (Mary). Proud grandfather of 10 and great grandfather of 7. In lieu of...
Alexis Marjorie Buhay
May 15, 2018
Alexis Marjorie Buhay, 3 ½ months, passed away in the arms of her parents on Tuesday, May 15, 2018. She was born January 22, 2018 in Ann Arbor. Alexis touched the lives of so many in her short time here. She was a strong willed little girl with an extraordinary fighting spirit. She proved day after day that she...
Carole J. Campbell
May 15, 2018
Carole J. Campbell; age 78. Of Brownstown, formerly of Southgate. Went home to be with the Lord May 15, 2018. Beloved wife of Victor Campbell for 58 years. Loving mother of Cynthia Schlacht, Victor Jr. (Cheryl) Campbell, Cheryl (the late John) Bradley, and the late Christopher Campbell. Proud grandma of Renee, Rachel, Shawna, Chad, Aimee (Adam), and Ian. Great-grandma...
Paul Jr. Teets
May 14, 2018
Paul L. Teets Jr. was born on May 16, 1933 and passed away on Monday May 14, 2018. Loving father of Michael Teets, Debra Adams, Anne Marie (George) Daniels, David Teets, Chuck Teets, Barbara (Dan) Cerroni and Jennifer (Rob) Phillips. Dear brother of Jimmy Teets and Nancy Provan. Also survived by seventeen grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren. Preceded by:...
James P. Clark, Jr.
May 14, 2018
Born in Ypsilanti, James was the son of James and Margaret (Gohl) Clark. A 1967 graduate of Monroe High School, he married the love of his life, Suzanne Meyers on January 9, 1969 in Ashville, North Carolina. Sadly she preceded him in death January 14, 2015. James retired from Chrysler after over 40 years of service. James is survived...
Betty Jean Guerrero
May 13, 2018
Guerrero, Betty Jean. Age 79, of Detroit. May 13, 2018. Beloved wife of Lou for 60 years. Loving mother of Sherry (Michael) Karoub, Anthony Guerrero, Keith Guerrero and Lynn (John) Harper. Proud grandmother of 12. Great grandmother of 9. Dear sister of Barbara McMullen and Gerald Jascoe. Survived also by many loving nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by...
Jennifer Mullins
May 13, 2018
Jennifer E. Mullins, age 42 of Wyandotte, passed away May 13th, 2018. Loving mother of Kali, Jasmine,Tristan and Malachi. Proud grandmother of Braydon Jones, and Zyliah. Also survived by her mother Sally Hamer, siblings Jason Mullins, Nicole Mullins Larkin, Kevin Hamer, Kerry Hamer Fraley, Peter Fraley, and other loving family members and friends. Jennifer was preceded in death by...
Elvis D. King
May 12, 2018
Elvis was born on May 7, 1979 in Trenton, Michigan and died on May 12, 2018 at the age of 39; he was of Wyandotte. Beloved fiancé of Kelly. Cherished dad of Brent, Justin, Devin and Casey. Dearest brother of Lonnie, Donnie, Edward and Geraldine. Also survived by many other loving family and friends. Preceded in death by his...
Irene Tustanoski
May 12, 2018
Irene Tustanoski; age 90. Passed away May 12, 2018. Loving wife of the late Charlie for over 20 years. Dear sister in law of Helen Fischer. Beloved sister, aunt, great-aunt, great-great-aunt, and friend. Irene was a special woman; she was quirky and stubborn. She could always make you laugh. While she will be deeply missed, Irene was ready to...
Dennis M. Berkholz
May 11, 2018
Dennis M. Berkholz; age 65, May 11, 2018 of Southgate. Loving father of Melissa (Morad) Rayyan, Kurt (Dana) and Erica (Brian) Davis. Dearest papa of Rakan Rayyan. Dear brother of Donald (Mary), Daniel (Yvonne) and Doreen (Edward) Sudlow. Also survived by nieces, nephews, other loving family members and friends. Donations in memory of Dennis may be made to the...
Carolann T. Brown
May 11, 2018
Carolann T. Brown. Age 61, of Carleton. Beloved wife of Jim for 28 years. Loving mother of Jennifer Parker and Dustin Brown. Dear sister of Dolores (Fred) Kendall, Pat (Dewey) Meloche, Kit (Jim) Melzer, Barb (Dave) Mough, Darleen (Al) Sexton, and Margie (Keith) Sinclair. Survived also by many loving nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by her parents Rory...
Robert A. Bies
May 10, 2018
Bies, Robert A.; age 73, May 10, 2018 of Taylor. Born on December 17, 1944. He was a graduate of Taylor Center High School. Beloved husband of Dianne. Loving dad of Robert, Jr., Sherry (Anthony) Randazzo, Rodney (Belinda), Allison Stauder, Daniel Stauder and the late Belinda Dezomits. Dearest papa of 15 grandchildren and papa of 6 great grandchildren. Dear...
Leona "Nonie" Rempert
May 9, 2018
Leona was born on September 25, 1919 in Pontiac, Michigan and died at her home on May 9, 2018 at the age 98; she was of Woodhaven and formerly of Rhinelander, Wisconsin. Beloved wife of the late Joseph. Loving mom of Michael (Nancy), Nina (Thomas) Hoha, Steven (Maryann), Debra (Ronald) Rankin, Veronica (Alex) Veliz and the late Thomas and...
Ronald R. Tincher
May 7, 2018
Ronald R. Tincher; age 79, May 7, 2018 of Trenton. Beloved husband of the late Nancy. Loving father of Todd (Jessica) and Terri (Kurt Strauss). Dearest grandfather of Cory, Alexis and Madison. Dear brother of Gloria, Mary (William) Tincher-Wahl, Darrell (Priscilla) Finch, Michael (Lora) Finch, Randy (Linda) Finch, the late Sandra (James) Tincher-Crean, the late Edward Tincher, Jr., The...
Ruth L. Sharkey
May 7, 2018
Ruth Lee Sharkey, 88 of Trenton; May 7, 2018. Loving wife to John. Beloved mother to Jacquelyn (Rich), Christine (Kevin), Barbara (Bill), John, Paul, Timothy (Charmaine), Thomas (Susan). Beloved grandma to Tracy (Steve), Jamie (Scott), Bill (Therese), Tom, Brian, Jeremy (Beth), and great-grandma to Katelyn, Layla, and Avery. She will be missed dearly.
Geraldine R. Czarnecki
May 7, 2018
Geraldine Czarnecki will always be remembered as a wonderful wife, homemaker, mother, and grandmother by those who had the great fortune of spending time with her. Married to her husband Robert for an incredible 66 years, Geraldine knew that the secret to marriage was teamwork. Geraldine and Robert were best friends who did everything together: they were a team...