OBITUARIES
Our Obituaries
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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....
Kenneth Z. Barbb
June 23, 2018
Barbb, Kenneth Z. Age 74. June 23, 2018 of Huron Twp. Beloved husband of 43 years to Mary Jo. Loving father of Frankie. Dearest brother of Chris (Andrea), the late Sandra and the late Beverly. Also survived by numerous nieces, nephews, other loving family and friends. Preceded in death by his parents Zack Barbb and Helen Horvath. Memorial contributions...
Brian Nichols
June 23, 2018
Nichols, Brian. Age 55, of Flat Rock. June 23, 2018. Beloved son of William and Rose Nichols. Loving brother of Phil (Shelly) Nichols, Lisa (Marvin) Meyers and Tracie Nichols. Proud uncle of Brandon Meyers. Loving companion to Vaquero. Memorial contributions may be made to Michigan Humane Society
Ronald Lee Richardson
June 21, 2018
Ronnie Richardson; age 65, June 21, 2018 of Southgate. Loving son of Nancy. Dear father of Reid Richardson and Erin Richardson; also leaving behind his grandson to cherish his memory. Dearest brother of Alan and Pam. Also survived by many loving friends. Donations in memory of Ronnie may be made directly to the family.
Sheelaine Paul
June 21, 2018
Sheelaine Paul passed away June 21, 2018 at the age of 57. Beloved wife of the late Robert "Bob" Paul for nearly 27 years. Loving mother of Jessica (Richard) Davis and Nicholas (Courtney) Paul. Proud nana of Audree and Callie. Sheelaine will remembered as a loving and selfless woman who enjoyed giving gifts; especially those she made herself. She...
Rodney Lee Shekell
June 21, 2018
Rodney was born on January 19, 1932 and passed away on Thursday, June 21, 2018. Rodney was a resident of Allen Park, Michigan.