OBITUARIES
Our Obituaries
Rev. Rick L. Locklear
March 28, 2017
Locklear, Rev. Rick L. Age 57. March 28, 2017 of Trenton. Beloved Husband of 36 years to Donna. Loving Father of Jessica (Dan) Corne, Jonathan (Stephanie) and Hannah Locklear. Big Poppy to Brooks, Vivian, Rickey and Beckett. Cherished Son of Rev. Loyd and Lois Marie. Dearest Brother of Rev. Michael, Bruce, the late Lona, and Towonica. Also survived by...
Joseph M. Alexander
March 28, 2017
Alexander, Joseph M., age 88 of Allen Park. Dearest brother of the late Barbara Maxfield. Beloved uncle of Craig Lloyd. Great uncle of Jennifer (George) Hubbard and great great uncle of Cameron, Sydney, Jordan, Laurel Ann, and Reagan. Visitation will be held in honor of Joseph on Friday March 31, 2017 from 10:00am until 12:00pm with a service to...
Edween P. Coolsaet
March 28, 2017
Coolsaet, Edween P., age 88, March 28, 2017 of Grosse Ile, Michigan. Beloved wife of the late Allan. Loving mother of Karen (Bill) Hollenbeck, Jeff (Mary) Coolsaet, Janice (John) Poutier, Robert (Susan) Coolsaet, Paula (Rick) Paul, Christopher (Kathleen) Coolsaet, Margaret Coolsaet, Remi (Barb) Coolsaet and Amanda Coolsaet. Also survived by 28 grandchildren and her great grandchildren.
Roger W. Mccomb
March 27, 2017
McComb, Roger W., age 88, of Riverview. Beloved husband of the late Helen. Loving father of Mary K. McComb, Linda (the late Art) Kline, Harvey (Lisa) McComb, Lawrence (Judith) Lynch, Ella McMullen, and James (Helena) Lynch. Dearest grandpa of 16 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his wife, parents, and late brother Robert McComb....
James Patrick Foley
March 27, 2017
James was born on April 14, 1926 in Detroit, Michigan and died on March 27, 2017 at Rivergate Terrace in Riverview at the age of 90; he was of Woodhaven. Beloved husband of 65 years to Dorothy. Loving dad of Christine Foley and Gary (Sherry) Foley. Dearest grandpa of Arielle and Gary, Jr. Preceded in death by his parents,...
Katherine Sue Favor
March 27, 2017
Favor, Katherine S. nee: Tennier. Age 60, of Flat Rock. March 27, 2017. Beloved wife of Mark for 5 years. Loving mother of Jennifer Frazier and Robert Frazier. Sister-in-law of Randal Kaiser. Survived also by nephews Scott Kaiser and Daniel (Melissa) Kaiser. Preceded in death by parents George and Virginia Tennier and sister Linda Kaiser. Memorial contributions may be...
Catherine Bono
March 26, 2017
Bono, Catherine, age 87, March 26, 2017 of Allen Park, Michigan. Beloved wife of the late Sam. Loving mother of Vincent. Also survived by her granddaughter Jennifer (Gregory Jr.) Gross; her great grandchildren Isabella, Liam and Madison. Contributions in memory of Catherine's life may be made to the charity of your choice. Rosary--Time Is Pending--Please Check Back: Thursday, March...
Mary V. Papke
March 25, 2017
Mary V. Papke; age 93, March 25, 2017 of Trenton. Beloved wife of the late Donald. Loving mother of Donna (Ron), Susan (Tom), Brian (Nancy), Daniel, Margaret (John), Paul (Mary) and the late Anthony. Dearest grandmother of Jeff, Dawn, Michael, Angela, Katie, Kyle, John, Julie, Jason, Mary, Brian and Elisa. Dear great-grandmother of 8 and great-great-grandmother of 1. Also...
Mr. Robert 'Bob' Charles Gerson
March 24, 2017
Robert "Bob" Charles Gerson, age 80 of Monroe, formerly of Cleveland, OH, passed away March 24th, 2017. Born to the late George and Julia Gerson in Rochester, PA on March 30th, 1936. The family soon moved to Cleveland, OH, where Bob would later meet and marry his wife Patricia Pavlik on September 29th, 1956. In 1966 they moved to...
Katharine H. Rice
March 24, 2017
Born in Brooklyn, New York, Katharine was the daughter of Anton and Aline (Buck) Sandrin. Katharine worked for many years for Detroit Edison here in Monroe before her retirement. Katharine leaves to cherish her memory her son Mark Geal of Monroe, as well as a brother William Sandrin of Derwood, Maryland.
Norman Lee Smith
March 24, 2017
Smith, Norman Lee. Age 75, of Detroit. March 24, 2017. Beloved husband of Carol for 51 years. Loving father of Debbie (Dave) VanRiper, Cheryl (Ken) Wydick and the late Michael (Lori) Smith. Proud grandfather of Kathryn, the late Andrew, Thomas, Joseph, Jacob, Emily, Daniel, James, Abigail VanRiper, Rachel, Matthew, Christiana Wydick, Timothy (Mandi), Joshua (Kimberly), Jonathan, Bonnie, Christiana, Miriam,...
Joan Ann Slusher
March 23, 2017
Joan Ann was born on December 9, 1944 in Lincoln Park, Michigan and died on March 23, 2017 at Rivergate Terrace in Riverview at the age of 72; she was of Southgate. Beloved wife of the late Sailor. Loving mom of Tammie Mitchell, Norma Schrader and Tricia Slusher. Proud grandma of the late Brent Mitchell, Ashley Schrader, Kyle Mitchell...
Eugene Stevens
March 23, 2017
Eugene was born on November 29, 1930 in Gering, Nebraska and died on March 23, 2017 at Beaumont Hospital Dearborn at the age of 86; he was of Taylor. Beloved husband of 63 years to Barbara. Loving dad of Mark (Ashley), Dale (Kim), Lori (Julian) Santellan, Lisa Jump, Karen (Gregg) Hitchcock and Susan Martinelli. Proud grandpa of 14 and...
Brenda Joyce Kalaska
March 23, 2017
Brenda Joyce Kalaska; age 76, March 23, 2017 of Trenton. Beloved wife, of 55 years, to David. Loving mother of John (Michelle), Chad, Todd and Stacy (Sean) White. Dearest Mimi of Honor, Brayden & Shadow. Dear sister of John Holladay, Ronald (Mary) Holladay, Dallas (Peg) Holladay and the late Bertha Jean (John) Lauber. I'm lieu of flowers, donations may...
Robert J. Sands
March 23, 2017
Sands, Robert J., age 65, March 23, 2017 of Taylor, MI. Loving fiance of Shirley Porter. Beloved father of Jeff (Jennifer) Sands and Tamara Sands and stepfather of Crystal (Billy) Pruitt. Robert was the grandfather of 8; step-grandfather of 10. He is also survived by 1 step great- granddaughter; his brothers Von (Deb) Sands and Terry (Pam) Sands. Contributions...
Ivan L. Eggemeyer
March 22, 2017
Eggemeyer, Ivan L., age 70, of Allen Park. Born March 23rd, 1946. Son of the late Archie (Dolores) Eggemeyer. Dear brother of Dennis (Pam), Shelley, and the late Gerald Eggemeyer. Beloved uncle of Lora (Brendon) Eggemeyer Kowatch (Children - Leo & Eli) and Aaron Eggemeyer. A Celebration of life will be held at the Allen Park K of C...
Mr. Dusan Richard Popadich
March 22, 2017
Dusan Popadich (b. 1933 - d. 2017) passed away Wednesday at Beaumont Hospital in Trenton of heart failure at the age of 83. Born in Yugoslavia (Serbia) to a hotelier and as the youngest child in a large family, his childhood was interrupted and compromised by German invasions during World War II. After having lost his father and multiple...
Joseph Nader
March 21, 2017
Nader, Joseph; age 94, March 21, 2017 of Dearborn Heights. Beloved husband of the late Shirley. Loving father of 15. Dear brother of Tony (Diane). Also survived by a host of grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren, other loving family members and friends. Donations in memory of Joseph may be made to the donor's charity of choice. Click on the multimedia tab...
Jamey Lee Navarre Ii
March 21, 2017
Jamey Lee Navarre, April 22, 1999-March 21, 2017. Jamey Lee Navarre, age 17 of Monroe, passed away on Tuesday March 21st 2017. He was the son of Jamey Lee Navarre Sr. and Julie Scott Navarre. He was born in Iron Mountain, Michigan. Upon the death of his father, Jamey was adopted on October 19 of 2004 by Gary and...
Nazzarena 'Lina' Marani
March 20, 2017
Marani, Nazzarena "Lina". Age 98 of Southgate, formerly of Oakwood Detroit. March 20, 2017. Beloved wife of the late Marino. Loving mother of Alfonso Marani and Alba (Douglas) Mashke. Proud Nonni of Tonita (Marshall) McLeod, Joann (David) Lavine and Santino (Tammy) Marani. Great grandmother of the late Trinity McLeod, Vincent Lavine, Shantina Marani, Joseph Lavine, Dani Lavine and Emily...