OBITUARIES

February 23, 2016

Joseph Oro; age 98, February 23, 2016 formerly of Brownstown Twp., Michigan. Beloved husband of the late Sarah. Loving father of Nicholas (Susan) and Joseph (Mariko). Dearest grandfather of William, Jessica, Lukas and Markas. The family suggests donations in memory of Joseph to the Knights of Columbus of the donor's choice.

February 23, 2016

Woldt, Robin G., age 60, of Dearborn Heights, passed away on 2/23/2016. Robin was the beloved wife of her husband, Bill. Caring mother of April, Holly, and Jill. Dear sister of Paul (Jean). Nurturing grandmother to numerous grandchildren.

February 23, 2016

February 22, 2016

Born in Monroe, Charles was the son of Claude and Martha (St. Bernard) Payne. Charles leaves to cherish his memory his sister Catherine Evoe of Monroe as well as many nieces and nephews. Sadly he was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers: Eugene Payne and Larry Payne; and a sister Virginia Gillet.

February 22, 2016

Fitchpatrick, Richard E., age 77, of Lincoln Park passed away on 2/22/2016. Richard was a retired foreman from Detroit Edison where his crew and buddies always called him Fitz. He spent many years climbing poles and trimming trees. He is survived by his loving children, Shawn (Kimberly), Colleen ( Dwain), and Kathleen. He was exceedingly proud of his two...

February 22, 2016

Dorothy Raspbury, 94, of Riverview, MI died Monday, February 22, 2016. She was born June 26, 1921 in River Rouge, MI to Clifton and Martha (Jaeger) Snyder. On May 26, 1942 she married Orville Raspbury at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in River Rouge. He preceded her in death on September 17, 1995. She was a member of...

February 21, 2016

Cheryl Ann Cranshaw Marchesano, age 64 of Taylor, passed away February 21, 2016. Loving wife of Joe. Beloved mother of Joey (Elaine Weber) Marchesano, Keith (Tina) Marchesano, and Eric (Renee) Marchesano. Cheryl was also a proud grandmother. Memorial Contributions may be made to Beaumont Hospice and/or the Michigan Humane Society.

February 20, 2016

Lucille was born on January 4, 1922 in Marshall County, Kentucky and died at her home in Monroe Twp, Michigan on February 20, 2016 at the age of 94. Beloved wife of the late Dalton. Loving mom of Geri Donelson, Jeanne (the late Thomas) Philpot , Gail Gore and to her "son" Mark Turpin. Proud grandma of Dale (Liz)...

February 19, 2016

David J. Spurr of Trenton was born on June 2, 1973 in Trenton, Michigan and died on February 19, 2016 at Beaumont Hospital-Trenton at the age of 42. Proud dad of Alexandra and Tyler. Loving fiancé of Michele Spreeman. Cherished brother of Rony Chapa, Gil (Lisa) Chapa and Julie Smith. Dearest uncle of Justin, Jake, Ashley, Sierra and Logan....

February 19, 2016

Nancy A. Trombley; age 76, February 19, 2016 of Riverview. Beloved wife of Elmer. Loving mother of James (Cindy), Rob (Jane), Kimberly Medina, Dawn Spuhler and Todd. Dearest grammy of Kristen, Travis, Danielle, Samantha, Tyler, Jimmy, Shawna and great-grammy of Madelyn. Also survived by 2 sisters, 4 brothers, many nieces, nephews, other loving family members and friends. Donations in...

February 19, 2016

Flossie "Bonnie" Murt; age 87, February 19, 2016 of Taylor. Beloved wife of the late Richard Murt, the late George Gibson and life-long friend of Harry Ferris. Loving mom of John (Debbie) Ferris, Sheryll (John) Degroat, William (Debbie) Ferris, Pam (Pat) Talbert, Harry (Beth) Ferris, Larry (Ronna) Ferris, Elizabeth (John) Varley and George Gibson. Dearest grandma of 23 and...

February 19, 2016

Maurice Lee Schultz Jr. (Lee) Born April 26, 1923 as the first of two sons to Maurice Lee Schultz Sr. and Leona Meyers Schultz, he claims to have had every childhood illness known to man before he was five years old. He then completed kindergarten through grade 12 without ever missing a day of school. His yearbook picture said...

February 18, 2016

Merle A. Morton, age 70 of Grosse Ile, passed away February 18, 2016. Loving wife of Don. Dear step mother of Bill (Laura) Southall, Susan (James) Hicks, and Christine (Mark) Galanty. Proud grandmother of 7 and great grandmother of 4. Also survived by her beloved cat "Dudley". In her working years Merle was head of human resources for Channel...

February 18, 2016

Vinikour, Allen D. Age 71, of Trenton. February 18, 2016. Beloved husband of Donna for 30 years. Loving father of Jennifer (Chris) Flaherty, Michael Vinikour and Diane (David) Welch. Proud grandfather of Daniel, Marc and Bronson. Dear brother of Bill (Diana) Vinikour. Dearest uncle of Jennifer Vinikour and Kristyn Vinikour. Adored companion of Clancy. Owner/operator of Vinikour Communications for...

February 17, 2016

Lewis Claudia J. (Gerres), age 73, embraced eternal life with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Wednesday, February 17, 2016. Claudia was kind, loving, optimistic, and endlessly grateful throughout her life. Those of us who had the honor of knowing and loving her have been blessed and will miss her dearly. Claudia never missed calling or sending a...

February 16, 2016

Peggy Hall; age 67, February 16, 2016 of Brownstown. Beloved wife of John. Loving mother of Dawn (John) DeLorenzo and Shawn. Dearest grandma of Jacob, Megan, Katherine and Kristen. Dear sister of Lynn, Danny and Pam. Also survived by many nieces, nephews, other loving family members and friends. Donations in memory of Peggy may be made to the donor's...

February 16, 2016

Todd Mattei; age 47, February 16, 2016 of Allen Park. Beloved son of Sal and Pat. Dear brother of Dino (Michelle) and Christina (Frank) Cieszkowski. Loving uncle of Kelsey, Chris, Aiden, Logan and Brooke. Dearest companion of Mary Kopyrina and her sons; Robert, Michael and Joseph. Also survived by many other loving family members and friends. He will be...

February 15, 2016

Powell, Kathleen. Age 71. Beloved wife of the late Donald C. Powell. Loving mother of Renae (Rob) Mann, Rochelle (Ray) Raden and Don (Marie). Dearest grandmother of Megan, Matt, Kristin and Isaac. Dear daughter of Marguerite Singbiel. Sister of Robert Singbiel (Loraine), Thomas Singbiel and Barbara (Scott) Larsson. Memorial contributions may be made to Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute...

February 15, 2016

Richard Owen Meyer was born on August 7, 1937 in Lafayette, Minnisota and died on February 15, 2016 at his home in Newport at the age of 78. Beloved husband of the late Martha. Dearest brother of Charles (Karen) Meyer, Sue (Bruce) Waslie and Jan Rogers (Ken Proud). Also survived by his nieces, nephews, other loving family and friends....

February 15, 2016

Bloomfield, Mary. Age 86, of Trenton. February 15, 2016. Beloved wife of Kenneth for 66 years. Loving mother of Lisa (Aurelio) Muzaurieta and Craig (the late Dawn Rice-Bloomfield). Proud grandmother of Aurelio, Alejandro and Maria Muzaurieta. Survived also by several brother and sister-in-laws, nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by mother Ruby Lindsey. Memorial contributions may be made to...