OBITUARIES

June 22, 2016

Born in Britton, Michigan, Helen was the daughter of Carl and Effie (Willis) Henning. A 1937 graduate of Britton High School, she married the love of her life, William Heiden, on December 6, 1938 in Angola, Indiana. Sadly he preceded her in death December 21, 2008. A dedicated homemaker, Helen also had worked at Powell Hardware in Dundee and...

June 22, 2016

Francis W. Schantz "Fran". age 88 of Southgate, MI. Dearest husband of Kate. Loving dad of David (Sharon), Dennis (Pauline), Mary (Richard), Bernice (Doug), Isaac (Norma), Robert (Renae), Barbara (Daniel), Christine, Gerilyn (Don) and his predeceased son Anthony. Caring grandpa of Michael, Joseph, Nicholas, Ashley, Elizabeth, Christopher, Nathan, John, Kathlyn, Mercedes, James, William, Jacob, Matthew, Alexis, Aaron, Sara, Adam,...

June 21, 2016

At age 96, Homer Perry had what he said was the "best day of my life" when he visited the offices of William Clay Ford Jr. and Edsel Ford II at Ford Motor Company World Headquarters, on the warm, summer morning of June 9, 2016. In 1966, Homer Perry was the Program Manager for Ford Motor Company's winning team...

June 20, 2016

Davis, Cathy nee: Gegich. Age 61. June 20, 2016 of River Rouge. Beloved wife of the late Richard. Cherished daughter of Elizabeth and the late Branko Gegich. Loving sister of Mark (Debbie) Gegich and Branko (Diane) Gegich. Loving aunt of Julie, Katherine, Matthew and Marissa. Memorial gathering Thursday, June 23, 2016 from 5 - 7 pm at Portofino Restaurant,...

June 19, 2016

Black, Mary Louise "Weggie". Age 86. June 19, 2016 of Riverview. Beloved wife of the late James L. Loving mother of Tim (Barbara) and Greg (Sharon). Proud grandmother of Aaron J., Lisa M. (David) Curtis, Daniel (Genette), the late Jordan J. and Stephanie. Great grandmother of Gaaron, Greyson and Ellie. Sister-In-Law of Clarence Nieman. Preceded in death by her...

June 19, 2016

Hasselbach, Paul J. Age 66, of Gibraltar. June 19, 2016. Beloved husband of Maxine for 29 years. Loving father of Paul G. Hasselbach. Proud grandfather of Erica, Robin and Ricky. Great grandfather of Nevah and Dominic. Dear brother of Paula Killian, Madonna Garber, Roger (Jane) Hasselbach and Gary Hasselbach. Loving son of Beverly Hasselbach. Preceded in death by father...

June 19, 2016

Beloved wife of the late Joseph F. Guyon, M.D. Loving mother of David, Richard (Sally), Mark, Paul, Ann Marie (Don) Russell and the late Gregory C. Guyon, M.D. Also survived by her daughter-in-law Nancy; her grandchildren Sarabeth, Benjamin, Amelia, Alexander, Christopher, Patrick, Rebekka, Daniel, Katherine, Jacob, Joseph, Elijah, Megan and Donny; her great grandchildren Julia and James; her sister...

June 19, 2016

Boggs, Ronald F. June 19, Age 83, of Trenton. Beloved Husband of Sharon. Dear Dad of Beverly Miller, Gina WIlson, Ron Boggs, Ann (Kevin) Begeman, Kathy Robertson, Tim (Jamie) Boggs and the late Tony (Janice) Pusino. Also survived by 17 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. Visitation Tue 2-9pm at the Trenton Chapel of the Martenson Family of Funeral Homes,...

June 18, 2016

June 17, 2016

Bartolotta, Dominic, age 71, June 17, 2016 of Riverview. Beloved husband of the late Mary Ann. Loving father of Anthony (Liz), Thomas (Clarinda) and Lisa (Jack) Ottens. Also survived by 11 grandchildren and his sister Phyllis (Bob) Newcomb. Visitation, Monday 2-9 PM, with scripture service, 7:00 PM at the Trenton Chapel of The Martenson Family of Funeral Home, 3200...

June 17, 2016

Shutt, Elizabeth C., age 88, June 17, 2016 of Allen Park, Michigan. Beloved wife of the late William. Loving mother of Pamela Olson, Patricia (the late Patrick) Keeley and Mary Harris. Also survived by her grandchildren Lisa Polczynski, Benjamin Harris, Jeremy Harris and Michael Harris; her great grandsons Jacob and Andrew; her sister Carol Wilson.

June 17, 2016

Gay, Dorothy L. June 17, Age 87, of Wodhaven, formerly of Trenton. Beloved wife of the late Jerry. Dear mother of Joe Dixon, Beth Akeson, Tom Gay and Jayne Kulanek. Also survived by 11 grand children and 2 great grand children. At the family's request there will be no services. arrangements by the Trenton Chapel of the Martenson Family...

June 17, 2016

Beri, Judy. Age 72, of Allen Park. June 17, 2016. Beloved wife of Jim Beri Sr. for 53 years. Loving mother of Patty (Bob) Beri French, Jim Beri Jr., Mike (Jennifer) Beri and Danny (Sarah) Beri. Devoted grandma of Christopher, Andrew, Alyssa, Jack, Emma, Luke and Lilah. Dearest sister of Patti (Bill) Hand. Survived also by many nieces, nephews...

June 16, 2016

Leona Foster, 87, of Monroe, passed away at 11:35pm Thursday at Fountainview of Monroe. Leona was born May 15, 1929 in Monroe, MI, the daughter of Clifford and Pearl (Nadeau) Frey. She married James Foster on November 3, 1951 at St. Charles Catholic Church, Newport. Together they had two children; Garry and Stella. Leona was a homemaker. A lifelong...

June 16, 2016

Saleski, James H., age 83 of Trenton and Wyandotte, passed away June 16th, 2016. Loving husband of Dolores. Dear father of Mark (Carolyn), Diane (Bob) Kirkendall, and Sharon (Rob DePierre). Proud grandfather of Callie (Rich) LeBlanc, Scott Saleski, Brian (Erin) Kirkendall, Tim Kirkendall, and Jake DePierre. Great grandfather of Lillian LeBlanc and Howie Kirkendall. Also survived by his brother...

June 15, 2016

Al Webb;age 59, June 15, 2016 of Lincoln Park. Loving dad of Jayme (Josh) Jolly, Jenna (Brenden) Heady, Kelsey (Aaron) Witkowski and Natalie Webb. Dearest grandpa of Devynn Jolly and Samantha Heady. Beloved son of Dortha Webb and the late Robert Webb. Dear brother of Marie (Willie) Williams, Laura (the late David) Delp, Fern (Dean) Hudson and Rebecca (Charles)...

June 15, 2016

Olesko, Chester, age 91 of Southgate, passed away June 15th, 2016. Beloved husband to the late Dora Jean for 41 years. Loving father to Steven(Maureen) Olesko and Greg(Diana) Olesko. Caring grandfather to Noah, Elizabeth, Alex, Jessica, and the late Melissa. Also survived by many other family and friends. Visitation will be Thursday, June 16th from 3-9pm at the Allen...

June 15, 2016

Battistella, Karen Marie, age 67 of Allen Park and Ecorse, passed away June 15, 2016. Dear companion of Terry Pinson. Loving mother of Mark Gilbert. Daughter of Giovannina (Joann) and the late Aldo Battistella. Also survived by sister Denise Battistella (Steven) Kraus. She was preceded in death by her sister Kathleen Battistella.

June 13, 2016

Parvin, Daniel R. Age 63, of Trenton. June 13, 2016. Beloved husband of Michele. Loving father of Esther (Justin) Aikey, Jason (Jen) Parvin, Matthew Parvin and Andrew Parvin. Proud Papa of Kaitlyn, Ryan, Gavin, Owen and Avery. Dear brother of Glenn (Linda) Parvin, Connie (Lyle) Masserant, Roger Parvin and Terry (Arline) Parvin. Survived also by many nieces and nephews....

June 12, 2016

Dahlquist, Henry P. "Barney", June 12, Age 95, of Trenton. Beloved Husband of the late Anne. Dear Father of Henry (Kathy), Bill (Kathy), John (Leslie) and Christine (Tony) Buchner. Also survived by 11 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. Visitation Friday 4-8pm at the Trenton Chapel of the Martenson Family of Funeral Homes, 3200 West Rd. Funeral Services Saturday 10:30...