OBITUARIES

Our Obituaries

Emanuele Gaglio

Emanuele Gaglio

February 5, 2016

Gaglio, Emanuele. Age 76, February 5, 2016 of Riverview. Survived by his wife Serafina of 51 years. Loving father of Rosolino (Maria), Gaspare (Angela), and Daniele (Jodi). Beloved Nonno of Sara, Bettina, Julia, Sergio, Lorenzo, and Emanuele. Loving brother to Vito, Pina, Cesare, Procopio, Caterina, and Rosolino. Also survived by other loving family and friends. Preceded in death by...

Carol R. Toth

Carol R. Toth

February 4, 2016

Carol R. Toth; age 77, February 4, 2016 of Trenton. Beloved wife of Louis. Loving mother of Pamela (Lance) Lindell, Louis J., Cynthia and Katherine Kendell. Dearest grandmother of 6.

Michael J. Hornyak

Michael J. Hornyak

February 4, 2016

Hornyak, Michael J. Age 92, of Allen Park. February 4, 2016. Beloved husband of the late Elizabeth. Loving father of Michael, Claudia (Mel) Melvin, Daniel (Mary), Andrea (James) Morrison, John (Kathy) and William (Wendy Hylton). Proud grandpa of Neal, Hunter, Natalie, Rachel, Maxwell, Jackson, Elizabeth, Jessica, Crystal and Billy. Great grandpa of Jason, Landon and Myra. Dear brother of...

Patricia M. Head

Patricia M. Head

February 3, 2016

Patty M. Head; age 50, February 3, 2016 of Lincoln Park. Loving mom of Angela and Dakota. Beloved wife of William Hinson. Dearest sister of Nikki Lange and Tara Lange (Dennis). Dear step-daughter of Gene Lange.

Dan Cojocar

Dan Cojocar

February 3, 2016

Dan Cojocar age 96, Feb. 3, 2016 of Southgate. Beloved husband of the late Bernadette. Dearest father of Sharon Hubert, Dennis (Nadine) and David (Mary). Dear grandfather of Brian, Angela, Brett, Steffanie and great-grandfather of Kayla, Abigail and Logan. As one of nine siblings, he is survived by 2 sisters. A Veteran of WWII, he served with the 7th...

Ruth Deneau

Ruth Deneau

February 2, 2016

Born in Harlan, Kentucky, Ruth was the daughter of Jack and Mary (Armstrong) West. She married the love of her life, Ronald Deneau, on December 8, 1958. Sadly he preceded her in death July 5, 2001. A dedicated homemaker Ruth enjoyed fishing and playing cards, especially euchre with her friends at VFW Post 426, but Ruth's greatest joy in...

Peggy D. Lowe

Peggy D. Lowe

February 2, 2016

Peggy was born on August 14, 1944 in Detroit, Michigan and died on February 2, 2016 at Beaumont Hospital-Dearborn at the age of 71; she was a resident of Taylor. Beloved mom of Cheryl (Mike) Marshall, Tammy Pilat and Brian (Michelle) Rice. Proud grandma of Jessica Lynn, Wendy, Brandee, Krystal, Brooke, Chelsea and Brianna. Great grandma of Byron, Madden,...

Shari Lee Deluca

Shari Lee Deluca

February 2, 2016

DeLuca, Shari Lee. Age 54, of Taylor and Rochester Hills. February 2, 2016. Loving mother of Jake, Evan and Reed. Life partner of Mark DeLuca. Beloved daughter of the late Jack and Rachelle Esper. Dear sister of Susan (Robert) Komendera and Cynthia (Brian) Stephens and the late Jack Esper Jr. Sister-in-law of Kari Esper Class. Survived also by loving...

Donald Mitchell

Donald Mitchell

February 2, 2016

Mitchell, Donald, age 90, February 2, 2016 of Allen Park, Michigan. Beloved husband of the late Esther. Loving father of Don (Renee) Mitchell, Brian (Donna) Mitchell, James Mitchell and Karen (Tom) McGraw. Also survived by his grandchildren and great grandchildren. Click on the multimedia tab to view Donald's video tribute. Funeral Luncheon: Laurel Manor 39000 Schoolcraft, Livonia, MI 48150...

James C. Morris

James C. Morris

February 2, 2016

Morris, James C., age 73, February 2, 2016 of Taylor, Michigan. Beloved husband of Glenda. Loving father of James (Pam), Shirley Lowe, Deborah Lewallen, Joseph, Robert and the late Patricia. Also survived by his grandchildren, great grandchildren and his sister Rebecca Lawhorn. Click on the multimedia tab to view James' video tribute.

Robert S. Steventon,  Sr.

Robert S. Steventon, Sr.

February 2, 2016

Steventon, Robert S., age 86, February 2, 2016 of Trenton, Michigan. Beloved husband of the late Alma Lois Steventon. Loving mother of Paula (Larry) Roche, Robert Jr., Tamara M. (Jim) Miller and Candy (Tony) King. Also survived by his grandchildren and great grandchildren. Click on the multimedia tab to view Robert's video tribute.

Mr. Robert Andrew Milks,  Jr.

Mr. Robert Andrew Milks, Jr.

February 2, 2016

Robert Andrew Milks Jr., age 39 of Detroit. Loving son of Pamela (Dereck) Keith. Also survived by a sister Amber Milks, grandmother Beverly Sutton, as well as many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and cousins.

Dorothy G. Melotti

Dorothy G. Melotti

February 1, 2016

Melotti, Dorothy G. Age 94. February 1, 2016 of Allen Park. Beloved wife of the late Joseph. Loving mom of Dr. Elaine Schmidt (Steven Bennett), Debra (Donald) Veryser and David Melotti. Mother-In-Law to Doris Melotti. Proud nana of Lindsay, Stephen (Loyce), Andrea (Bob), Kathryn (Ying), Matthew, Daniel, David William and Kevin. Great grandma of Justin, Abigail, Claire and Kai....

Patrick M. Mclaughlin

Patrick M. Mclaughlin

February 1, 2016

Patrick M. McLaughlin; age 63, February 1, 2016, formerly of Riverview. Beloved husband of Colleen. Loving dad of Patrick (Carrie) and Kelley (Clark) Pfitzenmaier. Dearest papa of Christin (DJ), Katelynn, Kayla, Andrew, Rebekah, Luke and great-papa of Lathan. Dear brother of George (Johna), Phillip (Jane) and Timothy (Sandy). Son-in-law of Lorraine Stewart. Also survived by many nieces, nephews, other...

Donna I. Green

Donna I. Green

February 1, 2016

Donna was born on September 28, 1952 in Kentucky and died on February 1, 2016 at the age of 62; she resided in Riverview. Beloved mom of Tracy. Proud mamaw to Sarah, Joseph and Lillian. Dearest sister of Wanda, Diane and Brenda. Also survived by other loving family and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents Doyle...

Arnold 'Arnie' Hurst

Arnold 'Arnie' Hurst

January 31, 2016

Hurst, Arnold "Arnie". Age 65, of Grosse Ile. January 31, 2016. Beloved companion of Denise for 20 years. Loving father of Arnie Hurst, Deborah (Keith) Masserant and Michael (Ira) Hurst. Proud Papa of Tyler, Kelsey, Jordan, Noah and Colton. Dear brother of Ruth Drew, Kenny Hurst and Kelly (Scott) Duby. Arnie was preceded in death by his parents Virgil...

Mr Steven Kenneth Bates

Mr Steven Kenneth Bates

January 31, 2016

Steven Kenneth Bates, age 55 of Taylor, passed away January 30, 2016. Loving son of the late Clifton and Mary Bates. Father of Steven, Thomas, and Amanda Martin. Dear brother of Thomas (Diana), Ronald, Clifton, the late Mary Sue Templeton, Linda (William) Ball, and Patricia Spolgaric. Also survived by many nieces and nephews.

Geary Ramsey

Geary Ramsey

January 30, 2016

Geary Ramsey ; age 64, January 30, 2016 of South Rockwood. Beloved husband of Debra. Loving dad of Jill (Shane) Baker, Matt, Jessica (Chris) Hammond and Shawna (Ed) Benken. Dearest grandpa of Shane, Maddy, Julia, Ana, Arden, Avery, Aaron and Abigail. Dear brother of LaDean (Dallas) Willoughby, Henry (Sandy), the late Linda and the late Jim Heath. Preceded in...

Monica Mary Dobija

Monica Mary Dobija

January 30, 2016

Monica Dobija 5/6/1943 – 1/30/2016 Monica Mary Dobija, also known as "Mo, Monie, Monica Merry, Sis, MOM!, Saint Monica, Aunt Monica, and Buscia" died January 30, 2016 at the young age of 72, surround by her family. Quite appropriately to those who knew her, Monica died of a big heart. Monica was a Downriver gal. She was born at...

Mildred Ann Steinert

Mildred Ann Steinert

January 30, 2016

Mildred was born on September 7, 1948 in Kentucky and died on January 30, 2016 at Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital at the age of 67. Beloved wife of the late Lawrence. Loving mom of Jeff Hoagland and Johanna Porth. Proud grandma of Dylan Hoagland, Erin Hoagland, Abby Porth and Aiden Hoagland. Dearest sister of Larry (Sally) Mullins. Also survived...