OBITUARIES

July 30, 2015

Niemi, Verna June Ingrid (nee: Laurila). Age 89. July 30, 2015 of Taylor. Beloved wife of the late Audie. Loving mother of Janet (Steven) Rimar, Margaret (Hugh "Skip") McCulley and Paul Niemi. Proud grandmother of eight. Also survived by her great grandchild; one sister Anita Walikainen and one brother Stanley Laurila as well as other loving family and friends....

July 30, 2015

Mina Smith Radu age 89, July 30, 2015 of Flat Rock. Beloved wife of the late Amil Radu and the late George Beach. Loving mother of Bertha (Mark Stavenga) Beach. Dearest grandmother of Mina (Casey) Humphries, Claire Stavenga and great-grandmother of Zion and Ezra. Mina was for many of her life a prominent business woman in the Flat Rock...

July 29, 2015

Bouley, Dianna L. Age 72, of Gibraltar. July 29, 2015. Beloved wife of Robert for 53 years. Loving mother of Ginger (Joseph) Howard. Proud grandmother of Melissa (Nicholas) Wurts and Jason (Samantha) Hewlett. Great grandmother of Jordan, Emerie, Ryan and Brody. Dear sister of Sharon Poupard and Judi (Woody) Isaacs. Memorial contributions may be made to COPD Foundation

July 29, 2015

Thomas, Andrew John. Age 63. Andrew was born March 7, 1952 in Detroit, Michigan and died on July 29, 2015. He is the beloved husband of Suzanne and loving father of Andrew, Jr.; he was preceded in death by his parents Alfred J. and Dorothy Elaine (nee: Tauriainen) Thomas and his brother Ralphie Thomas. He will be missed by...

July 28, 2015

Born in Detroit, Shirley was the daughter of Joseph and Ella Oswick. Shirley was a Beautician for many years. She was a member of the Wyandotte VFW Post 1136 Auxilary. Shirley leaves to cherish her memory her companion Gary Fisher of Grosse Ile; her dear best friend Nancy Peabody; children: Tim (Sue Hyden) Spezia of Point Place and Tina...

July 27, 2015

Sheldon, Scott Allen. Age 53, of Trenton. July 27, 2015. Loving son of Shirley Malinowski. Dear brother of Sherry (George) Rutkowske, Linda (Dave) Tuten and Darlene Sheldon. Uncle to four, great uncle to 7. Visitation Friday 1-9pm at the Trenton Chapel-Martenson Family of Funeral Homes, 3200 West Rd. Services Friday 7:00pm

July 26, 2015

Saenz, Maria De Los Angeles age 63, July 26, 2015 of Detroit. Beloved wife of Luis. Loving mother of Carmen (Alex Vasquez) Solis and step-mother of Mathew and Jessica. Dearest daughter of Marta Nino. Dear sister of Rosa (the late Enrique) Velasquez, Aracely (Abel) Zamarron, America (Jose) Gonzalez and Socorro (Julio) Rodriguez. Also survived by many nieces, nephews, other...

July 25, 2015

Born in Monroe, Wendy was the daughter of Dorothy and Arley Harris. Wendy worked at Tim Horton's Café and Bake Shop. She was a member of Monroe Missionary Baptist Church and the Kid's Club at the Monroe County Intermediate School District. Although Wendy's most favorite times were spent with her family, especially her children. Wendy leaves to cherish her...

July 25, 2015

July 24, 2015

Betty Jane Carson, age 90, passed away peacefully on July 24, 2015 with her family surrounding her. She was predeceased by her husband, Bill Carson and is survived by daughters, Lynn Boughton, Jan McCall and sons, Patrick, John, Michael and Robert. A memorial service will be performed at a later date.

July 24, 2015

Stevenson, Gregory "Guy" Kenneth. Age 58 of Melvindale, formerly of Taylor. July 24, 2015. Loving brother of Rick (Sherry) Stevenson, Randy Stevenson (Carol) and Holly (Jim) Siegrist. Dear uncle of Matthew, Madison and Paige. Memorial contributions may be made to American Lung Association

July 24, 2015

Dudus, Jonathan F., age 38, July 24, 2015 of Monroe, MIchigan. Beloved husband of Lisa. Loving father of Brendan, Emmet and Lydia. Dearest son of Rosalie (Frank) Cipponeri and the late John Dudus. Also survived by his siblings Judith (Ray) Maylone, Frank (Colette) Cipponeri, Joe (Tracey Stone) Cipponeri, MIke (Heather) Cipponeri and the late Kevin Cipponeri; his father-in-law and...

July 23, 2015

Born September 24, 1922 in Toledo, Luella was the daughter of Arthur and Ina (Bird) Wain. She married the love of her life, Norman A. Lindner, on January 27, 1945. Sadly he preceded her in death February 15, 1980. A dedicated homemaker, Luella also had worked at Autolite in Toledo, as a Maintenance Clerk at the University of Michigan...

July 23, 2015

Gary Wayne Luper, age 69, died of pneumonia on July 23, 2015. Although his last remaining years have been spent in Cherokee Village, Arkansas, he grew up in Wayne, MI. Gary is survived by his brother: Johnie Shipp (wife Faye) Luper Jr.; his three daughters: Jennifer Porter, Angela Meyer, and Lanita Miller; as well as his 8 grandchildren: Shane...

July 23, 2015

Michael A. Viglianti age 66, July 23, 2015 of Dearborn Heights. Loving father of Anthony and Angie (James Yoemans). Dearest papa of James, Kady, A.J., Lacey and Hailey. Dear brother of Paul (Jorgann) and Kathie. Also survived by 3 nieces, other loving family members and friends. Donations in memory of Michael may be made to the donor's charity of...

July 22, 2015

William Edward Tobin, age 90 of Trenton, passed away July 22, 2015. William was born on March 29, 1925 in River Rouge, Michigan. He proudly entered the United States Navy right after he graduated high school. William served in the U.S. Navy Submarine Service during WWII from 1943-1946 on both the USS-Charr and the USS-Blower. He has been a...

July 22, 2015

Born in Highland Park, Michigan, Douglas was the son of Eugene and Wanda (Jakniunas) Mierzwinski. He worked as a Foreman for the Wayne County Road Commission for over 32years, retiring in 1997. Douglas was a lifetime member of the Moose Lodge in Marco Island, Florida and a member of the Tennessee Squire. He enjoyed trips to Northern Michigan in...

July 21, 2015

Goins, Dolores E. Age 83, of Trenton. July 21, 2015. Beloved wife of the late Roy Goins. Loving mother of Paul (Ann) Bonvallet, Mary Ann (Duane) Horton and the late Jeanna Marie Bonvallet. Proud grandmother of Paul, Joseph, Colin and the late Michael. Dolores was preceded in death by her husband Roy, parents Paul and Virginia Frisz, grandson Michael...

July 21, 2015

Gloria M. Mensinger, age 70 of Ecorse, passed away July 21, 2015. Loving mother of Charlene (Dale) Sweeney and John (Christine) Mensinger. Proud grandmother of Taylor, Alexa, Natalie, and Eric. Memorial contributions may be made to the donors choice.

July 20, 2015

Born in Monroe, Gayle was the daughter of Ross and Hattie (Perry) Grodi. Gayle is survived by her children: David (Aimee Hudson) Grodi of Toledo, Chasity (Michael) Yensch of Newport and Patrick (Jennifer) Smith of Luna Pier; Kammy Cervantez (whom Gayle raised) of Luna Pier; nine grandchildren: David, Taylor, Brittany, Christopher, Ricky, Shauna, Kiara, Ajay and Sawsan; one great...