OBITUARIES

Our Obituaries

Florence J. Decoteau

Florence J. Decoteau

March 27, 2016

Decoteau, Florence J. Age 96, of Detroit. March 27, 2016. Beloved wife of the late Charles Decoteau. Loving mother of Judy Romatz, Carol Bunting and Dianne (Raymond) Ochoa. Proud grandmother, great grandmother and great great grandmother to many. Preceded in death by her husband Charles and a son Charles "Butch" Decoteau. Memorial contributions may be made to American Cancer...

Veronica R. Mceachran

Veronica R. Mceachran

March 26, 2016

McEachran, Veronica R., age 89, March 26, 2016 of Grosse Ile, Michigan. Beloved wife of the late Robert. Loving mother of Mary Ellen (Mike Veres) McEachran, Jim (Maria) McEachran and John McEachran. Also survived by her grandchildren Caitlin, Megan, Lauren and Bobby and her "adopted" grandchildren John (Lisa) Veres, Jennifer (Jonathan) Ladd and great-grandchildren Timmy, Melanie, Daniel, Ryan and...

Dorothy M. Behnke

Dorothy M. Behnke

March 25, 2016

Born in Newport, Dorothy was the daughter of Raymond and Isabel (Baron) Anteau. She married the love of her life, Donald Behnke, on March 17, 1945 in Detroit. Sadly he preceded her in death October 11, 1975. Dorothy dedicated her life to being a homemaker. Dorothy leaves to cherish her memory a grandson Mike (Karen) Mucker of Flat Rock;...

Eleanore B. Matwiejczyk

Eleanore B. Matwiejczyk

March 25, 2016

Matwiejczyk, Eleanore B.;age 85, March 25, 2016 of Trenton. Beloved wife of the late Edward. Loving mother of Rebecca, Eric (Sarah) and Gerald (Kelly). Dearest grandmother of Nicole and Diana Mullen, Marcia (Garrett) Miars, Mary, Sophia, Elise, Matthew, Jacob, Grant, Zachary, Scott (Melanie) and great-grandmother of Ethan, Lola, Weston and Mason Miars. Dear aunt of Ted (Maxine) Farbisz and...

Joseph P. Chojnowski

Joseph P. Chojnowski

March 24, 2016

Born in Wyandotte, Joseph was the son of Joseph and Stephanie (Sobeswski) Chojnowski. He married the love of his life, Rosetta Birch, in 1952. Sadly she preceded him in death in 2002. Joseph spent most of his career as a Police Officer with the Rockwood Police Department, retiring in 1991. His hobbies included playing bingo and going to the...

Lea M. Biando

Lea M. Biando

March 24, 2016

Biando, Lea M., age 56, March 24, 2016 of Dearborn Heights, Michigan. Beloved wife of Raymond. Loving mother of Raymond, Jr. (Melissa Ouellette), Michael (Terri), Kristen (Shawn) Purcell and Vince. Dearest daughter of Shirley and the late Louis Paganini Also survived by 9 grandchildren; her siblings Justin Williams and Mark Paganini.

Mr. Stanley Anthony Piatkowski

Mr. Stanley Anthony Piatkowski

March 23, 2016

Piatkowski, Stanley Anthony, age 81 of Trenton, passed away March 23, 2016. Loving husband of Roberta. Dear father of Susan (Michael) Perry, Linda Stewart, Michael David (Aimee), and Lora. Proud grandfather of Meradith, Brieana, and Andrew. Proud great grandfather of Esabella. Stanley was preceded in death by granddaughter Melissa and brother Larry.

Harold N. Ray

Harold N. Ray

March 23, 2016

Harold N. Ray; age 91, March 23, 2016 of Allen park. Beloved husband of the late Dorothy. Loving dad of Randall (Brenda) and the late Robert. Dear brother of Ervin Reh. Also survived by many nieces, nephews, other loving family members and friends. Donations in memory of Harold may be made to the American Diabetes Association. Click on the...

Joseph Andrew Venable

Joseph Andrew Venable

March 22, 2016

Joseph Andrew Venable; age 23, March 22, 2016 of Belleville. Loving son of Karen (Bill) Brown and Anthony (Tara). Dearest brother of Nicole, Robert, Marisa, Jennifer, Adam, Shauntayia and Ciara. Beloved grandson of Bruce & Evonne Venable and Linda (the late Jimmy) Bayus. Also survived by many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, other loving family members and friends. Donations...

Mark T. Gersky

Mark T. Gersky

March 21, 2016

Gersky, Mark, age 51, March 23, 2016 of Redford Twp., MI. He is survived by his wife Denise; his children Marc Gersky, Nicholas Gersky and Andrea (Edward) Motyka; his grandchildren Abagail and Aiden; his step sons Michael (Melissa) Urso, Christopher (Ronda) Urso, Jonathan Urso, Kevin Cunningham and Tyler Cunningham; 8 step grandchildren; his parents Laurence (the late Joan) Gersy,...

Ms. Jessica M. Thomas

Ms. Jessica M. Thomas

March 21, 2016

Jessica M. Thomas, nee Hubbell, age 44, of Taylor, passed away March 21, 2016. A light has left our world to shine brightly down upon us forever, with our Lord and Savior. Jessica is survived by her mother, Carol Bajus, brother Kevin (Kristen) and her niece Melody, as well as her fiancé, Raymond Alkewich. On her mother's side she...

Mrs. Veronica Christina Aquilina-Miller

Mrs. Veronica Christina Aquilina-Miller

March 21, 2016

Veronica Christina Aquilina-Miller, age 62 of Allen Park, passed away March 21, 2016. Loving wife of Edward Miller, Sr. Dear mother of Christina (Phillip) Wall, Jennifer Steiner, Lance Aquilina, and Ed Miller, Jr. Proud grandmother of Justin, Joshua, Megan, Sarah, and Holly. Veronica is also survived by her siblings Richard, Lillian, Pedro Jr., Gloria, Alfred, Raquel, Mario, David, Joseph,...

Stephen A. "Steve" Malinczak

Stephen A. "Steve" Malinczak

March 20, 2016

Malinczak, Stephen A. "Steve". Age 53, of Trenton. March 20, 2016. Beloved son of Freda "Freddie" Boger. Loving brother of Susanne Bell and Stacy (Jeffrey) Robillard. Dear uncle of Samantha Murphy, Joseph Robillard and Christopher Robillard. Preceded in death by his father Stephen Malinczak Sr. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the charity of the...

Pamela Mary Decoster

Pamela Mary Decoster

March 20, 2016

Decoster, Pamela M. Age 55, of Lincoln Park. March 20, 2016.

Jean L. Miller

Jean L. Miller

March 19, 2016

Miller, Jean L.; age 82, March 19, 2016 of Trenton. Beloved wife of Billy for 62 years. Loving mother of Melissa Surmacz, Brenda Chabot, Bill (Colleen) and Thad. Dearest grandma of 9 and great-grandma of 3. Donations in memory of Jean may be made to the donor's charity of choice. Click on the multimedia tab to view Jean's video...

Donna Guess

Donna Guess

March 19, 2016

Guess, Donna L. Age 71. March 19th, 2016 of Allen Park. Beloved wife to the late James Guess Sr. Loving mother to James (Michelle) Guess Jr., Steven (Marcel) Guess, and Michael Guess. Caring grandmother to 11 grandkids and 6 great grandkids. Loving sister of Delbert (Shirley) Gentile, Charlotte (Rich) Moskaitis, Barbara (Bob) Verriest, Larry (Sheila) Barstad, Brenda (Bob) Brown,...

Coy P. Hill

Coy P. Hill

March 19, 2016

Coy P. Hill; age 88, March 19, 2016 of Marshall, formerly of Dearborn Hgts. Beloved husband of Johnnie. Loving dad of Sherry (the late Raymond) Sheedy, Pam (Bernard) York and Kevin (Lisa). Dearest grandpa of Scott, Kelli , Nicholas and great-grandpa of Hailey and Lilliana. Dear brother of Julius (the late Rose) and Betty. Donations in memory of Coy...

Kymberlee Ann Henegar-Livernois

Kymberlee Ann Henegar-Livernois

March 19, 2016

Kymberlee Ann Henegar-Livernois; age 47, March 19, 2016 of Trenton. Loving wife of Chris and devoted mom of Blake and Olivia. Beloved daughter of Rick (Carol) Henegar and the late Judith Henegar. Dearest sister of Cyndee (Aaron) Kemp. Also survived by many nieces, nephews, other loving family members and friends. A life long Trenton resident, she was a teacher...

Francisco  Jr. Mojica

Francisco Jr. Mojica

March 18, 2016

Mojica, Francisco, Jr. Age 79. March 18, 2016 of Woodhaven. Beloved husband of the late Pauline. Loving dad of the late Ana Maria Mojica and Francisco "Frank", III. Proud grandpa of Jillian Ana and Francisco "Frankie", IV. Also survived by one brother Joe Alicea, two sisters Carmen Lopez and Nina Cotto, his friend Johnanna Bowman as well as other...