OBITUARIES

September 22, 2013

Ray Martin, age 80, of Woodhaven, Michigan, loving husband of Patricia (Schock), dearest father of Steven Martin, Pamela M. Solomchuck, Sandra M. Benoist, Kathy G. (John) Ditner, the late Joann Barnett and Cheryl Blunk, grandfather of 13, great grandfather of 11.

September 22, 2013

Vogen, Jennie. Age 86. September 22, 2013. Beloved wife of the late Walter. Loving mother of Walter (Denise) Vogen and Ann Vogen. Cherished Granny of Robert Vogen, Lessina (Sean) Lewis and Ronnie Tubbs. Proud Great Grandmother of Lance Vogen, Josie Vogen and Conner Shuh. Dear sister of Olga Hartill. Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of the...

September 22, 2013

Smith, Sherman Lee. Age 75. September 22, 2013 of Belleville. Beloved husband of Linda. Loving father of Steven, Debra (Victor) Balizan, Anthony, Hollie (Fabian) Meadows, the late Douglas Smith and the late Derrick Shaw. Proud grandpa of 18 and great grandpa of 8. Also survived by 2 brothers Ted and Harvey Smith and 1 sister Brenda Jobe as well...

September 22, 2013

Flood, Rosemary. Age 92. September 22, 2013 of Brownstown. Formerly of Columbus, OH. Beloved wife of the late John "Jack". Loving mom of Judy (Harold) Wolford of Ostrander, OH, John (Cheryl) of West Bend, WI, Peggy (Ron) Warner of Johnstown, OH, Ann Hawes, Joe (Lea), Tim (Sue), Mary (Dave) Rennie, Michael (JoAn), Theresa Flood, Molly (Dave) Fisher and Mark...

September 21, 2013

Kozlowski, Laurie Jo (nee Schmidt) age 54, Sept. 21, 2013 of Allen Park. Beloved wife of David. Dearest daughter of Robert and Joanne Schmidt and daughter-in-law of Felix and Geraldine. Loving sister of Dianne (Bill) Wagers, Karen (Fr. Alan Coudriet) Schmidt, Mark (Suzanne) Schmidt and Eric (Odessa) Schmidt. Also survived by many nieces, nephews, other loving family members and...

September 20, 2013

Neubauer, Eduard. Age 82. September 20, 2013 of Woodhaven. Beloved husband of the late Barbara. Loving dad of John (Mary) Niesz, Margaret (Forrest) Redman, Jeannie (Jack) Drennen, Barbara (Alan) Ensign, Edward (Monica) and Daniel (Tanya). Proud opa to 15 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. Also survived by 2 sisters Margaret and Zillie as well as other loving family and...

September 18, 2013

September 18, 2013

Born in South Hall, England, Grace was the daughter of Arthur & Dorothy (Bacon) Lowe. As a young child, she immigrated to Saskatchewan, Canada with her family, and a few years later to the United States. Grace was a 1941 graduate of Michigan Normal College with her Bachelor of Education Degree. She then married the love of her life,...

September 18, 2013

Mettes Shuereb, Logan Thomas. Born September 14, 2013 and died September 18, 2013. He is the beloved son of Matthew and Katelyn; brother of Jason; and the cherished gransdon of Thomas and Karen Mettes, Les and Mary Osborn and Frank and Cindy Shuereb. Great grandson of Lila Phillips, Stan Hutchinson and Joseph and Donna Shuereb. Also survived by other...

September 18, 2013

September 18, 2013

Brown, Matthew Stephan age 36 of Lincoln Park. Loving son of Bonnie Brown and Dale Brown, brother of Dale and Joshua (Stacy), father of Alexus, uncle of Jonathon and Paige, grandson of Dolores Erkfritz, nephew of Jeffery (Dawn) and Dolores Bartok, also survived by many other loving family members and friends.

September 18, 2013

Karen J, age 74 of Trenton, Sept.18, 2013. Loving Aunt of Catherine Walker and Ronald Nestman. Great Aunt of nephews Joseph, Jonathan, and Andrew, and nieces Emily and Addisyn. Cherished Friend to Dorothy Hatch, Carol Crumpton, Mary Anne Voss, Mary Prentice, Veronica Padmas, Sandy Pisorski, Judith Thomas, and many many more. Anyone who met lifelong Trenton resident Karen "Jill"...

September 17, 2013

Mathews, Toni Lynn, age 53 of Brownstown, passed away September 17, 2013. Beloved wife of Jeff. Loving mother of Kayla and Jimmy. Dearest daughter of James and Noralie Steele. Also survived by her sister Jackie (Terry) Newberry, and brother Scott Steele.

September 17, 2013

Liddle, John E., Jr. Age 67 of Trenton passed away September 17, 2013. Beloved husband of 45 years to Barbara. Sweethearts for 51 years. Loving Dad of Jennifer (Javier) Coronado, John (Kim) and Rob (Denise). Proud Grampa of seven amazing and extraordinary grandchildren, Alexis, Caitlin, Johnny, Joe, Jack, Isabella and Drew. Dearest brother of Sarah Smith. Also survived by...

September 17, 2013

Zurakowski, June E., age 89 and longtime resident of Grosse Ile, passed away September 17, 2013. Loving wife of the late Morris. Dear mother of Tamara (Shirley Repta) Zurakowski, and Greg (Karen) Zurakowski. Proud grandmother of Sarah Repta. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her parents Calvin and Iva Seitz, sister Celia...

September 16, 2013

Crowley, Laura L., age 89 of Taylor, passed away September 16, 2013. Beloved wife of the late Richard. Dearest mother of Art (Mary Ann) Joseph, and Richard Jr. (Denise). Loving grandmother of Nicholas, Victoria, Richard III, Erika, Melissa, and great grandmother of Brett. Also survived by faithful companion Heidi.

September 16, 2013

Mehall, William R. age 70, Sept. 16, 2013 of Brownstown Twp. Beloved husband of Dorothy. Loving father of Lisa (Steve) Trosell, Lori (Steve) Littleton, William A. (Carol) and Tim (Heather). Dearest grandpa of Sara, Steven W., Steven F., Kailey, Jessica, Andrew, Kelsi, Madison, Maya, Ryan, Meghan, Katelyn and Brandon. Dear brother of Ronald (Joan), Dorothy (Gordon) Kochevar and Regina...

September 16, 2013

Born in Swan Creek Township, Michigan, Mary was the daughter of John & Ruth (Crebassa) Miller. Dearest wife of the late Olin T. Murphy. Mary leaves to cherish her memory her son Ronald (Mary) Murphy; grandchildren: Erin (Brian) Martinez, Michael (Christine) Murphy and Ryan (Julianne) Murphy; great grandchildren: Amber Murphy, Sean Murphy, Lucy Martinez and Mateo Martinez. She is...

September 15, 2013

Oppat, Joyce M. Age 102. September 15, 2013 of Allen Park. Beloved wife of the late Theodore. Loving mom of the late Ronald (Joanne) and of Gregory (Cheryl). Cherished grandma of Becky (Jeffrey) Zellen and Ronald (Coleen). Proud great great grandma of Ronnie, Annie, Gracie and Don. Also survived by her caregivers Faye and Leo Rauchman as well as...

September 15, 2013

Franzen, Joseph E. Sr. Age 79, of Grosse Ile. September 15, 2013. Beloved husband of Clara for 57 years. Loving father of Joseph Jr. (Nancy), Deborah (Eric) Anderson and Timothy. Proud grandpa of Angela, Alexander, Matthew and Erica. Dear brother of Robert (Joyce) Franzen. Brother-in-law of Sharon Franzen. Preceded in death by parents Edward and Marcella Franzen and a...