OBITUARIES
Local Obituaries
Dr Lidia Rosioru
May 17, 2013
Dr Lidia Rosioru, age 90, of Monroe, MI., formerly of Bucharest, Romania, passed away early Friday May 17, 2013 at Medilodge of Monroe, she had been in declining health. Lidia was born on November 11, 1922 in Bucharest to Jorgu and Viorina (Pastrscan) Bosdlnicu; she attended high school, college and medical school in Romania where she earned her doctorate...
Mr. Ronald J. Small
May 17, 2013
Small, Ronald J. Age 70. May 17, 2013 of Woodhaven. Beloved husband of 50 years to Sharon. Loving dad of Katherine Andrews, Elizabeth (Craig) Sexton and Michelle DeMaggio. Proud grandpa of Joshua, Maxwell, Alexandra, Samantha and Dominic. Dearest brother of Richard (Carin). Also survived by other loving family, friends and his pets. Ronald's primary passion in life was his...
Mr. William Nagy
May 17, 2013
Nagy, William. Age 90. May 17, 2013 of Trenton. Beloved husband of 60 years to Elsie. Loving dad of William (Regina) Nagy. Proud grandpa of Brittany Nagy. Also survived by 3 sisters Mary (the late Doug) Quint, Margaret (Stanley) Bullock and Erma (the late James) Moeller as well as other loving family and friends. Preceded in death by his...
Harold E. Oakes
May 16, 2013
Oakes, Harold E. Age 86, of Allen Park. May 16, 2013. Beloved husband of Barbara for 24 years. Loving father of Kathleen (Jessie) See, Doris (Mike) Gombos, Larry (Vicki) Oakes and Barbara (Greg) Kannberg. Step-father of Debra Cranford, Glenna (David) Dailing and Tom (Ann) Cranford. Proud grandfather of 14. Great grandfather of 8 and great great grandfather. Preceded in...
Mr. Kenneth A. Boelter
May 16, 2013
Boelter, Kenneth A. Age 60. May 16, 2013 of Detroit. Beloved husband of 37 years to Nancy. Loving father of Nick (Autumn) and Nathan (Mandy). Proud grandpa of Savannah, Brody and Brennan. Also survived by other loving family and friends. Preceded in death by his parents Arnold and Isabel and 1 sister Cheryl Clause. Kenneth's primary love in life...
James Michael Buber
May 16, 2013
Husband of Gwen. Beloved dad of James Buber, Laurie Buber and Melanie Buber. Dearest son of Jeane (Ronald) Treichel. Loving brother of Debra (the late Steve) Riley, Ken Buber and the late Sheryl Buber. Proud grandfather of Anthony and Georgia. Also survived by nieces, nephews and other loving family members and friends. James loved being outdoors and enjoyed fishing,...
Mrs. Irene Papin
May 15, 2013
Papin, Irene. Age 87. May 15, 2013 of Trenton. Beloved wife of the late Ivan. Loving mother of the late Ray T. Mills, the late David Papin, Debbie (Dave) Manoogian, Patricia (Jim) Pilkington and Danny (Diana) Papin. Proud grandmother of Carrie, Stephanie, Billy, Kirk, Sherry, Danielle, Christopher, Kristen, Katharine, Kimberly, April, Alex, Isaiah, Angel, Desiree, Brandon and Anjelica. Also...
Grace Bertha Hesburn
May 15, 2013
Hesburn, Grace B. Age 91, of Trenton. Passed peacefully May 15, 2013. Beloved wife of the late Harry. Loving mother of David Hesburn of Entiat, Washington and Dawn Henry of Southgate. Proud grandmother of Bob Hesburn, Kristine Lopez and Dana (Patrick) McGraw. Great grandmother of Travis, Trevor, Logan and Alexis. Memorial contributions may be made to Christ Our Redeemer...
Ben Allen Bodine
May 14, 2013
Born in Toledo, Ben was the son of Harry A. & Betty (Wain) Bodine. A 1974 graduate of Dundee High School, he married Brenda Poleski on July 23, 1988. Ben worked as a truck driver, currently employed with L & S Transport. He was a past member of the Maybee Sportsman Club. Ben leaves to cherish his memory his...
Mrs. Dorothy Abela
May 14, 2013
Abela, Dorothy nee Semega. Age 84, of Lincoln Park. She died peacefully at home with her daughters on May 14, 2013. Born February 2, 1929 in Windber, Pennsylvania and raised in Cleveland, Ohio. Beloved wife of the late Anthony Abela. Loving mother of Sandy (Dan) Artman and Sherry Abela. Devoted grandmother of Kaycee Artman. Dearest sister of Robert (the...
Mr. William L. Widner, Jr.
May 13, 2013
Widner, William L. age 79, May 13, 2013 of Lincoln Park. Survived by his loving wife Janet, who he called his angel. Dearest father of Roger, Thomas Sr., Sue Widner and Ann (Bill) Dowling. Dear grandpa of Thomas Widner Jr., Ryan Widner, Alex , Erin and Zach Dowling. Brother of Mary (Wes) Justus and nephew of LaVern Paquette. Also...
Phillip Dennis Hays, Jr
May 12, 2013
Phillip was born September 13, 1983 in Detroit, MI to the late Phillip Dennis Hays, Sr. and the late Linda Sue Hays (Stennett). He was the loving dad of Kadence and Makayla. Dearest brother of Noel (Todd) Williams, Bobby Stennett, Toni Stennett, Tonya (Daniel) Cavazos, Paul Olmeda, Nate Hays and Dennis England. Todd Williams also acted as Phillip's adopted...
Anne Foster
May 10, 2013
Foster, Anne. Age 88, of Allen Park. May 10, 2013. Beloved wife of the late John. Loving mother of Joanne. Dear sister of Frances and Irene. Aunt of Karen, Garry, Thomas and Carol. Great Aunt of 6. Great Great Aunt of 3. Preceded in death by her parents Philip and Anne Barresi. Memorial contributions may be made to American...
Mr. Thomas George Griswold, Sr.
May 9, 2013
Griswold Sr., Thomas George, age 76 of Trenton, passed away May 9, 2013. Loving husband of Millie. Dear father of Thomas Jr. (Tammy), Kevin (Denise), and John (Kate). Proud grandfather of Tommy III, Travis (Hannah), Kim (Josh) Kashorek, Kevin Jr. "Sparky", Kyle, Emily, Annie, and Brett Diamond. Proud great grandfather of Jedrek, Jeston, and Christian. Thomas is also survived...
Edward D. Bomia, Sr.
May 8, 2013
Born in Monroe, Edward was the son of Cornelius & Almina (Hamilton) Bomia. He faithfully served his country with the United States Army from December 22, 1954 until December 15, 1958. Edward then married the love of his life, Carol Raymond on October 2, 1961. His career was spent as a Mason Tender with the Laborers Union Local 465...
Mrs. Virginia E. Rozany
May 8, 2013
Rozany, Virginia E., age 82 of Riverview, passed away May 8, 2013. Loving wife of Ronald. Dear mother of Elizabeth (Andrew) Wcislo, Pete (Cindy) Evans, Debra (James) Kennedy, Lori (John) Sugar, Jeffery Rozany, and Lisa (David) Koppenhofer. Proud grandmother of 7, and great grandmother of 5.
Mr. Billy Allen
May 7, 2013
Allen, Billy, age 62 of Lincoln Park, passed away May 7, 2013. Loving father of Stacy (Michael) Zahari, and Kristy Chadwick. Billy leaves behind his loving significant other Ronna Hayward. Proud Papa of James, Hailey, and Tyler Maloney, Olivia Chadwick, Emily Lupro, and Jacob Zahari. He is also survived by brothers Dennis and Larry Allen. Billy is preceded in...
Mr. Thomas R. Jones, Jr.
May 6, 2013
Jones, Thomas R., age 61, May 6, 2013 of Grosse Ile. Beloved husband of Millie. Loving father of Tom and Jeffery. Dearest brother of Noreen (Frank) Pace. Also survived by his nephews Kristian and Jamie and his great nephew Brendan. Contributions in memory of Tom's life may be made to Paragon Support Systems (a not for profit agency that...
Mr. Dominic F. Grancitelli
May 6, 2013
Born in Monroe, Dominic was the son of Anthony & Generosa (Bonifacio) Grancitelli. He proudly served his country with the United States Army serving from January 19, 1943 until March 11, 1946. While in the Army he served as a Criminal Investigator and Athletic Instructor, instructing soldiers and officers in judo and judo bayonet hand to hand combat techniques....