OBITUARIES

June 13, 2013

Laginess, Lawrence Lee. Age 62. June 13, 2013 of Trenton. Beloved husband of 18 years to Dawn Haase. Loving father of Lawrence, II. (Kristin) and Woody. Proud grandpa of Greyson. Dearest brother of Sandy Howington, Mary Ann (Paul) Kolaz and David (Mary) Laginess. Also survived by other loving family and friends. Preceded in death by his parents Calvin and...

June 12, 2013

Frasson, Giacomina Aldina, age 93 of Trenton, passed away June 12, 2013. Loving wife of the late Angelo. Dear mother of Gloria (Thomas) Gerwatowski, Jeannette (Daniel Swisz) Frasson, Annette (Garry) Allen, and Leon Frasson. Proud grandmother of 10 and great grandmother of 8. She is also survived by a daughter-in-law Jean Frasson. Preceded in death by a son John....

June 12, 2013

Loving dad of Richard Martin, Jason (Nicole) Campbell and Jeremy Campbell. Beloved companion of Theresa Lorway. Dearest grandpa of Landon and Hunter. Dear brother of Theresa (Philip) Sullivan, Candy O'Neil, JoAnn (Jesse) Gonzalez, Elizabeth (Jeff) Kessler and Mark (Audra) Campbell. Also survived by several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

June 12, 2013

Born in Detroit, Mona was the daughter of Perry and Evelyn (Bean) Wargowsky. She married Roland Wargowsky Sr. in 1948. Sadly he preceded her in death July of 2001. A dedicated homemaker, Mona at one time belonged the TOPS weight loss group. Mona is survived two sons; Robert (Natacha) Wargowsky of Westland and Craig Wargowsky of Monroe. She is...

June 12, 2013

Beloved husband of Joyce. Loving father of Marilynn (Art) Tenore, Michael and the late Steven. Dearest grandpa of Leslie, Phillip, Steven Jr., Jennifer, Kristina and Lisa. Also survived by 14 great-grandchildren, 1 great-great grandchild and several nieces and nephews. Morley was a proud WWII Veteran of the U. S. Army.

June 11, 2013

Benedict, Virginia D. Age 87. June 11, 2013 of Allen Park. Beloved wife of the late Diamond. Dearest mother of the late Carol Kujala. Loving grandmother of James (Abby) Pero, Richard Beach, Suzanne Vieira and Michael (Lita) Beach. Proud great grandmother of Travis, Ayla, Amanda, Lauren, Megan, Jared, Chelsea and Airn. Great great grandmother of Tenley and Grady. Dearest...

June 11, 2013

Van De Car, Marigold Bernice, born Marigold Bernice Lewen on June 15, 1923 to Alphonsas and Ruby (nee: Fox) Lewen, in Chesterfield Twp. (New Baltimore), MI. Earlier in her life she worked at the Willow Run Bomber plant during WWII. Beloved wife of the late Walter. Loving mom of Robert (Donna) Van De Car of Carleton, MI, Michael Van...

June 11, 2013

Piscitelli, Joseph. Age 79 of Brownstown Twp., Beloved husband of Maryann. Loving father of John (Cindy), Joette (Mike) Tomlin, Tony (JoAnne), Vince (Melissa), Benny (Antoinette) and Annmarie "Cha Cha". Also survived by several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

June 10, 2013

June 10, 2013

June 10, 2013

Joel is survived by his beloved wife Valarie, Loving son of Charlotte and dear brother of Ray. An expression of sympathy may be made to Masonic Lodge Charities.

June 9, 2013

Born in Detroit, Walter was the son of Vincent & Christina (Brown) Downey. He married Martha Donnelly on October 11, 1958. An Army Veteran, Walter worked for over 34 years for United Parcel Service, retiring in 1991. Beloved husband of Martha. Dearest father of Terry (Larry) Bajorek, Carole Mull, Thomas (Melissa) Downey and Robert Downey. Loving grandfather to Kara...

June 9, 2013

Smith, Betty Jane. Age 90. June 9, 2013 of Allen Park. Beloved wife of the late Robert W. Smith. Loving mother of Gary (Barbara) Smith. Proud grandmother of Todd (Kirsten) Wright and Robert W., II (Christina) Smith. Great grandmother of Addison and London Wright. Also survived by other loving family and friends. Preceded in death by her parents Therlo...

June 9, 2013

Born in Lincoln Park, Roger was the son of Charles & Ellen (McGirr) Ferguson. He married Brenda Jones on October 11, 1975. A veteran of the United States Navy, Roger was a Machine Repairman with Chrysler for over 36 years, retiring in 2002. He leaves to cherish his memory, Brenda, his wife of the past 37 years; a step-son...

June 7, 2013

Born in Monroe, Gary was the son of Michael & Florence (Collyer) Gornick. He married the love of his life, Janet Ward, on September 30, 1968. Gary worked for over 44 years with the Railroad: DT & I, Grand Trunk, and finally Canadian National Railroad, retiring in 2009. In addition to spending time with his family, Gary truly enjoyed...

June 7, 2013

Suda, Mary Ellen age 53 of Allen Park. Beloved sister of Karen (Nick), John (Hattie), Jean(Kim), and Steve(Laura). Survived by many loving nieces and nephews.

June 6, 2013

Gravelle, Donald H. Age 89. June 6, 2013 of Trenton. Beloved husband of 66 years to Shirley to whom he always said "I Love You". Loving dad of Brad (Jerri Sibel), Debra (the late Dennis) Burry and Bart (Tamara). Loving grandfather of Melissa Burry, Brandon Gravelle, Nicholas German and Rachel German. Also survived by his nieces, nephews, other loving...

June 6, 2013

Kozel, Michael J., age 66 of Detroit, passed away June 6, 2013. Dear brother of Andrew (Marlene), James, and Timothy. Proud uncle of Kelly (Mark) Schneider, and great uncle of Dominic and Samantha Schneider. Memorial contributions may be made to the donors choice.

June 6, 2013

DeLozier, Jack C. Age 86, of Trenton. June 6, 2013. Beloved husband of Shirley for 62 years. Loving father of Jackie (David) Jacobs. Proud grandfather of Timothy Ashley and Brandon Thomas Wakeling. Survived also by 101 year old mother-in-law and many nieces, nephews, brother-in-laws and sister-in-laws. Memorial contributions may be made to Disabled American Veterans

June 5, 2013

Fairbanks, Barbara J. Age 74, of Taylor. June 5, 2013. Beloved wife of the late Lawrence J. Fairbanks. Loving mother of Eric Fairbanks, Christopher (Tara) Fairbanks and Jason Fairbanks (Cara Lupinski). Proud Grammy of Devin and Chloe. Dear sister of Tom (Sandy) Kerns, Sally Hansen and John Kerns. Preceded in death by parents Robert and Nelda Kerns and a...