OBITUARIES

August 1, 2012

Beloved wife of Leon. Loving mother of Kathy (Bob) Wood, Arlene McLarty and Mark (Cathy). Dearest grandma of Alan, Kim, Becky, Jeff, Nikki, Stacey, Amy, Charity and Jessy. Dear great-grandma of Steven, Tyler, Lucas, Ashlea, Austin, Haley, Mackenzie, Zachary, Caleb, Grace, Dalton, Mikayla, Anna, Eliah, Kyle and great-great-grandma of Jayden and Jameson.

July 31, 2012

July 31, 2012

Loving wife of the late Lester W. Slater. Dear mother of Julia (Ronald) Chuby, Penny A. (Paul) Kulik, and Lester Keith (Tami) Slater. Proud grandmother of Lisa, Dwayne, Chad, Aaron, Christi, Rusty, and Chelsea. Proud great grandmother of Jonathan, Richard, Annasin and Aubrey. Longtime companion of Joseph Grzywacz. Betty is also survived by her sisters Ann, Kennie, Joyce and...

July 31, 2012

Draper, Diane Regina. Age 69. July 31, 2012 of Brownstown. Beloved mom of the late Daniel Davis, Sherie Smith-Zajac (Dion Zajac), the late John Davis and Chris (the late Rachel) Apperson. Dearest grandmother of 5. Great grandmother of 3. Also survived by one brother John Wilkins, one sister Denise Brown as well as other loving family and friends. Diane...

July 31, 2012

Reta is survived by a three sisters: Annette Jones of Romulus, Ruthie Drexler of Monroe, Edna Drexler of Garden City and a brother David Drexler of Monroe. She also will be sadly missed by her other family; the staff and residents at the Detroit Beach Group Home.

July 30, 2012

July 29, 2012

Racklyeft, Mary J., age 77, July 29, 2012 of Gibraltar. Beloved wife of the late G. Thom Racklyeft. Mary is survived by her children Felecia (the late Donald) Rice and Diane (Ron) Cowette; her step-children Tom (Pat) Racklyeft, Kathy (Bill) Traylor , Michael (Marchel) Racklyeft, Lori Lindquist and Tricia (Gary) Wallace; her grandchildren; great grandchildren; her sister Juanita McLennan...

July 29, 2012

Bommarito, Nunzio James. Age 56. July 29, 2012 of Woodhaven. Beloved husband of 33 years to Karol. Loving dad of Nicholas, Andrea (Richard) Angel and Nina Bommarito. Proud papa of Alyssa Bommarito. Dearest son of James and Shirley Bommarito and the late Beverlee Bommarito. Cherished brother to Maria (Roger) Robinson and Phillip (Sandy). Uncle to Christina, James and Anna....

July 28, 2012

Pilarski, Richard J. Age 63, of Allen Park. July 28, 2012. Beloved husband of Debra for 36 years. Loving father of Nicholas (Nicole), Rebecca, Sherry and Stacy. Proud grandpa of Nicholas, Noah, Nolan, Jayne, Anthony and Matthew. Dear brother of David (Bridget), Thomas (Sabrina) and Lawrence (Gladys). Dearest Brother-in-law of Chris (Renee) Sparks and Gary Sparks (Jeannette). Much loved...

July 28, 2012

MacDougall, Brian Thomas. Age 10. July 28, 2012 of Trenton. Cherished son of Jason and Jamie. Loving brother of Alexander. Dearest grandson of Bonnie Yeulett and Bernadette and the late Alexander MacDougall. Also survived by his aunts, uncles, cousins, other loving family and friends as well as his friends, extended family and beloved teachers at the Madison School. Memorial...

July 28, 2012

Hannak, Andrew D. Age 82, of Dearborn Heights. July 28, 2012. Beloved husband of Joan for 56 years. Loving father of Jeff and Lori. Dear brother of Betty (Joe) Proctor and Donald Arsenault. Brother-in-law of Joyce (Dave) Collins and Sheryl Hannak. Survived also by many nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by parents Andrew Hannak Sr. and Virginia (Paul)...

July 28, 2012

Boschma, Judith Lee. Age 72. July 28, 2012 of Trenton. Formerly of South Rockwood. Beloved wife of Albert. Loving mother of Bret (Lisa) Boschma, Stephanie (Jeff) King and Jill (the late Matthew) Gaddis. Proud grandmother of Evan, Alex and Mitchell. Dearest sister to Sally Whiteside, Jackie Bost and Barbara Reeder.

July 27, 2012

Lambert, Oren J. Age 92, of Southgate. July 27, 2012. Beloved husband of the late Dorothy. Loving father of Jim (Diane), Tom (Cheryl) and Sandra (Trish). Proud grandfather of Tim, Michael, David, Kelly, April, Spencer and Sylvia. Great grandfather of Allyson and Emma. Dear uncle of Joyce Lambert. Preceded in death by parents William and Hettie and siblings Ada,...

July 27, 2012

Bonadies, John Richard, age 61 of Riverview, MI. Loving husband of Margaret. Dear father of Jason (Belinda), Meaghan, and John Jr. Proud grandfather of Colyn, Jonathon, and Gabriella. John is also survived by his mother Eleanor Bonadies and brothers Chuck (Linda), Jerry, and Carl (Nikki) also survived by many loving Aunts, Uncles, Cousins and friends. "Work wives and other...

July 26, 2012

Pace, Juanita. Age 71. July 26, 2012 of Woodhaven. Beloved wife of 32 years to Jim. Loving mom of Robin (Tim) Johnson and Jody Kovich. Proud granny of Nicholas and Natalie Johnson and Garrett Kovich and gran gran to Layla Johnson. Dearest sister of Anna (the late Simon) Sarkissian, James ( Linda) McCloud and David (Louella) McCloud. Also survived...

July 26, 2012

Ann leaves to cherish her memory her children: Brian Eastridge, Sheila Wolford and Darrin Eastridge; siblings: Curtis (Ruth) Clark, Edna Luke, Joe (Vicki) Clark and Jack Clark; as well as five grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to Caris Healthcare Hospice, 2525 Highway 11 North Suite B, Allgood Tennessee 38506

July 25, 2012

Beloved wife of the late James E. Loving mother of Karen (Michael) Bajus, James K. (Becky) and William. Dearest grandma of Jennifer, Russell, Edward (Michelle), Nicole, Michael, Tyler and great-grandma of Aurora. Also survived by many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

July 25, 2012

Jerry E. Pelkey, age 63, beloved husband of Jo (Elkins), loving father of Edward (Sharon) and Eric (Debra) ,dear grandfather of Thomas, Matthew, Timothy, Emily, Allison and Jacob, dearest brother of Peter Jon Bellich. Preceded in death by his parents, Catherine Betty Bellich and Jerome Morise Pelkey, step father Peter Bellich and Sister Sharon Wainwright.

July 25, 2012

Loving mother of Christopher and Joseph. Dear daughter of Lucinda and Dewey McKenzie. Tina is also survived by her brother Dewey Jr., sister Lisa (James) Barnett, nieces and nephews Lisa Jr., James Jr., Justin, and Leanda. Her aunt Sissy, cousins Luann and Nancy, and many other loving family and friends.

July 24, 2012

Bernie went home to be with the Lord on July 24th, 2012, surrounded by his family. He was born March 12th,1941 the son of John and Helen Bodner of Dearborn. He graduated from Fordson High School in 1959 and attended Eastern Michigan University where he obtained his Masters in Education. Bernie worked in the Monroe Public School system for...