OBITUARIES

Local Obituaries

Mrs. Helen Idol

Mrs. Helen Idol

July 24, 2012

Idol, Helen. Age 89. July 24, 2012 of Riverview. Beloved wife of the late Ray. Loving mom of the late Joanne Idol. Dearest grandma of Teresa (Jim) Tanner and Frances Idol (Larry Morris). Great grandma of Joanna Howell, Mary Jo Howell, Tressie Howell and Zachary Werner. Also survived by her great great grandchildren; her companion A.B. Jackson; nieces Brenda...

Mrs. Ruth A. Wurth

Mrs. Ruth A. Wurth

July 23, 2012

Wurth, Ruth A. Age 87. July 23, 2012 of Taylor. Beloved wife of the late Harry. Loving mother of Peggy (Jim) Boyless, Larry (Colleen), Eva (Skip) Gudeth, Lou Ann (the late Clif) Shelton and Greg (Felicia). Proud grandmother of Michael, Nathan, Mark, Darlene, Kylene, Kelly, Kim, Kevin, Dennis, the late Steven, Danielle and Angelina. Also survived by her great...

Mr. Thomas Mark Ferstle

Mr. Thomas Mark Ferstle

July 22, 2012

Ferstle, Thomas Mark. Age 62. July 22, 2012 of Rockwood. Beloved husband of 40 years to Kathy. Loving father of Brian. Dearest brother of Terri (Michael) Dalton. Preceded in death by his parents Mark and Lucille. Also survived by his niece, nephews, other loving family and friends. He was an avid sailor and bicyclist and worked for Community Care...

Christine Mrs Richardson

Christine Mrs Richardson

July 22, 2012

Christine Richardson, age 91, of Stuart, FL. formerly of Dearborn, MI., beloved wife of the late Braxton, loving mother of Bill (Sue) Richardson and Nancy Richardson, proud grandmother of 6, great grandmother of 4.

Mrs. Joan M. Snell

Mrs. Joan M. Snell

July 21, 2012

Snell, Joan M., age 80 of Allen Park. Loving wife of the late Philip Snell Sr. Dear mother of Philip Jr. (Diane), James (Magda), and William (Teresa). Joan was also a proud grandmother of 10, and great grandmother of 1. Memorial donations in memory of Joan may be made to the Detroit Rescue Mission, 150 Stimson St., Detroit, MI...

Gerald E. Cody

Gerald E. Cody

July 21, 2012

Beloved husband of Patricia. Loving father of Jerry, Debbi, Cindee (Jim) Ormsby, Sandra, Eva Sue and Renique (Chris) Hamilton. Deatest grandpa of Jerry, Megan, Raechel, Preston, Nick, Nicole, Kevin, Chris, Krystal, Lynzey and great-grandpa of Kailey and Christopher. Dear brother of Ron (Jean), Don (Maggie), Dale (Cindy), Betsy Knaf, Carolyn (Bernie) Shively and the late Herb (Fran). Also survived...

Ms Margaret Berry

Ms Margaret Berry

July 21, 2012

Margaret "Jane" Berry, age 54, of Rockwood, passed away July 21, 2012. proud mother of David Berry, Caleb Berry and Callie Berry, dear sister of Denise (Ken) Gilbert and Julie (Stan) Jackson, loving daughter of Billy Sutton and the late Lillian Jean( Lemerand). Grandmother of Hayden Berry and Alivia Berry. Margaret graduated from Carlson High School in 1975 and...

Mr Albert S. Kaufman

Mr Albert S. Kaufman

July 20, 2012

Kaufman, Albert S. Age 79. July 20, 2012 of Grosse Ile. Beloved husband of 50 years to Dayle. Loving dad of Kevin and Kerri (Dave) Myshock. Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of the donors choice.

Mrs Patricia Ann Ennis

Mrs Patricia Ann Ennis

July 20, 2012

Patricia Ann Ennis, age 83, beloved wife of James, loving mother of Patrick James (Cindy) Ennis, Mark Edward (Sandra) Ennis and Colleen Jayne (Bernie) Baca, loving grandmother of 7, great grandmother of 3. Memorial donations in Patricia's name may be made to St Paul United Church of Christ.

Mr. Julius J. Dezsi

Mr. Julius J. Dezsi

July 20, 2012

Dezsi, Julius J. Age 91. July 20, 2012. Formerly of Wyandotte. Beloved husband of the Late Irenne. Loving father of David (Leona), Cris (Dwight) Fast, Carl (Kris), Dianne (Chip) Wisniewski, Kathy (Bud) Hockle and Michelle (Kenny) Allen. Proud grandfather of 11. Great grandfather of 10. Also survived by 1 sister Mary Jankowski. Preceded in death by his granddaughter Joey...

Mrs. Minnie C. Rodgers

Mrs. Minnie C. Rodgers

July 20, 2012

Rodgers, Minnie C. Age 83. July 20, 2012 of Lincoln Park. Beloved wife of 60 years to Decil. Loving mother of Debora (Chet) Janiga, Jacqueline (Joe) Nemet and Susan Colleen (John) Humbach. Proud grandma of Garrett, Nathan, Sarah, Jessica, John (Tracy) and Shelley. Great grandma of Kelsey, Aidan, Jacob, Grace, Madelyn and Samantha. Also survived by other loving family...

Mr. Martin Joseph Tarlowicz

Mr. Martin Joseph Tarlowicz

July 19, 2012

Tarlowicz, Martin Joseph. Age 78. July 19, 2012 of Trenton. Beloved dad of Marcy Tarlow. Former husband of Genevieve Tarlow. Dearest brother of the late Gerald. Also survived by other loving family and friends. Martin enjoyed fishing. Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of the donor's choice.

Mildred "Jeannie" Taylor

Mildred "Jeannie" Taylor

July 19, 2012

Beloved wife of Ronald. Loving mother of Shana (Jeff) Madaski, the late Brian Winston and Scott Guigar. Dearest grandma of Katelin, Jessica and the late Brian Ray Madaski. Dear sister of Richard (Debbie) Keller, Betty (Dave) Ware, Carol Jenkins, Judy Gile and the late Doris Lester. Memorial donations to honor Jeannie's life may be made to Ron Taylor or...

Stella Mrs. Albanice

Stella Mrs. Albanice

July 18, 2012

Albanice, Stella, age 90 of Riverview, passed away July 18th. Loving wife of the late Sam. Survived by her children Mike Krol, Gilbert (Beth) Albanice, Jack (Nancy) Albanice, and Andrea Albanice. Stella was also a proud grandmother of 9, and great grandmother of 13.

Elizabeth R. Hill

Elizabeth R. Hill

July 18, 2012

Hill, Elizabeth R. Age 72, of Allen Park. July 18, 2012. Loving mother of Rick (Andrea), Cindy (Lewis) McLaughlin and Kathy Stempien. Proud grandmother of Jeff (Terri), Eric (Beth), Mark (Lindsay), Daniel, Ryan, Kristen and Emily. Great grandmother of Julianne, Madison, Emma and Ally. Dear sister of Gloria Ehrhard. Preceded in death by her parents Trelawny and Hildegard Roberts....

Lawrence A. Van Becelaere,  M.D.

Lawrence A. Van Becelaere, M.D.

July 17, 2012

Van Becelaere, Lawrence A., M.D. Age 87; formerly of Grosse Ile. Passed away on July 17, 2012. Loving husband of Hazel. Dear father of Lynda (Dennis) Patriquin, Kathleen (Barry) Karath and Lisa (Gary) Kruse. Proud grandfather of 6. Great grandfather of 10. Lawrence is also survived by a sister Beatrice Rebbeck. He loved astronomy, sports cars and computers. He...

Mr. Raul  Jr. Femat

Mr. Raul Jr. Femat

July 17, 2012

Born in Detroit, Raul was the son of Raul & Arlene (Miller) Femat. Raul leaves to cherish his memory his mother Arlene of Monroe; a brother Kenneth Femat of Westland; two sisters: Rhonda (Carl) Relitz of Pickney and Gail Femat of Monroe as well as 2 nieces and 2 nephews. Sadly Raul was preceded in death by his father....

Ms Theodora Triebert

Ms Theodora Triebert

July 15, 2012

Theodora Triebert, age 85, of Allen Park, MI. Loving mother of Ellen Tomasovich (Blair, dec), Jean Beatty (Les), Lois Darrell (George), Clare Katebian (Bahman), Mary Brown (Larry). Proud grandmother of Matthew, Scott, Ian, Nicole, Danielle, Cameron, Jenny, Roia and Leda. Great grandmother of Alexis. Dearest sister of Elaine Gant and Doloros Ward.

Mrs. Romana Pardo

Mrs. Romana Pardo

July 15, 2012

Beloved wife of the late Apolonio. Loving mother of Maria (Joseph) Cavazos, Delma Neumann, Rene (Soledad), Nelda Frazier and Paul. Dearest grandma of Kellie, Frank, Prudence, Gabriel, Jessica, Joslyn and great-grandma of Elisha, Alexander, Danielle, Lillian and Juliette.

Mrs Marcella May Rapai

Mrs Marcella May Rapai

July 14, 2012

Marcella May Rapai, beloved wife of John, loving mother of Sandra (Gregory) Schluge, Joseph (Kathryn) Vreeland, Randall, Robin, and Rusty (Laura), proud grandmother of Jason (Jessica), Nathan, Cody, Asia, Renee, Aaron (Suny) Schluge and Andrea Schlug, dear sister of Milo (Peggy) Gaynier, Dale (Bernadette) Gaynier, Edwin Gaynier, Karen (Spencer) Chinavare, and Dawn Giblin, sister in-law Joann Gaynier.