OBITUARIES

May 6, 2012

Coy, Evelyn E., age 80, of Riverview. May 6, 2012. Beloved wife of the late Robert. Loving mother of Ronald (Deborah), Irene (Gary) Gonzales, the late Kathlene Lambert and the late Darlene Evans. Also survived by her grandchildren Bernice, Shelia, Crystal, Christopher, Robert, Shurie, Brandon, Shawn, Brett, Tracy, Tim and 8 great-grandchildren.

May 6, 2012

John leaves to cherish his memory four sons: Greg (Pauline) Helmling, Brian Helmling, Keith (Cathy) Helmling and Doug (Lorissa) Helmling; as well as eight grandchildren; two sisters: Audrey Huggins, Jeanne (James) Manley and a brother Richard (Tawnya) Helmling.

May 5, 2012

Mikus, Irene, age 92, May 5, 2012 of Detroit. Beloved sister of Mary Mikus and Ethel (Peter Paul) Yuch. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Contributions may be made directly to the family.

May 5, 2012

May 5, 2012

Osborne, Dani Lynn. Age 43, of River Rouge. May 5, 2012. Beloved wife of Mark. Loving mother of Amanda (David) Ferguson and Michael (Brittany Payne) Ballard. Proud Nana of Tytan and Destiney. Dear sister of Ronald Ballard and Joseph (Jennifer) Ballard. Preceded in death by her parents Earl and Jeanette Ballard. Memorial contributions may be made to the charity...

May 5, 2012

Felder, Barbara Ann. Age 77. May 5, 2012. Formerly of Trenton. Beloved wife of 44 years to John. Loving mother of Ron (Sharlene), Tony (Rosanne) and Cheryl (Jason) Prigg. Proud grandmother of Brian, Lauren, Daniel, Joshua, David and Kyle. Dearest sister of Richard (Phyllis) Nemeth. Memorial contributions to honor Barbara's memory may be made to American Cancer Society

May 5, 2012

Chmielewski, Irene F. Age 91, of Detroit. May 5, 2012. Beloved wife of the late Ignatius. Loving mother of the late Regina, William (Gail), Kathleen (Raymond), James (Janet), Michael (Patricia), the late Mary Ellen, Joseph (Janet) and Jonathan (Janice). Proud grandmother of 15. Great grandmother of 11. Great great grandmother of 3. Survived also by many nieces and nephews....

May 3, 2012

Green, Michael "Mike". Age 41. May 3, 2012 of Taylor. Beloved dad of Christian. Former husband of Anne. Dearest son of Ray and Betty. Loving brother of Bill and Staff Sgt. Brent (Roxanne). Proud uncle of Anthony, Kyle, Colin, Emma and Nora. Great uncle of Brayden. Preceded in death by his grandparents Plenny and Louama Green and Reed and...

May 3, 2012

Mexico, Robert James. Age 75. May 3, 2012 of Trenton. Beloved husband of the late Beverly Joyce. Loving father of Robert (Pennie), Teresa (Mike), Troy, Lester and Dennis (Rebecca). Grandfather of 11. Also survived by other loving family and friends. Preceded in death by his parents Chester and Florence (nee: Czajka), 2 brothers Chester and Pat and 1 sister...

May 3, 2012

Hayes, Laura R. Age 70. May 3, 2012 of Taylor MI. Born June 26, 1941. Laura was born to parents Howard & Loretta (Sarnowski) Artt. Loving Mother to Kathryn (Daniel), Franklin, Stephen (Kim), & Paul (Karen). Loving Grandmother to Kevin, Katelin, the late Kristopher, Cyndi, Christa, Shayna, Stephen, Samantha, Jenna, Chelsea, & Nicholas. Great Grandmother to 4. Also survived...

May 2, 2012

Patricia A. Merman, beloved wife of the late Lawrence "Brooks", loving mother of Paul (Chris Kull), Patrick, Tim (Diane) and Marie (James) Lyon, dear sister of Ruth Gaynier and the late Thomas Keating and Kathleen Hoffman, proud grandmother of Matthew, Jacob and Julianne Lyon, Katie and Isac Merman and Blake Merman, daughter of the late Dr Edward (Harriet Graessley)...

May 2, 2012

Cece, Marco W. Age 90. May 2, 2012 of Brownstown Twp. Formerly of Lincoln Park. Beloved husband of the late Rita. Loving dad of Marco (Sherrie Stacey), Gary (Nancy) and the late Robert "Bob". Dearest grandfather of Michelle, Shannon, Tony, Jason and Matthew. Great grandfather of Dominik, Giana, Alexa and Lilyanah. Preceded in death by his parents and 3...

April 29, 2012

Robert J. Herman, age 56 of Monroe, passed away April 29, 2012. Born October 19, 1955 in the Netherlands, Robert was the son of Johannes and Christina (Braam) Herman. He married Karen Maria Papin on July 22, 1988 in Dearborn, MI. Robert worked as a saw operator in the steel industry for over 20 years. He enjoyed working on...

April 29, 2012

Beloved wife of the late Arthur. Loving mother of Mary Lou (Frank) Schremser and Carol Litner. Dearest grandmother of Frank III, Linda, Patricia, James, Robert and Lisa. Dear great-grandmother of Katie, Mary, Danielle and Christian. Donations in memory of Ida may be made to the donor's charity of choice.

April 28, 2012

Vanhala, Rev. Frederick A. Age 82. April 28, 2012 of Dearborn. Formerly of Allen Park. Beloved husband of 58 years to Charlotte. Loving dad of Susan (Patrick) Lukasik, Janet (the late Matthew) Donnelly, Frederick W. (Elaine), Marcus (Julie) and Ann (Kenneth) Lonc. Proud grandpa of Kristin, Megan, Erin, Anna, Jacob, Allison, Alex, Joe, Michelle, Eric and Timothy. Great grandpa...

April 27, 2012

Beloved husband of Eva. Loving father of Mary Elizabeth Fields and Joseph (Lorraine). Dearest grandpa of Thomas, Joshua, Daniel, Katie, Tara and great-grandpa of Logan and Kaiden Adney. Dear brother of Rico (Susan), Maria, Margo Zamora, Rosie Fernandez, Eva (Mike) McCormack, Josie and the late Manuel. Brother-in-law of Rose Perez. Donations in memory of Jose may be made to...

April 26, 2012

Weeg, Carl B. Age 91. April 26, 2012. He was born May 9, 1920 in Detroit, MI, son of Carl F and Pearl (nee: Pyszka) Weeg. Survivors include Geraldine (nee: Foley), his wife of 69 years and their children Patricia (Ray) Range, Beverly (Jack) Wagner, Charles (Deborah) Weeg, Sharon (John) Ashman, James (Judy) Weeg, Diane Klonowski, Lawrence (Nancy) Weeg,...

April 26, 2012

Mr. Cada was born on March 10, 1918 and passed away on Thursday, April 26, 2012. Mr. Cada was a resident of Woodhaven, Michigan at the time of passing.

April 25, 2012

Miok, Mary E. Age 90, of Trenton, formerly of Dearborn. April 25, 2012. Beloved wife of the late Rudolph. Loving mother of Janell (Jerry) Madden and the late Annette Ott. Proud grandmother of Richard Ott, Alise Ott, Jeffrey Madden and Julie (Jim) Bazner. Great grandmother of Ben, Lucus, Patrick, Andrew, Justin, Liam and Braden. Dear sister of Shirley James...

April 24, 2012

Beloved wife of the late Hillard. Loving mother of Barbara (Scott) Coplen and the late Betty Jean. Also survived by 1 brother, 1 sister and many nieces and nephews. Donations in memory of Doris may be made to the Childrens Leukemia Foundations of Michigan