OBITUARIES
Local Obituaries
Loretta Galuszka
September 4, 2009
Galuszka, Loretta Age 80 - September 4, 2009 of Southgate. Beloved wife of the late Ralph. Dearest sister of Rosemary Brzezicki, John (Marjorie) Ciszewski, Daniel (Fran) Ciszewski, Sylvia Boston and the late Jerome Ciszewski and Delphine Quinn. Sister-in-law of Terry Quinn. Also survived by many nieces and nephews.

Robert G. Sword
September 4, 2009
Sword, Robert G. Age 68, September 4, 2009 of Taylor. Beloved husband of Patricia. Loving father of Kristina (David) Wylie and Robert B. Dearest son of Helen and the late Cleveland. Dear grandfather of Amanda, Victoria, Samantha, and Brendan.
Racheal Lopez
September 4, 2009
Lopez, Racheal Age 80, September 4, 2009, of Lincoln Park. Beloved wife of the Late Randolph. Loving mother of Randy, Peggy (Mike) Ernst, Al (Cecilia), Rudy and Tony (Michelle). Dearest grandmother of 12, great-grandmother of 13 and great-great-grandmother of 1. Also Survived by 4 brothers, many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
Gary J. Sargent
September 3, 2009
Sargent, Gary J. Age 51. September 3, 2009 of Trenton. Husband of Deborah. Loving dad of Craig (Tonia), Kevin (Victoria), Carrie (Kevin) Ross and Kristy Sargent. Dearest papa of Marissa, Kyle, Ryan, Ethan, Austin, Avery and Riley. Also survived by 1 sister Pat; 2 brothers George and John; his step-father Philip Lightfoot and 2 step-sisters Kathy and Bev. Preceded...
Saturnino Puente
September 2, 2009
Puente, Saturnino Joe. Age 87, of Allen Park. September 2, 2009. Beloved husband of Carmen. Loving father of Mary Ann (Peter) Luevanos, Frank, Robert, John and the late Charles Chuck. Proud grandfather of 11. Great grandfather of 8. Dear brother of Zeffie and Mary (Ray) Rodriguez.
Gary James Budnick
September 2, 2009
Budnick, Gary James. Age 77. September 2, 2009 of Taylor. Beloved husband of the late Ruth. Loving dad of Helen (Rick) Cassell, Gary E. and Jeff (Lisa). Dearest papa of Jennifer (Todd) Wolney, Rick, Jr. (Mylene) Cassell, Alexander Budnick and Griffin Budnick. Great grandpa of Natalie, Andrew, Ryan and Ian. Also survived by 3 brothers Lyman, Clinton and Darwin....
Valerie O'Donnell
September 2, 2009
Beloved wife of Jack. Loving mother of John and Joey and step-mother of Sean. Dearest daughter of Robert Manderfield and Jackie Herald. Dear sister of Bob Manderfield and aunt of Tiffany Manderfield.
Helen Betty Gay
August 31, 2009
Betty is survived by her husband, Samuel; Children: George Richard Gay, Samuel Richard Gay, Jr., Lisa Jennifer(Bruce)Hopper, Sara Louise Gay,& Rebecca Diane(Andre)Dubois. She is also survived by 4 grandchildren
Howard D. Lambrix
August 31, 2009
Howard D. Lambrix, of South Rockwood, beloved husband of Gloria (Mullan), loving father of Patrick (Kathryn), Fred (Nancy), Denise (Eric) Martin, Thomas (Naoma), Ron (Brenda), Barb (Paul) Logsdon, Joseph, Jeffrey (Shannon), dear brother of Ruth Kummer, Evelyn Deneau and Archie Jr., grandfather of 18, great grandfather of 14. He was preceded in death by his parents Archie and Anna...
Marilynn Dickinson
August 31, 2009
Dickinson, Marilynn. Age 65. August 31, 2009 of Gibraltar. Beloved wife of Larry. Loving mother of Jef (Rhonda). Dearest grandma of Zack and Jimmy. Sister of Morris "Bud" (Susan) Diehl and Jessie Stalcup. Sister-In-Law of Milo Gaynier. Also survived by her nieces, nephews and other loving family and friends. Preceded in death by her sister Melody Gaynier.

Nancy J. Burt
August 31, 2009
Burt, Nancy J. Age 77. August 31, 2009 of Trenton. Beloved wife of the late Dwight. Loving mother of Howard (Sandy). Dearest grandmother of Michael and Jordan. Also survived by 1 sister-in-law Hazel Crofts. In addition to her husband Nancy was preceded in death by her parents Joe and Lillian Crofts and 1 brother Joe Crofts.

Josephine Sapovich
August 30, 2009
Sapovich, Josephine age 99 ~ August 30, 2009 of Riverview. Loving mother of the late Michael. Dearest Aunt of JoAnn (the late Sylvester) Pierzynski and Daniel (Veronica) Klepp. Also, survived by many great nieces and nephews.
Douglas Philip Marshall
August 30, 2009
Marshall, Douglas Philip. Age 72, of Flat Rock, formerly of Southgate. August 30, 2009. Beloved husband of Carol for 35 yrs. Loving father of Jeff (Merrilynn) Grelock and Amy (Chris) Hodges. Proud Papa of Renee (Adam), Kenneth, Rachael, Elizabeth, Matthew, Andrew, Elena and Nicholas. Dear brother of 7.
Allen T. Gill
August 30, 2009
Gill, Allen T., age 91, August 30, 2009 of Riverview. Mr. Gill was born in Edmond, West Virginia, was a Mason for over 50 years and retired form McLouth Steel. Beloved husband of Betty and the late Lenora. Loving father of Phyllis (Allen) Whiston, Brenda (Larry) Chapman, Linda (Ralph) Sochocki, Mark Gill and the late Allen "Tom' Gill, Jr....
George E. Brown
August 29, 2009
survived by his loving daughters Susan Toth, Karen Solomon and Pam Mauritho, dear grandfather of Brent, Sarah (Matt) Duncan, Scott and Troy. Preceded in death by his beloved wife Barbara
Henry S. Boratyn
August 27, 2009
Boratyn, Henry S., age 84, August 27, 2009. Survived by 2 stepsons (Don) Irma Szymanski and Paul (Angie) Szymanski.
Olive A. Blezinski
August 26, 2009
Blezinski, Olive A. Age 93. August 26, 2009. Beloved wife of the late George A. Loving mother of George (Jean) Blezinski and Dawn (Donald) Buchan. Dearest grandmother of George Alexander III (Rose), Jeffrey M.and Shawn Blezinski and Troy (Kassie) Feldpausch, Holly (Andrew) Deitchman, Erin Cacace, Robyn (Brian) Doyle, Stephanie (Michael) Hyland, Daniel (Melanie) Buchan and Christopher (Ericka) Buchan. Great...
Kerry Ann Ritter
August 26, 2009
Ritter, Kerry Ann Age 28, of Southgate. August 26, 2009, Beloved wife of Robert F. Loving mother of Kasey and Mackenzie. Dearest daughter of Mark and Carolyn McKenzie. Dear sister of Mark (Maria) McKenzie, Lori (Chris) Smith and Brett (Amber) McKenzie. Granddaughter of Lorraine (Al) McLelland. Daughter-in-law of Walter and Judy Ritter. Also survived by many loving aunts, uncles,...
Agnes T. Wolsek
August 26, 2009
Wolsek, Agnes T. Age 77, of Trenton. August 26, 2009. Beloved wife of Robert for 50 yrs. Loving mother of Mark (Diane), Maryann, Robert (Christine) and Greg. Proud grandmother of Emily, Leif, Thomas, Andrew and Michael. Dear sister of Irene Pinkowski.

Andres C. Jasso
August 25, 2009
Jasso, Andres C. August 25, 2009. Age 89 of Allen Park. Beloved husband of Ophelia. Dear father of Linda (John) Kujik, Gloria Dominguez and Nora (Daniel) O'Grady. Also survived by six grandchildren John, Nathan, Ava, Melissa, Omar and Andrea