OBITUARIES
Local Obituaries
Clara Merrick
April 13, 2009
Clara is survived by her two sons: Ronald (Judy)and Rev. Fr. John Richard. She is also survived by a brother Stanley Turel, two granddaughters: Lory (Jim) Waling and Lynne (David) Foren, as well as five great grandchildren: Sydney Maddux, Samantha Maddux, Grant Foren, Griffin foren and Sibley Waling.
Marlin J. Scott
April 12, 2009
Marlin is survived by his wife Barbara, son Jack (Elaine), sisters: Gertrude Rowe and Martha Tallant. He is also survived by grandchildren: Michael and Steven as well as great grandchildren: Jacob and Justin.
Mary Louise Williams
April 11, 2009
Williams, Mary L., age 82, April 11, 2009 of Dearborn, formerly of Allen Park. Beloved wife of the late Galen "Bud" Williams. Loving mother of Nancy (Marty) Heiss and Cathy (Richard) Oziemski. Also survived by her grandchildren Leslie and Marty Heiss, Melissa and Joshua Oziemski and her brother James Bellows.
Constance V. Nieman
April 11, 2009
Nieman, Constance V., age 80, April 11, 2009 of Trenton. Beloved wife of Clarence. Loving mother of Christine Nieman. Dear sister of Mary Louise Black. Also survived by her nephews Tim (Barbara) Black and Greg (Sharon) Black.
Barbara Hill
April 11, 2009
Barbara is survived by her husband James, her son Brad (Jessie) Hill, her daughter Angela (Mike) Simkus, 3 grandchildren, Stephanie, Kelsey & Devyn, 2 sisters, Sharon (Bill) Isaacs, Yvonne (Floyd) Stollings and her brother David (June) Sexton.
Mary Vargo
April 10, 2009
Beloved wife of the late John. Loving mother of Mary Jane (Gerald) Vargo-Tompkins and Richard (Barbara). Dearst Grandmother of Christopher, William, Mark & Scott. and Great Grandmother Lexi, Riley, and Sydney.
Thomas J. Nantel
April 10, 2009
Thomas is survived by his two children: Megan and Jonathon, his father Jean, sisters: Jeannie (Mark) Bugosh and Karen (Joe) Bommarito as well as a brother Steve (Beth).
William H. Barron
April 9, 2009
Barron, William H. Age 88, of Grosse Ile. April 9, 2009. Beloved husband of Joanne. Loving father of Sherry Barron, William (Margaret) Barron, Mary (Alan) Jones and Nanette (Ross) Turner. Proud grandfather of 9. Great grandfather of 6. Dear brother of John and Donald. Preceded in death by a sister Ann.
Mary A. Smellie-Decker
April 8, 2009
Smellie-Decker, Mary A. Age 53. April 8, 2009 of Woodhaven. Beloved wife of Dennis. Loving mother of Chris, Andrew and Erin. Dearest daughter of Mary Smellie and the late John B. Sister of Jack, Mike, Margaret Belfield, Pat, Joe, Rob, Jim, Tim, Nancy Prothero, Tom, Teresa Millner and Brian. Also survived by her mother-in-law Phyllis Decker; 2 brothers-in-law Dave...
Lee Van Allen Yates
April 7, 2009
Yates, Lee Van Allen, age 95, April 7, 2009 of Taylor. Beloved husband of the late Florine Smith Yates and the late Ruth Cooper Yates. Loving father of Clay Dobrovolec and Raymond Lee Yates. Also survived by his grandchildren Jenny Zavadil, Catherine Coccia, Trevor Yates, Kayli Yates, and Zo Yates and his great grandson Cole Zavadil. Preceded in death...
James Kearney
April 6, 2009
. Beloved husband of Nola. Dearest father of Tammie (Gary) Adams. Loving brother of Richard "Dick" (Linda), Kathy Talley and her fiance' John McMullin, Michael (Jan), Tom (Diane) and Tim (Denise). Grandfather to Tim, Nick, Garrett, Haley and great grandfather of Lennox and Kaylee.
Ruth M. Kuhn
April 6, 2009
Kuhn, Ruth M. Age 74. April 6, 2009 of Southgate. Beloved wife of 55 years to Rudolph. Loving mother of Ruth A. Truxillo, Sandra L. (Brad) Czarny, Rudolph N. Kuhn, Jr., Scott D. (Claire) Kuhn and Shelley R. Kuhn. Dearest grandmother of 11. Great grandmother of 3. Preceded in death by 1 granddaughter. Ruth was a long-time member of...
Jacqueline Shortridge
April 6, 2009
Beloved wife of James Sr. Loving mother of Connie Centers, Larry (Lisa) and James Jr. (Heather). Dearest grandmother of 9 and great-grandmother of 3. Also survived by 3 sisters and 2 brothers.
Thomas H. Bianchi
April 5, 2009
Bianchi,Thomas H. Age 82 of Allen Park. April 5, 2009. Beloved husband of Helen. Dearest father to Thomas (Cynthia) Jr., James (Laura) and John (Therese). Loving brother of Elliott and Leonard. Also leaves four grandchildren: Angela, Robert, Maria and David.
Richard Laurence Olepa
April 5, 2009
Olepa, Richard Laurence. Age 57, of Southgate. April 5, 2009. Husband of Katherine. Loving father of Karl and Andrew. Stepfather of Christine Walker. Survived also by June Fustini and Marjorie Olepa. Preceded in death by his parents and a brother James.
Diane P. Archer
April 5, 2009
Archer, Diane P. of Detroit. Beloved wife of Rev. Dr. Steven Archer. Loving mother of Samantha (David) Moreno and Jonathan Archer. Proud grandmother of Mateo Moreno. Dear sister of Al (Carol) Sterken. Diane was an instructor in Sociology at U of M Dearborn and former director of The Southwest Detroit Community Outreach Partnership Center.
Patricia Ann Terlep
April 4, 2009
Terlep, Patricia Ann. Age 74. April 4, 2009 of Detroit. Beloved wife of the late Anthony J. Loving mother of Annette, who preceded her in death, Patricia Ann (Steven) Vannoy and Susan Ann Terlep (Stanley Mitchell). Dearest grandmother of Tony and Katie Vannoy. Also survived by 1 brother Thomas J. McLenaghan and 2 sisters Agnes (Alexander) Kubrak and Rita...
Earl E. Warsow
April 4, 2009
Earl was born on January 14, 1927 and passed away on Saturday, April 4, 2009. Earl was a resident of Flat Rock, Michigan.
Blanche S. Carroll
April 2, 2009
Carroll, Blanche S., Age 73, April 2, 2009 of Riverview. Beloved wife of the late William. Loving mother of Catherine (Brian) Wells, Granville, David (Shirley), William Jr. (Julie), Lori (Mark) Huffmaster, Walter (Kira) and the late Ron. Dear sister of Virginia Housley and Ralph Hamilton. Dearest Grandmother of 10.
Jean L. Oeffinger
April 1, 2009
Oeffinger, Jean Louise, age 83, April 1, 2009 of Trenton. Beloved wife of the late Donald L. Loving mother of Donald E. (Margaret) and Cathy (Richard) Lindemann, Grandmother of 5 and great grandmother of 10.
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