OBITUARIES

Our Obituaries

James Kearney

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

William D. Barhite

William D. Barhite

April 1, 2009

Barhite, William, D. "Bill", age 57, April 1, 2009 of Allen Park. Beloved husband of Bonnie. Loving father of Courtney (James) Moxlow and Kelly Barhite. Grandfather of Max. Dearest son of Dorothy (Albert Newman) and the late Tunis Barhite. Also survived by his sisters Mary Louise Barhite and Suzanne Hult and his brother James Barhite. He was preceded in...

James M. Smith

James M. Smith

March 31, 2009

Smith, James M. Age 56, of Lincoln Park. March 31, 2009. Beloved husband of Linda. Loving Father of Jaclyn (Michael) Williams and James T. Smith. Dear son of Milda. Brother of Robert (Mary), Richard and Steve (Rhoda). Preceded in death by his father Robert.

Eldora M. Miles

Eldora M. Miles

March 31, 2009

Miles, Eldora M. Age 97. March 31, 2009 of Waterford Twp. Beloved wife of the late Walter. Also survived by other loving family. In addition to her spouse she was preceded in death by her parents, brothers and sisters

Theresa M. Duchesne

Theresa M. Duchesne

March 31, 2009

Duchesne, Theresa M. "Terri". Age 55. March 31, 2009 of Brownstown. Beloved wife of 32 years to Don. Loving mom of Laura Duchesne. Dearest daughter of Ann and the late Elmer Marth. Sister to Karen (John) Seneski. Also survived by her nieces, nephews and other loving family. Terri courageously fought cancer for 12 years.

William A. Linley

William A. Linley

March 29, 2009

Linley, William A. Age 83. March 29, 2009 of Grosse Ile. Beloved husband of the late Helen "Bonnie". Loving dad of Susan (Mark) Chambers, Jeffrey (Honi Hartz) and Daniel (Melissa Misko). Dearest grandpa of Robert, Audrey, William II, Gregory and Jake. Great grandpa of Charlene. Also survived by 1 sister Lenore Barnsdale. Preceded in death by his parents 2...

Raymond L. Bedard

Raymond L. Bedard

March 28, 2009

Bedard, Raymond L. Age 75. March 28, 2009. Former owner of Downriver Tune-ups, Wyandotte. Beloved husband of Geraldine. Loving father of Teresa (David) Kennedy, Barbara (Carl) Schweizer, Pamela (Robert) Moody, Debra Ruwart and Elizabeth (Robert) Longton. Proud grandfather of 10. Great grandfather of 1. Dear brother of Eugenia (Larry) Collins, Patricia (Edgar) Trudeau and James (Sue) Bedard.

Peggy J. Williams

Peggy J. Williams

March 28, 2009

Williams, Peggy J. age 63 of National City, Michigan. Beloved wife of the late Thomas. Loving mother of Shawn Ousley, Brian Ousley, Tracy Williams and the late Thomas Williams. Sister of Mary Jane (Ivan) McCaig, Ashton (Betty) Jacobs and Alice Yoas. Dearest grandmother of Ted Williams, Paige Kuharsky, Cliffton Ousley and Katelyn Ousley.

Bernice Fix

Bernice Fix

March 27, 2009

Bernice is survived by her children: Robert (Susan) Fix of Richmond, Indiana, Marianne (Richard) Eckhoff of Trenton and Michael (Debra) Fix of Newport. She is also survived by a brother Edwin (Loretta) Sisung of Maybee; two sisters: Frances Brancheau of Capac and Ruth Sisung of Leesburg, Florida; five grandchildren and six great grandchildren.

Anne Thomas

Anne Thomas

March 26, 2009

Thomas, Anne. Age 88. March 26, 2009 of Dearborn and Trenton. Beloved wife of the late Donald M. Loving mother of Sharon (Gary) Thomas-Elion, Linda (Bill) DePaul, Carol (Rick) Sain, Donald, Jr. (Jackie) and James (Theresa). Dearest grandma of Michael, Rob, Steven, Kristy and Kimberly. Great grandmother of 4. Also survived by 2 brothers Nick and George.

Elaine M. Giannette

Elaine M. Giannette

March 25, 2009

Giannette, Elaine M. Age 88, of Allen Park. March 25, 2009. Beloved wife of the late Joseph. Loving mother of Sharyn (David) Wild. Proud grandmother of Roland (Mary) and Renee. Great-grandmother of Ronald, Jacob, Dallas, Joseph and Michael. Dear sister of Mary. Preceded in death also by her parents, Constantino and Julia Spina, siblings Rose, Frank, Sam, Tony and...