OBITUARIES
Local Obituaries
Elide Holly Mcnabb
July 13, 2008
McNabb Elide Holly formerly of Southgate. Died July 13, 2008 in Naples, FL following a lenghty battle with ovarian cancer. Beloved wife of Max. Loving mother of Josie (Kenny) Bush and Ron (Vickii) DiBartolomeo. Loving nana to Laura (Chuck) Stonier, Victor DiBartolomeo and one great granddaughter Alexa Rae Stonier. Dear friend of John Wallace and Mark Turpin.
Dee Keesee
July 13, 2008
Keesee, Dee Age 75, July 13, 2008 of Dearborn. Beloved wife of Harold. Loving mother of Cindi (Jerry) Feistel, Carl and Kerri (Michael) Cark. Dearest grandmother of Melissa, Katie, Steven, Morgan, Michael, Brandy and great-grandmother of Trevor. Dear daughter-in-law of Louise Tosto. Also survived by 2 sisters and 1 brother.
Marilyn D. Kolbusz Nee Swide
July 11, 2008
Kolbusz, Marilyn D., nee Swide, age 62, July 11, 2008 of Woodhaven, formerly of Allen Park. Mrs. Kolbusz was an educator in Taylor for 30 years. Beloved wife of Richard for 40 years. Loving mother of Richard Jr. Dearest sister of John Swide, the late Linda Swide and the late Janet Swide. Beloved daughter of the late John and...
Aurora Kent
July 11, 2008
Kent, Aurora, age 90, July 11, 2008 of Allen Park. Beloved wife of the late Joseph. Loving mother of Deanna (Jerry) Pawloski. Also survived by her grandchildren Paul Deschamps, Jerry (Jennifer) Pawloski, Jeff Pawloski and Krist (Dave) Lawrence; 5 great grandchildren and 1 brother Joseph (June) Sanchez.

Piroska Urmosi
July 11, 2008
Urmosi, Piroska. Age 82. July 11, 2008. Beloved wife of the late Frank. Loving mother of Juliana (Thomas) Downham, Elizabeth (Terry) Blackburn and Esther (Roy) Blackburn. Dearest grandmother to Tom (Jessica), Jen, Dan (Dawn) Downham and Amanda, Ashley, Samantha, Abbigail Blackburn. Also survived by a sister Maria (James) Dougherty, one sister-in-law Judy Minne and her nephew Joe Minne.

Eleanor Marie Wagel
July 11, 2008
Wagel, Eleanor Marie of Taylor, age 93, died July 11, 2008. Beloved wife of the late Emil. Loving MOM to Kenneth (Diane), Jerry (Sandy), (Karen) and the late Donald. Also surviving are 8 grandchildren, 20 great grandchildren and 1 sister.
Elkanah Sandy Bobb
July 11, 2008
Bobb, Elkanah "Sandy" of Southgate, age 60, passed away July 11, 2008. Beloved husband for 41 years of Marilyn. Loving dad to Kim (Bill) McKitrick and Brandee (Darin) Peters. Super awesome grandpa to Kylee, Chase, Logan and Lexee. Dear brother of Cindy (Eugene) Maynard. He will be missed more than words can say.
John Frank Suter
July 10, 2008
Suter, John Frank. Age 82. July 10, 2008 of Lincoln Park. Beloved husband of 53 years to Mary. Loving dad of Joe Suter and Rosanne (Kim) Zell. Dearest grandpa of Michael, Zachary, Jillian, Stephen, Constance and Matthew. Brother to Walter William Suter.
Donald Richard Hedke R.Ph.
July 9, 2008
Hedke, Donald R., R.Ph. age 78, July 9, 2008, of Trenton. Long-time partner of Leonard H. Hopkins, Jr. Dear brother of Bob (Lois) Hedke. Loving uncle of Karen Hornbeck, Kay Fedon, Karl Hedke, and Mark Hedke. Great uncle of 7 and great great uncle of 1. Preceded in death by his parents.

Gerald Slayton, Sr.
July 7, 2008
Slayton, Gerald Sr. Age 68, of Melvindale, formerly of Canton. July 7, 2008. Loving father of Gerald Jr., Jamie (Marc) Freeman, Jennifer Wilson, and Jeffery (Michele). Proud grandfather of John, Brandon, Shawn, Austin, Jeffery Jr., Jessica, Jillian, Jenna and Ryan. Great grandfather of 3. Dear brother of 7. Preceded in death by parents, brothers and sisters, three granchildren and...

Vickie Welsh
July 6, 2008
Welsh, Vicki, July 6, 2008, Age 88 Beloved wife of the late George. Loving mother of the late Judith Taylor and mother-in-law of Pastor Lon Taylor. Dearest Grandmother of Beth (Robert) Hovey and Great-Grandmother of Tabitha, Joseph, Jared and Faith. Dear Sister of Reba (Doyle) Sowell and Hazel (Kenneth) Danner
Margaret M. Tabbert
July 5, 2008
Tabbert, Margaret M. Age 86. July 5, 2008. Born September 24, 1921 in Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia and moved to Detroit in 1928. She became a naturalized citizen when she was 21 years old and lived in Detroit, Allen Park, Trenton and Monroe. She was a homemaker who was the wife of the late Carl E. Tabbert. She is...
Dianne Lee Milanovich
July 5, 2008
Beloved wife of Gary.Loving mother of Dianne (Brian), Tracy and Sara. Dearest daughter of Gordon Hales and Jane Hales. Dear Nana of Jacob, Felisha and Travis. Dear sister of Victoria (Joe) Kline, John (Janice) Hales and Kathy (Dave) Martin. Also survived by many nieces, nephews and friends.
Gregory Allen Smith
July 5, 2008
Smith, Gregory Allen. Age 47. July 5, 2008. Beloved father of Alexander and Samantha. Dearest son of Carroll and Barbara. Loving brother to Frederick, Robert, Terri, John and Susan. Also survived by several nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Gregory was a dedicated employee of Avery Dennison of Indiana. His passion and creativity will be dearly missed.
Sonny Loiola
July 4, 2008
Loiola, Sonny. Age 28. July 4, 2008 of South Rockwood. Formerly of Melvindale. Beloved son of Mary and the late Frank. Loving brother of Russell, Mark and Frank. Dearest uncle of Alyssa. Grandson of Frank. Sonny was a volunteer firefighter for 10 years with Berlin Twp., Station #2 and was employed for 8 years in the ER at Oakwood...

Marynell Blunden
July 4, 2008
Blunden, Marynell. Age 87. July 4, 2008 of Trenton. Formerly of Dearborn. Beloved wife of the late Thomas. Dearest sister of Thelma Diemer and Wanda Gallagher. Also survived by several nieces and nephews.

Vera Brethen Taylor
July 3, 2008
Taylor, Vera B. July 3, 2008. Age 82 of Boca Raton, FL. Born in Detroit and moved to Florida in 1988 from Bloomfield Hills where she lived for 17 years. Predeceased by her husband Donald A. Survived by 3 sons Donald Andrew (Bettina), Peter B. (Ruth) and Robert M. (Pamela); 7 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren.
Eugenia Tkacz
July 3, 2008
Tkacz, Eugenia, nee Ciko, age 61, July 3, 2008 of Southgate. Beloved wife of Wasyl. Loving mother of Bohdana (Jeff) Wohlart, Yvonne (Dale) Przytula and Kristina Tkacz. Beloved daughter of Mykola and Maria Ciko. Also survived by her grandchildren Zackary and Alexis; her sister Olga (John) Petryk and her brother Yaroslav Ciko.

William Joseph Mazgai
July 1, 2008
William was born on January 26, 1985 and passed away on Tuesday, July 1, 2008. William was a resident of Michigan.
Mina Koester-Eickelberger
July 1, 2008
Eickelberger, Koester, (nee: Blake), Mina, age 88, July 1, 2008 of Ontario, formerly of Trenton. Beloved wife of the late Dr. E. W. Koester and the late Chester Eickelberger. Loving mother of Pat (Rick) Lalonde and Verne (Karen) Koester. Proud grandmother of Misty (Keith) Evans-Lalonde, Leslie Koester and Kelsey Koester. She worked for Dr. William Grimaudo for over 17...