OBITUARIES
Local Obituaries
Zenaida K. Stanley
December 23, 2019
Click on the tribute wall above to view Zenaida's video tribute. Zenaida Stanley, age 67, of San Diego, California passed away on December 23, 2019. Beloved mother of Joseph (Lori) Stanley. Loving Grandmother of Ashley Stanley and Trevor Stanley. Cherished sister of Cecilia Robles, Socorro See, Elvira Robles, Blanca O Connor and Veronica Robles. Preceded in death by her...
Christopher "Shooter" Frey
December 23, 2019
Christopher "Shooter" Frey, age 43 of Trenton, passed away December 23, 2019. Loving husband of Lynnette. Dear father of Austin, Anthony, and Patience. Beloved son of Wayne and Barbara Frey. Also survived by his sister Tiffany and nephew Preston.
Patrick M. Yeager
December 22, 2019
Patrick was born on May 27, 1948 in Wyandotte, Michigan and died on December 22, 2019 at his home in Melvindale; he was 71 years old. Beloved husband of Donna. Loving dad of Monica Yeager and Dawn (Chris) Cicotte. Proud grandpa of Casey, Camron, Marissa, Alec and Brody. Dearest brother of Pamela (Bob) Bollerud and Nancy Smith. Also survived...
Luigi Raymond Deluca
December 21, 2019
Luigi Raymond DeLuca, 78, died peacefully Saturday, December 21, surrounded by family and the caring staff at Rivergate Health Center in Riverview, MI. Fun-loving and kind, Ray was quick-witted and had a great sense of humor. He enjoyed his retirement after working for the State of Michigan as an electrician, and he was proud to have served his country...
Ruben Cruz
December 21, 2019
Ruben Cruz, age 91 of Southgate, Mi, passed away December 21, 2019. Beloved husband to the late Dorothy. Loving father of Diane (Mark) Meadows and Dale (Kathy) Cruz. Dear grandfather to Daniel. Proud great grandfather to Angela, Mark, Merl, Matthew and Memphis.
Mary Gallegos
December 20, 2019
Click on the tribute wall above to view Mary's video tribute. Gallegos, Mary, age 96, December 20, 2019 of Detroit, Michigan. Beloved wife of the late Heriberto. Loving mother of Linda Gallegos, Sylvia Gallegos, Arthur (Molly) Gallegos, Gilbert (Martha) Gallegos and the late Ronnie David. Also survived by 9 grandchildren and her great grandchildren.
Sharon "Sherry" Pearl Lifford Thorn
December 20, 2019
Sharon was born in Detroit, Michigan at the Detroit Osteopathic Hospital. She was the Daughter of Bernard and Atthea Mae (Gardner) Kaiser. Sharon was a full time mother and worked as a bartender and janitorial early on. She later became a Union Carpenter and then worked maintenance for the Monroe Public School system for which she retired from both....
Michelle Woods
December 20, 2019
Michelle Lynn Woods was born in Detroit on June 3rd, 1964. She moved to Florida in 1982 and worked for the city of Winter Haven as a code enforcement officer for 20 years. She died at 55 years old on December 20th, 2019. Beloved daughter of Mary Nobrega. Proud mother of Ethan Woods. Beloved sister of Devin Dykas. Dearest...
Lois Mae Pearch
December 19, 2019
Click on the tribute wall above to view Lois' video tribute. Born in Raisinville Township, Lois was the daughter of Herman and Elva (Nickel) Mathis. Lois was a 1945 graduate of Dundee High School. A dedicated homemaker and mother, she held various positions to support her family working for Dr. George Feldman, DDS, Consolidated Paper, Ilgenfritz Nursery and Dr....
Rose M. Brent
December 17, 2019
Rose M. Brent, age 78, formerly of Detroit, MI, passed away December 17, 2019. Beloved mother of Fred Leitch, Harry Leitch, Nardina Stewart, Daniel Leitch, Dale Leitch, Nathaniel Brent, Antonio Brent, Victoria Brent, the late Euriana Leitch and the late Hazel Pritchert.
Mike Favot
December 16, 2019
Mike Favot, age 67 of Taylor, passed away December 16th, 2019. Loving husband of Anna. Dear father of Ora, Tonya, Ken (Wendy), Keith (Kelli), Cheryl, Mikie, and Leighann. Dear step father of Jamie, Carl, and Corina. Proud grandfather and great grandfather of many. Mike is also survived by his father Richard, siblings Margaret, Debbie, Denise, and Dennis. Sadly he...
Daniel T. Werstein
December 16, 2019
Born in Monroe, Daniel was the son of James and Opal (Masson) Werstein. A 1974 graduate of Milan High School, he married the love of his life, Karen Yourkiewicz, on June 17, 1978 in Adrian, Michigan. Daniel worked at Ford Motor Company in Ypsilanti for over 30 years, retiring in 2006. A self taught mechanic, he also owned and...
Cecilia Marie Guizar 'Sally"
December 16, 2019
Cecilia Marie Guizar “Sally” age 84 of Taylor, Michigan, passed away on December 16, 2019. Loving mother to the late Natalie and Maria. Proud grandma to Marta (Jason), Cori-Anne, the late Breanna, Joshua, Joel, Jordan and Jensen. Loving great grandma to Leanna, Margaret, Daniel, Chase, Olivia, Seth and Joshua. Precious great-great grandmother to Cecilia. Dear sister to the late...
Retha M. Hood
December 15, 2019
Click on the tribute wall above to view Retha's video tribute. Retha was born on March 1, 1940 And died on December 15, 2019 at Applewood Nursing Center in Woodhaven at the age of 79. Beloved wife of the late Roy. Loving mom of Annette Hoenicke, the late Roy Hood and Sandy Venier. Proud momo of Melanie (Andy), Roy,...
Russell G. Pillar
December 15, 2019
Click on the tribute wall above to view Russ' video tribute. Russell “Russ” Gordon Pillar, 79, passed away Sunday, December 15, 2019 at Beaumont Oakwood Hospital in Dearborn, Michigan. Russ was born June 29, 1940 to James and Ida (Knox) Pillar in Detroit, Michigan, the oldest of three children. He graduated from Melvindale High School in 1958. Russ is...
Patricia A. Nash
December 15, 2019
Click on the tribute wall above to view Patricia's video tribute. Patricia (Pat) Ann Nash passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, on Sunday, December 15, 2019. She had been in poor health since 2015. Pat was born on February 18, 1940 in Monroe, Michigan to Clyde and Madeline (Janssen) Payne. She graduate from St. Mary’s Academy in 1958....
Mary Margaret Fernandez
December 13, 2019
Mary Margaret was born on March 26, 1943 in Detroit, Michigan and died on December 13, 2019 at Beaumont Hospital Taylor at the age of 76; she was of Dearborn Heights. Beloved wife of Ernesto; Loving mom of Geralyn Fernandez and Ernie John Fernandez. She will be lovingly missed by Ponchita, Margarita, Sangria and Calypso. Also survived by other...
Dolores Lee
December 13, 2019
Click on the tribute wall above to view Dolores' video tribute. Dolores (Mohan) Lee, age 91, of Allen Park; passed away peacefully surrounded by family December 13, 2019. Dolores was born September 11, 1928 in Ecorse, Michigan to Grace (Montry) Maurice and Raymond Maurice. Loving mother of Mary Mohan, Timothy (the late Carol) Mohan, and James Mohan (Erik Goodrich)....
Tony T. Dimarco
December 12, 2019
Click on the tribute wall above to view Tony's video tribute. Tony T. DiMarco, age 95, of Taylor, Michigan. He was born on May 10, 1924 in Barisciano, Italy and passed away on December 12, 2019. Loving husband to Silvania for 65 years. Beloved father of Ron (Helen), the late David and Lorie (Paul) Bobak. Dear grandfather of Diona...
Rita "Jackie" Balmes
December 12, 2019
Rita “Jackie” Balmes, age 90 of Lincoln Park. Beloved wife of the late William. Dear mother of Sharon (Daniel) Kulhanek, Debra (Stuart) Baron, William (Debra) Balmes III, and Jacqueline (Robert) Cook. Also survived by 14 grandchildren, 13 great grandchildren, and one sister Rejane Plyler. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Angela Hospice Livionia.