OBITUARIES
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Fred D. Pellegrene
March 23, 2019
Click on the tribute wall above to view Fred's video tribute. Pellegrene, Fred D. Age 91. March 23, 2019 of Trenton. Beloved husband of the late Mary Ann. Dearest brother of Marie (the late Fred) Gezich, Joan (Thomas) Boske, the late Thomas J and his wife MaryBelle., the late John (the late Charlotte), and Joseph (the late Frances). Also...
Katelyn R. Gilliam
March 22, 2019
Katelyn Rose Gilliam, age 18, of Rockford, Illinois passed away Friday March 22, 2019, surrounded by family. She is survived by her parents Scott and Jamie Gilliam. Katelyn aka “Katie” or “Kate the Great” was born January 31, 2001. She came out kicking and screaming. She had many rare medical conditions, which always baffled the medical community. She was...
Priscilla M. Kapsa
March 22, 2019
Click on the tribute wall to view Priscilla's video tribute. Priscilla M. Kapsa. Age 69 of Trenton. March 22, 2019. Beloved wife of the late George Kapsa. Loving mother of Christy Patrick and Laura Bailey. Proud grandma of Celia and Elaine Patrick. Best friend of Rose and Joe Baker. Dear sister-in-law of Linda Stec. Survived also by many loving...
Cheryl L. Kilburg
March 22, 2019
Cheryl was born on April 6, 1950 in Detroit, Michigan and died on March 22, 2019 at her home in Allen Park at the age of 68. Beloved wife of 50 years to Mike. Loving mom of Nicholas (Judy), Michelle Kilburg (Robert Leis) and the late Michael, Jr. Proud grandma of Ally, Branden, Madissen, Jenna, Nicholas, Julien, Noah, Bobby,...
Clarence M. Haley
March 22, 2019
Click on the tribute wall above to view Clarence's video triute. Haley, Clarence M. Age 93 of Trenton. March 22, 2019. Beloved husband of the late Helen Haley. Loving father of Paul (Annette), Matthew (Ann), Patrick (Terry) and Mark (Cathy). Proud grandfather of Eric, Margaret, Scott, Steven, Christopher, Nicole and Brennan. Great grandfather of 6. Dear brother of the...
Jesse Martin
March 21, 2019
Click on the tribute wall to view Jesse’s video tribute. Jesse Martin, age 93 of Wyandotte, passed away March 21, 2019. Loving husband of the late Jessie. Dear father of Rod (Joy) Day and Mickey (Bob) Radu. Proud grandfather of Joe (Britt) Sommer, Chris (Trish) Radu, Heather (Leo) Day, and Brandon (Christina) Day. Great grandfather of Alex, Ryan, Cheyenne,...
Gerald L. Tecmire
March 21, 2019
Gerald was born on October 14, 1935 in Rondo, Arkansas and died on March 21, 2019 at his home on Grosse Ile at the age of 83. Beloved husband of the late Carolyn. Loving dad of Paula Tecmire (Rob Roy). Dearest brother of Chris Tecmire and brother-in-law of Gene (Connie) Wagoner Preceded in death by his parents Lloyd and...
Clare G. Lane
March 20, 2019
Born in Detroit, Clare was the son of Emmett and Elizabeth (Israel) Lane. He married the love of his life, Barbara Radzialowski on February 24, 1962. Clare worked for over 35 years with the Railroad, retiring in 2000. Clare leaves to cherish his memory, Barbara, his wife of the past 57 years; his children: Brian (Serene) Lane, Patrick (Elizabeth)...
Jacqueline K. Butler
March 20, 2019
Jacqueline K. Butler: age 65, March 20, 2019 of Flat Rock. Beloved wife of the late Alan. Loving mom of Jeremy (Marcie) Kinney and Jami (Tom) Cartwright. Dearest nana of Zachary. Dear sister of Sharon Collins and Pamela (Fred) Young. Best friend of Patricia (Dennis) Sumara. Also survived by nieces, nephews, other loving family members and friends. Preceded in...
Floyd Pobursky
March 18, 2019
Floyd Pobursky, age 89 of Allen Park, passed away peacefully at home March 18th, 2019. Loving father of Terry, Mark, Michael, and Janice. "Our dad passed away yesterday. Saying goodbye to the greatest man in our life. He taught us so much on how important family is, being a hard worker, and how to get through life when life...
Dan S. Radakovich
March 18, 2019
Click on the tribute wall above to view Dan's video tribute. Dan S. Radakovich; age 86, March 18, 2019 of Trenton. Beloved husband of Patsy for 51 years. Loving dad of Lisa and Nicole (Patrick) Carey. Dearest dedo of Nick and Zach Carey. Also survived by many other loving family members and friends. Donations in memory of Dan may...
Robert W. Draper
March 18, 2019
Click on the tribute wall above to view Robert's video tribute. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Friends for Animals of Metro Detroit in Dearborn or to The Robert W. Draper Student Athlete Scholarship with checks payable to Allen Park Public Schools-Draper Scholarship, 9601 Vine Ave., Allen Park, MI 48101. Robert was born on October...
Richard Kisiel
March 18, 2019
Click on the tribute wall above to view Richard's video tribute. Kisiel, Richard. Age 77. March 18, 2019 of Southgate. Beloved husband of 50 years to Joan. Loving father of Douglas (Deloris) and Kenneth (Jacqueline). Proud grandfather of Amanda, Connor, Brandon, Alison, Jacob and Samuel. Preceded in death by his parents Andrew and Marie and his uncle Raymond. Richard...
Elizebeth E. Gegich
March 18, 2019
Gegich, Elizebeth, age 84, passed away March 18, 2019. Beloved wife of the late Branko Gegich, Sr. Loving mother of Branko (Diane) Gegich, Jr., Mark (Debbie) Gegich and the late Cathy Davis. Proud grandmother of Julie, Katherine, Matthew and Marissa Gegich. Dearest sister of Lou Sherry, Mary Shaheen, the late Ann Motteler, the late Richard Sherry, the late Joseph...
Sharon Pokorski
March 17, 2019
Click on the tribute wall above to view Sharon's video tribute. Pokorski, Sharon, age 69, March 17, 2019 of Petersburg, Indiana, formerly a long time resident of Taylor, Michigan. Beloved mother of Sheryl (Terri Lesniak) Pokorski. Dearest daughter of Kenneth and the late Sylvia Baunoch. Loving sister of Linda Trent, Kathy (Jeff) Thomas, Beverly (Frank) Anderson, Tina (Mike) LeGris,...
Leslie R. Vanderwill
March 17, 2019
Leslie R. Vanderwill, age 76, of Dearborn, Michigan. Loving husband of Paulette for 54 years. Proud father of Lisa (Brian), Laura, Lynn, Lesley, and Butch (Alissa). Blessed grandpa of Heather (Ryan), Tayler (Devon), Zackery, Alaina, Tanner, C.J., Noah, and Alivia. Great grandpa of Makenna and Liam. Proudly served in the armed forces during the Vietnam War. Retired from Detroit...
Kenneth J. Ray
March 17, 2019
Click on the tribute wall above to view Ken's video tribute. Ken Ray: age 69, March 17, 2019 of Trenton. Beloved dad of Natalie (Paul) Cypher and lifelong friend of Sue Ann. Loving brother of Daniel (Nancy), Carol (Buddy) Porch, Richard (Kati), Marge (Diana Latimore), Alan (Sheila), Gail (Mark) Cunningham, Gary (Denise) and the late Nancy (the late Edward)...
David J. Griffor, Sr.
March 17, 2019
David J. Griffor, Sr. Age 83 of Woodhaven. March 17, 2019. Beloved husband of Emily Griffor for 65 years. Loving father of David Griffor, Jr. and Dawn Owens. Proud grandpa of Christina, Amy, Mathew, Jennifer, Christopher, Casey, Joe, Christian, Sarah, Jeremy, Michael, Scott, and Rickey. Great grandpa of Alexis, Corey, Mercedes, Faith, Haley, Destiny, Joshua, Jaden, Tristen, Joey, Logan,...
Marcos Alves Dias
March 15, 2019
Click on the tribute wall above to view Marcos' video tribute. Dias, Marcos Alves, age 61, March 15, 2019 of Allen Park, Michigan. Beloved husband of Gail. Devoted father of Adam Dias, Monica Gilbert, Matthew Dias, Jessica (Raymond) Bedient and Jason. Dearest son of Antonio and Luzanira Dias. Also survived by his grandchildren; 4 brothers and 1 sister. Contributions...
James Alessandro
March 13, 2019
Click on the tribute wall above to view James’ video tribute. Alessandro, James, age 95, March 13, 2019 of Allen Park, Michigan. Beloved husband of the late Irene. Loving father of Kathleen (Fred Frank) Alessandro and the late John Alessandro. Also survived by is grandchildren Chase Alessandro, Vanessa (Nick) Campbell, Sarah (Clint Spaulding) Frank, Rachel Frank and Josh (Mallory)...
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