OBITUARIES
Local Obituaries
Sue Ann Wright
February 15, 2018
Wright, Sue Ann. Age 85, of Grosse Ile, MI February 15, 2018. Beloved wife of the late Donald M. Wright. Loving mother of Douglas (Debby) Wright, Dawnine (Frank) Campbell, the late Eric Wright, Marta (Douglas) Clare and Zachary (Karen) Wright. Proud grandmother of Scott, Christopher, Eric, Sarah, Jordan, Savannah and Ella. Great grandmother of Kadyn, Tyler, Avery and Elodie....
Lucille F. Bastien
February 14, 2018
Bastien, Lucille F. Age 99, of Allen Park. February 14, 2018. Beloved wife of the late Lawrence. Loving mother of Lawrence (Anita) Bastien, Thomas (Judith) Bastien, Michele (John) Zukowski and Janice (Michael) Jay. Proud grandmother of 16. Great grandmother of 26. Preceded in death by parents Herman and Meta Hering and a sister Gertrude Lewandowski. Memorial contributions may be...
Ambrose J. Rouble
February 14, 2018
Rouble, Ambrose J. Age 80, of Riverview. February 14, 2018. Beloved husband of Nancy. We invite family and friends to gather to celebrate Ambrose's life Saturday, February 17, from 1-6pm at The Allen Park Chapel-Martenson Family of Funeral Homes. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Boy Scouts of America or Michigan State University College of...
Dana C. Sarazin
February 13, 2018
Dana was born on February 5, 1952 and died on February 13, 2018 at the age of 66; she was of Gibraltar. Beloved wife of Robert. Loving mom of Robert, Charles and Shelly. Proud grandma of Ashley, Caitlyn, Justin, Demetri, Destiny, Cora and Charles and great grandma of Mason and Sky. Dearest sister of Gary Gardner, Linda Belknap and...
Nawasa Kay Palazzolo
February 13, 2018
Nawasa Kay Palazzolo. Age 48; February 15, 2018. Of Wyandotte. Loving mother to Gabrielle Palazzolo. Dearest daughter of Richard and Brenda Madary and the late Emery Bradbury. Beloved fiancee of Donald Dennis. Sister of Julianne and Richard III. Granddaughter of Richard senior and the late Geraldine Madary as well as the late Robert and Frances Giron. Cherished best friend...
Dorothy Odette
February 12, 2018
Odette, Dorothy, age 91, February 12, 2018 of South Rockwood, Michigan. She was born in Chatham, Ontario, Canada on June 10, 1926 and was the oldest of 10 children. She was raised in depression era in South Rockwood MI. In 1946 she married Ed Odette, they remained married for nearly 70 years until Ed's death in 2016. Dorothy was...
Donald A. 'Doodle' Farris
February 11, 2018
Donald "Doodle" Farris was born on May 31, 1948 in Detroit, Michigan and died at his home in Detroit on February 11, 2018 at the age of 69. Beloved father of Kathy (Carlos) Velasquez, Kimberly Farris, Sherry (Johnny) Fischer and Stacy Pilarski. Proud grandpa of Michael, Marissa, Alexa, Cord, Manuel, Jayne, Anthony and Matthew. Dearest brother of Roberta and...
Norene R. Tanner
February 10, 2018
Tanner, Norene R. age 83, February 10, 2018 of Allen Park, Michigan. Beloved wife of the late Henry. Loving mother of Susan (Dean Massalsky) Jeffries, Don Tanner and David (Stephanie Zuba) Tanner. Proud grandmother of Jill (Jake Rencsok) Jeffries, Lisa (Nick) Bignall, Amy (Jason) Dobrovalski and Kevin Tanner; great grandmother of Andrew Dobrovalski, Brody Rencsok and Charlie Bignall. Also...
John 'Jim' M. Vella
February 10, 2018
Vella, John "Jim" M., age 61, February 10, 2018 of New Boston, MI. Beloved father of Theresa Vella. Proud Nannu of Mason, Jamie and Wesley. Dearest son of the late Angelo and Tessie Vella. Also survived by his siblings Vivian (Fred) Maluchnik, Joan Withrow, Paul (Marlene) Vella and Mary (Ted) Rosecrans; his nieces and nephews.
Mr. Carlito Abrajano Carson
February 9, 2018
Carlito Abrajano Carson, age 67 of Taylor, passed away at home February 9th, 2018. Loving husband of Antonina. Dear father of Arvin, Carmelo, and Maria (Kenneth) Winters. Also survived by his siblings Leonora (William) Daugherty, Nieves McGinnis, Manuel, and Tony. Click on the multimedia tab to view Carlito's video tribute.
Lisa J. Buie
February 9, 2018
Buie, Lisa J., age 60, February 9,2018 of South Rockwood, MI. Beloved daughter of Benny and the late Betty Buie. Loving sister of Loretta (the late Scott) Weaver and Larry Buie. Also survived by her nieces Samantha McNamara & Wendy, and nephew David Weaver.
Floyd D. Macneil
February 8, 2018
Floyd Dennis MacNeil of Taylor was born on September 10, 1945 in Detroit, Michigan and passed away peacefully at home on February 8, 2018 with several loved ones present after several long illnesses and surgeries; he was 72 years old. Floyd is survived by his daughter, Tawnya Dysarz, his grandson Elijah Dysarz, his sister Linda Sisk, many nieces, nephews...
Randall John Rapai
February 8, 2018
Born in South Rockwood, Randy was the son of John and Marcella (Gaynier) Rapai. After receiving his high school diploma and Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting at the University of Michigan, Randy worked as an accountant for Ford Motor Company for over 33 years, retiring in 2007. He was then hired back as a consultant for Ford for...
Mr. Steven James Zyskowski
February 7, 2018
Steven James Zyskowski "Ski", age 58 of Detroit and Milford, passed away February 7th, 2018. Loving father of Katie, Kristy, Allison, Ashley (Chris) Johnson, Amber, and Natalie. Proud grandfather of Marty III, Jordan, Chelsey, Landon, Jerremy, Chris III, Ava, Cameron, and Victoria. Also survived by his ex wife Susan, father Edwin, and siblings Lori Demarest, David, Terri, Sharon Earhart,...
Antonio Vega
February 7, 2018
Vega, Antonio. Age 76, of Detroit. February 7, 2018. Beloved husband of Maria-Luisa Sanchez De-Vega for 55 years. Loving father of Maria Eva Vega, Antonio Vega, Yolanda Vega, David Vega, Rosalinda Vega and Alfredo Vega. Proud Papa Tono of Javier Araiza, Marcoantonio Araiza, Cindy Andrade-Vega, Antonio Vega, Guadalupe Araiza, Martin Vega, Xitlalitl Andrade-Vega, Alexis Calzada, Mansol Araiza, David Vega,...
Helen T. Ligeski
February 7, 2018
Helen T. Ligeski, age 97. July 19, 1920-February 7, 2018. Beloved wife of Stanley for 62 years. Loving mother to Claire, Peter, Richard, TJ, and Monica (Dale). Proud grandma to 10, great-grandma to 12, and great-great grandma to 13 (soon to be 14). Also survived by her sister Virginia. Helen loved to crochet and she loved polish music; she...
"Beautiful" Betty V Blazok
February 6, 2018
Age 88, of Grosse Ile Township, February 6, 2018. Beloved wife of the late Leo C. Blazok. Preceded in death by her parents Carl and Delcie Buckholz. As a former teacher and high school counselor, Betty was passionate about education and touched the lives of many children. Her talents included music, singing and sewing. Betty was always willing to...
Samuel 'Del' Galofaro
February 6, 2018
Galofaro, Samuel "Del". Age 84, of Trenton. February 6, 2018. Beloved husband of Barbara for 63 years. Loving father of Gale (James) Nagy, Gary Galofaro, Carol Galofaro, Jim Galofaro and Larry Galofaro. Proud grandpa of Anthony, Jacqueline, Shannon, Sam and Stephanie. Great grandpa of Emily, Evan, Ethan, Eli, Asher, Mackenzie, Makayla and Michael. Dear brother of Philip (Vickie) Galofaro....
Joan Ruth Cowie
February 6, 2018
Joan Ruth Cowie. February 6, 2018; age 91. Beloved wife of the late Alexander for 57 years. Loving mother of Alex Jr. (Diane), Robert (Denise), Cheryl (Paul) Zell, and the late Suzie Anteau (Gary). Proud grandmother of 10 and great-grandmother of 14. Also survived by her brother Bob Gassman. A memorial service will be held for Joan Saturday February...
Marlene G. Dzwik
February 3, 2018
Marlene was born on November 15, 1936 in Detroit, Michigan and died at her home in Rockwood on February 3, 2018 at the age of 81. Beloved mom of Sharon Westmoreland, Gary, Jeanne (Craig) Reifsnider, Richard and the late Robert. Proud grandmother of Robert, Daniel, Amy, Christopher (Ashley) and Nicholas and great grandmother of Kacey, Dominic, Sophia, Gabriel, Averie...