OBITUARIES
Local Obituaries
Mary V. Papke
March 25, 2017
Mary V. Papke; age 93, March 25, 2017 of Trenton. Beloved wife of the late Donald. Loving mother of Donna (Ron), Susan (Tom), Brian (Nancy), Daniel, Margaret (John), Paul (Mary) and the late Anthony. Dearest grandmother of Jeff, Dawn, Michael, Angela, Katie, Kyle, John, Julie, Jason, Mary, Brian and Elisa. Dear great-grandmother of 8 and great-great-grandmother of 1. Also...
Mr. Robert 'Bob' Charles Gerson
March 24, 2017
Robert "Bob" Charles Gerson, age 80 of Monroe, formerly of Cleveland, OH, passed away March 24th, 2017. Born to the late George and Julia Gerson in Rochester, PA on March 30th, 1936. The family soon moved to Cleveland, OH, where Bob would later meet and marry his wife Patricia Pavlik on September 29th, 1956. In 1966 they moved to...
Katharine H. Rice
March 24, 2017
Born in Brooklyn, New York, Katharine was the daughter of Anton and Aline (Buck) Sandrin. Katharine worked for many years for Detroit Edison here in Monroe before her retirement. Katharine leaves to cherish her memory her son Mark Geal of Monroe, as well as a brother William Sandrin of Derwood, Maryland.
Norman Lee Smith
March 24, 2017
Smith, Norman Lee. Age 75, of Detroit. March 24, 2017. Beloved husband of Carol for 51 years. Loving father of Debbie (Dave) VanRiper, Cheryl (Ken) Wydick and the late Michael (Lori) Smith. Proud grandfather of Kathryn, the late Andrew, Thomas, Joseph, Jacob, Emily, Daniel, James, Abigail VanRiper, Rachel, Matthew, Christiana Wydick, Timothy (Mandi), Joshua (Kimberly), Jonathan, Bonnie, Christiana, Miriam,...
Joan Ann Slusher
March 23, 2017
Joan Ann was born on December 9, 1944 in Lincoln Park, Michigan and died on March 23, 2017 at Rivergate Terrace in Riverview at the age of 72; she was of Southgate. Beloved wife of the late Sailor. Loving mom of Tammie Mitchell, Norma Schrader and Tricia Slusher. Proud grandma of the late Brent Mitchell, Ashley Schrader, Kyle Mitchell...
Eugene Stevens
March 23, 2017
Eugene was born on November 29, 1930 in Gering, Nebraska and died on March 23, 2017 at Beaumont Hospital Dearborn at the age of 86; he was of Taylor. Beloved husband of 63 years to Barbara. Loving dad of Mark (Ashley), Dale (Kim), Lori (Julian) Santellan, Lisa Jump, Karen (Gregg) Hitchcock and Susan Martinelli. Proud grandpa of 14 and...
Brenda Joyce Kalaska
March 23, 2017
Brenda Joyce Kalaska; age 76, March 23, 2017 of Trenton. Beloved wife, of 55 years, to David. Loving mother of John (Michelle), Chad, Todd and Stacy (Sean) White. Dearest Mimi of Honor, Brayden & Shadow. Dear sister of John Holladay, Ronald (Mary) Holladay, Dallas (Peg) Holladay and the late Bertha Jean (John) Lauber. I'm lieu of flowers, donations may...
Robert J. Sands
March 23, 2017
Sands, Robert J., age 65, March 23, 2017 of Taylor, MI. Loving fiance of Shirley Porter. Beloved father of Jeff (Jennifer) Sands and Tamara Sands and stepfather of Crystal (Billy) Pruitt. Robert was the grandfather of 8; step-grandfather of 10. He is also survived by 1 step great- granddaughter; his brothers Von (Deb) Sands and Terry (Pam) Sands. Contributions...
Ivan L. Eggemeyer
March 22, 2017
Eggemeyer, Ivan L., age 70, of Allen Park. Born March 23rd, 1946. Son of the late Archie (Dolores) Eggemeyer. Dear brother of Dennis (Pam), Shelley, and the late Gerald Eggemeyer. Beloved uncle of Lora (Brendon) Eggemeyer Kowatch (Children - Leo & Eli) and Aaron Eggemeyer. A Celebration of life will be held at the Allen Park K of C...
Mr. Dusan Richard Popadich
March 22, 2017
Dusan Popadich (b. 1933 - d. 2017) passed away Wednesday at Beaumont Hospital in Trenton of heart failure at the age of 83. Born in Yugoslavia (Serbia) to a hotelier and as the youngest child in a large family, his childhood was interrupted and compromised by German invasions during World War II. After having lost his father and multiple...
Joseph Nader
March 21, 2017
Nader, Joseph; age 94, March 21, 2017 of Dearborn Heights. Beloved husband of the late Shirley. Loving father of 15. Dear brother of Tony (Diane). Also survived by a host of grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren, other loving family members and friends. Donations in memory of Joseph may be made to the donor's charity of choice. Click on the multimedia tab...
Jamey Lee Navarre Ii
March 21, 2017
Jamey Lee Navarre, April 22, 1999-March 21, 2017. Jamey Lee Navarre, age 17 of Monroe, passed away on Tuesday March 21st 2017. He was the son of Jamey Lee Navarre Sr. and Julie Scott Navarre. He was born in Iron Mountain, Michigan. Upon the death of his father, Jamey was adopted on October 19 of 2004 by Gary and...
Nazzarena 'Lina' Marani
March 20, 2017
Marani, Nazzarena "Lina". Age 98 of Southgate, formerly of Oakwood Detroit. March 20, 2017. Beloved wife of the late Marino. Loving mother of Alfonso Marani and Alba (Douglas) Mashke. Proud Nonni of Tonita (Marshall) McLeod, Joann (David) Lavine and Santino (Tammy) Marani. Great grandmother of the late Trinity McLeod, Vincent Lavine, Shantina Marani, Joseph Lavine, Dani Lavine and Emily...
Dorothy Smith Pillarelli
March 18, 2017
Dorothy Opal (Smith) Pillarelli, aged 94, died very peacefully on March 18, 2017 at The Villa at Rose City Nursing Home. Dorothy was born April 26, 1922, in Monroe Michigan, the daughter of Elsworth and Elsie Smith. Dorothy thoroughly enjoyed family time, friends, and the outdoors. She loved to knit and crochet – and she spent many enjoyable hours...
Stephen Plitt
March 18, 2017
Stephen Plitt; age 23, March 18, 2017 of Allen Park. Beloved son of Stephen (Linda) and Deborah (Randy) Scott. Dearest brother of Heather LaForest, Alyson (Rob) Gates, Howie (Marybeth) Caudill and Toni (Mark) Stailey. Dear grandson of Helen Plitt and Mary Sherman. Also survived by other loving family members and friends. Donations in memory of Stephen may be made...
Madeline (Mignano) Jenkins
March 17, 2017
Born in Monroe, Madeline was the daughter of Salvatore and Vencinzina (Casciola) Mignano. She married the love of her life, Eugene Jenkins, on July 4, 1956 in Knoxville, Tennessee. A dedicated homemaker, Madeline also worked for over 50 years at the family business, Mignano's Food and Beer Center on Monroe's East Side. She enjoyed working in her yard and...
Priscilla E. Olah
March 17, 2017
Olah, Priscilla E., age 70, of Allen Park. Beloved wife of James Olah. Dearest mother of Richard Gergel, the late David Gergel, Rene Cizio, James Olah, and Stefanie Olah. Loving grandma of Amanda, Jacklyn, Rachel, Autumn, Kelsey, James and great-grandma of Anthony, Jayden, and Lilliana. She leaves behind her brother Joseph Gergel and now joins in heaven her late...
Lawanda Webb
March 17, 2017
Lawanda Webb, age 49 of Detroit, passed away March 17th, 2017. Loving wife of 32 years to William Plemmons. Dear mother of Diana, Amanda, and James Plemmons. Proud grandmother of Kyle Stoll, Kelcee Lewandowski, Amie Lewandowski, Xavier Lemus, Jeykob Stoll, Mia Lewandowski, Adysen Stoll, and Thalia Lemus. Daughter of James and the late Carylon Webb. Also survived by her...
Paul Anthony Fournier
March 16, 2017
Paul Anthony Fournier (March 19,1968- March 16,2017) Paul Fournier went to join his father Anthony (Huber) Fournier and brother Russell Fournier in heaven on March 16,2017. Growing up in Bangor Township in Bay City, Paul earned his electrical engineering degree, specializing in robotics. He worked in the automotive industry, following his passion. Skilled at auto repair and a variety...
Isadore Jr. Mckinney
March 16, 2017
McKinney Jr., Isadore; age 80, March 16, 2017 of Trenton. Beloved husband of Florence. Loving father of Kara McInerney and Kurt (Rebecca) McKinney. Dearest grandfather of Kortney (Jon) Reeves, Kevin, Kelsey and Katelyn McInerney and Jordan and Jack McKinney. Dear great-grandfather of Jaxon and Joseph Reeves. Brother of Bertie (Charles) Walker. Brother-in-law of Laura, Louis (Edna) and Cecil (Barbara)...
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