OBITUARIES
Local Obituaries
Charles T. Myer
May 24, 2016
Charles T. Myer ;age 89, May 24, 2016 of Trenton. Beloved husband of the late Geraldine. Loving father of David (Sharon), Diane Smith, Kevin, Darcy Harmon and the late Connie Blair. Dearest grandfather of 13, great-grandfather of 25 and great-great-grandfather of 5. Also survived by many nieces, nephews, other loving family members and friends. Donations in memory of Charlie...
Dolores C. Cameron
May 23, 2016
Cameron, Dolores C. Age 85. May 23, 2016 of Riverview. Beloved wife of the late Francis "Earl". Loving mom of Michael, Terry (Kim), Jory (Mark) Hill, Ron (Bev), Doug (Gwen) and Dan (Karen). Proud grandma of 11 and great grandma of 4. Also survived by 2 sisters Marge Ford and Mary Lou (William) Hassett. Preceded in death by her...
Patrick J. O'Keefe
May 23, 2016
O'Keefe, Patrick J., age 68, May 23, 2016 of Southgate, Michigan. Beloved son of the late William and Mary O'Keefe. Loving brother of Mary Frances (Andy) Sassak, Sarah "Sally" O'Keefe, Michael (Susan) O'Keefe, Kathleen (David) Gregg, Kevin (Trichia) O'Keefe and the late Timothy O'Keefe. Also survived by his sisters-in-law Carol Hay and Deborah O'Keefe and many nieces and nephews....
Mrs. Dolores Mae Kobus
May 23, 2016
Kobus, Dolores Mae, age 88 of Riverview, formerly of Trenton, passed away May 23, 2016. Loving wife of Anthony. Dear mother of Nicholas (Rhonda), Patricia (Timothy) Teifer, Carol (Mark) Streamer, David (Francina), and Linda (Tom) Salcido. Proud grandmother of 12 and great grandmother of 12. Memorial contributions may be made to the National Breast Cancer Foundation. Click on Multimedia...
Mr James P. O'Connor
May 22, 2016
O'Connor, James P. May 22, Age 57, of Taylor. Beloved husband of Debbie. Dear father of Kelly (Aaron) Jesue, James, Katie (Sam) Peters and Kara. Dearest son of Joan. Brother of Tim, Mike and the late Carol. Papa of Khloe, Aaden and Declan. Memorial gathering Tue 4 - 9 pm at the Allen Park Chapel of the Martenson Family...
Margaret L. Lechy
May 22, 2016
Born September 20, 1924 Margaret was the daughter of William and Louisa (Fischer) Reinhardt. She married the love of her life, James Lechy, on May 12, 1950. Sadly he preceded her in death May 27, 1991. Margaret was an Accountant Clerk for Shoreline Railroad (now Grand Trunk Railroad) for over 38 years, retiring in 1981. She was a faithful...
Mrs. Colleen R. Lyons
May 22, 2016
Lyons, Colleen R. May 22, Age 88, of Trenton. Beloved wife of the late Richard. Dear Mother of Pat (Matt) Smithhisler, Dan (Sarah), Sue (Tim) Willmuth, Kathy Green, Rich (Michelle), Jerry (Jacinta), Kevin (Dawn), Tim, Karen (Bob) Howey and the late Mike. Also survived by 23 Grand children and 20 Great Grand Children. Visitation Tue 5-9pm and Wed 2-9pm...
Bradley E. Ballard
May 22, 2016
Bradley E. Ballard. On the morning of May 22, 2016, Brad passed away at the age of 47. Brad was surrounded by family and loved ones who provided comfort and support during his final days. Brad was born on June 29, 1968, the first child of Edwin Ballard and Karen Owens. Growing up in Taylor, MI, Brad's adventurous and...
Richard Taurence
May 21, 2016
Taurence, Richard. Age 89, of Trenton. May 21, 2016. Beloved husband of Helen for 60 years. Loving father of Joseph (Lori) Taurence, Mary-Jo Anderson and Alan (Pam) Taurence. Proud Dzia Dzia of Michelle, Alisha, Nicole, Scott, Nick, Nate, Jason, Christine and Joe. Great Dzia Dzia of Stephen, Mia, Connor and Bennett. Dear brother of Alberta. Memorial contributions may be...
Debra Simler
May 20, 2016
Simler, Debra, age 59, May 20, 2016 of Romulus, Michigan. Beloved mother of Justin Germaine, Renee (Andrew) Woodliff, Jarrett Simler and the late Jason Simler. Devoted nana of Layla Woodliff. Also survived by her siblings Dennis and Robert St. Onge and her sister Dawn (Mike) Rozycki.
Benjamin Bradley Garrison
May 20, 2016
Garrison, Benjamin Bradley. Cherished son of Benjamin and Jennifer. Also survived by his sisters Abigail and Gracie; his grandparents Bradley and Sheri Garrison and Karen Madias and other loving family and friends. Memorial contributions may be made to the fund of the donor's choice at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Trenton, Mott Children's Hospital Child and Family Life Program: Fund...
John Edward Shrader
May 19, 2016
Born in Detroit, John was the son of Roger Lowe and Hazel Shrader. John is survived by his biological father John Roger (Teri) Lowe; siblings: Jimmy (Lisa) Grant, Kelly Grant, Tracy (Wendy) Grant, Kimberly (Dan) Woodby, Cheryl (Tobin) Williams, LeAnne Grant, Vickey (James) Dotson, Sherrie Lowe, Tony Lowe, Kelly Lowe, Robbie Lowe and Ronnie Lowe; as well as many...
Edith (Stella) Philomena Priest
May 19, 2016
Edith was born October 2, 1917 in Lake Leelanau, Michigan to Ferdinand and Ellen Brow, the last of the couple's 12 children. She married the love of her life, Alfred Priest, on August 28, 1934; the two lived in Traverse City for many years. She worked at Bayview Studios as a hand-coloring artist as well as a seamstress at...
Angelo Vella
May 19, 2016
Vella, Angelo, age 86, May 19, 2016 of Carleton, formerly of Grosse Ile. Beloved husband of the late Tessie. Loving father of Jim Vella, Vivian (Fred) Maluchnik, Joan Withrow, Paul (Marlene) Vella and Mary (Ted) Rosecrans. Also survived by 11 grandchildren, 7 great grandchildren and his companion Vera Parker. Dearest brother of Mary Camilerri, Charlie Vella, Mario Vella, Victor...
John L. Kalisz
May 18, 2016
John L. Kalisz ; age 90, May 18, 2016 of Grosse Ile Twp. Beloved husband of Pauline. Loving father of Brenda (Timothy) Nawrocki, Janet (William) Rapin, Diane (Gerald) Heiss and John III (Vicky). Dearest grandfather of Matthew (Katrina) Heiss, Christine Nawrocki, John IV (Audrie), Patrice (Jack) Leich, Jonathan (Abby) Heiss, Brian (Tara) Nawrocki, Scott, Aimee (Andrew) Ferenc and great-grandfather...
Margaret J. Wray
May 17, 2016
Wray, Margaret J., age 87, of Grosse Ile, passed away in her home 05/17/2016. Beloved wife to the late John B. Wray. Loving mother to Debra L. Adams (Dale), Dr. Doreen L. Wray Roth (Dr. Douglas Roth), and John Scott Wray (Delora). Caring grandmother to 10 grandchildren, and 12 great grandchildren. Visitation will be Saturday, May 21st, from 3-9PM,...
Clifton 'Clif' Tally, Jr.
May 16, 2016
Tally, Clifton "Clif" Earl Jr. Age 79, of Lincoln Park, passed away 05/16/2016. Beloved husband to Betty for 57 years. Caring father to Paul (Anne) Tally, Grant (Brenda) Tally, Claudia (David) Doran, and Mitchell (Tina) Tally. Loving grandfather to Laura, Joshua, Christina, Nicole, David, Daniel, Dillon, Derek, Austin, Collin, and Hope. Precious great grandfather to Mia, Ava, Connor, Liela,...
Mrs. Joyce Mae Ames
May 15, 2016
Joyce Mae Ames, age 83, of Lexington, Kentucky, formerly long time Trenton, MI resident, passed peacefully on May 15, 2016. Joyce was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Douglas L. Ames, and dear sister, Alberta Bond. She is survived by her loving children Mark Ames (Mary) of Ann Arbor, Mi., Susan O'Brien (John) of Lexington, KY. and grandchildren...
David G. Kass
May 14, 2016
David G. Kass ; age 35, May 14, 2016 of Belleville. Loving father of Hanna, Davin and Merissa. Beloved son of Phil and Helen. Dearest brother of Rosemarie (Joshua) Stith. Dear grandson of Rosemary Pallazzolo. Also survived by many other loving family members and friends. Donations in memory of David may be made directly to the family.