OBITUARIES

November 30, 2015

Athens, Dr. William A. Sr., age 91, November 30, 2015 of Grosse Ile. Beloved husband of Angelina. Loving father of Ellen (Tom Lasky) Athens, Andrew (Vicki) Athens, Laura (Nick Panas) Athens and William Jr. (Lisa) Athens. Also survived by his grandchildren Andrew, Alexandra, Christian, Nicolas, Alex, Alyssa and Max; his sister Tula Georgeson; his niece Pamela (Mark Decco) Georgeson....

November 30, 2015

Haddix, Deborah, age 58, November 30, 2015 of Allen Park, Michigan. Beloved wife of Steve. Loving mother of Alysia, Julie and Robert. Also survived by her brother Robert (Pamela) Schierschmidt; her father-in-law and mother-in-law Kieth and Catherine Haddix; many other extended family members and friends.

November 30, 2015

Schmidt, George Henry, age 55, of Wyandotte passed away on November 30, 2015. Dear father of Nicholas George Schmidt. "As I sit here and think about you, I can't help but think that you are at peace. I may not have known the details, but I understood you more than you thought. I know what it's like to constantly...

November 29, 2015

Buckner, Mary K., age 84, November 29, 2015 of Ecorse, Michigan. Beloved wife of the late Willard. Loving mother of Jerry (Brenda) Buckner, Barbara (Donny) Jones, Randy Buckner and Bryan (Casey) Buckner. Also survived by her grandchildren Tracey, Jerry, Jr., Adam, Kirby, Emma, Riley. Lauren, Brendan and Grace; her great grandchildren Gabriella, Dylan, Brooke, Emily, Reese, Kuyler, Piper and...

November 29, 2015

Howard J. Morrin of the Erie clan of Woodrow and Angela McCarty Morrin passed into eternal life on Sunday, November 29, attended by his supportive family. Howard was born on September 13, 1942 on wartime. He was the oldest of six siblings; four sisters: Jan Martin, Joyce Wiseman, Annette Morrin, and Susan Christy and a brother, Kevin Morrin. He...

November 28, 2015

Andrew Scott Hopper, known to most of us as Andy, passed away at the age of 55 on Saturday, November 28th with his wife, daughters, sons-in-law and grand-daughter, among others, by his side. He passed into eternity surrounded by those he loved, his hands held by his daughters and wife and kisses from his granddaughter. He took his last...

November 28, 2015

Klein, Anna Marie. Age 80, of Woodhaven. November 28, 2015. Beloved wife of the late Robert W. Klein. Loving mother of Martin Klein, Michael (Laura) Klein, Marlene Terteling and Darryl (Veronica) Klein. Proud grandmother of David, Brenden, Mindy (Tim), Anna (Marty), Angela (Tim), Amanda (Jonathon) and Austin. Great grandmother of Kimiko, Zoe and Matthew. Dear sister of Anthony Dreffs....

November 28, 2015

November 26, 2015

Born in Detroit, Mary Beth was the daughter of William and Irma (Stringer) Starret. She married the love of her life, Robert Paterson, on November 28, 1942. A dedicated homemaker, Mary Beth also worked at the Monroe Evening News for 10+ years, retiring in 1985. She was a member of St. Paul's United Methodist Church and the United Methodist...

November 26, 2015

Joel P. Krusac, age 66 of Allen Park, passed away November 26, 2015. Loving father of Jennifer (Craig) Provenzano and Jay (Stacey). Proud grandfather of Julia and Carley Provenzano. Also survived by his brother John (Pam) Krusac, sister Judith Aurand, and several nieces and nephews. Joel loved sailing, his Corvette, and spending time with his English Setter "Jazz". In...

November 24, 2015

Sutherland, Gilbert John; age 94, of Trenton, passed away peacefully, November 24, 2015. Life-long resident of Detroit and the Downriver Area, "Gil" was born, May 26, 1921 in Detroit to John and Minnie, raised with his sister Audrey, and graduated from MacKenzie High School in 1939. Gil served his country honorably as a U.S. Marine in World War 2,...

November 24, 2015

Ronan, Zoey M. Age 23 of Riverview was born on November 23,1992 in Dearborn, Michigan and died on November 24, 2015. Loving mom of Aiden. Cherished daughter of Brian Ronan and Tamara (Robert) Champagne. Dearest sister of Zachary. Also survived by other loving family and friends. Preceded in death by her grandparents Bill and Aloma Trolley. Zoey attended Riverview...

November 24, 2015

November 23, 2015

Ghedotte Alfreda M, "Freda", age 59, November 23, 2015 of Trenton. Beloved wife of 37 years to Mark. Loving mother of Sarah (Matt) Ehnis and Emily. Dearest Wawa to her grandsons Avery and Aiden. Also survived by her mother Henrietta Walus and her father Joseph (Dorothy) Walus; her sisters Debbie LaCroix, Stephanie Reynolds and Donna (Daryl) Walls; many nieces,...

November 23, 2015

Born Middlesboro, Kentucky, Billy was the son of Willard and Dorothy (Sutton) Moody. A veteran of the United States Army, he married to love of his life, Donna Fortner in 1963. Sadly she preceded him in death in 2004. Billy worked as a Laborer for over 45 years with both Laborer's Local 465 Monroe and Laborer's Local 334 Detroit,...

November 23, 2015

Barrett, William J., age 72 of Taylor, passed away November 23, 2015. Beloved husband of Caroline. Loving Father to Billy (Lynn) Barrett, Victoria (Aaron) Mach, Melissa (Keith) Hammer and step-father to Jon (Annette) Rozycki, Gina (Curt) Cinglie, Tom (Jodie) Rozycki. Proud PaPop of fourteen: Joshua Rozycki, Jacob Rozycki, Mia Hammer, Emerson Cinglie, Kate Rozycki, Olivia Rozycki, Will Barrett, Brady...

November 23, 2015

Borg, Tony, age 57, November 23, 2015 of Taylor, Michigan. Beloved husband of Alice. Loving father of Anthony (Theresa Jacksy) Borg, Major Joseph (Kristin) Borg and Michelle (Jason) Tolliver; 6 grandchildren; 2 sisters and his brother. Contributions in memory of Tony's life may be made directly to the family.

November 22, 2015

Myers, Bernice Claire. Age 86. November 22, 2015. Beloved wife of the late Henry Ronald Myers. Loving mother of Colleen (John) O'Donnell, Sheila (Paul) Meshinski, Sharlene (John) Myers-Krupnak and Noreen (David Tucker) Myers. Proud Meme of Joshua, Timothy, Meghan, Mallory, Michael, Gina, Bret and Dana. Great Grand Meme of Joslyn, Rachelle and Desmond. Dear sister of Loraine (Jim) Renaud....

November 21, 2015

Richard B. Berger, age 88, November 21, 2015 of Allen Park. Beloved husband of Helena. Loving father of Gail, Karen Johnson, Gary (Dawn) and now joining sons Wayne and Brian in Heaven. Dearest grandfather of Katelyn (Christopher) Reed. Dear brother of William (Joan), the late Owen, the late Thomas and brother-in-law of Patty. Also survived by many nieces, nephews,...

November 21, 2015

Winifred was born on October 14, 1925 in Detroit, Michigan to Elmer and Lillian (nee: Hildebrandt) Quandt. She was a class of 1943 graduate of Melvindale High School. Winifred is the beloved wife of John A. Lorence who preceded her in death in 2003; loving mother of the late Phyllis Ardanowski, John "Jerry" (Nancy) Lorence and Douglas Lorence; proud...