OBITUARIES

July 7, 2015

Born to William and Hazel (Berkes) Gleason. Survived by her children Mary Lynne (George) Hill, Gerard Page and Scott (Michelle) Page; grandchildren: Kristin (Shawn) Golden, Bethany (Rick) Kelm, Lindsay (Jason) Clark, Jennifer (Brian) Nycz, Jeffrey Leitz, Angela Page, Kyle Page and Bryce Page; great grandchildren: Jori, Liam, Deklan, Krislyn, Rylan, Dylan, Ethan and Landon. Sadly preceded in death by...

July 7, 2015

Mastropietro, Judith M., age 54, July 7, 2015 of Allen Park, Michigan. Beloved wife of Ron. Loving mother of Salina and Michael Mastropietro and stepmother to Ronald Mastropietro, Dr. Jennifer (Benjamin) Warren and Christopher (Cristina) Franco. Dearest daughter of Dolores and the late Joseph Richard. Also survived by her grandchildren Logan, Brayden, Luca and Declan; her siblings Joe (Gloria)...

July 7, 2015

Gignac, Marcelle. Age 90, of Southgate. July 7, 2015. Beloved wife of the late Bert Gignac. Loving mother of Eugene Gignac and the late Paul Gignac. Proud grandmother of Lindsey and Ashley. Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of the donor's choice.

July 6, 2015

Loving father of Kala (Derek) Brighton, Sean and Ryan. Beloved son of Elizabeth and the late Ermal. Dearest brother of Regina (Ron) Bukovcik. Also survived by Erin and Kim as well as many other loving family members and friends. Donations in memory of David may be made to the Wounded Warriors. Click on the multimedia tab to view David's...

July 6, 2015

Buford, Kathleen L., age 69, July 6, 2015 of Melvindale, Michigan. Beloved wife of the late James. Loving mother of Lawrence (Nancy) Bruso, Kimberly Priest, Jennifer (Donnie) Lord, Veronica Hurt and Angela (Joseph) Fauls. Also survived by 13 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren. Sister of Anna (the late Raymond) Butala, Leslie (Maryanne) Hosmer and the late Margaret Boyd. Long...

July 5, 2015

Born in Detroit, James was the son of James and Winifred (Emens) McDonald. He married the love of his life, Sherry Moyes, in July of 1994. Sadly she preceded him in death May 16, 2009. Mac dedicated his life to education, having taught school and coached football for many years at Airport Community Schools, Taylor Kennedy High School, and...

July 5, 2015

Sanchez, Elizabeth. Age 44 of Allen Park. Elizabeth was born March 5, 1971 in Detroit, Michigan and died on July 5, 2015 in Allen Park, Michigan. Loving mother of Alec. Beloved daughter of Eliud and Margarita (nee: Garza) Sanchez. Dearest sister of Roy (Nadia) Sanchez, Yolanda (Jose) Guzman and Eliud U. Sanchez. Proud aunt to Jose, Jr., Cristian, Nicholas,...

July 5, 2015

Tulak, Phyllis A. Age 80 of Wyandotte. Born May 1, 1935 in Detroit, Michigan to her parents John Kolesar and Phyllis (nee: Baranski) who preceded her in death. Phyllis died July 5, 2015 at Angela Hospice in Livonia. Beloved wife of the late John. She is survived by her cousin Geraldine Kobierski. Phyllis was a graduate of Western High...

July 4, 2015

Lillian Urane, of Woodhaven, passed away Saturday, July 4, 2015 at Applewood Nursing Center in Woodhaven. She was 87 years of age. Lillian was born on December 2, 1927 in Detroit, to her parents Raymond and Josephine Kulish (Greene). She married the love of her life, Richard Urane, in January of 1945 in Bowling Green, Ohio. Their marriage was...

July 3, 2015

Kalicki, Jean age 89, July 3, 2015 of Allen Park. Beloved wife of the late Walter Kalicki, Sr. Loving mother of Walter Kalicki,Jr., Kathy, Edward (Tammy) Kalicki, Michael (Joyce) Kalicki and Linda Kalicki (Scott Banks). Proud grandmother of Jennifer, Amanda, Samuel, Walter III, Jeffrey, Michael and Daniel. Great-grandmother of 5. "Love Ya". Donations in memory of Jean may be...

July 3, 2015

Pongracz, Charles J. Age 77 of Dearborn Heights. Charles was born March 21, 1938 in Dearborn, Michigan to his parents Charles and Mamie (nee: Smith) Pongracz and died on July 3, 2015 at Oakwood Hospital and Medical Center in Dearborn, Michigan. He is the beloved husband of the late Priscilla; loving dad of Carol Marquis, Linda (David) Nystie, Lisa...

July 3, 2015

Arnold "Arnie" Ring, age 59 of Woodhaven, passed away July 3rd, 2015. Loving fiancé of Cindy Pillon. Beloved son of Rose and Paul Capanda. Dear father of A.J. (Stacy), Derek (Jena), Ryan (Stephanie), Jordan (fiancée Jill), and stepfather of 3. Proud grandfather of 7 and step grandfather of 7. Arnie is also survived by his siblings Julie, Denice, Kimberly,...

July 2, 2015

Barbara A. Fields, age 82 of Taylor, passed away July 2, 2015. Loving wife of the late James. Dear mother of Lisa (Richard) Hedges. Proud grandmother of Amy, Daniel, and Kelly (Steve). Visitation Sunday 2-8pm, Service 5pm, at the Allen Park Chapel- Martenson Family of Funeral Homes, 10915 Allen Rd. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made...

July 1, 2015

July 1, 2015

Born in Toledo, Rolland was the son of Rollie and Virginia (Layman) Driver. He faithfully served his country with the United States Navy. For the past 7 years, Rolland was a Stock Clerk for Kroger. His hobbies included watching movies. Rolland leaves to cherish his memory his mother Virginia Ellison of Monroe and his father: Rollie Driver; a brother...

July 1, 2015

July 1, 2015

Robert Bergman age 88, July 1, 2015 of Trenton. Beloved husband of the late Joan. Loving father of Robert (Pat) and Pam (Mike) Dobbins. Dearest grandfather of Robert, Sean, Kelly, Ryan and great-grandfather of Ivy, Jacob and Jason. Dear brother of Fred. There Will Be No Services: The Allen Park Chapel - Martenson Family of Funeral Homes 10915 Allen...

July 1, 2015

Primeau, William A. Age 66, of Detroit. July 1, 2015. Loving father of Shannon Primeau and Misty Primeau. Proud grandfather of Joseph Ramirez Jr. Dear brother of Jimmie (Hilda) Giambino and Harold J. Primeau. Preceded in death by his parents Harold and Ottillie Primeau. Memorial contributions may be made to Wounded Warriors Project

June 29, 2015

Madison Cooke "Dragonfly", age 19 of Gibraltar, passed away in a sudden car accident on June 29, 2015. Loving daughter of Angela (the late Jeffrey) Cooke. Dear sister of Courtney (Adam) Schultz, Cara (Thomas) Manial, and Stephanie (Stephen) Calvird. Also survived by her niece Adrianna Schultz.

June 29, 2015

Frank Glen Mathews of Trenton, MI passed away on Monday 29 June 2015 at age 91. He was born on 28 April 1924 in Prenter WV, son of Charles Samples Mathews and Dortha Ellen Smith. He is survived by his cherished wife, Janice Marie (Hardy) Mathews of Pratt WV, who he married in Belle WV in 1945; and by...