OBITUARIES

October 4, 2014

Kephart, Diane R. Age 71 of Brownstown. Born February 20, 1943 in Detroit, Michigan and died October 4, 2014 in Trenton. Beloved wife of the late Sylvester. Loving mom of Christine Pauly, Timothy, Nancy Kephart and Scott (Tracy). Proud grandmother "Honey" of Robin (Michael), John (Jessica), Melissa, Amber, Cody, Tyler, Ariel, Zackary and Season. Great grandmother of 14. Dearest...

October 4, 2014

Holderead, Kristen Gudewicz. Age 33 of Peoria, AZ and formerly of Trenton, MI. Born December 1, 1980 in Dearborn, Michigan and died October 4, 2014 in Arizona. Beloved wife of 14 years to Chris. Cherished mommy of Delaney and Addison. Wonderful daughter of Richard and Patrice Gudewicz. Dearest sister of Jason Gudewicz. Daughter-In-Law to Bruce and Janice Holderead. Granddaughter...

October 3, 2014

October 2, 2014

Vrabel, Michael W., age 88 of Taylor, passed away October 2, 2014. Loving husband of the late Joan. Dear father of the late Michael C., Mark, Kurt (Melinda), and Christy (Michael) Mondon. Proud grandfather of 3. Also survived by a sister Gloria (John) Blackwell.

October 1, 2014

Gravel, Robert "Bob", age 75 of Trenton, passed away Wednesday, October 1, 2014 in his home. Born February 10, 1939, Bob was the son of Jacob & Mary (Blusiewicz) Graveldinger. An Army Veteran he married the love of his life, Sharon Morey, May 19, 1962. Bob worked as a Mechanic for over 25 years with City of Trenton, retiring...

October 1, 2014

Crowe, Bryan Lee. Age 32, of Trenton, passed away October 1, 2014. Loving son of Linda Marie Crowe. Grandson of the late Doris and Morris Crowe. Dearest brother of Shanda (Mike) Fineran, and Lisa (Aaron) Snowberger. Beloved uncle of nieces Zavannah, Alexyss, Deanna, and nephew Jeremiah. Also survived by brothers Tommy Marlowitz, Jeff Cole, step father Eric Claybaugh, and...

October 1, 2014

Strang, Toivo Alvar, age 92 of Lincoln Park, formerly of Detroit, passed away October 1, 2014. Loving husband of the late Aileen. Dear father of the late Larry (Cheryl), William (Donna), Ronald, Mary (the late Mark) Peters, the late Kenneth ( the late Kathleen), Timothy (Marie), and Daniel. Proud grandfather, great grandfather, and uncle to many. Toivo served his...

October 1, 2014

Beloved wife of the late Hugh. Loving mother of Ronald (Patsy), Kathleen (Jose) Vera, Nancy, Dana (John) McWilliams, Marilyn (Greg) Wolpert and Barbara (James) Niemi. Dear sister of Shirley (Harold) Gow. Dearest grandmother of 7, great-grandmother of 6 and great-great grandmother of 3. Also survived by many nieces, nephews, other loving family members and friends. The family suggests donations...

October 1, 2014

Mulrenin, Roger. Age 86, of Fenton, MI. Oct. 1, 2014. Beloved Husband of Mary. Loving father of Nancy Pace. Proud grandfather of George (Michelle) Pace, Linda (Brad) Swihart, Richard (Dawn) Pace and Barbara (Robert) Diehl, great-grandfather of 5. Dear brother of Donald (Lorraine) Mulrenin.

September 29, 2014

Johnson, Jason James. Age 34 of Southwest, Detroit. Born March 31, 1980 in Detroit, MI and died September 29, 2014 in Detroit, MI. Beloved dad of Colin and Ethan. Dearest brother of the late Joe Joe, Sandy, Vaughn, Gary and Rainna. Also survived by his Uncle's and Aunt's and Violet Edwards,Derek & Courtney Amolsch and his dear friend Charlotte...

September 28, 2014

Beloved wife of the late Andrew. Dearest sister of Sherman Ballard. Preceded in death by her parents; Thomas "T.A." and Mossie Ballard, sisters; Grace, Ruby, Callie and Thenia, brothers; James, George, Jack and Thomas. Also survived by many loving nieces and nephews. Donations in memory of Helen may be made to the donor's charity of choice.

September 28, 2014

Gottlin, Deborah. Age 64 of Lincoln Park. Born November 2, 1949 in Detroit, Michigan and died on September 28, 2014 in Lincoln Park. Beloved wife of the late Edward. Loving daughter of Joanne and the late David Bostian. Dearest sister of David (Sheryl) and Don Bostian and the late Michelle St. John. Also survived by 2 nieces, 3 nephews...

September 26, 2014

Phipps, Gary E. Age 64 of Taylor. Born February 15, 1950 in Crossville, Tennessee and died September 26, 2014 in Taylor, MI. Beloved long-time companion of Jennifer Lane. Loving father of Gary Phipps, Patrick Phipps and David Boone. Dearest brother of Lynn Hal (Michelle) Phipps, Andrea Phipps and Jacqueline (Rich) Kokila. Also survived by other loving famiy and friends....

September 25, 2014

September 25, 2014

Cox, Mary E., age 71 of Brownstown, passed away September 25, 2014. Loving wife of Don. Dear mother of Kyle, Christy, and Cameron. Proud grandmother of Kara, Karley, Kyle Jr., Keaton, and Bretson.

September 25, 2014

Born in Detroit, Eleanor was the daughter of John & Anna (Feher) Cherry. She married the love of her life, Alex Sara, on November 19, 1938 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Maybee. Sadly he preceded her in death March 17, 1998. A dedicated homemaker and gardener, Eleanor was very proud of her Hungarian heritage. She was an active...

September 25, 2014

Gardner, Gilbert, age 91, September 25, 2014 of Riverview. Beloved husband of the late Mary. Loving father of Vicki (John) Roberts and Herb Gardner. Also survived by his grandchildren Kelly (Suzie) Konkus, Kasey Konkus, Jay Gardner, Jared Gardner, Lindsay Gardner; Great-grandchildren Brandi (Brandon) Zavsza and the late Kenny Konkus; Great-great grandchildren Braylee, Shane and Ragen and his sister Imogene...

September 24, 2014

Daniels, Fay, age 94 of Rockwood, passed away September 24, 2014. Loving wife of the late Neal Henry Daniels. Daughter of Lee and Sally Massengill. Dear mother of Nokomus Skidmore, Barbara (Ray) Fuson, Rhonda (Richard) Collins, and daughter in law Judy Daniels. Proud grandmother of 8 grandchildren, and many great grandchildren. Also survived by her sisters Ruby Daniels, Shirley...

September 24, 2014

MacArthur, Mary Catherine. Age 89, of Taylor. September 24, 2014. Beloved sister of Christina (the late John) MacDonald. Survived also by several nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by parents John and Sarah MacArthur, siblings and in-laws, John (Margaret), Duncan (Catherine Annie), Alexander, Jane (John Dan) Rankin, Mary Ann (Sylvester) Rice, Martha MacArthur, Malcolm (Peggy), Anne (Gordon Payne, Allen...

September 23, 2014

Kelley, David A., Sr. Age 72 currently of Lincoln Park, Michigan was born September 8, 1942 in Wyandotte, Michigan and grew up in Hohenwald, Tennessee; he died on September 23, 2014 at his home where he was lovingly cared for by his family. Beloved husband of 49 years to Lillie Mae (nee: McLain) who he married in Rockingham, North...