OBITUARIES

September 17, 2013

Mathews, Toni Lynn, age 53 of Brownstown, passed away September 17, 2013. Beloved wife of Jeff. Loving mother of Kayla and Jimmy. Dearest daughter of James and Noralie Steele. Also survived by her sister Jackie (Terry) Newberry, and brother Scott Steele.

September 17, 2013

Liddle, John E., Jr. Age 67 of Trenton passed away September 17, 2013. Beloved husband of 45 years to Barbara. Sweethearts for 51 years. Loving Dad of Jennifer (Javier) Coronado, John (Kim) and Rob (Denise). Proud Grampa of seven amazing and extraordinary grandchildren, Alexis, Caitlin, Johnny, Joe, Jack, Isabella and Drew. Dearest brother of Sarah Smith. Also survived by...

September 17, 2013

Zurakowski, June E., age 89 and longtime resident of Grosse Ile, passed away September 17, 2013. Loving wife of the late Morris. Dear mother of Tamara (Shirley Repta) Zurakowski, and Greg (Karen) Zurakowski. Proud grandmother of Sarah Repta. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her parents Calvin and Iva Seitz, sister Celia...

September 16, 2013

Crowley, Laura L., age 89 of Taylor, passed away September 16, 2013. Beloved wife of the late Richard. Dearest mother of Art (Mary Ann) Joseph, and Richard Jr. (Denise). Loving grandmother of Nicholas, Victoria, Richard III, Erika, Melissa, and great grandmother of Brett. Also survived by faithful companion Heidi.

September 16, 2013

Mehall, William R. age 70, Sept. 16, 2013 of Brownstown Twp. Beloved husband of Dorothy. Loving father of Lisa (Steve) Trosell, Lori (Steve) Littleton, William A. (Carol) and Tim (Heather). Dearest grandpa of Sara, Steven W., Steven F., Kailey, Jessica, Andrew, Kelsi, Madison, Maya, Ryan, Meghan, Katelyn and Brandon. Dear brother of Ronald (Joan), Dorothy (Gordon) Kochevar and Regina...

September 16, 2013

Born in Swan Creek Township, Michigan, Mary was the daughter of John & Ruth (Crebassa) Miller. Dearest wife of the late Olin T. Murphy. Mary leaves to cherish her memory her son Ronald (Mary) Murphy; grandchildren: Erin (Brian) Martinez, Michael (Christine) Murphy and Ryan (Julianne) Murphy; great grandchildren: Amber Murphy, Sean Murphy, Lucy Martinez and Mateo Martinez. She is...

September 15, 2013

Oppat, Joyce M. Age 102. September 15, 2013 of Allen Park. Beloved wife of the late Theodore. Loving mom of the late Ronald (Joanne) and of Gregory (Cheryl). Cherished grandma of Becky (Jeffrey) Zellen and Ronald (Coleen). Proud great great grandma of Ronnie, Annie, Gracie and Don. Also survived by her caregivers Faye and Leo Rauchman as well as...

September 15, 2013

Franzen, Joseph E. Sr. Age 79, of Grosse Ile. September 15, 2013. Beloved husband of Clara for 57 years. Loving father of Joseph Jr. (Nancy), Deborah (Eric) Anderson and Timothy. Proud grandpa of Angela, Alexander, Matthew and Erica. Dear brother of Robert (Joyce) Franzen. Brother-in-law of Sharon Franzen. Preceded in death by parents Edward and Marcella Franzen and a...

September 15, 2013

There Will Not Be Any Visitation Or Service at Funeral Home: The Trenton Chapel - Martenson Family of Funeral Homes 3200 West Rd., Trenton, MI 48183

September 14, 2013

Brown, Ralph L., age 74, September 14, 2103 of Trenton, Michigan. Mr. Brown is survived by his daughter, Michelle Arkwright and 2 grandchildren. There Will Not Be Any Visitation Or Funeral Service: The Ridge Chapel - Martenson Family of Funeral Homes 2272 West Jefferson, Trenton, MI 48183

September 14, 2013

Giorio, Peter C. Age 88, of Allen Park. September 14, 2013. Beloved husband of Vee for 65 years. Loving father of Pete Giorio, Robert Giorio, Jennifer Zingshein and Philip (Sheri) Giorio. Proud grandfather of Brad, Ryan, Matthew, Maureen, Philip II, Joshua and Brian. Great grandfather of 10. Dear brother of Teresa Scapini. Preceded in death by his son Paul...

September 14, 2013

Orban, Annie, age 97, September 14, 2013 of Southgate, MI. Wife of the late Joseph George Orban.

September 14, 2013

September 12, 2013

Elta C. Meyers, age 84, of Monroe, passed away Thursday September 12, 2013 at The Lutheran Home of Monroe. Elta was born August 12, 1929 in Monroe to John Jacob and Louella (Sachs) Benore; she graduated from Monroe High School in 1947. She married Hobart Frank Meyers on November 8, 1947 at St Joseph Catholic Church Monroe. Elta was...

September 12, 2013

Hopkins, Leonard H., Jr., age 77, September 12, 2013 of Trenton. Leonard was a retired nurse and was very civic minded in the community of Trenton. Dear brother of Roszella Weaver and Otto E. Hopkins. He was preceded in death by his life long companion Donald R. Hedke; his parents Leonard H., Sr. and Roszella Hopkins. Leonard was a...

September 10, 2013

Conners, Sherry, age 65 of Newport, passed away September 10, 2013. Loving wife of Carl. Dear mother of Phil (Amy) and Kyle (June). Loving Nana of Melia, Jonah, Alex, and Trent. Precious sister of Annette (Roy) Glasgow, Betty Garza, and Edward Sykes. Loving aunt of Tom, Sherry, Heather Marie, Heather (Dan) Milot, and Jennifer (Ron) Churches. In lieu of...

September 10, 2013

Wesenberg (nee Plagens), Elaine B. age 82, Sept. 10, 2013 of Allen Park. Beloved wife of the late Wayne. Loving mother of Rhonda (Paul) Witberg, Diane (Paul) Jones and Anthony (Deborah). Dear grandma of 4 and great-grandma of 2. Family suggests donations in memory of Elaine to the Arthritis Foundation

September 8, 2013

Coffey, Constance "Connie" L. Age 72 of Monroe, formerly of Trenton. September 8, 2013. Beloved wife of Patrick L. Coffey. Loving mother of Dr. Kelly P. Coffey of Santa Monica, CA and Shawn M. (Charles) Rodgers of Nanjing, China. Proud grandmother of Hilary, Nicholas and Eric Rodgers. Survived also by a host of cousins. Preceded in death by her...

September 8, 2013

Beloved husband of Marjorie. Loving father of Susan (Brian) Long. Dearest grandpa of Abigail. Dear brother of Warren (Sally), Karen Carr and the late Patricia. Also survived by many loving nieces, nephews, other family members and friends. Jim was loved by all. The family suggests donations in memory of Jim to St. Cyprian Catholic Church.

September 8, 2013

Mazmanian, William, of Allen Park. Beloved husband of Alice. Dear father of Michael (Karen), William (Lynn) and Bob (Jeanette). Loving grandfather of 9 and great-grandfather of 6. William was pre-deceased by his twin sister Alice Niemic. Memorial gifts may be made in his memory to St. Sarkis Armenian Church or St. Johns Armenian Church.