OBITUARIES

January 21, 2013

Steventon, Alma Lois. Age 85. January 21, 2013 of Trenton. Beloved wife of 57 years to Robert. Loving mother of Paula (Larry) Roche, Robert S., Jr., Tamara M. (Jim) Miller and Candy (Tony) King. Proud grandmother of 10. Great grandmother of 10. Also survived by other loving family and friends. Preceded in death by her parents, 12 siblings as...

January 20, 2013

Trolley, Aloma. Age 84. January 20, 2013 of Riverview. Beloved wife of the late William. Loving mother of Tami (Robert) Champagne. Proud grandmother of Zachary and Zoe. Dearest sister of Virginia Vaughn and Clayton (Nedra) Atwood. Memorial contributions to honor Aloma's memory may be made to The Alzheimer's Association or to the donor's choice. A video tribute will be...

January 20, 2013

Garrison, Shirley A. Age 80. January 21, 2013 of Brownstown. Beloved wife of 57 years to Tom. Loving mom of Julie (Wade) Hatton, Eric Thomas, Kathy Garrison and Scott (Sue). Proud grandma of 6. Great grandma of 6. Dearest sister of Judy (Bob) Smedo and Tony (Shirley) Pragert and Daryl (Bunny) Pragert. Preceded in death by her parents Carl...

January 20, 2013

Cox, Gail Lorraine. Age 67. January 20, 2013 of Wyandotte. Beloved mother of William (Shirley) Cox and Steven George Cox. Proud grandmother of Nathan, Kristina, Keith and Ian Cox. Dearest daughter of Fred Hoy and the late Ruby Hoy. Also preceded in death by her sister Sylvia Geisen. Gail loved baking, traveling and cats. She had a real nack...

January 20, 2013

Grunduski, Jessie, age 95, January 20, 2013, formerly of Allen Park. Beloved wife of the late Joseph. Loving mother of Robert (Virginia) Grunduski, Joseph (Nancy) Grunduski, Barbara (Carl) Kostoff, the late Patrick Grunduski and the late Judith Whalen. Also survived by 17 grandchildren, 32 great grandchildren, her great great granddaughter and her brothers Vincent "Lefty" Grohoski, Henry, Gene, Bob...

January 18, 2013

Born in Ecorse, Dorothy was the daughter of Adolph & Oshel (West) Renaud. She married Arthur Alva Pluff in 1949. She then married Robert VanBrimer on June 9, 1969. Sadly he preceded her in death in September of 2006. During Dorothy's career she worked for Ogden Foods, Monsanto and managed the kitchen at Trenton Towers. She was a member...

January 17, 2013

Peterson, Lawrence A. "Pete". Age 82. January 17, 2013 of Allen Park. Beloved husband of 58 years to Jeanette. Loving dad of Sarah (Paul) Caruso and Luke Peterson. Proud grandpa of Nathan, Trevor, Sophia, Anthony and Luke. Dearest brother of Loraine (Bill) Biers. Also survived by other loving family and friends. He was a life-long faithful member of Mt....

January 16, 2013

Wiese, Timothy J. Age 63. January 16, 2013 of Gibraltar. Beloved father of David Goscinski, Mary Anne (Jason) Abel, Kelly (Gary) Smith and Christopher (Heather) Wiese. Proud grandpa of Micah, Joshua, Brendan, Cameron, Kirsten, Trenten, Colten, Aiden, Justin and Ashlynn. Dearest brother of Christopher (Ada) Wiese. Preceded in death by his parents Alvin and Lula (nee: Leach) Wiese. Also...

January 16, 2013

Beloved wife of the late Gerald. Dearest sister of Sam Motorjescu and the late Elizabeth Marzejon. Dear sister-in-law of Richard Marzejon. Also survived by several nieces, nephews, other loving family members and friends.

January 16, 2013

Beloved daughter of Dolores and the late Harold. Loving sister of Ruth (David) Blankertz and Barbara Schilke. Dearest aunt of AnnMarie (Joshua) Jones, Renee (Robert) McDowell and Nicole Blankertz. Great aunt of Logan McDowell and Madyson Jones. Also survived by several aunts, uncles, cousins and many loving friends. Donations in memory of Susan may be made to the American...

January 16, 2013

Born in Walker County, Alabama, Billy was the son of Leonard & Callie (Davis) Sutton. He married Lillian Lemerand on December 8, 1954. Sadly she prececed him in death in 2010. Billy leaves to cherish his memory his daughters: Denise (Kenneth) Gilbert and Julie (Stan) Jackson; brothers: Claude (Jean) Sutton, Carl (Barb) Sutton and Bobby Sutton; sisters Dorothy Bell...

January 15, 2013

Edward P. Kraynak died Tuesday, January 15 at Oakwood Hospital in Dearborn of cardiac arrest. He was 93. Ed had four careers: a Navy flight instructor who trained PBY pilots during WWII, a partner in his father's truck lettering company, a sixth-grade teacher in the Dearborn public schools, and founder and concertmaster of the Allen Park Symphony Orchestra. He...

January 14, 2013

James W. Ausmus, age 73, of LaSalle, MI. beloved husband of Theresa (DiJohn), loving father of Michael, David (Diane) and Deborah (Michael) Sowa, proud grandfather of Dayne M., Austin, Anthony and Alexandria Ausmus, dear brother of Hazel Matthews and the late Donna Cheap, Homes and Kenneth Ausmus, son of the late William H. and Hilda Ausmus.

January 14, 2013

January 14, 2013

Rodriguez, Agustin, age 70 of Westland, passed away January 14, 2013. Dear and loving husband of Idalia Campos Rodriguez. Loving father of Augustine Jr. (Karen) Rodriguez, Virginia Rodriguez (Jim) Purdy, Eddie (Gina) Rodriguez. Proud grandfather of Nikki (Tony), Gilbert, Stephen, Nina, Agustin "Trey", Lee, Bradley, and great grandfather of Luis, Leiani, and Emily. Agustin is also survived by his...

January 14, 2013

Guarnelo, Cora Mae. Age 84, of Dearborn Heights. January 14, 2013. Beloved wife of Silvester. Loving mother of Mary (Ralph Jr.) Humphlett, Linda Whitenburg (Brian Hemmelsbach) and Stanley (Brooklyn) Guarnelo. Proud grandmother of Ralph III (Terri), Brett, Travis, Hillary (Dion) and Sarah. Great grandmother of Presley and Deyton. Preceded in death by her sister Patricia Foster. Memorial contributions may...

January 13, 2013

Beloved husband of Virginia. Loving father of Teresa (Tom) Feeney, Kathie (Ted) Sauter, Michael (Vickie), David (Tammy), Mark (Ruth), Maureen (Greg) Starry, Tim (Erin) and the late Colleen. Dearest grandpa of Jim, Jeff, Brad, Garrett, Matthew, Nicholas, Alexander, Alyssa, Andrew, Kayla, Sara, Rebecca, Kelly, Jacob and Aiden. Dear brother of Geraldine Brancheau, Bill (Cathy) and the late Eileen. Donations...

January 13, 2013

Carol R. Straight, Age 72, of Taylor, Michigan. Passed away on January 13, 2013. Beloved wife of the late Robert Douglas Straight, Sr. Loving mother of 5 children, Linda, Robert, Jr, Benjamin, Howard and Paula. Proud grandmother of 9. Great grandmother of 1. Dear sister of Venus Kwiecinski. Preceded in death by her parents Louis and Ruth Papp. Memorial...

January 12, 2013

Zallakian, Josephine A. Age 85. January 12, 2013. Arrangements by Simon Javizian Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to American Diabetes Association, St. Vartan Armenian Catholic Church or to the family to be given to a charity of their choice.

January 12, 2013

William J. Foley, age 66, of Grosse Ile, Michigan, passed away on January 12, 2013. He is the beloved husband of Lucinda for 43 years. Loving father of Megan (Patrick) Anderson and loving papa to Lucy Anderson. Dear brother of James R. (Joanne) Foley, Peggy Foley Fitzpatrick, Richard K. (Alysse) Arms, Stephanie (John) Truesdell, Fred (Tami) Arms, Hilary (Rick)...