OBITUARIES

February 21, 2012

Beloved husband of the late Patricia. Loving father of Susan Pressotto and John (Nanette). Dearest companion of June Beattie. Dear grandfather of Trisha (Paul) Gerbi, Megan Pressotto, Nicole (Doug) Zanglin, Jennifer (David) Mundt, John IV and great-grandfather of Nicholas, Jack, Madison, Ava and Michael. Donations in John's memory may be made to the donor's charity of choice.

February 21, 2012

Schramm, James Donald. Age 76. February 21, 2012 of Brownstown. Formerly of Trenton. Beloved husband of 57 years to Pat. Loving Pops of Mike (Jean), Ken (Jean), Cathi Schramm (Renee Getter) and Eric (Christine). Proud grandpa of Sarah, Rachel, Alyson, Laura, Larkin, Annika, Miles and Erin. Dearest brother of Rozanne (Don) Schinkai. James was a beloved teacher of music...

February 21, 2012

Girvan, Robert Vaughn, age 74, of Auburn Hills, passed away February 21, 2012 at Crittenton Hospital. Dear father of James Girvan. Also survived by his two siblings Richard Girvan and Mary Price. Robert was born in Wyandotte and graduated from Roosevelt High School. Robert would later work for and retire from General Motors.

February 21, 2012

Lawhorn, Gloria J. Age 58, of Romulus. February 21, 2012. Beloved wife of Larry. Loving mother of Anthony, Mandy and Kevin. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.

February 20, 2012

February 20, 2012

Lyons, Gerald N. Age 79. February 20, 2012 of Grosse Ile. Beloved husband of 55 years to Barbara. Loving father of Therese (Marc) Soles, Frank (Janet), Connie (Mark) Tackett, David (Wendy), Annette Kline, Jerry (June), Katrina (Rob) Reimel, Christopher and the late Colleen McAughey. Proud grandpa of Alec, Zachary, Danielle, Tara, Erica, Kathlyn, Emily, Clara, Joy, Tabitha, Jacob, Katherine,...

February 20, 2012

Mabel was born in Bay City, MI in 1912. She passed away on Feb. 20, 2019 in Taylor, MI. In 1936, she married James H. Smith and together raised four children, Mary Ann who passed away in 2009, James, Cathleen and Carolyn who survive Mabel. She had 8 grandchildren, 7 great grandchildren and 2 great-great grandchildren.

February 19, 2012

Dubry, Bernadine "Bing" A. Age 86. February 19, 2012 of Trenton. Formerly of Southgate. Beloved wife of the late Floyd C. Loving mom of John Dubry (Barbara Hoppe), Marlean (Ronald) Leach and JaNay (Arthur) Newton. Proud grandmother of Seth, George, Michelle (David), Tina and Paul (Tracy). Great grandmother of Shelby, Ty and Randy. Preceded in death by her parents,...

February 18, 2012

Vorhoff, John Richard, Jr. Age 42. February 18, 2012 of Woodhaven. Loving dad of Kayla and Alec Vorhoff. Beloved son of John (Rhonda) Vorhoff and Donna Gambrell. Dearest brother of Christopher, Heather, Nicholas, Tonia, William and Daniel. Grandson to Violet Manis, the late Virgil Manis, the late William Vorhoff and the late Mary Vorhoff. Uncle of Lilli, Natalie, Drew,...

February 18, 2012

Beloved husband of the late Elynor. Loving father of Greg (Karen) and Randy. Dearest grandfather of Shannon (T.J.) Geary, Ashley (Billy) Kish, Molly, Bryan, Meghan and Jessica. Also survived by 5 great-grandchildren. Donations in memory of Lehman may be made to the donor's charity of choice.

February 17, 2012

Beloved mother of the late Jeffrey. Loving sister of Paul (Myrtle) Posh. Also survived by 2 nieces and 2 nephews.

February 17, 2012

Frady, Jennie Lee. Age 87. February 17, 2012 of Wayland, KY. Beloved wife of 69 years to Samuel "Bill" of Wayland, KY. Loving mother of Billie (Jimmy) Marshall of Somerset, MI and Claude (Janie) Frady of Riverview, MI. Dearest gran of Christopher (Linda) Brown, Claudia Frady, Randy (Janice) Marshall, the late Gregory Marshall, Christopher Alan Frady and Jonathan Frady....

February 17, 2012

William "Bill" Adoulph Payter, born February 13, 1924, died February 17, 2012 after a wonderful 88 years of life. Bill served our country in the US Army from 1943 - 1945. After returning home, he became a renowned custom builder and a local business owner. Bill resided in Allen Park until retiring in 1975 to Nisula Michigan, with his...

February 17, 2012

Richter, Leonard Arthur, age 79, of Allen Park. Longtime companion of Beryl. Dear brother of Donald and Ralph. Also survived by several nephews and nieces. After serving his country in the United States Air Force, he became a professional drag racer for Ford Motor Company where he worked for 45 years.

February 17, 2012

Beloved son of James and Madlyn. Loving father of Todd. Dearest brother of Jodi (Thom) Williams. Long-time cherished friend of Lisa Plasky. Dear uncle of Jake and Nick. Also survived by many aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. He will be missed by his canine babies, Tori and Lou-Anne. Donations in Jeffrey's memory may be made to the donor's charity...

February 16, 2012

Cancilliari, Earl Louis, age 84 of Gibraltar. Loving husband of Yvonne. Dear father of Craig (Chris), the late Bryce, Scott (Kathy), and Dino (Alison). Proud grandfather of Talia Longton, Jacqueline (Derek) Hool, Anthony and Brooke. Great-grandfather of Lydia and Dominic Longton. Earl was a retired employee of McLouth Steel, served as the treasurer of Gibraltar for the past twelve...

February 15, 2012

Spiegel, Olive Marie age 89. Loving wife of the late Howard. Dear mother of Don (Debra), Chuck (Darlene), Cal (Bonnie), Joanne (Keith) Laub, Ray (Jan), and Trish (David) Marzullo. Proud grandmother of 15, and great-grandmother of 20. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to St. Patrick's Parish- Carleton, MI.

February 15, 2012

Lang, Peggy A. "The Queen". Age 76. February 15, 2012 of Allen Park. Beloved wife of the late Ronald. Loving mother of triplets Connie Inman, Ronnie (Angela) and Donnie (Janet). Dearest granny to her 4 grandchildren Jason, Ronnie, Adam and Veronica and her 2 great grandchildren Tyler and Hana. She will be missed by her cat Lucy. Memorial contributions...

February 14, 2012

February 13, 2012

Theresa is survived by her children, Robert (Suzanne) Boyd of Monroe, Jeffrey (Andrea) Boyd of Monroe and Jennifer Boyd of Ft Lauderdale, FL; siblings, Mark (Alice) Porta, Christopher (Pam) Porta, Michael Porta, Cathy (Gillis) Jackson and Judy Porta all of Monroe.; grandchildren, Hannah, Hudson and Mason. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband.