OBITUARIES
Local Obituaries
Earlene Polyak
November 23, 2010
Polyak, Earlene, age 88, November 23, 2010, formerly of Trenton. Beloved wife of the late Alex. Loving mother of Wanda (Bob) Teske, the late Laverne Hatto, the late Sharon DeSana, the late Ed Hill and the late Earl Hill. Also survived by her 15 grandchildren, her 39 great-grandchildren and her 15 great-great grandchildren. Contributions in memory of Earlene’s life...
Mrs. Genieve Velky
November 22, 2010
Velky, Genieve age 68, November 22, 2010 of Trenton. Beloved wife of Richard. Loving mother of Sheila (Michael) Imes, Karen (David) Schafer, Kelly (Jim) Velky and Mike (Laura). Dearest grandmother of Kyle, Ryan, Rachel, Matthew and Jenna. Also survived by 4 brothers, 3 sisters, many nieces, nephews and friends.
Russell Allen Nixon
November 22, 2010
Loving father of Trevor. Beloved son of Tommie Nutt and the late Joseph Nixon. Dearst brother of Linda (Dick) Lee, Brenda Everson and Kenny Nixon. Dear uncle of Kristie, Tuesday, Brandy and Timothy.
Fred Leja
November 21, 2010
Leja, Fred, age 80, Nov. 21, 2010, of Allen Park, Michigan. Beloved husband of Genevieve. Loving father of Kenneth (Linda), Greg (Kathy), Brian (Robin), Randy (Shiela) and Kathy (Dean) Killam. Also survived by his grandchildren Daniel, Timothy (Rachel), Nicholas, Julie (Justin), Matthew (Kelly), Steven (Melissa), Jason (Jackie), Kristen, Jacob, Katelyn, Rachael, Anthony and his great grandson Benjamin. Contributions in...
Ms. Irene M. Shoemaker
November 21, 2010
Shoemaker, Irene Meranda, age 89, of Grand Rapids, formerly of Grosse Ile. Went home to be with her Lord on Sunday, November 21, 2010. She was preceded in death by her infant daughter, Judith, son, Gary, and former husband, Robert. She is survived by her dear sister, Catherine Goodwin, son, Dale (Melodie), and grandchildren, Chris (Leigh), Nathan, and Joshua...
Mrs. Eva Rodriguez Garcia
November 20, 2010
Garcia, Eva Rodriguez. Age 80, of Westland. November 20, 2010. Beloved wife of the late Ruben. Loving mother of Rebecca Karpiuk and Rachel Garcia. Proud grandmother of Matthew. Dear sister of Frank, Mario (Janette), Rachel and Muzzy. Survived also by many nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by siblings Raphael, Esperanza, Raul, Evangeline, Estella, Fernando and Frances. Memorial contributions...
Mrs. Jeanette Fleming
November 19, 2010
Fleming, Jeanette. Age 77. November 19, 2010 of Taylor. Beloved wife of Andrew. Loving mom of William (Patricia), Michael (Kathleen), James (Donna) and John. Proud grandmother of Scott, Maureen, Matthew, Owen, Cole and Lydia. Memorial contributions may be made to The American Cancer Society
Mrs. Darlene M. Harper
November 19, 2010
Harper, Darlene M. Age 43. November 19, 2010 of Southfield. Darlene is survived by her husband, other loving family and friends.
Mr. Thomas G.A. Risk
November 19, 2010
Risk, Thomas G.A. Age 63, of Wyandotte. November 19, 2010. Loving husband of Eda. Loving father of Andy. Brother-in-law of James (Sandy) Scott. Preceded in death by parents Wilbur and Rosalind Risk and mother-in-law Margaret Scott. Memorial contributions may be made to National Autism Association
Walter J. Widak
November 19, 2010
Widak, Walter J. Age 85 of Allen Park, November 19, 2010. Beloved husband of the late Frances. Dearest father of Karl (Suzanne). Loving grandfather of Nicole and Mark. Also survived by many nieces and nephews.
Mr. Donald R. Mccoy
November 17, 2010
McCoy, Donald R. Age 45, of Detroit. November 17, 2010. Loving brother of Ronald Hurd, William McCoy, Crystal McCoy and Michael McCoy. Survived also by several nieces and nephews. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association.
Mrs. Shirley A. Kapuscinski
November 16, 2010
Kapuscinski, Shirley A. Age 68. November 16, 2010 of Southgate. Preceded in death by John Kapuscinski and Larry Souders. Loving mom of Lisa (Mark) Cisney. Dearest grandma of Thomas Cisney. Memorial contributions may be made to Christ The King Lutheran Church
Mrs. Violet Mary Jenson
November 16, 2010
Beloved wife of James L. Loving mother of James C. (Bonnie) and Donald E. Dearst grandmother of James R. (Holly); great grandmother of Rory and asher. Also survived by one sister Lena (Ted) Brockway.
Mrs Delores F Hardin
November 15, 2010
Mrs Hardin was born on February 6, 1930 and passed away on Monday, November 15, 2010. Mrs Hardin was a resident of Brownstown Twp, Michigan at the time of passing. Visitation: There will be not visitation in Michigan There will be not visitation in Michigan
Mr. William E. Augenstein
November 15, 2010
Beloved husband of Marilyn. Dearest father of Skip (the late Karen), Dave (Barb), Bob and the late Karen Hoelscher. Dear brother of James and Carol Sue. Also survived by 6 grandchildren and 5 grreat-grandchildren.

Caroline A Mrs Stein
November 14, 2010
Stein Caroline A. age 88, of Gibraltar MI. Beloved wife of the late Edward G. Loving mother of Christopher, Joanne (Lloyd) Sengstock, Loretta Guzzi, Edward (Donna) and Michael, Dear grandmother of Ben, Bill, Emily, Travis, and the late Nicholas. Proud great grandmother of Alina, Madilyn, Owen and Dominick. She was employed at Riverside Hospital Trenton as registered Nurse for...
Dr. Patrick J. Moylan
November 14, 2010
Moylan, Patrick James Dr. June 12, 1925 ~ November 14, 2010. Beloved husband and best friend of Jane Recker. Loving father of Kathleen (Tomo) Furusawa, Patrick (Diane) Moylan, Paula (Vince) Leroux and John Moylan. Cherished grandfather of Emi (Jerry) Che and Quinton Leroux. Special great grandfather of Dillon and Hunter Che. Fondly remembered by step children Lisa (Sujeeth) Perera,...
Ms. Ophelia Kinard
November 14, 2010
Kinard, Ophelia. Age 97. November 14, 2010. Beloved mother of the late Donald, the late Hilton, the late Prudency, Sharon (Jerry) Johnson and Lillian Shaw. Mother-In-Law of Frances. Dearest grandmother of 14. Also survived by her great grandchildren, great great grandchildren and 4 brothers Pat, Harvey, Gerald and Harry Richardson. Preceded in death by 2 sisters Irene Griffin and...