OBITUARIES

Local Obituaries

John A. Korka

John A. Korka

May 28, 2010

John Allen Korka, age 63, beloved husband of Barbara (Payne), step father of Jeff Allen, Scott (Lynne) Allen and Chris Allen, dear brother of Jacquee (Tony) Rutherford and Patti (Chuck) Savitskie, uncle of Amanda (Dan) Goff, son of John Korka, proud grandfather of Chad, Dan, Eric, Megan and Krysta, great grandfather of Kylee. John retired from Cadillac Engine Plant...

Daniel W. Waddell

Daniel W. Waddell

May 28, 2010

Loving father of Jason (Susan), Daniel (Tera), Justin and Danielle. Dearest Brother of Glenn (Lois), Diane, Michael (Denise), David (Mary) and Craig (Kim). Also, survived by many loving grandchildren, nieces, nephews and friends.

Susan Lences

Susan Lences

May 27, 2010

Lences Susan, Age 88, May 27, 2010 of Southgate. Beloved wife of 67 years to the late John. Loving mother of Suzanne Briganti, John (Rosemary) and Melody (Paul) Walsh. Dearest grandmother of Christopher, Terrence, Jon Eric, Courtney, Lauren, Ryan and great-grandmother of Dominic.

Colleen Marie Rolling

Colleen Marie Rolling

May 26, 2010

Rolling, Colleen M., age 54, May 26, 2010 of Trenton. Beloved daughter of Richard and Virginia Rolling. Loving sister of Teresa (Tom) Feeney, Kathie (Ted) Sauter, Michael (Vickie), David (Tammy), Mark (Ruth), Maureen (Greg) Starry and Tim (Erin). Loving aunt of 14

Carl A. Drexler

Carl A. Drexler

May 26, 2010

Carl A. Drexler, age 84, of S.Rockwood, MI., beloved husband of the late Virginia (VanWashenova), loving father of David Drexler, Rita Drexler, Annette (Mark) Jones, Ruth Drexler and Edna Drexler, dear brother of Donald Drexler, James Drexler, Albert Drexler, Florence (Albert) Wright, Vera Hartman and Sr. Rita Drexler, proud grandfather of Bobbiejo, William and Dustin Newman, great grandfather of...

Emily C. Vencelov

Emily C. Vencelov

May 25, 2010

Vencelov, Emily C. Age 86 of Allen Park. Beloved wife of the late Ernest. Loving mother of Susan (Bill) Cambridge, Cheryl (Terry) Turner, Denise (Mike) Eregonara and Lori (Bos) Maiani. Also survived by 8 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren.

Gertrudis Baez

Gertrudis Baez

May 25, 2010

Baez, Gertrudis Age 94 of Detroit. Beloved wife of the late Roman. Loving mother of Antonia Serrano, Ines deJesus, Rita deJesus, Nemecia deJesus, Justo (Myrta) deJesus, Esteban (Carmen) deJesus, Sotero (Cathy) deJesus, Gregorio deJesus, Paslo (Ruth) deJesus, Juan (Nelly) deJesus, the late Angel deJesus and the late Candelario deJesus

Joe Bussell

Joe Bussell

May 24, 2010

Joe Edward Bussell, age 63, of Lawrenceville, Ga. formerly of Rockwood, MI., passed away in his home in Lawrenceville, Ga., beloved husband of Olga, loving father of Joe II and Richard, proud grandfather of Lance, Cody and Joshua, dear brother of Kenneth, Curtis, Catherine and Carl. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Carson.

Kathy Plackowski

Kathy Plackowski

May 24, 2010

Plackowski, Kathy, age 54, May 24, 2010 of Trenton. Beloved wife of Michael. Loving mother of Tim and Jason (Tiffanie). Also survived by her granddaughter Ava; her sister Marcia (the late Dan) Young; her brothers Jerry (Bernadette) Kerpet, Chris (Karen) Kerpet, Mike (Pam) Kerpet, Charles (Meagan) Kerpet, the late Ron Kerpet and her sister-in-law Johanna Kerpet.

Helen Marie Mcpherson

Helen Marie Mcpherson

May 24, 2010

McPherson, Helen Marie. May 24, 2010 of Trenton. Beloved wife of the late Donald. Loving mother of Diane (Mark) Leyda, Don McPherson, Mark (His fiance Patty Ansara) McPherson and Michael (Lona) McPherson. Also survived by 13 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren. Helen was a committed Christian, an enthusiastic member of the Red Hat Society, an energetic participant in numerous...

Michael Reichow

Michael Reichow

May 24, 2010

Reichow, Michael. Age 50 of Southgate. Passed away May 24, 2010 after a courageous battle with cancer. Beloved husband of Deborah. Loving dad of Michael and Aaron. Dearest son of Elsie Reichow and Glenn (Flo) Reichow. Dearest brother to Shirlee (David) Crum, the late Ken and Joseph . Also survived by nieces, nephews, other loving family and friends.

Alex L. Polyak

Alex L. Polyak

May 24, 2010

Polyak, Alex L. May 24, 2010, age 89, of Trenton. Beloved husband of Earlene. Father of Wanda (Robert) Teske, father-in-law to Terry Hill and Janet Hill-Paton. Loving grandfather , Great Grandfather and Great-Great Grandfather of many. Preceded in death by children; Laverne Hatto, Sharon DeSana, Edward Hill and Earl Rodney Hill and grandsons Earl and Steve Hatto.

Mark D. Arnold

Mark D. Arnold

May 22, 2010

Arnold, Mark D., age 55, May 22, 2010 of Trenton. Beloved husband of Barbara. Loving father of Matthew and Elizabeth. Dear son of Donald and Ruth Arnold. Also survived by his brother Paul (Lisa) Arnold and his sister Ruthann (Jeff) Finch.

Jodell R. Jones

Jodell R. Jones

May 21, 2010

Jodell is survived by her husband Howard; children: Howard (Tiffany) Jones, William Jones, Elaine Jones, Heather Jones and Ellie Jones. She is also survived by three grandhildren and two brothers: James Reilly and Paul (Carol) Reilly.

Angelina Hawkins

Angelina Hawkins

May 21, 2010

Angelina is survived by her hsuband Robert; children: Ronald Lee Hawkins, Tina (Russell) Turner, April Hawkins and Rebecca (Mark) Pappas. She is also survived by a brother Johnny Horgos; eight grandchildren and 1 great grandchild.

William G. Skeans

William G. Skeans

May 21, 2010

William G. Skeans, 86 of Trenton. May 21, 2010 Loving Husband of Rachel. Father of three children, Susan Hulshoff, William (Judy) Jenkins and John (Janet) Skeans. Grandfather of six, Jill, Joshua, Rachel, Jacob, Jeffrey and Jonathan and Great-Grandfather of Eldin.

John Pautuk

John Pautuk

May 21, 2010

Pautuk, John, age 83, May 21, 2010 of Gibraltar, formerly of Trenton. Beloved husband of Beverly. Loving father of Cathy Cookson, Cheryl (Michael) Dye, Mark Pautuk, Scott (Christy) Pautuk and Todd Pautuk. Also survived by his grandchildren, Christopher, Michaelene, Avery, Benjamin, Kyle and Haley.

Tiffany Lynn Ross Dicicco

Tiffany Lynn Ross Dicicco

May 20, 2010

Ross DiCicco, Tiffany Lynn. Age 11, of Detroit. May 20, 2010. Loving daughter of Irene DiCicco and Roy Ross. Loving sister of Stephanie (Scott), Steven and Hailey. Dear aunt of Kadence. Survived also by many aunts, uncles and cousins.

James F. Brant

James F. Brant

May 20, 2010

He is survived by his loving and devoted wife Leona. In addition, he is survived by his children, Greg Brant of Monroe, Ron (Lonnie) Brant of Maybee, Carol (Gene) Souva of Newport, Mike (Sandy) Brant of Monroe, Kevin (Sharon) Brant of Maybee, Mary Brant of Monroe and Jeff (Sherry) Brant of Monroe; one sister Margaret Eby of Maybee and...

Larry King

Larry King

May 19, 2010

King, Larry. Age 56 of Trenton. Died suddenly on May 19, 2010. Beloved son of the late Leo and the late Cynthia. Dearest brother of Danny, Leo, Bob and Veronica. Loving uncle of Nicole, Adam and Noah. Larry was a long time police officer with Van Buren Twp.