OBITUARIES
Local Obituaries

Philip Dale Conant
October 28, 2009
Conant, Philip Dale. age 73, of Southgate. October 28, 2009. Beloved husband of the late Gloria. Loving Father of Cindy (Ron) Cesta, Cheryl (Moy) Ortiz and Karen (Bob) Bankovich. Proud Grandfather of 6. Great Grandfather of 10. Great Great Grandfather of 12. Dear brother of Harold, Joseph, Charles, Shirley Colucci and Marilyn Livernois. Preceded in death by a sister...

Cecilia Wiltrakis
October 25, 2009
Cecilia was born on May 16, 1925 and passed away on Sunday, October 25, 2009. Cecilia was a resident of Detroit, Michigan. Services: Tuesday, November 3, 2009, 2:00pm at The Allen Park Chapel - Martenson Family of Funeral Homes, 10915 Allen Rd., Allen Park, Michigan. Service Location: Allen Park Chpl-Martenson Family of Funeral Homes Visitation: Monday, November 2, 2009,...

Lucille Marie Ranka
October 24, 2009
Ranka, Lucille M., age 94, died October 24, 2009. Beloved wife of the late Freman. Loving mother of Jean (Harold) Price of Titusville, FL, Robert (Karen) Ranka of Grosse Ile and Judy Ranka of Sydney, Australia. Also survived by 7 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren. Mrs. Ranka was born March 28, 1915 in Wyandotte, a resident of Gibraltar for...
Robert Gronlund
October 24, 2009
Gronlund, Robert "Bob". Age 72, of Grosse Ile. October 24, 2009. Beloved husband of Jo-Anne. Loving father of Karin (John) Cozzi, Kersten (Mike Mittlestat) and Julie (Andreas Fuchs) Gronlund. Proud grandfather of Rachel Bruce, Sonja Mittlestat, Katherine and John Cozzi. Bob was an avid sailor,boater and active member of the Grosse Ile Presbyterian Church. Lifelong friend to many, kind...

Dorothy Mcleod
October 23, 2009
Dorothy is survived by a son Richard (Veronica) McLeod; three grandchildren: Michale (Charlene) McLeod, William (Nikki) McLeod, and Ashley McLeod as well as four great grandchildren.
Irene Morris
October 23, 2009
Morris, Irene. Age 88 of Mt. Juliet, TN, formerly of Taylor. Beloved wife of the late James "Jack". Loving mother of Jenitta Suiter, Barbara (Glenn) Atkinson, Jackie (Lloyd) Bates and James (Abby) Morris Jr. Proud grandmother of 6. Great grandmother of 16. Dear sister of 4. Mom left a legacy of love and a dedicated Christian walk.

Rose Bieske
October 22, 2009
Bieske, Rose. Age 95, of Allen Park. October 22, 2009. Beloved wife of the late Alfred. Mother of Pam Kern. Loving sister of Mary Ann Misko. Beloved aunt of 8 nieces and nephews and many great nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by 2 brothers Martin Sketel Jr. and John Sketel. She will be dearly missed by all.
Hughie J. Ferguson
October 21, 2009
Ferguson, Hugh J. Age 96 of Dearborn, formerly of Inverness, Nova Scotia. October 21, 2009. Beloved husband of Margaret (Greet) for 62yrs. Loving father of John (Margaret), David (Jeanean), Art, Bruce (Ann) and Anne (Liam) Moylan. Cherished grandfather of Gillian, Rose, Kevin, Eric, Peter, Richard, Joseph Hugh, Emily, Sean, Kyle and Erin. Great grandfather of 7. Dear brother of...

William Daniel Bradley
October 21, 2009
Bradley, William D., age 79, of Grosse Ile, Beloved Husband of Bertine (Nee:Cost) Dearest father of David, Suzanne (Walter) Sassack. Grandfather of Jonathan and Anna Bradley; Bradley, Kelsey, Brett and Jason Sassack. Brother of Fr. James Bradley.
Anthony V. Altomaro
October 21, 2009
Altomaro, Anthony "Tony" V. Age 32. October 21, 2009 of Woodhaven. Cherished son of Vito and Gerry. Loving brother of Nicole (Keith) Core. Dearest uncle of Chloe. Beloved grandson of Frank and Sophie Altomaro and Joseph Galate. Tony was deeply loved and will be missed by his aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.

Irene Yaksick
October 20, 2009
Irene was born on April 21, 1914 and passed away on Tuesday, October 20, 2009. Irene was a resident of Michigan.

Bruce W. Watson
October 19, 2009
Watson, Bruce W. Age 83. October 19, 2009 of Trenton. Bruce is survived by 4 sons; Andrew, Keith, Alec and Alan as well as a daughter Alice.

Thomas R. Barstow
October 19, 2009
Barstow, Thomas R. Age 66. October 19, 2009 of Grosse Ile. Beloved husband of Melva. Loving dad of Kurt Barstow (Chris Hughes), Pam (Dreux) Valenti, Jana (Matthew) McConnell and Dawn (Quinton) Harris. Dearest poppie of 8. Also survived by 1 brother Richard (Marsha) Barstow.
Violet Mae Gorno
October 18, 2009
Gorno, Violet Mae. Age 78. October 18, 2009 of Trenton. Beloved wife of the late Nicholas. Dear mother of Catherine (Michael) Bacha, Michael (Debbie) and Martin. Sister of Doris (Dan) Ryback and Deloris (Peter) Naylor. Also leaves 3 grandchildren: Michael II, Drake and Teresa; 4 step-grandchildren; Nicole and Michael Bacha; Kevin and Heather Hamilton: 4 great grandchildren Reese, Michael,...
Valery Sergei De Beausset
October 18, 2009
Valery Sergei de Beausset, 94, of Grosse Ile, Michigan died on October 18, 2009 at home.Valery de Beausset was born in St. Petersburg, Russia on February 13, 1915, the son of Serge Nicholas and Anna Petrova de Beausset. He received his Bachelor's Degree from Haverford College in 1938 and Post-Graduate engineering degree at the State University of New York....
Arlene L. Cag
October 18, 2009
Cag, Arlene L. Age 86. October 18, 2009 of Allen Park. Beloved wife of the late Stanley. Loving mother of Lynn (Kenneth) Semproch and Paul Cag. In addition to her husband Arlene was preceded in death by her parents John and Ida Hansen and 3 siblings.
Catherine A. Melton
October 17, 2009
Melton, Catherine A. "Ann". Age 80. October 17, 2009 of Southgate. Beloved wife of the late George. Loving mother of Vicki, George, Jr., the late Richard, Dennis and James. Proud grandmother of 15. Great grandmother of 30. Dear sister of Richard. Preceded in death by two brothers Edwin and James.
Jeanette M. Edgerton
October 16, 2009
Edgerton, Jeanette M. Age 74. October 16, 2009. Beloved wife of the late Berton. Loving mother of John (Anne) Edgerton, Michael Edgerton and the late Berton Edgerton. Mother-In-Law of Debbie Edgerton Dearest grandmother of 7 and great grandmother of 8.

Fred J. Gerke
October 15, 2009
Gerke, Fred J. age 79, of Trenton, October 15, 2009. Beloved husband of the late Louise. Loving father of Tom (Sandra), Linda (Kent) Septeowski and Fred, Jim (Deborah) and John (Lesley). Proud grandfather of 8. Private family services will be held in St. Louis, MO at a later date.
Steven D. Crock
October 15, 2009
Steven D. Crock, age 57, of Rockwood, MI., beloved husband of Gloria Jean (Laginess), loving father of Kevin Crock, Angela (Daniel) Ezzo, Donald (Paula) Crock and Deanna Crock, dearest son of Donald and Lillian (Pomrenke), dear brother of James Crock, Daniel (Nancy) Crock and Eric (Karen) Crock, grandfather of Lucas Ezzo, Mathew Tieng, Collin Crock and Jadia Crock.