OBITUARIES

Local Obituaries

Philip Dale Conant

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.