OBITUARIES
Local Obituaries

Virginia L. Morris
December 26, 2008
Morris, Virginia L. Age 88. December 26, 2008 of Southgate. Beloved wife of the late Howard. Loving mother of Bill (Ruth), Carol (Bill) Mix and Larry. Dearest grandmother of Tom Mix and Ken Mix. Also survived by her great grandchildren and 1 brother.
Eleanor R. Thoma
December 26, 2008
Thoma, Eleanor R., age 80, December 26, 2008 of Trenton. Beloved wife of John, Jr. Loving mother of Mary Ann Thoma, Peggy Gotsis, Carol Thoma-Perry, Joan Huff, Connie D'Onofrio, Diana Plensdorf and John Thoma, III. Also survived by 18 grandchildren, 2 great grandchildren and her sister Helen Klenczar.

Shirley F. Jividen
December 26, 2008
Shirley is survived by her children Betty Surbrook, Ronald, Joann Bush, Beverly Stout, Donald & David. preceded in death by son Robert. also survived by 19 grandchildren 40 great grandchildren 1 great great granddaughter 2 sisters Laura Fannin and Violet Smith
Gertrude Riggs
December 25, 2008
Riggs, Gertrude. Age 90. December 25, 2008 of Taylor. Beloved wife of the late Omer. Loving mother of Tom (Joan), Bill, Susan (Jim) Baron and the late John. Mother-In-law to Shirley. Dearest grandmother of Steve, John, Jr., Neil, William, Brett, Sheri, Christina, Olivia, Bradley and Allison. Great grandmother of 18. Also survived by her great great grandchildren, 1 sister...
Elizabeth A. Dufour
December 25, 2008
Dufour, Elizabeth. Age 86. December 25, 2008 of Taylor. Beloved wife of the late Leonard. Loving mother of Larry, Lenora and John. Dearest grandmother of 7. Great grandmother of several.
James A. Gallagher, Ph.D.
December 24, 2008
Gallagher, James A., PHD, age 82, December 24, 2008 of Grosse Ile. Beloved husband of Catherine. Loving father of Thomas (Donna), Robert, Nancy (John) Reider and Karen McGrover. Devoted grandfather of Linda, Melissa, Amy, Danny, Katie, Johnny, Emily and Allison. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Mr. Gallagher served his country during WWII in the Army Air Force...

Leona M. Sconocchia
December 24, 2008
Leona is survived by her son, Gary; 1 grandchild and 3 great grandchildren.
John W. Martin
December 24, 2008
Martin, John W. Age 86. December 24, 2008 of Taylor. Beloved husband of 63 years to Virginia. Loving dad of Michael (Annette) Martin and Danny Martin (Trish Ricker) the late Carolyn Martin and the late Johnny Martin. Dearest grandfather of Sarah, Jonathan, Katie Jo, Alexander, Warren, Brenda and Jessica. Brother to Virginia Pruett.

Frank Joseph Biernat, Jr.
December 22, 2008
Biernat, Frank Joseph, Jr., age 68, December 22, 2008 of Trenton. Beloved husband of Mary Ann. Also survived by children, Cindy Porath, Cathy Poletti, Mary Jane Cunningham, Tammy (Lawrence) Bobel, Gary Cunningham, Randy Cunningham & Timothy Cunningham. 18 grandchildren, 23 great grandchildren and his sister Kathleen (Henry) Willis. He was preceded in death by his parents.
Anna May Geniac
December 22, 2008
Geniac, Anna May, age 83, December 22, 2008, beloved wife of the late Robert F. Loving mother of David (Shirley) Tucker, Tim (Irene) Geniac, Karen (Thomas) Kearns, Robert (Pamela) Geniac, Ruth (Roy) Geniac-Mathews, Jeffrey Geniac, Judy (Ronald) Geniac-Walls, and Joan (Mark) Nice. Also survived by 23 grandchildren, 17 great grandchildren. Sadly she was also preceded in death by son...
James W. Sears
December 22, 2008
Sears, James W. Age 86 December 22, 2008 of Allen Park. Loving Father of Elaine (Joe) Hargis, Larry (Vickie) Sears and Beverly Sears. Beloved grandfather of Cherilyn Jones, Meagan Sears and Erin Whitehurst. Dearest great-grandfather of Kim Jones and Joseph Jones. Preceded in death by his wife Jane and twelve brothers and sisters.

Helen E. Liedel
December 21, 2008
Helen E. Liedel, was born June 26, 1915 in Raisinville Twp., MI to Frank and Mary (Lewen) Hess, she married Leo C. Liedel Nov. 26, 1936, he preceded her in death on Nov 18, 1994. Helen is survived by her children Patrick L. (Cathy) Liedel of Maybee and Audrey (Ben) Brummer of Pinconning., six grandchildren and nine great grandchildren....
Sharon D. Gatzka
December 19, 2008
Gatzka, Sharon D. Age 59. December 19, 2008 of Canton. Beloved wife of 19 years to Orval. Loving mother of Laura (Charles) Gardner, Jeffery (Susan) Denomie and Bobbi (Gerald) Nyman. Dearest grandmother of 9. Loving daughter to Elaine Wright. Also survived by 2 brothers Lloyd and Robert Fields and 4 sisters Carol (William), Patricia (Lawrence), Nancy (Walter) and JoAnn...
Betty L. Smith
December 19, 2008
Smith, Betty L. 47, December 19, 2008 of Wyandotte. Loving Mother of Jamie (Danielle) Grace, Jason Grace and Jennifer Grace. Dearest Daughter of Addie Crawford and the late Joseph Crawford. Dear Grandmother of Mackenzie, Sebastion, Sabrina, Christian and Jocelyn. Sister of Karen (Cary) Polaski, Connie (Robert) Hillman, Joseph (Brittney) Crawford, Beth (David) Porter, Christina (Stephen) Stanton, Heather, Antonio, Dan,...

John Kozel, Jr.
December 19, 2008
Kozel, John P., Jr. Age 52, of Detroit. Loving son of Stella. Also survived by his aunt, cousins and loving friends.

Olive Grams
December 19, 2008
Olive was born on March 23, 1921 and passed away on Friday, December 19, 2008. Olive was a resident of Detroit, Michigan. Services: private.Visitation: 4-6p.m. Monday.Visitation Location: The Allore Chpl-Martenson Family Of Funeral Homes Cemetery Location: London Township Cemetery.
James Jajuga
December 18, 2008
In addition to his wife of 52 years James is survived by his two sons: James H. (Ruby) Jajuga of Flat Rock, Edward A. Jajuga of South Rockwood; a brother John J. (Shelby) Jajuga of Pickney, Michigan and a sister Marie Mischo of Utah. He is also survived by 4 grandchildren: Holly (Jerry) Finn, Renee (Clinton) Uchtorff, Benita (Chris)...
Sydney St. Charles Brady
December 18, 2008
St. Charles-Brady, Sydney. Age 43. December 18, 2008, of Brownstown. Beloved wife of Joseph. Dear mother of Ella Rose. Dearest daughter of Norma. Loving sister of Mark, Christopher, Matthew and David.

Thomas J. Kritcher
December 18, 2008
Kritcher, Thomas J., age 55, December 18, 2008 of Newport. Beloved husband of Peggy. Loving father of Brian. Also survived by his brothers Robert Hugh Kritcher, Gary Charles Kritcher and Robert Kritcher; his sisters Diana Dale and Diane Gullick.

William M. Kohler
December 17, 2008
Kohler, William M., age 67, December 17, 2008 of Grosse Ile. Beloved husband of Judy. Loving father of Kevin (Lea) and Krishelle (Jason) Wiley. Also survived by his granddaughters Mia and Lisa; his sister Rayanne (James Nelson; 2 brothers Richard (Donna) Kohler and Craig (Barbara) Kohler, his nieces and nephews.