OBITUARIES
Local Obituaries
Maude Mcdonald
December 17, 2008
McDonald, Maude "Bette", age 87, December 17, 2008 of Brownstown. Beloved wife of the late Webster C. McDonald. Loving mother of Greg (Mary) Tinsler, Vernon Tinsler III, Julie VanBuskirk and the late Lucy Ann Tinsler. Also survived by her grandchildren Jeff (Wendy) Tinsler and Kimberley (Steve) Nemeth; 3 great-grandchildren, her brother Gregg Turner and her sisters Genevieve Beck and...

T. Ryan O'Donnell
December 17, 2008
O'Donnell, T. Ryan, age 36, of Grosse Pte. Woods, formerly of Grosse Ile. Ryan died peacefully December 17, 2008 surrounded by his family and friends. Cherished husband of Nicole. Daddy of Declan and Brady. Also survived by his parents Tim and Robin O'Donnell, his sister Erin O'Donnell, his grandmother Babs Leuchtmann and his mother and father-in-law Alice and William...

Jerry Mae Issa
December 16, 2008
Issa , Jerry Mae, Age 75, December 16, 2008 of Trenton. Beloved wife of Khalil. Loving mother of Gina (Nabil) Haddad, Sophia (Eric) Songer and Robert (Lynda) Issa. Dearest grandmother of eight. Sister of James (Nancy) Outen. Jerry Mae was a veteran who served in the U. S. Army.
Carol A. Kieler
December 16, 2008
Kieler, Carol Sandy. Age 64. December 16, 2008. Loving mother of Michelle (Gary) McFarland. Proud grandmother of Adam, Cortney and Tara. Dear sister of Clarence Farber and Kathleen (Barry) Sedlock. Survived also by several nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews. Preceded in death by a brother William J. Farber.

Nancy N. Grant
December 16, 2008
Grant, Nancy. Age 90. December 16, 2008. Formerly of Allen Park. Beloved wife of the late Edward. Loving mother of Gerald (Joyce) Grant. Dearest grandmother of Julie Grant and Jeffery (Sherrie) Grant. Great-grandmother of Molly, Suzanne, Jeremiah.
Melissa Winnie
December 15, 2008
Winnie, Melissa M., age 98 of Grosse Ile. December 15, 2008. Beloved wife of the late Foster. Loving mother of Jane (Eugene) Barnes, Gwyn (Harvey) White and Richard (Carla) Winnie. Also preceded in death by a son Robert Winnie and a daughter Diana Brooks. She also leaves to cherish her memory 16 grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren and 3 great,...
Leona Idukas
December 15, 2008
Leona is survived by her children: Edward (Gloria) Idukas and Thomas (Joanne) Gonyea as well as twelve grandchildren: Tim (Beth) Gonya, Tal (Kim) Gonyea, Tony (Jessie) Gonyea, Marci (Michael) Ibbetson, Michael (Mesada) Gonyea, Mark (Colleen)Gonyea, Bob (Audrey) Gonyea, Juli (Jason) Bomia, Kevin Idukas, Chris Idukas, Ronda (Roger) Hughes and Darren Idukas. She is also survived by 29 great grandchildren...
Grace Mary Black
December 15, 2008
Grace Mary Black, age 92, of Monroe formerly of Ida, MI., beloved wife of the late John Black, loving mother of Elvin Al (Janet) Black, Glenn (Carla) Black and Mary Ann Rauch, dear grandmother of 7, great grandmothe of 15.
Marjorie K. Mack
December 14, 2008
Mrs. Mack is the wife of the late Edward and survived by her daughter Marjorie Mack and her son Edward Mack, She was a piano teacher for many, many years.
Joseph T. Rostkowski
December 14, 2008
Beloved husband of Bernice. Loving father of Michael, Marc, Debbie (Mark) Sullivan, Judy (Paul) Checcobelli abd Joe (Susan). Also survived by 8 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren
Phyllis Marjorie Dinoff
December 13, 2008
Dinoff, Phyllis M. age 82, December 13, 2008 of Trenton. Beloved wife of the late Mike Dinoff. Loving mother of Mike (Linda) Dinoff. Also survived by 3 grandchildren, her sister Nancy (Bob) Kelley and 2 brothers Bob Kelley and Roy (Marge) Kelley. Mrs. Dinoff was a teacher in Lincoln Park for 37 years.
Dolena Macdonald
December 11, 2008
MacDonald, Dolena "Tillie". Age 55, of Newport. August 19, 1953 to December 11, 2008. Beloved wife of Hugh. Loving mother of Kimberly (Brent) Masserant of Newport and Brian MacDonald (Krysti) of Wayne. Proud Nana of Jessica. Dear sister of Dougall Beaton of San Diego, CA.
Agnes Steere Green
December 11, 2008
Green, Agnes S. age 93 - December 11, 2008 of Trenton. Beloved wife of the late Clarence. Loving mother of Ray (Lorna), Jim (Louise) and George (Ann). Dear sister of Helen (Mike) Mudgett. Dearest grandmother of eight and great-grandmother of twelve.
Donald J. Asman
December 10, 2008
Asman, Donald J., age 79, December 10, 2008 of Brownstown, formerly of Bay City. Loving father of Karen (Jay) Pockyarath, Dave and Mike Asman. Also survived by 5 grandchildren and 1 sister Marnie Syring.
Edith G. Miller
December 10, 2008
Beloved wife of the late Robert. Dearest mother of Richard (Roseann), David (Marilyn), Larry (Pam) and Roxanne (Fred). Loving grandmother of 9 and great-grandmother of 17. Life-long friend of Sue.
Roy F. Cook
December 10, 2008
Roy F. Cook, age 90, passed away at 10:05 pm at his home. Roy was born in Monroe to Frank and Elizabeth (Wehner) Cook, he honorably served his country during WWII in the United States Navy, he married Evelyn M. Vayer Feb 17, 1938 in Monroe, MI. she preceded him in death in 1998. Roy was employed at Monroe...

Marjorie J. Krauss
December 9, 2008
Krauss, Marjorie J. Age 86. December 9, 2008. Formerly of Trenton. Beloved wife of the late Robert J. Loving mom of Kathleen, Timothy and Mariann. Loving grandmother of 6. Great grandmother of 8.
Michael Bucon
December 9, 2008
Bucon, Michael of Allen Park. Died peacefully December 9, 2008. Loving son of Henry, preceded in death by mother Marcella. Proud siblings: Fr. Raymond Bucon, Mary (Greg) Deitert, Kate Damman (Tom), Teresa (Loren) Powell, Diane (Don Clark). Dearest Uncle of Danielle, Larry, Julie, Nikki, Joseph and Daron. Great uncle of Donovan and Alec. Mike touched the hearts of many...

Emma Dorton
December 9, 2008
Dorton, Emma. Age 89. December 9, 2008. Beloved wife of the late Fred. Loving mom of the late Fred, Jr., Golda Smith, the late Eugene, Darlene Sabin, Truman, Earl, the late Ferrell, Ted, Paul, Eddie, David, Daniel and William. Also survived by her grandchildren, great grandchildren and great great grandchildren as well as other loving family and friends.

Bonnie Sue Ryle
December 8, 2008
Ryle, Bonnie Sue. Age 72 of Melvindale. Loving mother of Janice (Gary) Szostak and Debra (Rob) Roberts. Sister to Lavonia Jones and Farrismae McLean. Also survived by her grandchildren Benjamim Roberts, Douglas Szostak and Jillian Szostak.