OBITUARIES
Local Obituaries

Mary H. Bilk
October 5, 2008
Bilk, Mary H., age 73, October 5, 2008 of Gibraltar. Mrs. Bilk was the former Gibraltar City Clerk. Beloved wife of Bill. Loving mother of Jim and Tom (Sheila). Dear grandmother of Chelsea, Jaimee, Brad and Brianna. Also survived by her brothers Dave (Betty) Hunter and Don (Marilyn) Hunter.
Hilda M. Jones
October 5, 2008
Jones, Hilda M. age 78 ,October 5, 2008, of Grosse Ile. Beloved wife of James. Loving mother of Gary, Alan, Linda, Donna, Sharon, Patti, Penni and Robert. Proud grandmother of 11 and great grandmother of 1. Survived also by 7 siblings.
Eugene R. Maurice
October 4, 2008
Maurice, Eugene "Gene" R., age 75, October 4, 2008 of Trenton. Beloved husband of Janice. Loving father of Renee Dillon, Craig, Keith (Judy) and Shelly (Jeff) Starr. Caring grandpa of Shane, Ryan, Daniel, Brayden and Sierra. Muched loved brother of Dolores Lee and Geraldine (Edward) Oljace. Gene will be missed by many relatives and friends.

Katherine Ashley
October 4, 2008
Ashley, Katherine "Kay", age 88, October 4, 2008 of Trenton. Beloved wife of the late Bill Ashley. Loving mother of Cynthia Shaw and Deidre (Jack) Hart. Also survived by her granddaughter Julie (Vito) Mascia; her great granddaughters Ashley, Brittany and Alyssa; her brother Arthur (Marion) Redman and many loving nieces and nephews.
Mary Ann Bolduc
October 3, 2008
Mary Ann is survived by her husband Clayton, two sons: Robert and Thomas (Laura). She is also survived by three brothers: Donald Murphy, Daniel (Debroah) Murphy and Patrick (Gladys) Murphy; two sisters Geraldine Murphy and Ellen Nikolai as well as four grandchildren: Nicholas, Leo, Benjamin and Ryan. Survived also by her sister-in-law Marlene. Preceded in death by her parents...
Aime Roy
October 3, 2008
Aime is survived by his wife Rita of South Rockwood, children; Daniel (Sheila) Roy of St. Cloud, Florida, Larry (Brenda) Roy of Willis, Michigan, Michele (Imad) Bou-Fakreddine of Milford, Michigan, Diane Roy of South Rockwood, Carol Summers of South Rockwood and Sandy Roy of South Rockwood. He is also survived by 4 brothers and 4 sisters as well as...

Elvera M. Shaffer
October 3, 2008
Shaffer, Elvera "Vera", age 97, October 3, 2008 of Grosse Ile. Beloved wife of the late Russell. Loving mother of Russell Jr., the late Janie Stewart and the late Bob Shaffer. Also survived by her grandchildren, great grandchildren and great great grandchildren.

Edward C. Desjardins
October 3, 2008
DesJardins, Edward C., age 84, October 3, 2008 of Allen Park. Husband of the late Elizabeth. Father of David (Ellen) DesJardins and Susan DesJardins. Mr. Desjardins was retired form General Motors and was a veteran of WWII serving in the Pacific Theatre.
James A. Davis
October 3, 2008
Davis, James A., age 71, October 3, 2008 of Trenton. Beloved husband of Dorothy Faye. Loving father of Jennifer (Scott) DeGregorio, Jamey (Joseph) Griffin and Harold Davis. Also survived by his grandsons Adam and Eric. Mr. Davis was the most wonderful husband and father in the whole world and his grandchildren were the love of his life.
Margaret Peggy Gonzalez
October 3, 2008
Gonzalez, Margaret Peggy. Age 73 of Southgate. October 3, 2008. Loving mother of Jim (Sandy), Mark (Nancy), Mary, Ed (Gwen), and Dawn (Jeff). Proud grandmother of nine. Dear sister of Sue, Linda, Floyd and Mike (Jackie). Preceded in death by one sister Mary.

Isabella A. Gillies
October 2, 2008
Gillies, Isabella A. Age 90. October 2, 2008 of Riverview. Beloved wife of the late Charles. Loving sister of Esther Sherrit, Mary Proctor and the late Edward, John, James and Alexander Hunter. Dearest Aunt of Evelyn Proctor, May (Archibald) Kean, Catherine (Tom) Jameson and the late Anne Timmis. Great Aunt to Katherine (Eric) Balint, John (Karen) Timmis, James Timmis,...
J.D. Clack
October 2, 2008
Clack, Julious "J.D. age 92, October 2, 2008 of Dearborn Hgts., formerly of Lawrenceville, Georgia. Beloved husband of Gladys. Loving father of Charles (Sue) and Shirley (the late Joe) Matyok. Dear brother of Dilmus, Harold (Jo Anne) and Evelyn (Robert) Boss. Dearest grandfather of Kimberley (John) Celi, Stephanie (Marc) Berzansky, Lindsay Matyok and Whitney Matyok. And great grandfather of...
Margaret P. Lokos
October 2, 2008
Lokos, Margaret P. Age 92, October 2, 2008 of Houghton Lake, formerly of Allen Park. Beloved wife of the late Joseph. Loving mother of Priscilla (Michael) Pando and John (Gloria). Loving grandmother of Michael (Kelly), Maria (John), Suzie (Michael), Andrea, Alice and Steven (Rana) and great-grandmother to nine. Also survived by her sister Helen Elliott.

Pasquale Sedotti
October 1, 2008
Pasquale was born on January 19, 1922 and passed away on Wednesday, October 1, 2008. Pasquale was a resident of Michigan.
Pauline M. Owens
September 30, 2008
Owens, Pauline M., age 80, September 30, 2008 of Southgate. Beloved wife of James. Loving mother on Van Bryan (Debbie) and Beverly Susan (Ron) Marcinkowski. Also survived by 5 granddaughters Corinne, Jamie, Stephanie, Alyssa and Kathleen, 1 great grandson Bastian and her sisters, Edith Meade, Dora Lewis and Ida (Charles) Bolt. Mrs. Owens was preceded in death by her...
Marie Bodell
September 30, 2008
Marie Bodell, Beloved wife of the late Leon. Loving mother of John (Janet) and Thomas (Carol). She is also survived by 3 grandchildren, Dawn, Thomas, and Bryan and 5 great grandchildren.
Suzanne Amy Senters
September 29, 2008
Senters, Suzanne Amy. Age 69. September 29, 2008 of Riverview. Beloved wife of the late Robert. Loving mother of Thomas (Debbie) Senters and Kimberly (Joe) Biaer. Dearest grandmother of 7. Great grandmother of 1. Also survived by 3 brothers. In addition to her husband Suzanne was preceded in death by her parents Jack and Jane Streeter.
Doris E. Ray
September 29, 2008
Ray, Doris E. of Grosse Ile, died peacefully on September 29, 2008, at the age of 86, surrounded by her family. She was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth J. Ray, M.D. and her brothers, Jack and Bill Ellenbecker. She leaves a legacy of nine children; Ken Jr., Nancy (Edward) Cole, Dan (Nancy), Carol (Buddy) Porch, Rich (Kati),...
Frances A. Hutchinson
September 29, 2008
Frances Ann Hutchinson, age 89, Beloved mother of Donna Brown, Carol (Kenneth) Muscoe, Bob (Sharyn) Brown, Bill Brown, Jerry (Sheryl) Brown and Rick (his fiance Maryann) Brown. Also survived by her step daughter Connie Abbott, her step-sons Paul (Norma) Brickey and Ron Brickey, 12 grandchildren, 27 great grandchildren and her sister Margaret.

Antonino Ferrante
September 29, 2008
Ferrante, Antonino "Tony", age 78, September 29, 2008 of Trenton. Beloved husband of Anna. Dear father of Tony (Mary Beth), Mario (Mischelle) and Dino (Kathy). Also survived by his grandchildren Nicolo, Jacob, Jason, Dominic, Evan and Luke; 3 brothers Pierino, Rocco and Santino Ferrante; 2 sisters Teresa and Filomena.