OBITUARIES

Local Obituaries

Mary "Sue" Barker

Mary "Sue" Barker

May 29, 2022

Mary "Sue" Barker. Age 78 of Dearborn Heights. Passed away May 29, 2022. Loving mother of Rita (the late Mark) LaFLEUR and Rosemary Barker (Joe Waldorf). Pet Granny to Bella and Elvis. Dear sister of Rich (Mickey), Steve, Vicki (the late Patrick) and Mike (Nancy). Proud grandmother of Scott LaFLEUR, Brennan (Dakota) LaFLEUR, Nicole LaFLEUR, Rebecca (Jason) Kalbarchick, Joshua...

Jerry W.  Tippett

Jerry W. Tippett

May 29, 2022

Tippett, Jerry W., age 80 of Rockwood, MI, passed away May 29th, 2022. Jerry was born April 20th, 1942 in Harlan, Kentucky , to the late Floyd Tippett and Maude Tippett. Loving husband of the late Wilma J. Pace. Dear father of the late Jerry Dwayne and proud grandfather of the late James D. Smith. Jerry loved fishing and...

Patricia C. Walcott

Patricia C. Walcott

May 29, 2022

Patricia C. Walcott, 93 of Grosse Ile, MI. formerly of Detroit, passed Sunday, May 29, 2022. She is preceded in death by her husband, John W. Walcott and her son, Karl Fulmer. She is survived by her daughter, Lynda "Lynn" Fulmer Strain and Robin Bishop; her grandchildren Katie Baxter and John W. Strain; her great grandchildren, Tori and Josh...

Yvonne Ziemba

Yvonne Ziemba

May 28, 2022

Yvonne Ziemba, age 72, passed away Saturday May 28, 2022, surrounded by her loving Family. Yvonne Ziemba proudly served her country as a Marine during Vietnam, received her Bachelor's at National University of San Diego and continued to serve her country with the Department of Homeland Security as an Officer. Yvonne enjoyed serving at St Mary's of our Lady...

Thomas Craig Mallon

Thomas Craig Mallon

May 27, 2022

Thomas Craig Mallon, age 76, of Brownstown Township, passed away Friday May 27, 2022, surrounded by his loving family. Beloved husband of the late Sandra Lee Mary Mallon. Loving father of Cheryl (George) Gohlinghorst, of Crestwood, Ky., and Thomas R. (Klara) of Grosse Ile, Mich. Loving grandfather of Emma, Aaron, Ryan and Alyssa. Beloved brother of Gerald (Rose) Mallon...

Shirley Lucille Wain

Shirley Lucille Wain

May 26, 2022

Shirley L. Wain, age 90 of Monroe, passed away peacefully Thursday, May 26, surrounded by her family at Wellspring in Monroe. Born on May 14, 1932 in Monroe, Shirley was the daughter of Alton and Treva (Rogers) Rehberg. A 1950 graduate of Monroe High School, she married the love of her life, Richard Wain, on December 8, 1951 in...

Michael S. Laakko

Michael S. Laakko

May 26, 2022

Michael S Laakko of Lincoln Park, 74, passed away in his sleep on May 26. Survivors include his daughter Jamie Laakko (Jason Heinrich), grandson Lyric Kresmer, and siblings Randall Laakko (Mildred), Karen L. Feil (Clinton), Cathy Laakko (David Fennell), and many loving cousins. Michael was the beloved son of the late artist Dorothy M. Laakko, the late Michael S....

Dr. Thomas K. Mithoff

Dr. Thomas K. Mithoff

May 25, 2022

Mithoff, Thomas Keeth beloved Trenton resident passed away on Wednesday May 25, 2022 at age 93. He was born in Detroit, Michigan to Mildred and Henry Mithoff. He graduated from Redford High School, Hillsdale College and received his Doctorate degree from the Illinois College of Optometry in 1950. He was part of a line of three generations of Optometrists....

Lila Pauline Heckman

Lila Pauline Heckman

May 25, 2022

Born in Detroit, Lila was the daughter of William and Emma (Schuetz) Gilmore. A graduate of Southwestern High School in Detroit, she married the love of her life, Peter Heckman, on May 23, 1953. Sadly he preceded her in death March 15, 2005. Lila leaves to cherish her memory her son William (Lori) Heckman as well as two grandchildren:...

Michael William Murphy

Michael William Murphy

May 24, 2022

Michael William Murphy, age 35 of Monroe, passed away May 24, 2022. Born May 13, 1987, Michael was the son of Michael and Suzanne (Taylor) Murphy. A graduate of Jefferson High School, he worked various positions at Meijer. Michael enjoyed playing video games and spending time with his friends and family. Michael leaves to cherish his memory his parents...

Vera Hertlein

Vera Hertlein

May 24, 2022

Hertlein, Vera . Born June 5, 1934 in Detroit, Michigan and died on May 24, 2022 at the age of 87; She was of Taylor. Beloved wife of the late Harold. Loving mom of Karen (Matt) Miska, Mark Hertlein, Nancy Roden (Michael Norris) and Michelle (Jim) Vellmure. Very proud grandma to Stephen Roden (Maeghan Cracchiolo), Madison Vellmure and Aubrey...

Chad Brown

Chad Brown

May 24, 2022

Chad Anthony Brown, age 39 of Rockwood, passed away May 24th, 2022. He leaves behind his beloved cat Dakota and dog Kiah. Loving son of Ken and the late Janice Brown. Beloved brother of Amy (Rich) Rohmer and Jeremy (Jennifer) Brown. Proud uncle Buggy of Hannah, Megan, Kylie, Ryan and Richy. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in honor...

Patricia (Pat) Bader

Patricia (Pat) Bader

May 24, 2022

Patricia (Pat) Bader, age 97 of the Downriver area, passed away May 24th, 2022. Patricia was born January 14th, 1925 in Queensland, Australia to the late Thomas J. and Margaret B. McGuire. She later would meet her soon to be husband, the late Frederick Bader, while he was stationed in Australia. After moving to and also gaining citizenship in...

Shirley  Jean Cutting

Shirley Jean Cutting

May 24, 2022

Shirley Jean Cutting, of Allen Park, MI was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend. She left this world surrounded by those who love her on May 24, 2022 after bravely battling cancer for nearly 20 years. She was born to Richard and Cora Kurtz on May 13, 1954, graduated from Hazel Park High School and went on to...

John "Jim" Muscat

John "Jim" Muscat

May 23, 2022

Click on the tribute wall above to view Jim's video tribute. John “Jim” Muscat, of Southgate, passed away peacefully on May 23, 2022. Jim was born in Malta on September 3, 1933 to Horatio and Marianna Muscat. He is preceded in death by them and his first wife, Nazzarena. Loving husband of Antonia. Beloved father of Mary (Martin), Grace...

Marleen Ann Raboin

Marleen Ann Raboin

May 22, 2022

Click Tribute Wall link to watch video of Marleen's service. Marleen Ann (Durham) Raboin 67, of Southgate, Michigan, passed away on May 22, 2022. Marleen was born in Detroit on June 14, 1954, to her parents Mary Eileen (Bowen) Durham and James C. Durham. Marleen was raised in Lincoln Park with her family of six children in a brick...

Rhynhardt "Sonny" Weimer Jr.

Rhynhardt "Sonny" Weimer Jr.

May 22, 2022

Born in Ecorse, Sonny was the son of Rhynhardt and Beatrice (Cassady) Weimer. He worked for ASC for over 30 years. Sonny is survived by two children: Autumn Weimer and Sean Weimer as well as two grandchildren.

Margaret L. Henry

Margaret L. Henry

May 21, 2022

Click Tribute Wall link above to watch Margaret Henry's tribute video. Margaret L. Henry, of Riverview, passed away May 21, 2022. Loving mother of Charles (Margaret) Henry, Danny (Lynn) Henry and Bobbie Herron. Beloved grandma of Bryan, Carrie, Margie, Amy, Danielle, Charlie, Donald, Joshua, Jacob, Travis, Chloe, Chelsea, Mollie and Nicholl. Proud great grandma to many. Dear sister of...

Keane Michelin

Keane Michelin

May 21, 2022

Michelin, Keane of Trenton, MI passed away on Saturday, May 21, 2022 at the age of 69. Beloved wife of 44 years to Donald Michelin. Loving mother of Sara (Jason) Walls and Jeannette (Kevin) Hart. Cherished grandmother of Emma, McKenna, Alexandra, Nora, and Juliana. Dear sister of Kris Reutter and Julia (Kevin) Keller. Caring aunt of Andrew (Iffat) Reutter,...

Pamela  Boucher

Pamela Boucher

May 21, 2022

Boucher, Pamela of Trenton, MI passed away on Saturday, May 21, 2022 at the age of 79. Beloved wife of the late Jack Boucher. Loving mom of Patrick (Jennifer) Boucher, Ami (Michael) Klein, Brendan (Kristen) Boucher, and Andrew (Trisha) Boucher. Cherished grandma of Kendra, Kolton, Katherine, Marissa, Brendan, Nicoletta, John II, Kylee, Anthony “A.J.”, Livia, and Emersyn. Dear sister...