Carmelo Umile

Carmelo Umile, age 89, passed away at St. Mary Mercy Hospital in Livonia, on February 29, 2012. Carmelo was born in Castelvetrano, Sicily, on April 5, 1922, the son of Agostino and Lucia (Bonano) Umile. He resided in Sicily until 1958, when he came to the United States with his wife, Rosa, whom he married in 1957. In Sicily he farmed, but after arriving here he went to work at General Motors at the Chevy Spring and Bumper Plant on Eckles Road. He retired from General Motors in 1986. Among Carmelo's varied interests were traveling with his wife back to Sicily and Italy, hunting and fishing, playing cards, gardening, for which he had a green thumb, and wine making. The family are long time members of Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church. He is survived by his beloved wife of 54 years, Rosa, and their dear daughter, Lucia Morrison. Also surviving are his two grandchildren, Andrea Debay and Matthew Morrison, and three sisters who remain in Sicily.

Visitation will be held at the Schrader-Howell Funeral Home, 280 South Main Street, Plymouth, on Sunday, March 4, 2012, from 1 pm until 9 pm. Visitation will continue on Monday from 10 am until time of the Funeral Mass at 10:30 am from Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church, 47650 North Territorial Road, Plymouth. Interment will follow at Riverside Cemetery in Plymouth.