Obituaries
Betty Repko
Jan 4, 2015
Betty Repko passed away January 4, 2015 at the age of 89. She was born April 7, 1925 in Arcadia, Pennsylvania to Joseph and Mary Gladish. Betty was preceded in death by her beloved husband Louis in 2009. She is the dearest mother of Gloria (Ron) Yaszek, Rita Repko and Carol (Wolfgang Beatham) Repko. Dear grandmother of Lisa (Doug Davis)...
Hayes T. Burrell
Dec 31, 2014
Passed away at his home on the evening of December 31st. Hayes was born in Cleveland, Tennessee the son of A. E. and Eva ( Crow ) Burrell. Loving husband of the late Marie. Hayes is survived by his son Rod ( Diane ) Burrell; grandchildren Jeff ( Lorie ) Burrell, Todd ( Shannon ) Burrell, Lisa ( Sammy )...
Janet Elaine Brodzik
Dec 28, 2014
Janet Elaine Brodzik, age 80 of Plymouth, passed away on December 28, 2014. Born May 29, 1934 to Edward & Marian Brugman. Married the love of her life Ron Brodzik on October 13, 1956 and together they were blessed with seven loving children: Ron Brodzik, Jr., Linda (Randolph) Dickinson, Randy (Laura) Brodzik, Laura (Bill Campbell) Brodzik, Jerry (Becky) Brodzik, Steven...
James " Lew " Fountain
Dec 25, 2014
Passed away on Christmas Day at the age of 80. He was born in Pontiac and raised by his adoptive parents Russell and Irene Fountain in Hancock, Michigan. He attended Hancock schools and graduated from Hancock High School. He continued his education at Michigan Technical for two years. In 1954 he married Gayle Haken and they moved to the Lower...
James H. Richardson
Dec 23, 2014
Passed away at Angela Hospice in Livonia on Tuesday, December 23, 2014 at the age of 95. James was born in Rend City, Illinois the son of James O. and Mary Ruth ( nee McCarty ) Richardson on October 18, 1919. After graduating from high school Jim began working as a coal miner in 1936. In 1941 he married the...
William Boyd Little
Dec 20, 2014
William Boyd Little, age 90 of Las Vegas, Nevada and formerly of Plymouth, passed away on December 20, 2014. Beloved husband of the late Lois. Loving father of Barbara Little, Kathleen (Frank) Walker and Patricia (Mark Lezotte) Little. Proud grandfather of Katie (John) Toye, Emily (Adam Sigelman) Walker, Adam Lezotte, Ellen Lezotte, Patrick McDonnell and Christopher McDonnell. Great grandfather of...
Matthew Zaremba
Dec 20, 2014
Matthew Zaremba passed away December 20, 2014 at the age of 67. He is the beloved husband of Sandra J., dearest father of Mandy R.(Jeremy)Perdue and dear grandfather of Lydia and Lucas. Son of the late Genevieve Zaremba. He is the dear brother of Edward Zaremba, Frank(Carol)Zaremba, Rosemarie(Jeff Stickney)Zaremba and Wanda (Dennis)Roame. He is also the beloved uncle of many...
Janice F. Fry
Dec 18, 2014
Janice Frances Fry passed away December 18, 2014 at the age of 70. She was born February 15, 1944 in Detroit, Michigan to Lorimer C. and Ellen M. (Ladensack) Fry. She is the dear sister of James L. (Beverly) Fry, Glenn Fry and John (Barbara) Fry. Janice is also survived by nephews, nieces and longtime friend of 44 years Katherine...
Clarence G. Brandon
Dec 18, 2014
Clarence G. Brandon passed away at St. Mary Mercy Hospital in Livonia on Thursday, December 18, 2014 at the age of 94. Clarence was born in Obion County, Tennessee, the son of Richard and Mary ( Jennings ) Brandon. During World War II he served with the United States Army. In 1940 he married the former Rachel May Brown and...
Helen Schlegel Seaberg
Dec 17, 2014
Helen S. Seaberg of Plymouth, Michigan died at the age of 94 at Angela Hospice on December 17, 2014 after a brief illness. Mrs. Seaberg was born August 21, 1920 in Peoria, IL to Edward J. Schlegel and Anna (Endres) Schlegel. She met her husband, Frederick E. Seaberg, Jr., whom she married in 1943, at Bradley Polytechnic Institute (now Bradley...
Mason Parker Zacharias
Dec 16, 2014
Mason Parker Zacharias, precious son of Dillon Zacharias & Kasey Mandelka passed away after a valiant seven day battle at the University of Michigan Hospital on December 16, 2014. Loving grandson of Trina Mandelka, Chris Mandelka, Holly Swirtz and Shane Zacharias. Also survived by uncles: Thomas Harvey, Lucas Kurzyniec and Bryce Mandelka. A funeral service will be held at the...
Lillian E. Zimelow
Dec 13, 2014
ZIMELOW, Lillian E. Passed away in Sandusky, Michigan on Saturday, December 13, 2014 at the age of 94. Lillian was born in Detroit, the daughter of Rudolph and Eugenia ( nee Rose ) Schroeder. She attended Detroit Public Schools and in 1939 she met Louis C. Zimelow who on May 21, 1941 became her husband. The couple resided in the...
Myrtha R. George
Dec 10, 2014
Myrtha R. George passed away at Northville Senior Place on Wednesday, December 10, 2014 at the age of 95. She is survived by her daughters Janet ( Al ) Larson and Patricia Vaughn. Four grandchildren and four great grandchildren also survive. Service information will be posted later. Contributions are suggested to the Michigan Humane Society.
Timarie Lee Freeman
Dec 10, 2014
Timarie Lee Freeman passed away at her home with her loving family surrounding her on Wednesday, December 10, 2014 at the age of 56. Timarie was born in Deckerville, Michigan the daughter of William L. and Nancy J. ( nee Richardson ) Ellis. She attended the Belleville Schools and graduated from Michigan State University in 1979. While at State she...
James Vincent Parks
Dec 9, 2014
James Vincent Parks passed away at Providence Park Hospital in Novi on Tuesday, December 9, 2014 at the age of 90. Jim was born in Ferndale Michigan the son of James and Eva ( nee Schutz ) Parks. He attended St. James Catholic Schools in Ferndale, the University of Detroit High School and he received his B.A. from the University...
Deborah Lee Forbes
Dec 7, 2014
Passed away on Sunday, December 7, 2014 at the age of 65. Deborah was born September 28, 1949 in Detroit, Michigan to the late David Godfrey and Oladean Hurdlow Godfrey Montgomery. She enjoyed gardening and participating in the annual Plymouth Garden Walk. Deborah is survived by her beloved husband, James of 46 years and her loving daughter, Kelly Carey. She...
M. Norma Foran
Dec 5, 2014
M. Norma Foran passed away on Friday, December 5, 2014. She was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on May 25, 1925 to her parents, Thomas and Margaret Greeley. Norma and her siblings grew up in Muse, PA. She graduated from High School in 1942. In 1944, her father, Thomas moved the family from the mining area to seek employment in the...
Gayle Rae Shafer
Dec 5, 2014
Gayle Rae (Grogg) Shafer, 61, of Canton, MI, met her Saviour as she passed away peacefully at Saint Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor on December 5, 2014. Services at Schrader-Howell Funeral Home, 280 South Main Street, Plymouth, MI, on Tuesday, December 16, with visitation from 4 pm – 7 pm and Memorial Service 7 pm – 8 pm. Born...
Lynda Kay Driscoll
Dec 4, 2014
Lynda Kay Driscoll passed away on Thursday, December 4, 2014 in Waukegan, Illinois at the age of 65. Lynda was born June 10, 1949 to Robert (deceased) and Kathy Cline in Detroit, Michigan. She is survived by her dear mother, Kathy Kane Cline, devoted son, Robert Driscoll, and loving siblings, Tina Cline, Debby (Robert) Aprill, and Robert (Mary) Cline. Lynda...
Paul Michael Rafail
Nov 30, 2014
Paul Michael Rafail passed away November 30, 2014 at the age of 71. He was born August 10, 1943 in Detroit, Michigan to Francis (Tata) and Jessie (Tubbie) Rafail. He is deeply loved and will be missed by his wife Nancy, his children Beth (Jim) Hartlein, Michael (Viviana) Rafail, Stacie (Jim) Bowers and David (Kirstin) Stroscheim, his grandchildren Connor and...