Obituaries
Rex A. Smith
Mar 8, 2012
Rex A. Smith, age 94, longtime resident of Plymouth, passed away on March 8, 2012. Loving husband of the late Janette. Beloved father of Roxana (Kenneth) Jacobs, and the late Harlie Smith. Proud grandfather of Melissa (Jeffrey) Snyder, Michelle (Michael) DeYoung, Adam (Theresa) Smith and Ethan (Sarah) Smith. Proud great grandfather of Sarah, Rebecca, Madison, Mackenzie, Harley Kate, Lindsay and...
Thomas Puzzuoli
Mar 8, 2012
Thomas Puzzuoli, age 85, passed away at Providence Park Hospital in Novi, on Thursday, March 8, 2012. Tom was born in Benwood, West Virginia, on July 9, 1926, the son of Benedetto and Concetta (Panetta) Puzzuoli. His family moved to Detroit, where he spent his youth and attended the Detroit Public Schools. He proudly served in the United States Army...
Caroline Jane Weage
Mar 7, 2012
Caroline Jane Weage, age 91, passed away on March 7, 2012, at Angela Hospice in Livonia. Caroline was born in Saginaw, Michigan, on April 28, 1920, the daughter of John F. and Johanna (Koudelka) Beyer. Caroline loved music, playing varied instruments including the piano, trumpet and drums, and also teaching music. During World War II, she played drums with the...
Joseph John Bida, Jr.
Mar 4, 2012
Joseph John Bida, Jr., age 89, passed away at St. Mary Mercy Hospital in Livonia on Sunday, March 4, 2012. Joe was born in Kulpmont, Pennsylvania, on July 10, 1922, the son of Joseph J. Sr. and Cecelia (Saleski) Bida. He served with the United States Marine Corps during World War II in the Pacific Theater. He saw action during...
Thomas W. Lemon
Mar 4, 2012
Thomas W. Lemon, age 85, of Northville, passed away on March 4, 2012. He is preceded in death by his loving wife of 46 years, Martha. He is the loving father of Ailsa (Craig) Blunk and Robert Lemon. Proud grandpa to Adam and Gavin Blunk. Beloved uncle to Andrew (Liz) Copland, friend to many others, and dad to his loving...
Barbara Lee Kupel
Mar 4, 2012
Barbara Lee Kupel, age 63, of Westland, passed away on March 4, 2012. Loving mother of Ann (Bob Crete) Stewart and Kim (Eric) Foreit. Proud grandmother of Haley, Corey and Gabriel. Dear sister of Sandy (Pat) Faint and Teri Clark. A memorial service will be held (times and dates to be announced). Arrangements entrusted to the Schrader-Howell Funeral Home, Plymouth.
Carmelo Umile
Feb 29, 2012
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...
Howard A. Oldford
Feb 27, 2012
Howard A. Oldford, age 75, of Plymouth, born March 29, 1936, and passed away February 27, 2012. Loving husband of 48 years to Patricia. Beloved father of Thomas (Beth) Oldford, Martha McGraw and John (Heather) Oldford. Preceded in death by daughter Sarah Oldford and by parents Stewart and Jeanne (Arfmann) Oldford and step mother Adelia Oldford. Proud grandfather of Clare,...
Karen Andrea Castino
Feb 26, 2012
Karen Andrea Castino passed away suddenly on Sunday, February 26, 2012. Karen was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, on July 2, 1940, the daughter of Edward S. Gertrude (Lonegan) Glica. She worked at Castino Industries, an injection molding company which has two locations, one in Romulus and one in Arkansas. Karen loved to travel, especially where it was warm and...
Mildred Jane Ritchey
Feb 23, 2012
Mildred Jane Ritchey, age 81, passed away at St. Mary Mercy Hospital in Livonia on Thursday, February 23, 2012. Mildred was born in Brenizer, Pennsylvania, on June 1, 1930. Her early years and schooling took place in Pennsylvania. She met and married her husband, Thomas E. Ritchey, in Pennsylvania in 1960. Mildred's greatest joys were her husband and her two...
Irene Mary Hart
Feb 20, 2012
Irene Mary Hart passed away on February 20, 2012, at the marvelous age of 100. Irene was born in Pennsylvania, the daughter of John A. and Angeline ( Szychowska ) Augustyn. Early in her life the family moved to the Detroit area where Irene finished her schooling. Shortly after the completion of the Second World War she married John Hart,...
Ruth M. Potts
Feb 17, 2012
Ruth M. Potts, age 93, of Plymouth, passed away on February 17, 2012. She was born in Milan, Michigan, to parents Ernest and Blanche Bordine. She moved to Plymouth when she was only 14 years old and never left. She would have to bury two husbands, Gordon Paul Roy in 1948 and David Murray Potts in 1954. Ruth was blessed...
Camille A. Ebersole
Feb 16, 2012
Camille A. Ebersole passed away February 16, 2012, at the age of 66. She was born in Detroit, on December 13, 1945, to Cyril B. and Bernice A. (Troost) Rodman. She is survived and greatly loved by her husband, James, and her children, Daniel (Janice) Ebersole and Denise (Kevin) Cadwell. She is the dear grandmother of Steven Cadwell and the...
Norma S. Schmeman
Feb 16, 2012
Norma S. Schmeman, life long resident of Plymouth, passed away February 16, 2012, at the age of 97. She was born February 23, 1914, to Coda J. and Myrtle G. (Walker) Savery. She is the beloved wife of the late George. Dear mother of Pamela (Kurt) Siefert and Wendell (Margaret) Sikes. Dearest sister of Myrilla Schrader, and dear aunt of...
Josephine McMeekin
Feb 16, 2012
Josephine McMeekin, age 88, of Livonia, passed away on February 16, 2012. Loving mother of Virginia Schoger, Craig (Karen) McMeekin and John Paul McMeekin. Preceded in death by her son, Gordon McMeekin, and her daughter, Amy McMeekin. Proud grandmother of Scott (Dana) McMeekin, Holly McMeekin, Amber Clark, James McMeekin, Joseph McMeekin, Justin McMeekin and Sarah Decker. Great grandmother of Victoria,...
William D. McConnell
Feb 15, 2012
William "Bill" McConnell passed away February 15, 2012, at the age of 53. He is the beloved father of William (Michele) McConnell Jr., Jennifer (Jeff) Lewis, and Chelsea Duffy. Dear grandfather of Nicholas and Andrew McConnell and Julia and Josh Lewis. Dear brother of Thomas (Rhonda) McConnell, Gerald (Cathy) McConnell, Kathy (Ken) Roberts, Sharon Webb, Christine Kujawa, Richard (Debbie) McConnell...
Victoria T. Spiejak
Feb 13, 2012
Victoria T. Spiejak, age 96, of Canton, passed away on February 13, 2012. Loving wife of 70 years to Joseph. Beloved mother of Beverly Carrol. A private interment service will take place at Glen Eden Cemetery. Arrangements entrusted to the Schrader-Howell Funeral Home, Plymouth. Memorials may be made to Southern Care Hospice, 1965 Boardman Rd., Suite B, Jackson, MI 49202.
James Stapleton
Feb 11, 2012
James Stapleton passed away at Sinai-Grace Hospital in Detroit, on Saturday morning, February 11, 2012, at the age of 86. James was born in Raleigh, North Carolina, on March 2, 1925, the son of Barnett and Elizabeth (Maynard) Stapleton. His early years were spent in the south and in the later years of World War II, he joined the United...
Gail Lynn Glass
Feb 9, 2012
Gail Glass passed away Thursday, February 9, 2012, at the age of 63. She is the beloved wife of Carl Glass, and dear step-mother of Brian Glass and Karen (Robert) Zabowski. She is the dear sister of Scott (Gail) Reakoff. Gail retired after 27 years at Western Electric in Plymouth. She has been a resident of Canton for 12 years....
Howard E. Pelkey
Feb 6, 2012
Howard E. Pelkey passed away at his home with his family beside him after a long struggle with cancer on Monday, February 6, 2012, at the age of 70. Howard was born in Ann Arbor, on July 4, 1941, the son of Raymond L. and Helen (Parmenter) Pelkey. He resided in Plymouth his entire life, and married Barbara L. Haradon...
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