Obituaries

Dec 27, 2022

Robert Alan Obst, age 70 of Livonia, passed away on December 27, 2022.  Robert was born in St. Louis, Missouri to his parents Louis and Bertha (née Frommell).  He is the beloved and devoted husband of Jeannine (née Ash) Obst.  They were married at St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Plymouth, Michigan on January 29, 2017.  He is also the...

Dec 26, 2022

Florence Frances (Kijek) Schaldenbrand, 82, of Plymouth, Michigan, passed away on December 26, 2022, at Henry Ford West, Bloomfield Hospital.

Florence was born in 1940 to Joseph and Louise (Kowalski) Kijek in Detroit.  Florence attended St. Andrew High School in Detroit, graduating in 1958, as an honor student with perfect attendance. Florence went on to study at Madonna College, graduating with...

Dec 22, 2022

 

Kerstin Marianne (Johansson) Garber of Plymouth, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on December 22, 2022. Marianne is survived by her husband Jim, of 66 years. She is also survived by a son Ralph (Shari), a son James III (Tammy) a son Charles (Monica) and a sister Berit Northrup. She was the loving grandmother of 11...

Dec 21, 2022

Vern Welch  of Northville , MI passed away on December 21, 2022 at the age of 75.  He was preceded in death by his parents, Don and Mary (Miller) Welch.

Vern is survived by his wife of 33 years, Joyce; his step-children - Kim (Jim) Houston, Pete and (Renee) Miller and his child, Rae Ann Welch; 3 grandchildren - E....

Dec 20, 2022

Robert John Dunajski, 89, of Westland, Michigan, passed away peacefully Tuesday, December 20, 2022, at St. Mary’s Hospital after battling a chronic debilitating kidney disease.

Born on January 2, 1933 in Detroit, Michigan, he was the son of the late John and Genevieve (Konopka) Dunajski, and the brother of the late Janice Dunajski.

Robert was a veteran of the Korean...

Dec 15, 2022

Northcott, Jane Ellen.  Age 15 of Plymouth.  Died unexpectedly Dec. 15, 2022. . 

Jane Ellen Northcott was born August 13, 2007, in Koeln, Germany, to her parents John Boucher Northcott and Heather Ann (Sampson) Northcott.  She was a beautiful smiling child who loved books from a young age.  She lived the first 4 years of her life traveling Europe, pushed around...

Dec 13, 2022

Dec 11, 2022

Margaret Jean Beems of Plymouth, Michigan passed away December 11, 2022.  Margaret was born May 24, 1931 to her parents the late Joseph and Elizabeth (McKellar) Williams in Detroit, Michigan.  She married the love of her life, John A. Beems, and shared 69 wonderful years before her passing.  Surviving is their son, John V. (Gretchen) Beems and grandchildren Megan Beems...

Dec 10, 2022

Elizabeth (Betty) Ann Dyas of Canton Michigan passed away in her sleep on Saturday, December 10, 2022.  Betty was born on March 13, 1944, the only daughter to the late William, and Catherine Waltrip in Louisville, Ky.

Surviving are her beloved husband, Paul 77, daughter Christen, son David, son-in-law Steve, daughter-in-law Kim, along with her four grandchildren, Nathan, Bradley, Graham,...

Dec 10, 2022

Paulette Laree Morgan of Canton, Michigan, passed away on Saturday, December 10, 2022.  Paulette was born on September 30, 1952, youngest daughter of the late Paul and Jessie (Noblin) Kelley in Detroit, Michigan.

Surviving are her beloved husband, James, of 48 years, along with their two sons, Patrick (Carrie) and Daniel (Rachel).  In addition, her five grandchildren, Kent, Maeve, Sloane,...

Dec 9, 2022

Michael (Mike) Bunnell of Plymouth, MI passed away on December 9th, 2022 at the age of 85. He was preceded in death by his parents, William and Elizabeth (Patton) Bunnell. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Barbara; his children, Deborah (Chris) Bennett, Tracy Vance, James Bunnell, Brent (Mallory) Bunnell; 9 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, 1 great-great grandchild, and...

Dec 8, 2022

 

Preeti Brahmbhatt was a loving wife to Sanjay and a devoted mother to her two children, Nina and Neil. Born on January 20, 1965, Preeti was the youngest of 4 siblings and grew up in Vadodara, Gujarat. She attended Rosary High School and the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda and later immigrated with her husband to Michigan in 1997....

Dec 8, 2022

Andrew A. Haines, age 84 passed away on December 8, 2022.  Andrew was born in Erie, Michigan to his parents, the late Harry and Loretta (née Matthes) Haines.  He graduated from Plymouth High School in 1957 and attended Cleary College at Ypsilanti and then attended barber college in Detroit.

Andrew began his working career for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway...

Dec 7, 2022

Ram Singh Sandhu of Northville, Michigan, passed away at the age of 78 on December 7, 2022. The fourth of five children, Ram was born in Lyallpur (Punjab) India on March 8, 1944 to his late parents, Santokh Singh and Chand Kaur Sandhu.

Ram was only two years old when he lost both his father and sister during the 1947...

Dec 4, 2022

William Paul Petraszewsky, born April 4, 1937, died December 4, 2022.

He is the precious son of Constantine and Fruzina Petraszewsky; dearest brother of Eleanor, Mary, George, John, and Harold Petraszewsky and the beloved and devoted husband of Dorothy G. Petraszewsky; loving father to William Craig, Linda Marie, and Pamela Gail Petraszewsky.

William is a member of The Teamsters Union...

Dec 4, 2022

Cheryl Lyn (Bolander) Witting, 71, passed into the arms of the loving Lord on the evening of Sunday, December 4, 2022 at Ascension Hospital, Macomb campus. Cheryl was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and dear friend to all. 

Cheryl was born in Plymouth, Michigan to Mary and Quentin Bolander. She graduated from Plymouth High School in 1969, where...

Dec 3, 2022

 

Following a lengthy illness, Robert J. (Bob) Feldkamp died peacefully with his devoted wife Kathleen (Kitty) by his side.

Born to Dr. Lee Edgar Feldkamp MD and Jeanne Girard Feldkamp, Bob and his eight siblings grew up in Plymouth, Michigan.  He spent his entire life in the Plymouth area and enjoyed a long, illustrious career at Detroit Edison as...

Dec 2, 2022

Sally Ann Downey was born on May 30, 1927 to her parents, the late Walter Bastien and Loretta (nee Gibbs) Bastien-Pelkey, and passed away in Livonia on December 2, 2022.  Sally was preceded in death by her dear husband, John Patrick, who died in 1974 and a loving daughter, Marlene Gismond who died in 2021.  She is survived by two...

Nov 27, 2022

Mark Richard Siegrist, age 51 of Garden City passed away on November 27, 2022.  He was born in Sterling Heights, Michigan on January 26, 1971 to his parents James Francis and Diane (née Schurer) Smith.  

He is the beloved and devoted husband of Candace (née Jefferson) Siegrist; loving father of three children – Gregory Siegrist, Victoria (Jacob Vanooyen) Siegrist and...

Nov 27, 2022

Orville J. Voisinet, age 87, of Canton died Sunday, November 27, 2022.  

Orville was a retired Teacher and taught for several years in Detroit public schools.  He enjoyed classical music, walking, biking, and canoeing.  He especially enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren.  He is survived by 2 children, Lisa (Darrin) Spooner and Robert Voisinet, 2 grandchildren, Caitlin (Josh) Pancone...