Obituaries
William Scott Beaman
Aug 31, 2017
William Scott Beaman, age 77 of Ann Arbor passed away on August 31, 2017. William came to the Plymouth Canton Community Schools in 1967. For 34 years, Scott did what he loved, he taught history. He loved history, and he felt deeply about the importance of imparting this knowledge to his students. He taught Advanced Placement U.S. History, Modern European...
Angie Clapham
Aug 31, 2017
Angie Clapham, age 32 of Plymouth, born September 9, 1984 in Southfield, Michigan to her loving parents, Michael & Shawn Owens, passed away on August 31, 2017 in Novi, MI. Angie devoted her life to being the best mother to her son, Logan and daughter, Cailyn. She is also survived by her sister, Katie Owens and by her brother, Adam...
Myrtle Ora Pallister
Aug 30, 2017
Myrtle Ora Pallister passed away at St. Mary Mercy Hospital in Livonia on August 30, 2017, after a brief illness at the age of 101. Myrtle was born in Monessen, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Lurty and Annabella ( nee Watt ) Martz on June 28, 1916. Her family later moved to Dearborn where she graduated in one of the first...
Margaret Ryan
Aug 22, 2017
Margaret Ryan, age 98 of Plymouth passed away on August 22nd. Margaret is the beloved wife of the late Robert E. Ryan who passed away in 1985, and the devoted mother of Michael Ryan and Mary Anne Ryan. She is preceded in death by her siblings, Kay Sibigtroth, Madeline Boucher, John Mueller, Leo Mueller, George Mueller, Harry Mueller, Caroline Tripicchio...
Virginia Mary Price
Aug 21, 2017
Passed away at Independence Village in Plymouth Township on Monday, August 21, 2017 at the age of 91. Virginia was born on October 9, 1925 in Plymouth the daughter of Walter and Stella ( nee Laras ) Roginski. She graduated from the Plymouth School system and worked for General Motors at the Willow Run plant from 1950 till 1965. With...
Geraldine Therese O'Connor
Aug 21, 2017
Geraldine Therese O’Connor of Plymouth, passed away on August 21st at the age of 80. Geraldine was born on February 2, 1937 to her parents Joseph and Aurore (nee Chevalier) Bechard in Windsor, Ontario. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband John Michael O’Connor; devoted mother of Margaret (John) Marr, Kevin (Cheryl), Kathleen Bock, Aimee (Larry) Bird and...
Maria Matyas
Aug 20, 2017
Maria was born in Hungary on July 12, 1932 the daughter of Marton and Margit Pinter. All her formal schooling was in Hungary and she married her husband, Tibor Matyas there. In 1956, she fled Hungary along with her husband and their first daughter, Audrey during the time of the Hungarian Revolution. They arrived in the United States, first in...
Thomas R. Johnson
Aug 19, 2017
Passed away at his home on Saturday, August 19, 2017 at the age of 81. Tom was born in Union City, Tennessee on August 12, 1936 the son of Roy T. and Lillian C. ( nee Newman ) Johnson. Tom worked for Fedex for over twenty years retiring in 1998. He is survived by his wife Katherine and children Polly...
Elma Jean Bonk
Aug 19, 2017
Passed away at Crystal Creek Assisted Living in Canton Township on Saturday, August 19, 2017 at the age of 91. She was born on January 29, 1926 in the coal mining county of Mercer in Pennsylvania . She finished her schooling there and about 70 years ago, she came to Michigan to help her sister. She met her future husband,...
John Gerald Handyside
Aug 18, 2017
John Gerald Handyside passed away at Angela Hospice in Livonia on Friday, August 18, 2017 at the age of 81. John was born on May 13, 1936 in Blawnox, Pennsylvania, the son of Gerald and Dorothy ( nee Schnieder ) . After finishing high school, he joined the United States Air Force serving four years, some of that time in...
Justin Allyn Spry
Aug 17, 2017
Passed away suddenly at his home on Thursday, August 17, 2017 at the age of 31. Justin was born on October 4, 1985 the son of Charles and the late Kimberly Anne Moore. He graduated from Romulus High School and enjoyed making models and playing video games. Justin had always wanted to be a police officer but was physically unable...
DeRua "Dee" Martin
Aug 14, 2017
DeRua “Dee” Martin of Plymouth, passed away August 14, 2017 at the age of 94. She was born in Detroit, on October 9, 1922. Dee was the beloved wife of the late Eldon Martin (2007). Dee is survived by her loving son, Scott (Sharon) Martin, her daughter-in-law, Cindy Martin, many cousins - especially Ted (Sue Boss) Martin, and her special...
John William Pierangelino
Aug 13, 2017
John William Pierangelino, age 90 of Plymouth passed away on August 13, 2017. John was born on May 4, 1927 in Niagara Falls, New York to his parents, Silvio and Maria (nee Bernetti) Pierangelino. He is the beloved husband of Janet (nee Spencer), devoted father of three children, Andrew Pierangelino, Edward (Carol) Pierangelino and Anne Marie (Joe) Hutko and very...
Larry Walter Hall
Aug 8, 2017
Larry Walter Hall of Plymouth passed away on Tuesday, August 8th at the age of 72. Larry was born on March 23, 1945 in Ypsilanti, Michigan to his parents, Walter and Margaret (nee Wilmoth) Hall and is the owner of LDA Landscaping of Battle Creek, Michigan. He is the beloved husband of Josephine (nee Calleja). They have been married for...
David Lynn Reeves
Aug 7, 2017
Reeves, David Lynn Passed away at his home on Monday, August 7, 2017 at the age of 65. David was born in Tiptonville, Tennessee the son of Charles E. and Jessie M. ( nee Glidewell ) on August 13, 1951. In 1954, the family moved to the Plymouth area where they have resided ever since. David graduated from Plymouth High...
Martha D. Hardy
Aug 6, 2017
Martha D. Hardy passed away at the age of 85 on August 6, 2017. She was born on December 10, 1931 in Obion County, Tennessee to her parents, Ivy Franklin and Fannie Bell (nee Turage) Davis. In 2015, Martha moved to Plymouth from Memphis, Tennessee. She was a retiree from AT&T. She loved the Lord and was a dedicated member...
Thomas O. Pagett
Aug 5, 2017
Thomas Pagett of Westland, passed away August 5, 2017 at the age of 70. He was born in Detroit to the late William and Marie (née Sedwell) Pagett on January 2, 1947. Tom is survived by his beloved wife of 20 years Diane Pagett; loving children Brian (Julianne) Pagett and Christopher (Amy) Pagett; loving step-children Lisa Tucker and Kenyon Borieo;...
Catherine E. Kardel
Aug 4, 2017
Catherine Elizabeth Kardel of Plymouth, passed away August 4, 2017 at the age of 89. She was born in Detroit, Michigan to her late parents Francis and Agnes (nee Gallagher) Dolan. Catherine was the beloved wife of the late William Kardel for 37 years. She is survived by her loving children Daniel (Laura) Kardel, Mary Kardel, Kenneth (Linda) Kardel, and...
Madeleine Greene
Aug 3, 2017
Madeleine Gray Greene of Plymouth, passed away August 3, 2017 at the age of 88. She was a member of the Detroit unit of the Women’s Overseas Service League. Madeleine was born in Detroit, Michigan on September 10, 1928 one of Frank and Cassie Gray’s six children. She was a graduate of Wayne State University, the first member of her...
Margaret Smith
Jul 25, 2017
Margaret Mulrooney Smith (Maggie) age 89 of West Bloomfield. Beloved wife of the late Kenneth Smith. Loving mother of Bridget Colleen Smith and Margaret Ann Barnes. Proud grandmother of Shanna and Brett. Dear great grandmother of Peyton and Aubrey. She enjoyed traveling; her favorite destinations were Cancun and Florida. She belonged to the Irish American Club. Maggie loved watching Catholic...