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Saturday, April 27, 2024

John Homer Thomas

Age 69

John Homer Thomas, 69, of Southgate, passed away on April 23, 2024 from cancer. John was born on September 23, 1954 in Wyandotte. John was...

John Homer Thomas, 69, of Southgate, passed away on April 23, 2024 from cancer. John was born on September 23, 1954 in Wyandotte. John was preceded in death by his parents Jack and Laura Thomas;...

Molnar Funeral Homes – Nixon Chapel

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Photo of John Homer Thomas

Friday, April 26, 2024

Luella A. Alter

86, 25-Apr, Jowett New Haven Funeral Home.

86, 25-Apr, Jowett New Haven Funeral Home.

Jowett New Haven Funeral Home

Jeannette G. Coffey

Age 89

Grosse Pointe Park, MI

Jeannette Gertrude Coffey (nee Roy-King), 89, of Grosse Pointe Park passed away peacefully on April 24. She is survived by her daughter Christine Coffey White...

Jeannette Gertrude Coffey (nee Roy-King), 89, of Grosse Pointe Park passed away peacefully on April 24. She is survived by her daughter Christine Coffey White (Fiancé Eric Morrisroe) of Chicago, her son, Michael, of Clinton...

Chas. Verheyden, Inc.

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Photo of Jeannette G. Coffey

Ronald Kaminski

Age 85

Warren, MI

Ronald Kaminski, 85, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, at Serene Gardens in Imlay City. Online guestbook www.mortensenfuneralhomes.com

Ronald Kaminski, 85, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, at Serene Gardens in Imlay City. Online guestbook www.mortensenfuneralhomes.com

Martin Irwin Kowalsky

Age 80

Martin Irwin Kowalsky, 80, of Rochester Hills, MI, passed Wednesday April 24, 2024. Share memories at Pixley Funeral Home online at www.pixleyfh.com.

Martin Irwin Kowalsky, 80, of Rochester Hills, MI, passed Wednesday April 24, 2024. Share memories at Pixley Funeral Home online at www.pixleyfh.com.

Pixley Funeral Home

Bradley Alan Patterson

Age 61

Bradley Alan Patterson, age 61, of Chelsea, Michigan, passed away at home on April 21, 2024. Bradley was born on May 7, 1962 in Des...

Bradley Alan Patterson, age 61, of Chelsea, Michigan, passed away at home on April 21, 2024. Bradley was born on May 7, 1962 in Des Moines, Iowa, the son of W. Calvin Patterson III and...

Staffan-Mitchell Funeral Homes

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Photo of Bradley Alan Patterson

Sally A. Strausborger

85, 25-Apr, Jowett New Haven Funeral Home.

85, 25-Apr, Jowett New Haven Funeral Home.

Jowett New Haven Funeral Home

James Kenneth Urban

Age -

James Kenneth Urban of Livonia, Michigan, passed away in the early hours of April 20, 2024, ending his illness and allowing him to join his...

James Kenneth Urban of Livonia, Michigan, passed away in the early hours of April 20, 2024, ending his illness and allowing him to join his beloved Beverly who preceded him in June of 2022. Jim...

Neely-Turowski Funeral Home

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Photo of James Kenneth Urban

Thursday, April 25, 2024

Richard Ditzek Sr.

Age 84

Richard Ditzek Sr., born January 27, 1940, in Detroit, MI, passed away on April 23, 2024. He was the beloved husband of Patricia, devoted father...

Richard Ditzek Sr., born January 27, 1940, in Detroit, MI, passed away on April 23, 2024. He was the beloved husband of Patricia, devoted father to Rick and Rhonda, and cherished grandfather and great-grandfather. Richard...

Stanley Turowski Funeral Home

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Photo of Richard Ditzek Sr.

Leslie Fletcher

Age 75

St. Augustine, FL

Leslie "Les" Fletcher passed away peacefully on Tuesday April 23, 2024. Les was born on July 2, 1947, in London, England. He moved to the...

Leslie "Les" Fletcher passed away peacefully on Tuesday April 23, 2024. Les was born on July 2, 1947, in London, England. He moved to the United States in 1978. He worked as a Tool &...

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Photo of Leslie Fletcher

Holly Fuller

Age 79

Holly Fuller, a beacon of love and generosity, passed away peacefully on April 23, 2024, at the age of 79 in Birmingham, Michigan. Born on...

Holly Fuller, a beacon of love and generosity, passed away peacefully on April 23, 2024, at the age of 79 in Birmingham, Michigan. Born on February 18, 1945, in Pontiac, Holly was a lifelong resident...

Sawyer-Fuller Funeral Home

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Photo of Holly Fuller

Andrew Hanzel

Age 76

Northville, MI

Andrew John "Andy" Hanzel, 76, passed away quietly at home in Northville, MI on Wednesday, April 17th, 2024 after a brief illness. Andy was...

Andrew John "Andy" Hanzel, 76, passed away quietly at home in Northville, MI on Wednesday, April 17th, 2024 after a brief illness. Andy was beloved father of Hillary Hanzel (Paul Stewart) and Avrille Hanzel...

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Photo of Andrew Hanzel

Judith LaFata

Age 84

West Bloomfield, MI

Judith (Judy) Ann LaFata, a longtime resident of West Bloomfield, passed away on Sunday, April 21, 2024. She was the beloved wife of Joseph for...

Judith (Judy) Ann LaFata, a longtime resident of West Bloomfield, passed away on Sunday, April 21, 2024. She was the beloved wife of Joseph for 62 years and loving mother of James. She succumbed to...

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Photo of Judith LaFata

Sarah G. Owen

Age 78

Grosse Pointe, MI

Sarah G. Owen, 78, passed away Saturday April 20, 2024, at Henry Ford Hospital Detroit from acute myeloid leukemia. Sally was a lifelong resident of Grosse...

Sarah G. Owen, 78, passed away Saturday April 20, 2024, at Henry Ford Hospital Detroit from acute myeloid leukemia. Sally was a lifelong resident of Grosse Pointe, attending Maire, Pierce, and Grosse Pointe High School, graduating...

Cremation Society of Michigan

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Photo of Sarah G. Owen

William “Bill” Sandy

Age 94

Longboat Key, FL, FL

William “Bill” Sandy, age 94, of Longboat Key, FL and Bloomfield Hills, MI, passed away peacefully at his Longboat Key home on April 23, 2024,...

William “Bill” Sandy, age 94, of Longboat Key, FL and Bloomfield Hills, MI, passed away peacefully at his Longboat Key home on April 23, 2024, from leukemia/lymphoma. Bill led an amazing, exuberant, fully authentic life...

The Ira Kaufman Chapel

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Photo of William “Bill” Sandy

Robert John Tewksbury

Age 75

Sarasota, FL

Robert John "Bob" Tewksbury, age 75, passed away April 21, 2024, in Sarasota, Florida. Devoted husband of Cheri. Loving father of Gregory...

Robert John "Bob" Tewksbury, age 75, passed away April 21, 2024, in Sarasota, Florida. Devoted husband of Cheri. Loving father of Gregory Tewksbury, the late Jeffrey Tewksbury, and Amy Banks (Steve). Stepfather...

Diane Maria Troychak

Age 80

Troychak, Diane Maria, age 80 of Troy, passed away March 28, 2024. Loving mother of Holly (Todd) Hibbard and Beau S. Troychak, cherished grandmother of...

Troychak, Diane Maria, age 80 of Troy, passed away March 28, 2024. Loving mother of Holly (Todd) Hibbard and Beau S. Troychak, cherished grandmother of Catherine Hibbard, sister of (the late) Stanley R. Pijanowski III...

Modetz Funeral Homes

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Photo of Diane Maria Troychak

Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Jean Campbell Ballew

Age 102

Grosse Pointe Shores, MI

Jean Madalyn Campbell Ballew, aged 102, of Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan, died on April 23, 2024. She was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1922 to...

Jean Madalyn Campbell Ballew, aged 102, of Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan, died on April 23, 2024. She was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1922 to Charles Andrew Campbell and Mary Blanche Einstein Campbell. She attended...

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Photo of Jean Campbell Ballew

Alice V. Mantey

Age 86

Alice V. Mantey, age 86, of Novi, passed away Monday, April 22, 2024, at Ascension Providence Hospital in Novi. Left to cherish her memory...

Alice V. Mantey, age 86, of Novi, passed away Monday, April 22, 2024, at Ascension Providence Hospital in Novi. Left to cherish her memory are her loving children: Robert (Audrey) Mantey, Jr., Linda Mantey,...

Harry J. Will Funeral Homes

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Photo of Alice V. Mantey

Neil R. McIsaac

Age 89

Neil R. McIsaac, age 89, of Warren, passed away on April 15, 2024. He was born on August 16, 1934 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, to...

Neil R. McIsaac, age 89, of Warren, passed away on April 15, 2024. He was born on August 16, 1934 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, to the late Ervine and Carolyn McIsaac. Neil honorably served in...

Jowett New Haven Funeral Home

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Photo of Neil R. McIsaac

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