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Helen Varga

Helen Varga

Dec 9, 2013

Age 94 of Lincoln Park. Beloved wife of the late John Varga. Loving mother of Marilyn (Bob) Ellison and John (Eleanor) Varga. Dear sister of Alex (Pauline) Barna. Dearest grandmother of Julie (Grant) Lehman, Jennine Varga, and John Andrew (Amanda) Varga. Dear great grandmother of Jack Allan Lehman. Visitation Thursday 1:00 - 8:00 p.m. with a Rosary at 6:00 p.m....

Tony James Polanskas

Tony James Polanskas

Dec 6, 2013

Age 92 of River Rouge. Beloved husband of the late Helen. Loving father of Anthony, Annette (Lawrence) Jannon, Maryann (Joseph) Vitie, Nancy Wininger and Jane (Mark) Tewell. Dear brother of Joanne (Roger) Mills. Beloved grandfather of 8, great grandfather of 9 and great great grandfather of 2. Visitation Monday December 9, 2013 1:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. with a Scripture...

Anna Pretko

Anna Pretko

Dec 4, 2013

Age 84 of Lincoln Park. Beloved wife of Walter Pretko for 65 years. Loving mother of Theresa (Jim) Grant, Tommy (Gale) Pretko, Barbara (Stanley) Podkul, and Joe (Renate) Pretko. Dear sister of Edward (Nancy) Raczkowski. Dearest grandmother of Matthew (Jessica) Grant, Jennifer (Jason) Speer, Gregory (Anna) Pretko, Maryann Pretko, Michael Pretko, Joseph Pretko Jr., Kristin (Chris) Bott, Jamie (Robert) Liptak,...

Fernando Raul Matta

Fernando Raul Matta

Dec 4, 2013

Age 65 of Detroit. Beloved husband of Jean. Loving father of Karyn, Rachel, Betty and Christina. Dear brother of Danny, Arthur, Victor, Alma and the late Maria. Dearest grandfather of 13 and great grandfather of 1. Visitation Wednesday December 11, 2013 1:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. with a 6:00 p.m. Service at the funeral home. Interment will take place on...

Robert Gerard Turza

Robert Gerard Turza

Nov 27, 2013

Age 46 of Lincoln Park. Beloved son of the late William and Helen. Loving brother of Sharon (Gerald) Alsip, Theresa (Kenneth) Kruse and William G. (Pamela) Turza. Loving Uncle of several Nieces, Nephews and great Nieces and Nephews. Visitation Friday November 29, 2013 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. with a Scripture Service at 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Instate...

Maryellen Smith

Maryellen Smith

Nov 24, 2013

Age 57 of Lincoln Park. Beloved mother of Eric Smith (Colene Davis). Loving sister of David (Sherry) Smith, Gary (Marion) Smith and the late Michael Smith. Cremation to take place and no services to be held. Donations to the American Lung Association may be made in memory of Maryellen at www.lung.org.

Gary Michael Hutson

Gary Michael Hutson

Nov 22, 2013

Age 63 of Wyandotte. Beloved son of Bertie (the late Claude E.) Hutson. Loving brother of Anthony Hutson. Dear nephew of Howard Stinson. Gary served in the U.S. Marines from 1968-1970, he was a member of VFW Post 1136 and a lifetime member of DAV. Services were private and cremation has taken place.

George Hiram Myers

George Hiram Myers

Nov 20, 2013

Age 93 of Lincoln Park. Beloved husband of Virginia Myers. Loving father of Ginger Ann Myers. Dear brother of Bob Myers. Cremation has taken place and private family services will be held at a later date.

Ronald Lee Surbrook

Ronald Lee Surbrook

Nov 17, 2013

Age 76 of Hillsdale. Formerly of Southgate. Loving father of Rhonda (Dustin) Stacey. Preceded in death by Brian (Debbie) Surbrook and Jeffery Surbrook. Grandfather of five and great grandfather of 10. A Memorial Visitation will be held on Saturday November 30, 2013 from 12:00 p.m. until time of service at 2:00 p.m. at the funeral home.

John M. Timpo

John M. Timpo

Nov 16, 2013

Loving brother of Nancy (Bill) Johnson, Karen Timpo and the late Pete (Diane) Timpo. Lifelong friend of Lillian Pandza (Art Beaudrie) and Claudia Chester. Dearest uncle of Jason Johnson, Ellen Timpo, Andrew Timpo, Joshua Beaudrie and Lydia Pavlos. A Memorial service will be held on Saturday December 7, 2013 from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. at Brownstown Community Center 21311...

Jason Colbert

Jason Colbert

Nov 9, 2013

Age 40 of Lincoln Park. Treasured Son of Carol and the late Richard Colbert. Precious Grandson of Stella and the late Albert Grablick. Dearest Brother of Michael (Jessica) Colbert. Beloved Uncle of Jade, Dominic, and Liliana. Dear Nephew of Beth Grablick. Visitation Wednesday 1:00 – 8:00 p.m. Funeral Service Thursday 11:00 a.m. at the John K. Solosy Funeral Home 3206...

Inis Lovern

Inis Lovern

Nov 9, 2013

Age 91 of Detroit. Beloved wife of the late Russell Lovern. Loving mother of Glenn Lovern, John (Janice) Lovern, Michael (Rebecca) Lovern, Connith Monteith, Geraldine Oliver, Kathy Mack, JoNell Kramer, Shirley Wooldridge, Robert Wooldridge,and Kenneth Wooldridge. Inis was preceded in death by three children: David, Betty, and Marvin Wooldridge. Dearest Grandmother of Veronica M. Lovern, Michael J. Lovern, John R....

Donna M. Gajewski

Donna M. Gajewski

Nov 8, 2013

Age 67 of Melvindale. Beloved Wife of Frank Gajewski. Loving Mom of Kim Caron, Robert (Nicole) Fitzgerald and Sean (Lisa) Fitzgerald. Dear Sister of Judy Maimaron and the late Paul Carlson Jr. Dearest Gramma of Natalie, Ian, Keith, Carolyn, Veronica, Erin, and Alanna. Dear Great-Gramma of Olivia. Visitation Tuesday, November 12, 2013 from 5:00 p.m. until time of Service at...

Peter Andrew Timpo

Peter Andrew Timpo

Nov 7, 2013

Age 65 of Lincoln Park. Beloved husband of Diane. Loving father of Andrew John (Jennifer) Timpo and Ellen M. Timpo. Dear brother of John M. Timpo, Nancy (Bill) Johnson and Karen Timpo. Dearest grandfather of Matthew L. Timpo and Aeron E. Timpo. Visitation Sunday November 10, 2013 1:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Funeral Monday November 11, 2013 11:00 a.m. at...

Thresa A. Magdalenic

Thresa A. Magdalenic

Oct 30, 2013

Age 85 of Lincoln Park. Beloved wife of Frank S. Magdalenic. Loving mother of Tim (Judy) Magdalenic, Linda (Dan) Tomaka and the late Frank S. Magdalenic III. Dear grandmother of Meghan Magdalenic (fiancee Eric Jakovac). Thresa was preceded in death by 2 sisters and 5 brothers. Visitation Friday November 1, 2013 1:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. with a 7:00 p.m....

Mattie Elizabeth Coakley-Barker

Mattie Elizabeth Coakley-Barker

Oct 21, 2013

Age 50 of Lincoln Park. Loving mother of Thomas Carl Barker and Melissa Sueann Barker. Beloved daughter of Wanda and the late Carl Coakley. Dearest sister of Shirley (Allan) Kovacs, Deborah (Terry) Martin, Ziggy (Mary Ann) Coakley, Edward (Kathy) Coakley, Laurie (Ernie) Combs, and Cynthia (Booker) Woodard. Dear Aunt of many loving nieces and nephews. Visitation Saturday 12:00 p.m. until...

Margaret Prather

Margaret Prather

Oct 19, 2013

Age 74 of Ecorse. Beloved wife of Dean. Loving mother of Donna (George), Julie, Kim (Rick), Kathy (John), Tommy (Rose) and Richard. Dear sister of Betty, Allen, Junior and Jesse. Dearest grandmother of 24 and great grandmother of many. Visitation 2:00 p.m. Monday October 21, 2013 until time of service at 4:00 p.m. at the funeral home. In lieu of...

Gregory C. Roush

Gregory C. Roush

Oct 14, 2013

Age 56 of Lincoln Park. Beloved son of Dolores and Edwin Roush. Loving brother of Cheryl L. Roush. Visitation Thursday October 17, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. until time of Funeral service at 1:30 p.m. at the funeral home. Interment Michigan Memorial Park Cemetery.

Dorothy F. Hensley

Dorothy F. Hensley

Oct 9, 2013

Age 68 of Taylor. Beloved finacee of Dino Pace. Loving mother of Ann Parker, Christine Moore and Tracey Smith. Dear sister of Jerry Rideout and Carol Kenrick. Grandmother of 10 and great grandmother of many. Visitation Sunday October 13, 2013 1:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Funeral service 11:00 a.m. Monday October 14, 2013 at the funeral home.

John "Bob" R. Zegalia

John "Bob" R. Zegalia

Oct 7, 2013

Age 82 of Lincoln Park. Beloved husband of Shirley Zegalia for 55 years. Loving father of Bob (Helen) Zegalia, Cindy Havasi and Debora Zegalia. Dear brother of Mary Eckert. Dearest grandfather of Lyndsey and Shannon. Visitation Thursday October 10, 2013 3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Funeral Service Friday October 11, 2013 11:00 a.m. at the funeral home. Interment Michigan Memorial...

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