Obituary Listings
Local Obituaries for Solosy Funeral Home
Shirley Ann Lynch
Mar 14, 2012
Age 80 of Detroit. Beloved mother of Susan Rodriguez, Alesia Chisenhall, Cynthia Maxwell and Deanna Guajardo. Dear grandmother of 10 and dearest great grandmother of 17. Visitation Saturday 1:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Funeral Service Sunday 11:00 a.m. at the funeral home.
Raymond C. Dyer
Mar 14, 2012
Age 80 of Southgate. Beloved husband of Rose Marie. Loving father of Raymond (Melissa), Donald, Ronald (Kim) and Danny (Annette). Dear brother of William. Dearest Grandfather of 6 and great grandfather of 7. Raymond served as Corporal, United States Marine Corps, 1950-1952, and Member of United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners, Local 806. Visitation Friday March 16, 2012 1:00 p.m....
Jean M. Kimes
Mar 10, 2012
Of Linclon Park, Age 82. Beloved wife of the late William C. Loving mother of Dawn (Larry) Mullins, William E. (Elizabeth) Kimes, Pamela (Mark) Staszek, Stephen (Debbie) Kimes, Tracy (Edward) Salinas, James (Cheryl) Kimes, Michele Ronzello, the late Roxanne (Hippilitto) Valasquez and the late Kathy Kimes. Dear grandmother of 31 and dearest great grandmother of 28. Visitation Monday March 12,...
Joseph Walter Grabarkiewicz
Mar 10, 2012
March 10th, 2012. Age 31 of London, Kentucky formerly of Wyandotte. Beloved husband of Jennifer. Loving father of Arieana and Christian. Dearest son of Sherri Grabarkiewicz and Bruce (Cheryl) Grabarkiewicz. Dear brother of Michelle (Tim) Manis, Rebecca (Mike) Whorley, Amy (Rodney) Long, Julie Grabarkiewicz, and Jamie Reynolds. Dear Uncle of many nieces and nephews. Visitation Thursday 1:00 p.m. – 8:00...
John J. Merlino
Mar 3, 2012
Age 79 of Lincoln Park. Loving husband of Nancy. Dearest brother of Mary Spader and the late Ginae Merlino. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Visitation Monday 3:00 - 8:00 p.m. with a Rosary at 7:00 p.m. at the Solosy Funeral Home. Instate Tuesday 9:30 a.m. until time of Mass 10:00 a.m. at Christ the Good Shepherd Catholic Church,...
Deborah Gayle Dennis-Siefert
Feb 28, 2012
Age 54 of Lincoln Park. Beloved sister of Sherry (Arthur) Lewis and Gerald E. Dennis Jr. Loving Aunt of 7 nieces and nephews and many cousins. A Memorial Visitation will be held Sunday March 11, 2012 from 12:00 p.m. until time of Memorial Service at 2:00 p.m. at the funeral home.
Benjamin Ziga Sr.
Feb 28, 2012
Age 88 of Dearborn. Beloved husband of the late Virginia. Loving father of Ben Jr., Darlene, Linda, and the late Kenneth. Dear grandfather of 21 and great grandfather of 6. Visitation Sunday March 4th, 2012 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. with a 7:00 p.m. Rosary. Funeral service Monday March 5th, 2012 Prayers 10:00 a.m. at the funeral home followed by...
Deborah G. Dennis
Feb 27, 2012
Age 54 of Lincoln Park. She is survived by her sister Sherry (Arthur) Lewis and brother Gerald E. Dennis, Jr. Also survived by seven nieces and nephews and many cousins. Visitation will take place Sunday, March 11, 2012 from 12:00 Noon until the time of the Memorial Service at 2:00 p.m. at the funeral home.
Bethany A. Straub
Feb 23, 2012
Age 49 of Lincoln Park. Beloved wife of Richard Cannon. Loving daughter of Robert (Deborah) Straub and Betty (the late Mike) Slack. Dear sister of Robert (Judy), Samuel (Heidi) Straub, Lydia (David) Tuck, Anna (Kenneth) Boeth and Colin Straub. Survived by nephews: Billy Straub, Jake Straub, Kenny Boeth, Nicholas Boeth, Lincoln Straub, Foster Straub and Walt Tuck and niece, Mari...
Raymond F. Rito
Feb 22, 2012
Age 75 of Trenton. Beloved husband of Diane. Loving father of Christine (Derek) Smith and Carrie (Jeff) Molino. Dear son of the late Benjamin and Helen Rito. Dearest brother of Nancy Sabados, Marylou Janiga, and the late Robert Rito. Loving grandfather of Andrew, Griffen, and Elena Molino and Carly Smith. Raymond was a retired Detroit Police Sergeant after 34 years...
Catherine J. Liberacki (Nee Zdanowski)
Feb 19, 2012
Age 93 of Lincoln Park. Beloved wife of the late Felix. Loving mother of Carolyn (Matthew) Meleski and Marion Barta. Dearest grandmother of Jennifer Harwood, Jeffrey Barta, Jon Barta, Elena Nicholson and Marisha Meleski and great grandmother of 2. Preceded in death by brothers Bruno, Joseph, John and Walter. Catherine was a long time member of Christ the Good Shepherd...
Grace M. Balaythy
Feb 18, 2012
Age 97 of Dearborn Heights. Beloved wife of the late Alex. Beloved mother of Mary Alice, Carol Ann, Alexander, Jr. and the late Grace Kathleen. Loving grandmother of 12 and Dearest great grandmother of 15. Grace also leaves behind numerous nieces and nephews and many beloved friends. Mrs. Balaythy was a devoted member of Holy Cross Hungarian Church, where she...
Yolanda "Lammie" Pinazza
Feb 15, 2012
Age 73 of Lincoln Park. Beloved wife of the late Eugene. Loving mother of Mario and Marc. Dearest sister of Tony (the late Joan), Phillip and the late Joseph Astolfi. Dear sister in law and best friend of Sylvia Astolfi. Yolanda also leaves many relatives and friends. Visitation Sunday February 19, 2012 from 1:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. with a...
William A. Elbe Jr.
Feb 15, 2012
Age 86 of Lincoln Park. Beloved husband of Anna. Loving father of Richard (Barbara), Robert, and Annmarie (Robert) Russette. Dear grandfather of Paul Elbe, Leah Elbe, Kelly Elbe, Michael Russette, and Matthew Russette. Dearest great grandfather of Amelia Rose Johnson. Visitation Friday 2:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. with a 7:00 p.m. Rosary. Instate Saturday 9:30 a.m. until time of Mass...
Richard James Cottenham
Feb 12, 2012
Age 72 of Grayling, Michigan. Beloved husband of the late Linda. Loving father of Wanda (Frank) Sorgenfrey, Patsy (Greg) Daly, Audrey Smith, and Jacquelyn Malik. Dear brother of Peggy Stecker, Louise Dilliman, Donna Lamentola, Ralph Cottenham, and Linda Puffpaff. Dearest grandfather of 11 and dear great grandfather of 3 great granddaughters. Visitation Thursday 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. with a...
Michael Thomas Labelle
Feb 11, 2012
Age 59 of Gross Ile, succumbed to his courageous battle with cancer on February 11, 2012. Beloved son of Philip and the late Gloria LaBelle. Mike was preceeded in death by his loving wife Linda and his nephew Jacob Rausch. He is survived by his devoted fiancee' Ruth Driedger. Also survived by brothers Mark (Beth) LaBelle, Daniel (Lori) LaBelle, sisters...
James "Jim" Maloney
Feb 4, 2012
Age 82 of Lincoln Park. Beloved husband of Marilyn. Loving father of Bryan Maloney, Gail (Frank) Bruggeman, and Maureen Hesburn. Dearest grandfather of Joshua Hesburn,Kyle Hesburn, and Brittany Bruggeman. Jim also leaves behind his faithful companion Snoopy. Visitation Wednesday, February 8, 2012 from 1:00 p.m. until time of Service 6:00 p.m. at the Solosy Funeral Home.
Cheryl D. Bennett
Jan 31, 2012
Age 54 of Detroit. Beloved wife of David P. Dery. Loving sister of Janice, Robert (Tracy), Babs (Paul) Maas, and Scott. Cheryl was a lover of all animals and she was an avid antique collector. Cheryl was a treasured friend to many and she will be greatly missed. Visitation Thursday 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. and Friday 12:00 p.m. –...
Katherine "Deb" Williams-Mclean
Jan 29, 2012
Age 58 of Southgate. Beloved wife of Gary. Loving mother of Jennifer and Ken (Megan) Williams. Dear sister of Raymond (Gail) Bandemer. Dearest grandmother of Olivia and Chase. A Memorial Visitation will be held on Saturday February 4, 2012 at 3:00 p.m. until time of Memorial service at 5:00 p.m. at the funeral home.
Emma J. Pitts
Jan 21, 2012
Age 78 of Melvindale. Beloved wife of John Pitts. Loving mother of John (Pam) Syer, Candise Syer, Bridgette Franklin, Timothy (Linda) Syer, Penelope Berry, Robin (Terry) Betke, and Jason Trudeau. Dear sister of Algie Rushing, Teddy, Dreden, and Colleen Berry. Also survived by 14 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren. Mrs. Pitts was preceded in death by her sisters JoAnn Weaver and...
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