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Merta C. Motson
Nov 28, 2013
Merta C. Motson Age 84, November 28, 2013. Beloved wife of the late Leslie Motson. Loving mother of John Chapman, Kay Stolz, Ron Chapman & the late Yvonne Pearse and Neal Chapman. Sister of John & Bruce Johnson. Also survived by many grandchildren, great grandchildren and great great grandchildren. Funeral Service Monday at 11 am at the R.G.& G.R. Harris...
James P. Artushin
Nov 28, 2013
James P. Artushin Age 67, November 28, 2013. Beloved husband of Rose. Loving father of James (Stephanie), Michelle (Eric) and David (Heather) Artushin. Dearest son of Eva Artushin. Memorial Mass 10:30 AM Friday, December 6, 2013 at St. Michael Catholic Church, 11441 Hubbard, Livonia (at Plymouth Rd.). Memorial contributions may be directed to A.L.S. of Michigan. Please share a memory...
Patricia Ann Llewellyn
Nov 28, 2013
Patricia Ann Llewellyn, Age 74, November 28, 2013 Beloved wife of the late Robert D. Llewellyn, Loving mother of Pamela Bixler, Judy Llewellyn, Mike (Krysta) Llewellyn, Susan Llewellyn and Jim Llewellyn. Dearest grandmother of Paige Llewellyn, Matthew Bixler and Lauren Fox. Pat, as she was known to her family and friends, was a warm, loving person who brought happiness, laughter...
Helen Eberhart
Nov 26, 2013
Helen Eberhart, Age 83, November 26, 2013 of Garden City. Beloved wife of the late Paul. Loving mother of Paul (Holly) Eberhart Jr., and the late Cynthia Stevens. Dear sister of Irene Wojno and the late David Walsh. Loving grandmother of Scott Stevens, Sara (Matt) Eberhart and John Paul Eberhart. Great-grandmother of Brenden. Aunt of Randy (Patty), Cathy (John), Dennis...
Jane Mae Lavey
Nov 25, 2013
Jane Mae Lavey, Age 64, November 25, 2013 of Garden City. Beloved wife of Jim. Loving mother of Jim (Gale), Angel (Dave) Bumstead and Melanie (John) Mantey. Dear grandmother of Stephanie, Stacey, Nicole, Shelby & Olivia. Great-grandmother of Aubrey and Riley. Private family services will be held at a future date. Please share a memory of Jane with her family...
Daniel D. Strand
Nov 25, 2013
Daniel D. Strand Age 66, November 25, 2013. Beloved husband of Deborah. Loving father of William (Sheryl) and Daniel Scott Strand, Nichole Maguire, Heather (Adam) Carothers. Dear grandfather of David, Daniel, Brandon, Andrew, Bradley and Faith. Dearest son of Margie Bennett Strand. Visitation at the R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Home, 15451 Farmington Rd., Livonia, Tuesday from 2 - 9...
Diane A. Florkowski
Nov 25, 2013
Diane Arlene Florkowski Age 73, November 25, 2013 of Livonia. Beloved wife of Ron. Loving mother of Tom (Beth), Steve (Rita) and Linda. Dear grandmother of Brett, Melanie, Alexa, Curtis and Justin. Sister of Joe (Nicki) Nameth, Sharon (Charlie) McGehee. Visitation Friday from 2-9 PM at the R.G.& G.R. Harris Funeral Home, 15451 Farmington Rd., Livonia with a Rosary Service...
Lynda C. Pennington
Nov 25, 2013
Lynda C. Pennington, November 25, 2013, Age 66, of Garden City. Beloved wife of the late Cletis. Dearest mother of Amy (Mitchell) Korenchuk Sr., Heidi (Late P.J.) Campbell and Stacy (Lee) Byrd. Loving grandmother of Brittany, Ryan, Katelyn, Justin, Mickey and Sarah. Preceded in death by her mother Phyllis Makulski. Survived by her father Eddie "Shorty", her sister Sue (Cliff),...
Eleanor May Scharchburg
Nov 22, 2013
Eleanor Scharchburg (nee Shuman) Age 98, November 22, 2013. Beloved wife of the late Donald. Loving mother of Martha (Bruce Beyer) Scharchburg. Dearest grandmother of Cameron Scharchburg Beyer. Dear Aunt of John Reich. Eleanor was a proud 1933 Graduate of Highland Park High School. She was a piano teacher in the Livonia area for many years and was Senior Partner...
Kathleen M. Sperrick
Nov 22, 2013
Kathleen M. Sperrick, Age 55, November 22, 2013. Beloved daughter of Kathryn and the late Walter Sperrick. Loving sister of Susan Oehmke. Dear aunt of Christopher. Worked as a legal secretary at Alspector, Sosin & Noveck, PLLC. Kathleen loved animals, gardening, baking and was very artistic. A Memorial Service will be held at 10:00 AM at St. Colette Catholic Church,...
Gladys A. Shuster
Nov 21, 2013
Gladys A. Shuster (nee Reed) Age 83, November 21, 2013. Beloved wife of the late Stephen Shuster. Loving mother of Brian (Cynthia) Shuster and Stephanie (Joseph) Staub. Dear grandmother of Erin, Charles, Corinne and the late Paul. Sister of Elizabeth Wiesen and John Reed. Funeral Service at the R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Home, 15451 Farmington Rd., Livonia, Monday at...
Juanita Joyce Mackey
Nov 20, 2013
Juanita Joyce Mackey, Age 76, November 20, 2013 of Westland. Beloved wife of James, Loving mother of Cynthia (Rick) Griffith, Laurie (Charles) Jones and Michelle Frederick. Also survived by 6 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren. A memorial gathering & service will be held Sunday, December 8 at 1:00 pm at the VFW #3323, 1055 S. Wayne Rd., Westland, Michigan. Arrangements by...
Corina Sue Kincer
Nov 20, 2013
Corina Sue Kincer Age 43, Passed away unexpectedly at her home November 20, 2013. Beloved daughter of Linda Sue Henley. Dear niece of Pamela Warson, Diana (Tom) Allor and Rebecca (James) Kaufman. Beloved friend of JoAnn Perkins. Visitation at the R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Home, 15451 Farmington Rd., Livonia, Wednesday, November 27, 2013 from 5 p.m. until Memorial Service...
Rose Ann Abulibdeh
Nov 17, 2013
Rose Ann Abulibdeh, age 66, November 17, 2013. Loving mother of Nora Simko and Noel (Alfred) Dorsey. Dear granny of the late Julia Rose Wells, Zachary Joseph Simko, Anthony Allan Nicholas, Jordan Matthew Dorsey, and Madison Elizabeth Dorsey. Sister of the late Julia Wais and Frank Konkel. Visitation Friday from 2pm until 9pm at the R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral...
Illah L. Syper
Nov 15, 2013
Illah Leone Syper Died November 15th, 2013 at the age of 81. Beloved wife of Alex. Loving mother of Mark, Julie and Kevin. Daughter of the late Chester and Irene Weaver. Illah was a gifted pianist who loved nature and all God's little creatures. A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, November 23 at the R.G....
Norman J Hirst
Nov 12, 2013
Norman Joseph Hirst Age 94, November 12, 2013. Beloved husband of the late Nellie, Janice and Rita. Special friend of Laura. Loving father of Alan (Darlene), David and the late Robert Hirst. Grandfather of Lisa Harper, Stephen and David Hirst. Great grandfather of Joey, Nick and Lucas. Step-father of Beth and Craig. Step-grandfather of Ashley, Heather, Andrew and Emily. Brother...
Zen Varnas
Nov 11, 2013
Zen Varnas, 96, passed away November 11, 2013. A longtime Detroiter, he also resided in Houghton Lake, Gaylord and Westland, Michigan. A WWII Army Aircorp veteran, Retired Detroit Fire Captain(1976), accomplished piano player, table tennis champion and billiards master. Beloved husband of the late Joy Grace (2007). Loving father to Patricia, John (2006), Valerie, David, Steven and James. Grandfather to...
Mark J. Basler
Nov 11, 2013
Mark J. Basler Age 63, November 11, 2013. Beloved partner of Michelle Charlong Dearest son of Marilyn and the late Gilbert Basler. Loving father of Aaron (Patty) and Amy Basler and Julie (Jason) Lack. Dear grandfather of Hannah and Sarah, Kayla and Carter, Alexis and Jacob. Brother of Gary (Patty), Steve, Don, Joe and Bob (Nancy) Basler, Jane Harvey and...
Robert A. Katafias
Nov 11, 2013
Robert A. Katafias Age 78, November 11, 2013. Beloved husband of Marlene. Loving father of Kimberly (Floyd) Brady, Pamela (Eric) Ginter and Katherine (Paul) McKinney. Dear grandfather of Marquise, Kaitlyn, Logan, Kiera and Storm. Bob was a longtime General Motors employee. He loved golf, fly fishing and watching sports. Funeral Service at the R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Home, 15451...
Donna J. Harlukowicz
Nov 6, 2013
Donna Jean Harlukowicz Age 84, November 6, 2013 Beloved wife of the late Michael. Loving mother of Patricia (Dwayne) Ruppel, Thomas, David (Mary), Paula Johnson and Linda (Scott) Bavol. Dear sister of Barbara Starrett. Eight grandchildren and many great-grandchildren. Visitation from 10 AM Friday, November 8, 2013 until time of Funeral Service at 2:30 PM at the R.G. & G.R....
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