Obituaries
Recent Obituaries in Livonia, Michigan
Browse recent obituaries and death notices for the Livonia, Michigan area. Each tribute honors a life lived and reflects the diverse traditions, cultures, and stories that shape our community.
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Antonio Escobar
Feb 21, 2010
Antonio ESCOBAR, Age 79, of Dearborn, February 21, 2010. Beloved husband of Mary. Loving father of Richard (June), Arthur, Mark (Paula. Brother of Juana and Ramon Escobar. Dear grandfather of Katie, Nichole, Aaron, Taylor, Savanah, Daniel, Autumn and Antonio. Great grandfather of Ashley and Jasmine. Visitation Thursday, February 25 from 2-7p.m. with service following at 7:00p.m. at the R.G. &...
Fay Hocking
Feb 19, 2010
Fay Hocking, Age 82, February 19, 2010. Formerly of Livonia. Beloved wife of Robert. Loving mother of Kathleen (Larry) Sullivan and Robert Hocking. Dear grandmother of William, Jason, Veronica, Robert and Brandon. Great-grandmother of 7. Dear sister of Lois Hill and the late Elizabeth Matheny. Visitation Sunday 3-7 PM at the R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Home, 15451 Farmington Rd.,...
Dorothy Madden
Feb 19, 2010
Madden, Dorothy Lee "Dottie", Age 85, February 19, 2010, of Garden City, Michigan. Beloved wife of 49 years of Robert Jr. Loving mother of Robert (Ilene) and Larry Toombs. Grandmother of Robert and Ryan, Kim and Tanya. Sister of James (Wilma), Jennie (Ernie), Gayland (Margaret) and the late Inez. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Visitation will be Tuesday...
Daryl L. Housewright
Feb 18, 2010
Daryl L. Housewright, Age 62, February 18, 2010 Dear husband of MaryEllen. Dear father of Tracey, David, Darren, Michael and Elizabeth. Grandpa of Dominic, Alex, Deven, Lourdes and Emma. Brother of Jerry, Marilyn Bara and Rob. Memorial Service 6:30 PM Wednesday, February 24, 2010 at the R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Home 15451 Farmington Rd. Livonia, MI 48154 with gathering...
Rachel Phenix
Feb 17, 2010
Rachel Phenix Age95, February 17, 2010. Beloved wife of the late David Phenix. Loving mother of Margaret (James) Paulin and David Trevor Phenix. Dear grandmother of Erin (Karyn) Paulin, Maureen (Ed) Lang and James M. (Amy) Paulin. Great-grandmother of Rachel, Ryan, Matthew, Samantha, Timmy, Eddie and Parker. Services are private. Memorial Contributions may be directed to Angela Hospice or the...
Patricia J. Estes
Feb 16, 2010
Patricia J. Estes Age 77, February 16, 2010. Beloved wife of the late William Estes. Loving mother of Robert (Mary Jo), Brian (Michelle) and Bruce Walker and Jerry and Rik (Sheryl) Estes. Dear grandmother of 15 and great-grandmother of 14. Sister of Beverly and Joy. Missed by her beloved companion, Sugar. Memorial Donations are requested to: Livonia Goodfellows, Inc. P.O....
Betty Lee Doan
Feb 15, 2010
Betty Lee Doan, Age 83, February 15, 2010, of Dearborn Heights. Beloved wife of Wallace. Loving mother of Cheryl (Roger) LaPay, and Karen (Gary) Schwartz. Grandmother of Danielle, Ryan, Stacey, Justin and Shannon, and great-grandson Hunter. Preceded in death by 2 brothers and 1 sister. Visitation Friday from 2-7 PM at R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Home, 31551 Ford Rd.,...
Bruce J. Arnold
Feb 13, 2010
Bruce Jacob Arnold, Age 86, February 13, 2010 Beloved husband of Ruth. Loving father of Gregg, Gene, Geoff and Kevin. Dear grandfather of Lauren and Ryan, Patrick, Scott and Julie. Bruce was retired after 30 years as a Fire Fighter in Livonia. No Services are planned. Messages of condolence to the family or Memorial Contributions in Bruce's name are suggested...
Mark E. Olszewski
Feb 10, 2010
Mark E. Olszewski Age 55, February 10, 2010. Beloved son of Josephine "Jo" and the late Edward Olszewski. Dear brother of Susan (Ron) Emerick, Linda (Don) Komos and Denise (Warren) Grasheim. Uncle of Robert Uren, Sherri Bowers, Sylive and Natalie Grasheim. Great uncle of Brittini, Velia, Hollie and Noah. Visitation at the R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Home, 15451 Farmington...
Helen L. Wendland
Feb 9, 2010
Helen L. Wendland, Age 75, February 9, 2010 of Livonia. Beloved wife of the late Kenneth. Dearest companion of Raymond Disney. Loving mother of Linda (Jeffrey) Douglass and the late Gerald Wendland. Grandmother of Leslie (Jesse) Mason, Kenneth Douglass and Jeffrey Douglass, Jr. Great grandmother to be. Funeral service Saturday at 11:00 a.m. at the R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral...
Angelo Bertuca
Feb 8, 2010
BERTUCA, Angelo, Age 90, February 8, 2010, of Garden City. Beloved husband of Irene. Loving father of Vincent (Deborah), Lawrence, Marlene Young and the late Kenneth. Grandfather of Tyler Francis Wagner. Visitation Thursday 10-12 pm, with funeral services at 12:00 pm @ R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Home, 31551 Ford Rd., Garden City. Memorial donations may be directed to Heartland...
Kathleen L. Boyd
Feb 8, 2010
Kathleen "Kate" Boyd (nee Cassidy) Age 38, February 8, 2010. Beloved wife of Jack. Loving mother of John, Tyler & Bill. Dearest daughter of Betty and Mike Cassidy. Dear sister of Mick, Amy and Mary Cassidy and Sharon Staton. Also survived by Aunts, Uncles, Nieces, Nephews and Cousins. Visitation at R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Home, 15451 Farmington Rd., Livonia,...
Gerald Joseph Mccarthy
Feb 6, 2010
Gerald McCarthy Age 83, February 6, 2010, of Livonia. Beloved husband of Trudy. Loving father of Paul (Darcel), Peter, Terry (Maria), Rene (Linda) Michele, Linda (Michael) Michele-Dobel, Andre (Pam) Michele and Pam Michele. Brother of Jack (Dolores), Mary Pat (John) Anderson and Jim. Grandfather of Brian, Riley and 9 adult grandchildren. Also survived by 1 great grandchild. He was preceded...
Gerald L. David
Feb 6, 2010
Gerald Louis David. Loving husband of Jean. Dear father of Todd. Brother of Loretta (Chris) Ferguson. Former U.S. Air Force Veteran. General Motors Senior Reliability Engineer. He retired after 38 years of service to General Motors. Gerald also was an avid NASCAR Race fan. A Memorial Service will be held at a later date. The family requests memorials to the...
Hilda Irene Washburn
Jan 31, 2010
Hilda Irene Washburn Age 82, January 31, 2010 of Farmington Hills. Beloved wife of the late Albert. Loving mother of Patricia Washburn, (Joseph Zasa) and Kenneth (Kelly) Washburn. Also survived by 6 Grandchildren, 14 Great grandchildren and 1 Great great grandson, 3 sisters, 1 brother and several nieces and nephews. A Memorial service will be held Saturday 1:00 PM at...
Brian S. Ahearn
Jan 29, 2010
Brian Smith Ahearn, Age 76, January 29, 2010 of Livonia. Loving husband of France Yelle. Beloved father of Jennifer (Scott) Marx, Abigail (Michael) Jahn, Matthew (Amanda) Ahearn and Brian Yelle. Grandfather of Emily, Alexander, Sam, Ellie and Gabby. A Memorial Gathering will be held on Friday, February 5, 2010 from 4:00-7:00 PM at the R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Home,...
Verna Boback
Jan 28, 2010
Boback, Verna Age 91, January 28, 2010, formerly of Detroit. Beloved wife of the late Joseph A. Loving grandmother of Christopher (Tina) Boback and Jon Boback (Jessica); close companion of Robert Davison. Services Tuesday 10:30am in Sacred Heart Byzantine Church, 29125 Six Mile Rosd, Livonia. Visitation Sunday from 2-6pm in R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Home, 31551 Ford Road, Garden...
Bessie Lue Penderel
Jan 24, 2010
Bessie Lue Penderel, Age 97, January 24, 2010. Beloved wife of the late Rowland. Dear mother of William F. (Diane) and Richard A. (Carolyn). Sister of Roger Kiper of Bloomington, IL. Also survived by 8 grandchildren. Funeral Service at the R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Home, 15451 Farmington Rd., Livonia, Friday 11 AM. Visitation Wednesday 6-8 PM and Thursday 1-8...
Sean Patrick Grace
Jan 20, 2010
Sean Patrick Grace, 40 of Livonia, Michigan passed away on January 20, 2010. Sean graduated from Churchill High School in 1987. Sean is survived by his parents, Mary and David; a brother Derik; a sister Michelle (Tim), nieces Shaylin and Olivia and many friends and family. Visitation Friday 2-9 p.m. with a Funeral Service at 7 p.m. at the R.G....
Ida M. Wargo
Jan 20, 2010
Ida M. Wargo, Age 97, January 20, 2010 of Grayling, formerly of Brighton. Loving mother of Betty and Elsie (Dave) Koivu. Dear grandmother of Alice, Robert, Jr. "Butch", Michael, Steven, Patricia, Jane, Linda, Bob, Sigrid and David. Also survived by 11 great-grandchildren and 9 great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph A.; children Robert F. Fox and...
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