Obituaries

Honoring Lives and Memories - Obituaries for Families in Dearborn Heights, MI

Tracie Marie Heffley

Tracie Marie Heffley

Aug 20, 2022

HEFFLEY, TRACIE MARIE Beloved wife of Carl. Loving mother of Daniel. Dear sister of Chris Meyers. Dearest sister-in-law of Mary (Dave), Pat (Ray), Janet (John), Pamela (Tim), Cathy, and the late Dennis (Darlene). Also survived by many loving nieces, nephews, great-nieces, and great-nephews. A memorial service will be held at a later date.

Ernest J. Ament

Ernest J. Ament

Aug 19, 2022

Ernest Joseph Ament, Wayne State University associate professor emeritus and former chair of the university’s Classics Department, died peacefully in the care of his family on Aug. 19, having recently celebrated his 93rd birthday and 56th wedding anniversary. A 50-year resident of Grosse Pointe Park, he moved in 2019 to Dearborn where he remained active until a one-year battle with...

Lori A. Bolz

Lori A. Bolz

Aug 16, 2022

BOLZ, LORI A. August 16, 2022. Beloved daughter of the late Joseph and Theresa. Loving sister of Linda Sibole and Gary (Kelly). Loving aunt of Caitlyn Sibole and Allyson Sibole. Survived by many loving cousins. Memorial Visitation Saturday, August 27, from 9:00 am – 12:00 pm at Stanley Turowski Funeral Home, 25509 West Warren, Dearborn Heights. Memorial Service Saturday, August...

Deborah "Debby" Marie Fraser

Deborah "Debby" Marie Fraser

Aug 13, 2022

FRASER, DEBORAH M. “Debby”. August 13, 2022. Beloved mother of Jennifer (Jim) VanBuskirk, Bryan, Robert (Victoria), and Christopher. Loving Mimi of Tara, Benjamin, Grace, Ivy, Lily, Toby, Eleanor, and Cooper. Dearest sister of Sue Drysdale. Visitation Thursday from 2-8 pm with a Scripture Service at 7:00 pm at Stanley Turowski Funeral Home, 25509 W. Warren, Dearborn Heights. Instate Friday at...

Edward J. Cloonan

Edward J. Cloonan

Aug 2, 2022

CLOONAN, EDWARD J. August 2, 2022. Beloved husband of the late Christine. Dearest father of Lisa (Blaine) Bingham, Steve (Colette) and the late Ann. Loving grandpa of Andrew, Sarah, Shannon, Sophia, and Phillip. Adoring son of the late Maurice and Adeline. Cherished brother of the late Margaret, Milton, Dorothy, Rita, Vera, Elaine, and Ruth. Instate Wednesday at 9:30 am at...

John Charles Pacifici

John Charles Pacifici

Aug 1, 2022

PACIFICI, JOHN CHARLES August 1, 2022 Beloved husband of Gloria. Dearest father of Renny (Henry) Reeves, Johna Brown, Francine (John) D’Angelo, Frank (Danielle) Pacifici, and the late Colleen Ann Pacifici. Loving grandpa of Tara, Sarah, Courtland, Raena, Julia, Vincent, Eddie, and Noelle. Dear brother of Dorothy Mash. Visitation Friday 12:00-1:00 pm at Stanley Turowski Funeral Home, 25509 W. Warren, Dearborn...

Roy Dan Larson

Roy Dan Larson

Aug 1, 2022

LARSON, ROY DAN August 1, 2022 Beloved husband of Patricia. Dearest father of Mark (Carole) and Todd (Leslie). Loving grandpa of Natalie (Caleb), TJ, Tommy, Amanda (Charles), and the late Scotty. Cherished great-grandpa of James Cheyanne, Haylei, Mila, Kashyr, and Journey. Dear brother of Larry (Pat) and Lenore (the late Alden) Matsubara. A private service has been held.

Richard M. Surmacz

Richard M. Surmacz

Jul 31, 2022

SURMACZ, RICHARD M. July 31, 2022. Beloved husband of Mickey. Dearest father of Keith and Mark (Deanna). Loving grandpa of Shelby (Brandon) and Alexis (Alex). Dear great-grandpa of Riley, Logan, and Sadie. Cherished brother of Lottie. Instate Thursday at 9:00 am at Church of the Divine Child until time of Mass at 10:00 am.

Dolores F. Klassa

Dolores F. Klassa

Jul 27, 2022

KLASSA, DOLORES F. July 27, 2022. Beloved wife of the late Donald. Loving daughter of the late William and Josephine Biedron. Dearest sister of the late Geraldine Biedron. Dolores will be deeply missed by family and friends. Funeral Service Thursday August 11, 2022 at 2:45 pm at St. Hedwig Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to...

Daniel John Ferenc

Daniel John Ferenc

Jul 21, 2022

FERENC, DANIEL JOHN July 21, 2022 Loving father of Matthew (Jennifer) and Timothy. Cherished grandpa of Elijah, Uriah, Jaxton, and John. Dearest brother of Lance (Carol). Dear uncle of Natalie and Lance Nicholas. Memorial Visitation Friday, September 2, 1:00-4:00 pm at Stanley Turowski Funeral Home, 25509 W. Warren, Dearborn Heights.

Antonia "Toni" Ferrera

Antonia "Toni" Ferrera

Jul 14, 2022

FERRERA, ANTONIA “TONI” age 85, July 14, 2022. Died peacefully at home in her sleep of chronic heart disease. Beloved wife of the late Adelio “Leo”. Dearest mother of Theresa (Robert) Zitkus, Sandi (Edward) Rosenquist, Robert, John, and the late Ralph. Loving grandmother of Jimmy (Danielle), Christina, Isabella, Natalie, and Sandro. Dear sister of Alberina Vitella, the late Achille D’Andrea,...

Robert Francis Zoltowski

Robert Francis Zoltowski

Jul 13, 2022

ZOLTOWSKI, ROBERT F. July 13, 2022. Beloved husband of the late Helen. Dearest father of Robert, Thomas (Christine), Michelle (Chris) Pilot, Jeff (Diane), and Sandy. Loving grandpa of Jason, Thomas, Zachary, Alex, Nicholas, Andrea, Megan (Landy), Harrison, and Lauren. Cherished great-grandpa of Stella, Layla, Ava, and Lynden. Dear brother of Marion Sharp, the late Raymond, Norman, Irving, and Aloysius. Visitation...

Catherine Potok

Catherine Potok

Jul 3, 2022

POTOK, CATHERINE. July 3, 2022. Loving mother of Hedwig Nelson and the late Casmira Potok and Richard Potok. Instate Friday at 10:30 am at St. Kateri Church until the time of Mass at 11:00 am.

Edward Arent

Edward Arent

Jun 25, 2022

ARENT, EDWARD June 25, 2022 Beloved husband of the late Phyllis. Dearest father of Michael (Debbie), Larry (Diane), and Ann Marie (Michael) Swansinger Loving grandpa of 7 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Dear brother of Mary Seward. Memorial Mass Saturday, July 30th, 10:00 am at St. Kenneth Church, 14951 N Haggerty Rd., Plymouth.

Gloria Jean Taulbee

Gloria Jean Taulbee

Jun 22, 2022

TAULBEE, GLORIA JEAN June 22, 2022 Beloved wife of the late Ken. Dearest mother of James (Mewzett) Pate, Anne (Dave) Popelier, Theresa (Dan) Firth, and Amy. Cherished grandma of Madelyn, Elaine, Arianna, Landen, Avalyn, and soon to be, Amiah. Dear sister of Carol McCoy, Alan Blankenship, and Don Kuhlman. Memorial Visitation Thursday, June 30th, 2:00-6:30 pm at Stanley Turowski Funeral...

John Pazzanese

John Pazzanese

Jun 17, 2022

John Pazzanese of Livonia, formerly of Dearborn passed away peacefully at home on June 17, 2022. Preceding him in death were his parents Ralph and Sabina, sisters Jeannie and Marilyn and brother Joseph. His beloved wife Judith and step son Darrin Reed. John is survived by his sister Rose Androff, nephew, nieces, cousins, and loving friend Susan Paluchniak. John has...

Khalil George Tannus

Khalil George Tannus

Jun 12, 2022

Tannus, Khalil George “Charlie”. June 12, 2022. Beloved son of Victoria (Zeid Haddad) Kaywood and George Tannus. Dearest brother of Christina Tannus, Albert Tannus, Ramzey Haddad, and Danielle Haddad. Loving father of 4-legged companion Angel Tannus. Loving uncle of Savannah and Summer. Instate Monday at 11 am until time of Mass at 12:30 pm at St. Mary Orthodox Basilica, 18200...

Violet R. Del Pizzo

Violet R. Del Pizzo

Jun 8, 2022

DEL PIZZO, VIOLET R. June 8, 2022. Beloved wife of the late Joseph. Dearest mother of Joseph Guy Del Pizzo, Antoinette (James) Schaar, and John (Stacey) Del Pizzo. Loving nana of Nicholas, Antonio, and John. Instate Saturday at 11 am at SS Peter & Paul Catholic Church until time of Mass at 12 pm.

Joseph-Marie Bernard George Tardif

Joseph-Marie Bernard George Tardif

Jun 6, 2022

TARDIF, JOSEPH-MARIE BERNARD GEORGE “George”. September 19, 1928 – June 6, 2022. Former spouse of Virginia. Dearest father of Christine (Eugene) Dobrzynski, Constance (David) Smigielski, Cecilia (Edward) Zylik, Anthony (Barbara), Albert, Allen (Kuniko), Claudia (Charles Purry) Hayes, André (Shari), Camille (Bill Keeth) Bart. Loving grandfather of 14 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren. Loving brother of André (Mary), MaryAnn (David) Ruelle, and...

Paul Vella

Paul Vella

Jun 4, 2022

VELLA, PAUL June 4, 2022. Beloved husband of Pauline. Dearest father of Mary Petroskey, Joseph (Yvette) Vella, Emanuela "Lilly" (James) Baldwin, Ann (Marcel) Killingbeck, Paul Vella, Connie (Chuck) Holland, Victor Vella, and James (Andrea) Vella. Loving Nannu of 16 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren. Dear brother of Doris, Joseph, Charlie, Fred, Christine, the late Lela, Victoria, Francis, Zaren, and Carmen. Visitation...