Obituaries

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

Thaddeus Wiecek

Thaddeus Wiecek

Sep 6, 2021

Wiecek, Thaddeus. September 6, 2021 Beloved father of Matthew. Loving brother of Terri (Mark) Bala, Anne (James) McLeod. Dearest son of the late John and Stella. Dear uncle of Brandon (Tessa), Alexis (Brennor), and the late Mark. Visitation Thursday from 2-8 pm at Stanley Turowski Funeral Home, 25509 W. Warren, Dearborn Heights. Funeral Service Friday at the funeral home at...

Mary Jane Nieves

Mary Jane Nieves

Aug 30, 2021

NIEVES, MARY JANE August 30, 2021 Loving mother of Russell (Molly) Nieves, Laura (the late Jack) Kennedy, Jeffrey Nieves, and Karen Nieves. Dearest grandma of Christina Nieves, Anthony Nieves, Jesse Nieves, and Max Nieves. A private service has been held.

Richard Simon Zielinski

Richard Simon Zielinski

Aug 29, 2021

ZIELINSKI, RICHARD S. August 29, 2021 Beloved husband of Wanda. Dear father of Catherine (Ronald) Hanes, Christine (Keith) Lomason, Diane (Gordon) Meisel, David (Virginia), and Anne Marie Willinger. Loving Dziadzia of Matthew Meisel, Victoria Zielinski, William Lomason, Natalie Zielinski, Evelyn Zielinski, Adam Willinger, Justin Willinger, the late Richard Hanes, and the late Andrew Meisel. Also survived by many loving nieces...

Genevieve A. Smith

Genevieve A. Smith

Aug 24, 2021

SMITH, GENEVIEVE A. August 24, 2021. Beloved Wife of Jim. Dearest Mother of Scott, Tom, Cyndi (Eric), Ron (Marcy), Sheila, Tim, John and Trish. Loving Grandma of Kelly, Bill (Dawn), Casey, Xavier, Logan (Keegan), Racheal (Ian), and Cory. Great-Grandma of Jordan, AJ, Oliver, Emerson, Ava, and Charlotte. Dear Sister of Lois (Vern). Visitation Monday, August 30, at The Dearborn Heights...

Joann M. Wojciak

Joann M. Wojciak

Aug 23, 2021

WOJCIAK, JOANN M. August 23, 2021. Beloved wife of the late Leonard “Bebop” & the late Edward Wengrowski. Dearest mother of Phil (Susan) Wengrowski. Loving grandma of Phillip, Andrew, and Olivia. Joann was an Executive Secretary for ATT. She was president of the Lyskawa VFW women’s Auxiliary. She worked for the Dearborn Heights city clerk, census bureau, Crestwood school district,...

Irene S. Hejka

Irene S. Hejka

Aug 18, 2021

HEJKA, IRENE S. August 18, 2021. Beloved wife of the late Leonard. Dearest mother of Diana Hejka, Barbara (Don) Daniel, Catherine (Michael) Muscat, Elizabeth Klaus, and Mariann (Matthew) Hejka-Nelson. Loving grandma of Jessica (Matthew) Domako, Raymond, Ryan, Katie, Matthew, Melissa, and Joseph. Loving great-grandma of Arianna, Anthony, Lucas, and Ryder. Visitation Friday from 2-8 pm with Rosary at 7 pm...

Jeremy Scott Sword

Jeremy Scott Sword

Aug 17, 2021

Jeremy Scott Sword 40, of Dearborn Heights MI, died on Tuesday, August 17th, 2021. He is survived by his mother Gloria Sword, his brother Craig Paris, sister Carol Blackburn, sister Jenny Jackson. Predeceased by his father Denver Lee Sword who passed on October 24th, 2012. Jeremy leaves a legacy of six beautiful children: Christopher Sword, Marcus Koziel, Tyler Sword, Kendall...

Donald Stanley Rzepecki

Donald Stanley Rzepecki

Aug 15, 2021

RZEPECKI, DONALD S. “Don” August 15, 2021. Beloved husband of Patricia. Dearest son of the late Andrew and Stella. Loving brother of Richard (Theresa), the late Robert (Carol), and the late William (Nancy). Dear brother-in-law of Richard (Pat) Toporowski and Stanley Toporowski Also survived by many loving nieces and nephews Visitation Thursday 2-8 pm with Rosary at 7:00 pm at...

Adeline A. Kaczor

Adeline A. Kaczor

Aug 11, 2021

KACZOR, ADELINE A. August 11, 2021. Beloved wife of the late Marion. Dearest mother of David (Diane), Lawrence (Barbara), Linda Dinsmore, Diane (Daniel) Budz, and the late Daniel (Darlene). Loving grandma of Colleen, Lawrence, Dean, Daniel Jr. Deanna, Daniel, Tammy, Anthony, and Jeremy. Loving great-grandma of 11 and great-great-grandma of 1. Dearest sister of the late Ted, Edward, Josephine, Frank,...

Ronald Michael Plocharczyk

Ronald Michael Plocharczyk

Aug 11, 2021

PLOCHARCZYK, RONALD MICHAEL. August 11, 2021. Beloved father of Kyle, Ryan, Jennifer (Troy) Doederlein. Dear papa of Jaedyn Cherry, Garett, Gillian, Chino, and Skye. Loving son of the late Chester and Helen. Dearest brother of Kenneth (Diane), Beverly (Julio) Cervantes, Daniel (Mary), Deborah (Matthew) Partyka, and the late Casimir. Also survived by many loving nieces and nephews. Visitation Wednesday from...

Emil S. Wieleba

Emil S. Wieleba

Aug 8, 2021

WIELEBA, EMIL S. August 8, 2021. Beloved Husband of Shirley for 72 years. Loving Dad of Sr. Karen Ann OSF, Amy Wieleba, and Julie (Gerald) Wieleba-Milkie. Dearest Brother of Ted (Joyce) Wieleba. Emil served his country faithfully in WWII, fighting in the Battle of the Bulge, where he was captured and became a Prisoner of War. He worked at Ford...

Irene Stella Dewicki

Irene Stella Dewicki

Aug 5, 2021

Irene (Mazur) Dewicki entered eternal life on August 5, 2021, when God called her by name. Irene was born with the help of a mid-wife on Detroit’s West Side in a largely Polish neighborhood. She was baptized at St. Andrew’s and attended St. Cunegunda’s Church and Grade School which was just up the street. Irene graduated from Chadsey High School...

Richard Albert Przybylski

Richard Albert Przybylski

Aug 3, 2021

Richard Albert Przybylski was born on Dec. 27, 1925 in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Kazimiera (Felcyn) and Albert A. Przybylski. He passed away on August 3, 2021 in Vancouver, Washington, at age 95. Richard grew up with eight other siblings on Cedargrove Street, near Detroit City Airport, and graduated from Detroit's Denby High School in 1944. In May 1944,...

Henrietta R. O'Chel

Henrietta R. O'Chel

Jul 27, 2021

O'CHEL, HENRIETTA R. July 27, 2021. Dearest daughter of the late Gertrude and Alexander. Loving aunt of Alex and many other nieces and nephews. Instate Friday 10:00 am at St. Linus Church until time of Mass at 10:30 am.

Kent A. Klim

Kent A. Klim

Jul 25, 2021

Kent Arthur Klim, 55, of Dearborn, went to heaven Sunday, July 25, 2021, peacefully surrounded by loved ones after a short battle with cancer. He was born, August 20, 1965, the beloved son of Karl and Henrietta (Gralak) Klim. Kent was an avid participant in the Special Olympics and enthusiastic fan of Divine Child, often riding the bus with the...

Theresa M. Danowski

Theresa M. Danowski

Jul 24, 2021

DANOWSKI, THERESA, M. July 24, 2021. Beloved wife of the late Stanley. Dearest mother of Douglas (the late Denise), Guy (the late Vandoris), Kurt, Brad (Kathy), and Tracy (Richard) Wieczorek. Loving grandma of 7 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren. Dear sister of the late Elizabeth Frank, Maryanne Gundick, Rita Sipple, Raymond Nowak, Bernadine Reed, and Elaine Kraffa. Visitation Tuesday 2-8...

Martha Linn Hlavaty

Martha Linn Hlavaty

Jul 20, 2021

HLAVATY, MARTHA L. July 20, 2021. Beloved daughter of the late Dewey and Loretta. Also survived by cousins and friends. Memorial Visitation Wednesday, September 22, 10:00 am at St. Linus Church until the time of Memorial Mass at 10:30 am.

Dolores A. Gateman

Dolores A. Gateman

Jul 17, 2021

Gateman, Dolores A. July 17, 2021. Loving wife of the late Harold “Bud”. Dearest sister of Jerome (Marilynn) Turowski, the late Stanley (Dorothy) Turowski, JoAnn (the late David) Moranty, and Donald (Gina) Turowski. Loving aunt to many nieces and nephews. Instate Wednesday 9:00 am at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, 23815 Power Rd, Farmington, until the time of Mass...

Irena Grabowski

Irena Grabowski

Jul 16, 2021

GRABOWSKI, IRENA July 16, 2021 Beloved wife of the late William Edward. Dearest mother of Barbara (Marian) Kitlinski, Lucyna (Jerry) Dinces, Ryszard (Cindy) Grabowski, Jolanta (John) Montoni, Andrew (Kristi) Grabowski, and the late Tadeusz (Patricia) Grabowski. Loving babcia of Mark, Darek, Sean, Christopher, Nicole, Hillary, Jillian, Casimir, Nicholas, Amanda, Jacob, Anna, and Ashley. Great-babcia of Krystyna, Michael, Amelia, Madeleine, Sebastian,...

William Arthur Knop

William Arthur Knop

Jul 13, 2021

KNOP, WILLIAM A. July 13, 2021. Beloved husband of the late Irene. Dearest father of Jane (Ken) Bridge, Larry (Barb) Knop, Phil Knop, and the late Michael (Barb) Knop. Cherished grandpa of Christopher (Roxanne) Bridge, Sara (Joseph) Caffrey, Josh Bridge, Amanda Knop, and Alex Knop. Loving great-grandpa of Charlotte, Violet, Claire, and Hannah. Dear brother of the late Estella Krist....