Obituaries
Honoring Lives and Memories - Obituaries for Families in Dearborn Heights, MI
John "Tom" Thomas Mcpharlin
May 20, 2021
McPharlin, John T. “Tom”, May 20, 2021. Lifetime companion of Marilyn Sleder. Dear Father of Tom (Liz), and Linda (Mike) Smith. Also survived by 3 grandchildren and 1 great-grandson. Dearest Brother of Aimee (Jerry) Kopiwoda, Patricia Freund, Mark McPharlin, Mary (the late Michael) Carey, Susan (Erich) Bozzer, Timothy McPharlin, and the late Judy Hutson, Janice McKenna, and Michael McPharlin. Loving...
Janice C. Jajko
May 9, 2021
JAJKO, JANICE C. May 9, 2021. Beloved wife of the late George. Dearest mother of Michael (Kim), Lynda (John) Marcicky, Robert (Lana), and Georgina. Loving nan of Jeffrey, Johnny, Melissa, JaLyn, Shannon, Jason, Nicholas, Taylor, Lacey, and Jordyn. Loving great-nan of Dylan, Johnny, and Benny. Dearest sister of Joyce Pearson, Raymond Luke, Kay Thorpe, Mildred Pharris, and the late Marietta...
Raymond Arthur Schmaedeke
May 8, 2021
SCHMAEDEKE, RAYMOND ARTHUR. August 6, 1927 - May 8, 2021. Age 93. Beloved son of the late Henry and Julia. Dearest brother of Henry and the late Irene. A dear friend of Barbara Coates. Dear friends and neighbors of the Ken and Terry Monkiewicz Family and dear friend of the Iafrate Family. Raymond is a veteran that served in two...
Carol V. Quaine
May 8, 2021
QUAINE, CAROL V. May 8, 2021. Beloved wife of the late John L. Quaine. Dearest mother of John L. (Joann, RN), Mark D. (Cheryl), Rev. Michael W., Daniel P., Thomas C. (Lisa, RN) and the late Sharon A. Loving grandma of Dr. Lauren (Daniel) Vokal, John L. III, Mark D. Jr, Jennifer, RN, Nicole, RN, Daniel E., Kelly, NP, Meghan,...
Joseph P. Camilleri Jr.
May 5, 2021
CAMILLERI JR., JOSEPH P. May 5, 2021 Beloved son of the late Juanita and Joseph. Loving brother of Michael (Mary), Juanita (the late Kenneth) Wilczynski, and the late Theresa (the late David) Chan. Dear uncle of Lisa (Jason) Tarlo, Laura (Dusty) DeNio, and Karen Baker. Great-uncle of Ryan, Logan, Savannah, and Dean. Visitation Friday 2-4 pm a Stanley Turowski Funeral...
Patricia A. Slowik
May 4, 2021
SLOWIK, PATRICIA A. May 4, 2021. Beloved daughter of the late John and Bernice. Dearest sister of Joan (Buddy) Kozle, the late Theresa (Daniel) Bazner, and John. Loving aunt of many nieces and nephews. Patricia proudly served her country in the United States Air Force as a Captain and flight nurse. Instate Friday at 10 am at St. Kateri Tekakwitha...
Alexander J. Witkowski
May 3, 2021
WITKOWSKI, ALEXANDER J. November 20, 1923 - May 3, 2021. Beloved husband of the late Josephine. Dearest father of David (Kim Gomolak), John (Laura), Dianne Gagne, and Gerald (Carole Kubitskey). Loving grandpa of Andrew (Ella) Gagne and Emily Gagne. Visitation Thursday from 2-8 pm with Scripture Service at 7:00 pm at Stanley Turowski Funeral Home, 25509 W. Warren, Dearborn Heights....
Gregory T. Kotrys Sr.
Apr 27, 2021
KOTRYS SR., GREGORY T. “GREG” April 27, 2021 Beloved husband of late Judith. Dearest father of Robin Lavalle, Chris Yates, Penny (Hank) Boleski, Greg, Jimmy, and Holly (Jason) Arnold. Loving grandpa of Ricky, Amber, Natalie, Wyatt, William, Mya, Kaylee, Jasper, Leo, Zachary, Andrew, Elizabeth, Cheyenne, and great-grandpa of Ava, Timmy, Lilly, Skyla, Leo The family will receive friends Sunday from...
Helen J. Polish
Apr 27, 2021
Polish, Helen J. April 27, 2021 Beloved wife of the late Stanley. Dearest mother of Diane (Michael Merlo). Dear sister of Hank (Shirley) Gorski, Angie (Frank) Lusebrink, the late Walter Gorski, and the late Raymond (the late Stephanie) Gorski. Also survived by many loving nieces and nephews. Visitation Monday 4-8 pm at Stanley Turowski Funeral Home, 25509 West Warren, Dearborn...
Paul Sapick Sr.
Apr 23, 2021
Sapick, Paul Sr. April 23, 2021. Beloved husband of Barbara. Dearest father of Paul Jr. (Nina) and Gregory (Shelley). Loving grandpa of Jessica, Alexander, Michael, and Hannah. Visitation Tuesday 5-8 pm with Panachida at 7:00 pm at Stanley Turowski Funeral Home, 25509 West Warren. Instate Wednesday 9:15 am at St. Michael The Archangel Orthodox Church until time of Service at...
Andrzej Dec
Apr 23, 2021
DEC, ANDRZEJ, April 23, 2021. Beloved husband of Zofia. Dearest father of David Dec, Karol Dec, Isabela Oszust, and Eryk Wojciechowski. Loving grandpa to 4 grandchildren. Loving son of Alfreda Gilar Dec and the late Emil Dec. Dear brother of Janusz Dec and Zbigniew Dec. Visitation Monday 3-5 pm with a Rosary at 4:00 pm at Stanley Turowski Funeral Home,...
Joan F. Houghtailing
Apr 21, 2021
Houghtailing, Joan F. April 21, 2021. Dearest mother of Kanani (Ray) Castro, Paula (Douglas) Sitarski, Lani (Darold), Ed (Debbie), Dale (Gail) and Raymond (Maria), and the late Christine. Loving Grandma of Christopher, Stephanie, Derrick, Rhonda, Jeremy, Paul, and Christine. Loving great-grandma of Julianna, Ethan, Aubrey, Brody, and Carter. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial donations to the charity...
William Andrew Kwiecien
Apr 16, 2021
KWIEICIEN, WILLIAM ANDREW April 16, 2021 - Beloved husband of the late Diane. Dearest father of Sandra (Ryan) Holland, Christopher (Jennifer), and Michelle. Son of the late Priscilla and William. Brother of Diane Mersch, Daniel (Linda), and Richard (Adam). Loving grandfather of Charlotte. Uncle of Nicholas, Victoria, John IV (Jennifer) Mersch, Sheri (John) Mersch, Timothy, and Andrew. Memorial Mass Saturday,...
Terrence "Terry" P. Brown
Apr 16, 2021
BROWN, TERRENCE P. “Terry” April 16, 2021. Beloved husband of Wendy. Loving father of Elizabeth. Dear brother of Patricia Wells, Dennis Brown, and Teresa Brown. Loving uncle to many nieces and nephews. Instate Monday 9:00 am at the Church of the Divine Child until the time of Mass at 10:00 am. The family suggests memorial donations to Juvenile Diabetes.
Cheryl Ann Demoss
Apr 16, 2021
DeMOSS, CHERYL ANN April 16, 2021. Beloved wife of Steve. Loving Mother of Ashley, Jacob, and Amber. Precious daughter of Margaret and Art Plonka. Dearest sister of Carol (Jeff) Lamb, and Christina (Marshall) Rader. Dear daughter-in-law of Theresa and the late Jack DeMoss. Dear sister-in-law of Maryann, John, Jeannie, Andy, Sue, and Amy. Visitation Monday 2-8 pm with a Rosary...
Sharon B. Jabour
Apr 11, 2021
Sharon Jabour (Lu) died peacefully on the morning of Sunday, April 11th, 2021. Born Sharon Lhota on June 28th, 1951 in Detroit, she spent many summers attending her family’s farm in Perkins, MI. She attended Rosary High School and completed her studies at Eastern Michigan University. Sharon enjoyed playing softball, hosting friends at her pool in the summer, and spending...
Helen A. Oleszkowicz
Apr 3, 2021
Helen A. Oleszkowicz Born August 16, 1929, in Detroit Died April 3, 2021, in Dearborn She was one of six children of Frank and Mary Baran and grew up in Detroit. Married John Oleszkowicz on July 16, 1949, at St. Cunegunda in Detroit. Mom graduated from Chadsey High School and briefly worked at Awrey bakery and Burton Abstract before helping...
Christopher O'Brien Jr.
Mar 22, 2021
Christopher Allen-Matthew O'Brien Jr. October 5, 1990 - March 22, 2021 Beloved son of Dena Sumler and Christopher (the late Staicia) O'Brien. Dear brother of Crystal. Loving nephew of Annie O’Brien, Ethel O’Brien, Edward O’Brien, Barbara (the late David) Gordon, Cheryl (Durain) Stonestreet, Jackie (Deon Carter) O’Brien, Lisa O’Brien, Marie (Kenny) Burke, Darlene Jones, Deidra Sumler and Leroy (Rena) Wynn....
Joseph Thomas Ross
Mar 17, 2021
ROSS, JOSEPH THOMAS. March 17, 2021. Beloved husband of Bernadette. Dearest father of Joseph Jr. (Marcia), Dominic (Shefali) Gonzalez, and Michelle Ross. Loving grandpa of Dominic, Mary, Aidan, Damien, and Antonio. Visitation Sunday from 2-8 pm at Stanley Turowski Funeral Home, 25509 W. Warren, Dearborn Heights. Funeral Monday 11:30 am at the funeral home.
Akiko Yanari
Mar 16, 2021
On March 16, 2021, Akiko Yanari of Dearborn, MI peacefully passed away. Aki was born July 25, 1926 to the late Yoshiro and Toku Fujita in Hanford, CA. After being interned in Jerome, AR during WWII, she moved to Philadelphia and graduated from the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps program at Pennsylvania Hospital in 1948. Aki relocated to Chicago where she...
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