Obituaries

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

James F. Laidlaw Dds

James F. Laidlaw Dds

Dec 15, 2017

LAIDLAW, JAMES F. DDS. December 15, 2017.  Beloved husband of Lynn.  Dearest father of Ann, John and Jean (Marc) Stover.  Loving grandpa of Nathan, Michael, Anna and Grace.  Dear brother of William, Richard, the late George, Maura and John.  Family will receive friends Sunday 2-7 pm with a Rosary at 5:00 pm at Stanley Turowski Funeral Home, 25509 West Warren...

Sefedin Selim

Sefedin Selim

Dec 11, 2017

SELIM, SEFEDIN.  December 11, 2017.   Beloved husband of the late Duko.  Dearest father of Hatihe (John) Futchko, Hetem (Albana), Nimoza (Thomas) Favazza and Nesiko (Mark).  Loving Gjysh of John, Sarah, Lauren, Peter, Kajana, and Jason. Family will receive friends Tuesday from 4-8 pm at Stanley Turowski Funeral Home, 25509 W. Warren, Dearborn Heights. Service Wednesday 11:00 am at the funeral...

Mary Catherine Husson

Mary Catherine Husson

Dec 6, 2017

HUSSON, MARY CATHERINE (DONLEY)  December 6, 2017.  Dearest mother of Kevin (Monica) Donley, Colleen Donley, James (Ivana) Donley, and Richard (Carolyn) Donley.  Loving grandma of Ryan, Emily, Sydney, Allison, Shannon, Duncan, Dylan, Brandon, Kenzie, and Samantha.  Dear sister of John, Beverly, Lois, Betty, Dwight, the late Jo Ann, and the late Karen.  Family will receive friends Sunday 2-8 pm with...

Thelma I. Kenly

Thelma I. Kenly

Dec 5, 2017

KENLY, THELMA I. December 5, 2017. Dearest sister of Betty (Louis) Kopriva. Beloved aunt of many nieces and nephews. Special friend of Richard Baczkowski. Proceeded in death by parents Mary and Fred Kenly, brother Andrew Kenly and nephew Jeffrey Kopriva. Thelma was an intensely private person who valued her friendships and adored her lifetime furry family of poodles Chere’, Ginger,...

Virginia Frances Owens

Virginia Frances Owens

Dec 1, 2017

OWENS, VIRGINIA FRANCES. December 1, 2017. Beloved wife of the late James. Dearest mother of James (Mary) and Pete (Diane). Loving grandma of Kelly, James, Pete and Terri. Loving great-grandma of Webster, Jay, Nate and Travis. Dear sister of Joe (Amy) Gunter the late Dorris (the late Sis) Gunter and the late Dorothy (the late John)Danne. Family will receive friends...

Lillian A. Garritano

Lillian A. Garritano

Nov 30, 2017

GARRITANO, LILLIAN A.  November 30, 2017  Beloved wife of the late Peter.  Dearest mother of Ann Marie (David Fryer) Garritano.  Loving grandma of Aaron and Nathan.  Family will receive friends Tuesday from 2-8 pm with Rosary at 6:30 pm at Stanley Turowski Funeral Home, 25509 W. Warren, Dearborn Heights.  Instate Wednesday 9:30 am at the Church of the Divine Child...

Helen M. Olson

Helen M. Olson

Nov 30, 2017

OLSON, HELEN M. November 30, 2017  Beloved wife of the late Oliver “Rudy”.  Also survived by many loving nieces and nephews.  Visitation Monday 9:30 am at St. Linus Church until time of Mass at 10:00 am.

Valeria Lewandowski

Valeria Lewandowski

Nov 27, 2017

LEWANDOWSKI, VALERIA. November 27, 2017. Beloved wife of Henry. Dearest mother of Phyllis (Michael) Minter and Janet (Brent) Sarver. Loving Grandma of Sarah, Daniel, Adam, Jackie, Cristin and Brian. Cherished great-grandma of Delila, Sophia, Keaton, Wyatt and the late Logan. Dear sister of John Zabawa. Memorial Visitation Saturday 11 am – 2 pm with Memorial Service at 1 pm.

Harry Sacha

Harry Sacha

Nov 26, 2017

SACHA, HARRY J. November 26, 2017 age 88.  Beloved husband of the late Eleanor.  Dearest father of Claudia (Timothy) Alsheimer, Cynthia (David) Kushner, Susan, Karen (Daniel) Lewalski, Theresa (Joseph) Girardot, Michael and the late Mark Anthony.  Loving grandfather to Stephanie (Scott) Elwood, Nathan (Jessica) Lewalski, Heather, Emily (Mark) Perry, Megan, Jennifer, Laura, Stephen, Sarah, Kathryn and Douglas.  Treasured great grandfather...

Richard D. Arbuckle

Richard D. Arbuckle

Nov 24, 2017

ARBUCKLE, RICHARD D.  November 24, 2017.  Beloved husband of the late Beryl.  Dearest father of Kathleen and Patricia (Rick) Rifkin.  Loving grandpa of Christine and great-grandpa of Franklin and Skye. Family will receive friends Monday from 2-6 pm at Stanley Turowski Funeral Home, 25509 W . Warren, Dearborn Heights. 

Florence H. Krolczyk

Florence H. Krolczyk

Nov 22, 2017

KROLCZYK, FLORENCE H. November 22, 2017. Beloved wife of the late Joseph. Dearest mother of Debby Fraser. Loving grandma of Jenny (Jim) VanBuskirk, Bryan, Robert (Victoria) Fraser, Chris. Cherished Gigi of Tara, Benjamin, Grace, Ivy, Lily and Toby. Family will receive friends Sunday from 2-8 pm with Prayer Service at 7:00 pm at Stanley Turowski Funeral Home, 25509 W. Warren,...

Leonard J. Kobak

Leonard J. Kobak

Nov 19, 2017

KOBAK, LEONARD J.  November 19, 2017.  Beloved husband of Patricia.  Dearest father of Brian (Seana), Diane (James) Seitz, Patrick (Annette) and Kevin (Cheryl).  Loving grandpa of Kyle, Matt, Mike, Chris, Nick, Anthony, Tom, Allison, Zach and Katie.  Dear brother of Theresa Stawara, Rita Garbus the late Ray, Walter, Sam and Chester.  Family will receive friends Friday 2-8 pm with a...

James J. Stanek

James J. Stanek

Nov 13, 2017

STANEK, JAMES J. November 13, 2017. Beloved husband of Sharon. Dearest father of Jason (Shelley) and the late Kristy (Jason)  Spence. Loving Pocky Jim of Collin. Family will receive friends Thursday from 2-8 pm at Stanley Turowski Funeral Home, 25509 W. Warren, Dearborn Heights. Services Thursday 7:00 pm at the funeral home. Memorial donations can be made to the family.

Noella F. Crispin

Noella F. Crispin

Nov 6, 2017

CRISPIN, NOELLA F. November 6, 2017. Dearest mother of Lee (Susan). Beloved companion of Ed Kotowski. Loving grandma of Charles, Shannon and Nicole. Great grandma of Ryan, Joe, Nicholas, Rachel and Sydney. Family will receive friends Thursday from 1:30 pm until the time of services at 4:30 pm. In lieu of flowers, donations to Promedica Hospice of Monroe.

Franz Waldmuller

Franz Waldmuller

Nov 2, 2017

WALDMULLER, FRANZ (Brother Otto). November 2, 2017.  Beloved son of the late Johann and Maria. Professed on May 1, 1955 in Germany. Spent two years in Germany as a head gardener and five more as a house master and professional welder. Then he went to Mariannhill in South Africa and spent six working in the tannery and another 12 years...

Susan Marie Shimetz

Susan Marie Shimetz

Oct 29, 2017

SHIMETZ, SUSAN MARIE. October 29, 2017. Dearest wife of Brian. Beloved mother of Devin and Habib Baydoun. Loving grandmother of Bassam. Daughter of Patricia and the late Lesile Collins; and James and Marie Penn.  Cherished sister of Cheryl and Jeff Roark, Mark Penn, and the late David Penn.  Loving sister-in-law of Sherry and Rick Young, Sandra and the late Ray...

Jane A. Westenberg

Jane A. Westenberg

Oct 24, 2017

WESTENBERG, JANE A. Passed away October 24, 2017, at the age of 93. She waspreceded in death by her loving husband, Elmer Westenberg (1994). She issurvived by their children, Robert (Ann), Donna Hungeling (William), Barbara,Susan Brinkmeier (Jeff), Joanne, David (Yuli), Mary Jane Betts (Mike) and KarenHanna, twenty-four grandchildren and thirty-one great grandchildren. Jane willbe missed by her only surviving sister,...

Eugene S. Wallag

Eugene S. Wallag

Oct 18, 2017

WALLAG, EUGENE S. October 18, 2017. Beloved husband of the late Alicja. Dearest father of Francis and Andrew. Loving Dziadzio of Stephen (Maris), Mark, Peter, Christina and Great-Grandfather of Luke. Eugene is preceded in death by his parents, Franciszek and Eugenia, his brothers Zbigniew and Tadeusz, and sister Janina.    Family will receive friends Friday from 2-8 pm with Rosary at ...

Joesph Tylutki

Joesph Tylutki

Oct 12, 2017

TYLUTKI, JOSEPH October 12, 2017.  Beloved husband of the late Regina.  Dearest father of Alina (Dick) Krahn, Hank Tylutki and Pat (James) Schultz. Family will receive friends Sunday 1-8 pm with Rosary 3:00 pm at Stanley Turowski Funeral Home, 25509 West Warren, Dearborn Heights.  Instate Monday 10:30 am at SS Peter and Paul Church until time of Mass at 11:00...

Jennie E. Franchi

Jennie E. Franchi

Oct 5, 2017

FRANCHI, JENNIE E. October 5, 2017. Beloved wife of the late Edward. Dearest mother of Eleanor (Jarvis) Williams, the late Frank (Barbara), David and Eddie. Loving grandma of Gerald (Kelly) Williams, Alice (Jason) Reinke and Pam (Harry) Baker.  Great grandma of Jerry, Joe, Kate  and Morgan.  Dear sister of Fred Fabi.  Family will receive friends Sunday 1-6 pm at Stanley...