Obituaries

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

Virginia M. Yanachik

Virginia M. Yanachik

Sep 23, 2013

YANACHIK, VIRGINIA M. September 23, 2013. Beloved wife of the late Eugene. Dearest mother of Michael (Shirley) and Dennis (Dana). Loving grandmother of Keith, Mark and great-grandmother of Sophie, Jack, Alec, Matthew, and Jonathan. Family will receive friends Friday from 1-8 pm with Rosary at 7 pm at Stanley Turowski Funeral Home, 25509 W. Warren, Dearborn Heights. Instate Saturday 9:30...

Cynthia A. Werner

Cynthia A. Werner

Sep 21, 2013

WERNER, CYNTHIA A. Sept. 21, 2013. Beloved wife of William. Dearest mother of Dayna, Lisa, and William Jr. (Christina). Loving grandmother of Robert. Dearest sister of Sheryl and Jacquie. Family will receive friends this Thursday, at 6pm, at The Salvation Army Citadel, Dearborn Heights, until time of Memorial Service at 7pm.

Loureen J. Tucker

Loureen J. Tucker

Sep 16, 2013

TUCKER, LOUREEN J. September 16, 2013. Beloved wife of Teddy. Dearest mother of Teddy (Judy) and Timmy (Crystal Wiggins). Loving Grand Mama of Emily, Danielle, Jennifer, Ashley, TJ, Katy, TT, Kala and Jacob. Dear sister of Patricia Nelson. Dearest aunt of Danielle Campbell. Family will receive friends Thursday 1-4:30 pm at Stanley Turowski Funeral Home 25509 West Warren Dearborn Heights....

Leona G. Mayers

Leona G. Mayers

Sep 13, 2013

MAYERS, LEONA G. “Lee” September 13, 2013. Beloved wife of Len. Dearest mother of Karen (Bob) Bohn, Patricia (Doug Baldwin) Mayers, Robert (Tama) and Nancy (John) Daroma. Loving grandma of Steve (Anne), Robert, Brian, David, Daniel, Cody, Lauren, Nick, and great-grandma of Steven, Tessa, and the late Emily. Dear sister of Joanne (Dick) Peters, the late Charlene (the late Jerry)...

Cassie Stawarz

Cassie Stawarz

Sep 12, 2013

STAWARZ, CASSIE. September 12, 2013. Beloved wife of the late Joseph. Dearest mother of John (Lisa) and Christina (Earle) Umstead. Loving grandmother of Catherine, Earle, Michelle, Mikayla and great-grandmother of Lily. Dear sister of Rita Corl. Family will receive friends Friday from 1-8 pm with Rosary at 7 pm at Stanley Turowski Funeral Home, 25509 W. Warren, Dearborn Heights. Instate...

Chester Lukas

Chester Lukas

Sep 10, 2013

LUKAS, CHESTER September 10, 2013. Beloved husband of Roseanne. Dearest father of Doug, Gary (Gail), Julie (Alan) Blankenship, Joan (the late Terrance) Boyle and Tricia (Paul) Boman. Loving papa of Christopher, Rebecca, Amber, Michael, Derek, Tyler, Griffin, Trinity and Lukas. Great papa of Destiny, Emma, Carter and Wesley. Dear brother of Geraldine (Al) Falkiewicz, Evelyn Dierks and the late Richard....

Elberta Tuchelske

Elberta Tuchelske

Sep 9, 2013

TUCHELSKE, Elberta (Sadie), nee Lekity, 73, was born in Wyandotte, Michigan. She passed away suddenly Monday, September 9, 2013. She is survived by her loving children Eric Tuchelske of Dearborn Heights and Patricia (Andy) Greening of Walled Lake. Also surviving is her twin brother Elbert (Diane) Lekity of Brownstown Township and her cherished, pampered pet, Bindy. She was preceded in...

Genoise M. Wojnarowski

Genoise M. Wojnarowski

Aug 25, 2013

WOJNAROWSKI, GENOISE M. August 25, 2013. Age 56. Passed away after a courageous 16 month battle with brain cancer. Beloved wife of John. Loving mother of Teresa and Sarah. Dear daughter of the late Stan and Virginia Surma. Dear sister of Larry (Teresa) Surma, Anita (Gary) Saganski, Marcie (John) Meixner, Donna (Frank) Novock, Mark (Vivian) Surma, Greg (Robin ) Surma,...

Virginia A. Garcia

Virginia A. Garcia

Aug 16, 2013

GARCIA, VIRGINIA A. August16, 2013. Beloved wife of Rudolph. Dearest mother of Jacqueline (Art) Silkowski and Aaron (Claudia). Loving grandmother of Madison, Hunter, Luke and Natalie. Family will receive friends Sunday from 2-8 pm with Rosary at 7 pm at Stanley Turowski Funeral Home, 25509 W. Warren, Dearborn Heights. Instate Monday 9:00 am at St. Linus Church until time of...

Ethel M. Wright

Ethel M. Wright

Aug 7, 2013

WRIGHT, ETHEL M. August 7, 2013. Beloved wife of the late Raymond. Dearest mother of Linda (the late Robert) Sosnowski and Patti (Steve) Furkas. Loving grandma of Hal (Michele), Tammy (Jeff), Ryan (Jen), Jonathan, Jeff, Jonelle (Matt) and the late Jason (Peggy). Great grandma of Scott, Chelsea, Caitlin, Halie, Jacob, Madison, Evan, Madeleine, Jakob, Jaden, Trevor, Ashlynn, Mackenzie, Morgan and...

Roman A. Wolocko

Roman A. Wolocko

Aug 4, 2013

WOLOCKO, ROMAN A. August 4, 2013. Loving father of his princess, Sherry (Fred) Stillman. Dear son of the late Roman S. and Helen. Dearest brother of Thomas (Shelley), Lorraine (Paul) Weiman, Philip (Jann), Dominic (David Marshall), Matthew (Marybeth), and the late Anthony (Susan). Also survived by 12 nieces and nephews and 13 great nieces and nephews. Family will receive friends...

Antonietta Di Russo

Antonietta Di Russo

Jul 27, 2013

Di RUSSO, ANTONIETTA July 27, 2013. Beloved wife of the late Guglielmo. Dearest mother of Maria (Edward) Vespa and Giuseppe (Rosa). Loving Nonna of Felicia, Paola, Gino, Josie, Daniela and Melissa. Great Nonna of Guiliano, Marianna, Antonio and Angelo. Survived by her sister Giuseppina De Vita. Family will receive friends Wednesday 1-8 pm with a rosary at 7 pm at...

Lidia Piroli

Lidia Piroli

Jul 22, 2013

PIROLI, LIDIA July 22, 2013. Beloved wife of the late Amerigo. Dearest mother of Antoinette and Felice. Dear sister of Diva Presutti, Frances Jesue, Tullio ( Rose) Liberati, Elda (Arnaldo) Fracassa, Dora (Tony) Mangiapane, and Enia (Jim) McCullen. Loving aunt to many nieces, nephews, and cousins. Instate Wednesday 9:30 am at St. Clement Church, 5275 Kenilworth, Dearborn, until time of...

Dolores "Lori" Katona

Dolores "Lori" Katona

Jul 21, 2013

KATONA, DOLORES V. “LORI”. July 21, 2013. Beloved wife of the late Frank. Dearest mother of David, Luanne (Harry) Steslicki, Tom and Michael (Jeanine). Loving Nana of Tyler, Brandon and Kayla. Dear sister of the late Tony (the late Margie) Husse. Dear sister-in-law of Louise (the late Leonard) Wendyger, Dorothy (Wolfgang) Sosnitza, Marion (Guy) Christian, John (Margaret) Katona, Barbara (Carlo)...

David M. Keskinen

David M. Keskinen

Jul 14, 2013

KESKINEN, David M., 58, of Detroit, passed away suddenly on July 14, 2013. Dave was born on November 20, 1954 in Detroit. He was a graduate of Cody High School. From a young age, Dave showed incredible math skills, often carrying a notebook with mathematical equations that he had worked on. He was always adept at figuring out how things...

Dolores V. Rock

Dolores V. Rock

Jul 12, 2013

ROCK, DOLORES V. July 12, 2013. Beloved wife of the late Louis. Loving mother of Gary (Terri) and Nancy (John) Pascaris. Loving grandmother of Andrew, Nicholas, Nathan, Julianna, and Joshua. Dear sister of Fred (Joan) Tokarz. Family will receive friends Tuesday from 1-8 pm with a Prayer Service at 7 pm at Stanley Turowski Funeral Home, 25509 W. Warren, Dearborn...

Cecilia Muczynski

Cecilia Muczynski

Jun 29, 2013

MUCZYNSKI, CECILIA June 29, 2013. Beloved wife of 64 years to Stanley. Dearest mother of Diane (Robert) Bryja, Barbara (Walter) Munie and Robert (Kathy). Loving grandmother of Judith, Brian, Kevin and Philip. Great grandmother of Jacob. Family will receive friends Tuesday 1-8 pm with a Rosary at 7 pm at Stanley Turowski Funeral Home 25509 West Warren Dearborn Heights. Instate...

Harold C. Shaw

Harold C. Shaw

Jun 27, 2013

SHAW, HAROLD C. “HARRY”. June 27, 2013. Loving father of Lindsey Amanda Shaw. Former husband of Linda Landfair-Shaw. Dear brother of Patrick, Robert, Albert, Janet James and Nancy Chenowith. Family will receive friends Monday 1-4 pm at Stanley Turowski Funeral Home 25509 West Warren Dearborn Heights. Funeral Monday 4 pm at the Funeral Home.

Craig M. Karankiewicz

Craig M. Karankiewicz

Jun 20, 2013

KARANKIEWICZ, CRAIG M. June 20, 2013. Loving father of Connor. Dearest son of Irene and the late Luke. Dear brother of Ken. Dear friend to many. Family will receive friends Monday from 1-8 pm at Stanley Turowski Funeral Home, 25509 W. Warren, Dearborn Heights. Funeral Tuesday 10:00 am at the Funeral Home. Also known as Craig Karan and “M.D.”

Clara Fras

Clara Fras

Jun 19, 2013

FRAS, CLARA June 19, 2013. Beloved wife of Eugene. Dearest mother of Carol Santa Maria and the late Denise. Loving grandmother of David Santa Maria. Dearest sister of Bruno Nalepa. Family will receive friends Sunday 1-8 pm at Stanley Turowski Funeral Home, 25509 West Warren, Dearborn Heights. Instate Monday 9:30 am until time of Mass at 10 am at St....