Obituaries

Nov 17, 2024

Esther Jane Tondreau, 92, of Livonia, MI passed away on November 17, 2024. She was born in Detroit on April 21, 1932, to Main and Ebba Mark. She graduated from Cooley High School in 1950.

Esther married Joseph on July 21, 1950; they were married 62 years. 

Esther enjoyed going to the casino, playing bingo, doing crossword puzzles, watching Days of Our...

Oct 25, 2024

Joseph “Joe” Christopher Tilson, 64, of Livonia, MI passed away surrounded by his loving family on Friday, October 25th, 2024. 

Joe was born in Detroit, Michigan on August 27th, 1960 to Walter and Evelyn Tilson. He graduated from Redford High School, and continued on to Denver Auto and Diesel College. He worked as a mechanic for UPS for 34 years. He...

Oct 24, 2024

 Patricia "Pat" Jugon, 89, of Livonia, MI passed away Thursday, October 24, 2024.

Pat was born in Martins Ferry, Ohio on April 13, 1935 to William and Marie Semelveis. After graduating high school, she moved to Detroit and worked as a secretary for American Harvester, where she met her future husband, Michael, then at Henry Ford hospital in Detroit until they...

Oct 17, 2024

Robert Charles Mullen, aka Bob Mullen, 84 years old, Redford Michigan passed away Thursday, October 17, 2024.

Bob was born in Southfield Michigan on October 12, 1940 to Delbert C. Mullen and Celestine Schonhofen. He was one of 9 brothers and sisters. Bob graduated from Salesian High School and continued on to receive his business degree from Walsh Business Institute.

Bob was...

Oct 10, 2024

Eric Douglas Booth, 80, passed away October 10, 2024. He was born April 11, 1944 at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.

Eric was married to Marcia on November 12, 1966 and had two sons, Kenneth and Todd.

He graduated from Eastern Michigan University in January 1967 and became a certified CPA in April 1970. He began his career at what became Price...

Oct 7, 2024

Patricia Leonard, 87, passed away October 7, 2024, surrounded by loved ones. She was born in Detroit on September 16, 1937, to Zigmond and Helen Goslawski, where she joined her older sister, Irene. She graduated from St. Andrews High School in 1955 and soon after graduation, she met the love of her life, Raymond Leonard. They married on August 16,...

Oct 3, 2024

After a beautiful fall afternoon with his niece, Lesley, our Uncle George Paul Brancato peacefully slipped away in the wee hours of October 3, 2024 - reuniting after almost 11 months with his beloved "Barb" (nee Gordinier). At the age of 97, he represented the last of our family's "Greatest Generation".

Soft spoken, small in stature, big in heart, kind, Godly,...

Sep 22, 2024

Laura Jean Gonzalez, beloved mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, passed away peacefully on September 22, 2024, in Livonia, Michigan, at the age of 92. Born on December 1, 1931, in Detroit. 

Laura retired from her career at Life of Virginia Insurance Company, yet her most treasured role was that of a devoted mother to her children, Deborah, Gary, and Laurie, and...

Sep 14, 2024

Jacqueline “Jackie” Lee Ritchey, 84, of Livonia, Michigan, passed away on Saturday, September 14th surrounded by her loved ones.

Jackie was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on April 16,1940 to Michael and Pearl Possert. She graduated from Thurston High School in 1959.

Jackie was married to Billy Ritchey on September 9, 1964; they were married for 36 years. They had five daughters.

Jackie held...

Sep 7, 2024

Aug 13, 2024

Trevor James Guinon, 34, of Detroit, M.I, passed away on August 13th 2024.  

Trevor was born in Dearborn,MI on November 4th, 1989 to Elisa Sauceda- Alce and William Guinon. He graduated from Edsel Ford High School. 

Trevor is survived by his daughter, Misha Guinon; mother, Elisa Sauceda-Alce; father, William Guinon; brother, William Guinon Jr; sister, Halle Guinon; niece, Rosa Guinon and...

Aug 12, 2024

Lenore M Buttery passed away August 12, 2024 at 94 years of age.

Lenore was born in Detroit, Michigan on June 2, 1930 to Harold and Eva Anderson. She attended All Saints Catholic School in Detroit from 1st through 12th grade and she was involved in All Saints Catholic Church as well, where she sang in the church choir and was...

Aug 7, 2024

Lila Mae Williams passed away August 7, 2024 at the age of 86. She was born in Detroit, Michigan to Louis and Opal Quine on October 14, 1937.

Lila is survived by her Husband, Carl; children, Kevin, Carol and David; grandsons, Kyle and Zachary; sisters, Mary (Bruce) Wentzel and Velma (Wayne) Waldron, and many nieces and nephews.

Visitation for Lila will be...

Jul 22, 2024

Dyane L Hill, 74, of Richmond Twp, Michigan, passed away Monday evening, July 22,2024 at Sparrow Hospital in Lansing.

Dyane was born December 3,1949 in Ishpeming to Howard and Dorothy (Spitz) Wendt. She was a life long Soumi Location and Richmond Township resident. She was united in marriage to Bruce Hill on May 31, 1969 and together they raised two children.

Dyane...

Jul 17, 2024

Spasa Stefanovski passed away July 17, 2024 at the age of 90. She was born in Rydari, Greece on August 15, 1933 to Mitre and Stefanka Jankylovski. 

Spasa is survived by her sons, Blagoja (Karen) and Cane (Iliena); grandchildren Steven, Amy and Danielle.

Visitation for Spasa will be held Friday, July 26, 2024 from 2:00 PM until the time of the prayer...

Jul 15, 2024

James Dennis Sheldon passed away July 15, 2024 at the age of 85. He was born November 8, 1938 to Wilfred and Margaret Sheldon in Detroit, Michigan.

James was married to Eleanor for 63 years and they had two daughters, Denise and Cynthia. 

For 20 years, James served in the U.S. Navy and followed that career with 22 years at Ford Motor...

Jul 14, 2024

Robert Joseph Otto passed away July 14, 2024. He was born September 26, 1972 in Livonia, Michigan to Jack, Sr and Carolyn (nee. Zalewski).

Visitation for Robert will be held Friday, July 19, 2024 from 4:00 - 8:00PM at Manns Family Funeral Home, 17000 Middlebelt, Livonia 48154.

Jul 13, 2024

Brenda Louise Burnett (nee. Hartman) of Novi, Michigan, passed away Saturday, July 13th 2024; surrounded by loved ones. 

Born July 2nd 1954 in Detroit Michigan to James (Sr.) and Genevieve (nee. Oblak) Hartman; she was one of four siblings who grew up in and around Detroit. She graduated from Benedictine High School in Detroit and later briefly attended the University of...

Jul 6, 2024

Lorraine Helen Kukula, 87, of Livonia, Michigan, passed away on July 6, 2024. Lorraine was born at home January 25, 1937 to Joseph and Jennie in Detroit, where she attended Hanneman Elementary and Chadsey High School.

She taught dance at Arthur Murray, then worked for seven years at AAA. At that time, she became engaged to Robert William Plaskey, but never...

Jul 6, 2024

Gerald "Jerry" Kendall passed away July 6, 2024 at the age of 88. He was born in Detroit, Michigan on January 14, 1936. He graduated from Bentley High School and continued on to receive a bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University.

Jerry was married to Marguerite on June 20, 1970. They were married 54 years.

He worked as a shuttle driver for...