All Obituaries

Ronald Edward Laird of Farmington Hills passed away early Tuesday morning July 27, 2021, at age 69. Born in Highland Park, Michigan the son of Gordon and Doris Laird. Beloved husband of 39 years to Linda; loving father of Sarah (Chris), Emily (Nick), Veronica – verified not adopted (Brandon), Molly (Drake); proud grampy of Kaline, Jax, Cobb, Hops & Porter. Dear brother of Charles (Mary), Gordon (Carol), Terrance (Marta), Timothy (Krista), Lawrence (Giselle), Brian (Sandy), Mary...

Was born September 8, 1936, in Enso, Finland. He was the youngest son of Veikko and Emma (Palm) Nurmi. At a young age, Paavo was evacuated from their home during the Winter and Continuation Wars in Finland. He spent his early years living in several areas of Finland. He immigrated with his family to Michigan in 1955 and was married to Nancy Mayry on March 12, 1960. He was a tool and die maker by trade but had numerous other talents. During his working years, he always had time to be in the...

Dominic Thomas Rotondi of Novi passed away Saturday, July 24, 2021 at age 21. Born March 13, 2000 in Garden City, the son of Thomas and Brianne Rotondi. Dominic is survived by his parents Thomas and Brianne (Gene Longworth) Sister Alexis, Half sister Teya, Makayla & Braxton. Grandparents Tom and Pam Rotondi, Pam and Kim Virag, Geri and Will Brumfield, Joann and Dan Baker. Aunts and Uncles Shannon (Jim) Barber, Ruthie (Brian)  Ilich, Kim (George)  Allen and Tina...

Joyce Ina Saarela, of Brighton, passed peacefully July 19 after a sudden illness. Wife of Earl for 68 years. Mother to Michael (Jill), Karen (Rory), Perry (Trisha), and Paul. Loving grandmother to Jessica (Jeff), Rory, Mike, James, and Elise. Services 12:00 pm Friday July 23 at First Apostolic Lutheran, 2970 Oak Grove Rd, Howell. Visitation 11:00 am until the service.

William T. (Bill) Smith of Farmington Hills passed away July 18, 2021 after 95 years of a wonderful, remarkable, life. He was married for 64 years to his high school sweetheart, Joan D. Smith (deceased 2012). Together they had five children: Maralee (Karwoski), William Gregory, Nancy Joan (Smith-Hefner), Gregory Laurence, and Douglas Scott.  He was a loving grandfather to 12, great-grandfather to 21, and great-great grandfather to 1.  Bill was the son of Hugh Lawrence Smith and...

Janet (Janeski) Ogrodowski of Farmington Hills passed away Tuesday July 13, 2021 at the age of 82. Born in Detroit, Michigan, she was the daughter of Joseph and Victoria Janeski. Janet is the beloved mother of Thomas Jr. (MaryAnn), Constance Sica, Suzanne (Russell) Fulmer, and Christina Pritula. Dear grandmother of Stephen Ogrodowski, Michael Ogrodowski, Colleen Ogrodowski, Sara (Corey) Robinson, Scott Fulmer, and Maria Sica. Janet is preceded in death by her siblings; Joseph Janeski,...

David Wallace Pressly of Farmington Hills passed away Sunday evening, July 11, 2021, at age 52. Born in South Africa, April 2, 1969, the son of John and Sheilagh Pressly. David is survived by his parents John and Sheilagh, his sister Candice and his nephew Noah. The Pressly family will receive guests at the funeral home 12:00 pm until the 1:00 pm Memorial Service, Saturday, July 17, 2021 The Memorial Service may be viewed starting at 1:00pm. Please click here to see service. ...

Caryl Miilu, the invincible and inimitable wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, aunt, cousin, and friend to all, left this world just as she lived in it: doing it her way. She transitioned peacefully surrounded by her loving daughters and sons-in-law as well as a competent and compassionate medical staff. She was born to Evelyn (Larson) and Arvo Lehto on May 14, 1935 in Rockland Township, MI and christened Helen Carol Lehto. As a young child she changed her name to Carol only to...

Lucille (Gabriel) Bin of Farmington Hills passed away peacefully Monday July 5, 2021, at age 85. Beloved wife of 62 years to Edwin; Loving mother to Sheila (Dan) Burke, Mark Bin, Tina (Mike) Tremblay, Jane Bin, Michael (Erika) Bin. Proud grandmother of Sean, Kyle, Christopher, Samantha, Timothy, Jonathan, Audreana, Luke and Lilly. Dear daughter of the late Frank and Johanna Gabriel. Dear sister of Edward Gabriel. Lucille was preceded in death by her siblings; Theresa Gabriel, Francis...

Sara Joanne Marttila, age 26, passed away on July 1, 2021 in Royal Oak, Michigan. She was born on March 14, 1995 in Hancock, Michigan, daughter of Eric and the late Judith Marttila. She lived in Houghton, Michigan for the first several years of her life, before moving with her parents to the Detroit area in 1998. Sara graduated from Goodrich High School in 2013, and graduated from Baker College in 2018 with a degree in Criminal Justice. Sara was a lifelong member of the Old Apostolic...