Obituary Listing

Mar 15, 2022

CALKA, THERESA JOSEPHINE, of Farmington Hills, passed away on March 15, 2022 at the age of 93.

Theresa was born in Detroit, Michigan on March 6, 1929. Loving mother of Claudette Calka, Margaret (Kit) Clements, Matthew Calka, and Martin (Karen) Calka; Beloved grandmother of Michelle Clements, Corey Clements, Cameron Calka, and Courtney Hanson. Dear great-grandmother...

Mar 13, 2022

Earl L. Saarela, March 13, 2022. Beloved husband of the late Joyce Saarela for 68 years.

Dear father of Michael (Jill), Karen (Rory), Perry (Trisha), and Paul. Loving grandfather of Jessica (Jeff), Rory, Mike, James, and Elise. Funeral 11:00 am Thursday, March 17, 2022 at First Apostolic Lutheran Church, 2970 Oak Grove Rd, Howell. Visitation...

Mar 11, 2022

Sandra Lee Fioretti of Livonia passed away Friday morning, March 11, 2022 at age 73.

Sandy was born November 9, 1948 in Detroit, Michigan the daughter of the late James and Isabella Allan.

Beloved wife of the late John Fioretti. Loving mother of John (Dawn) Fioretti, Susan (Chuck) Aldrich, Sarah (James) West, Joseph...

Mar 11, 2022

Tarmo Iikka Alholinna, 81, peacefully passed away while sleeping at his home in Howell, Michigan surrounded by his family on March 11th 2022.

Tarmo was born on January 26th 1941 in Helsinki, Finland son of Paavo and Edla (Savolainen) Alholinna. He immigrated to the United States in 1948 and in 1961. Tarmo served in both...

Mar 9, 2022

Betty Jean Degenhardt (nee Nowell) age 97 of Redford Township - formally of Brilliant, Ohio- passed away peacefully March 9, 2022. She was born May 15, 1924 in Wheeling, West Virginia; Daughter of the late Horace and Mary Nowell (Maxwell)

Beloved wife of 66 years to the late Carl Degenhardt. Loving mother of Richard (the...

Mar 6, 2022

Margery Louise Johnston

March 1, 1934- March 6, 2022

Margery Louise Johnston, 88, passed away at her Novi home in the early hours of Sunday March 6, 2022, following her battle with breast cancer.

She was surrounded by family and lovingly cared for until her...

Mar 4, 2022

Jane Esther (Lehto) Lobbestael was born in North East, Maryland, one of Esko and Naimi Lehto's eight children. She grew up in Connecticut near Beach Pond, not far from the ocean she loved. She attended the University of Connecticut before moving to Detroit, Michigan, where she married Richard Joseph Lobbestael on June 15, 1963.

They...

Mar 3, 2022

Kuo-Mei Liu Schmieder of Farmington passed away Thursday, March 3, 2022 at age 66.

Born January 30, 1956 in Taipei, Taiwan, the daughter of BuYuan Liu (father) and DiFei Yuan (mother).

Beloved wife of Rob; loving mother of Douglas and Pamela; caring sister of Kuo-Chen Liu, Kuo-Chung Liu, Kuo-Chi Liu, Kuo-Hsiao Liu…

Feb 27, 2022

Charles Edward Kaminski (Chuck) passed from this world peacefully on Sunday, February 27, 2022.  He was born on May 11, 1938, in Bowling Green, Ohio to Madeline and Edward Kaminski.

He was preceded in death by his parents, his treasured wife Esther, sister Toni (Jim) Searcy, and brother Edward (Sue) Kaminski.  He is survived by...

Feb 27, 2022

Nick August Keranen was born January 8, 2000. He died at age 22 on Sunday, February 27, 2022.

Loving son of Michael and Heidi Keranen. Dear brother of Shannon (Roy) Berg, Eric (Heidi) Keranen, Steven Keranen, Jennifer (Brent) Pietila, Jackie (Thomas) Eskola, Jill (Daniel) Tarnowski, Kevin Keranen, Kimberly Keranen, Carla Keranen, Jed Keranen, and Emily...

Feb 17, 2022

Jean Kelley of Hartland, MI passed away Thursday, February 17, 2022 at age 79.

Born in Pineville, KY on March 19, 1942, she was the daughter of Herbert and Caroline Buell.

Jean is preceded in death by her parents, her husband James Kelley, her daughter Kathy Colón, sisters Tevis Taylor, Jeanette Casey and...

Feb 15, 2022

Alan Eino Harmala, age 50, of Jacksonville, Florida, passed away Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at his residence.

Born February 25, 1971 in Detroit, Michigan

He attended South Lyon Salem Elementary school, St. Peter's Lutheran School, and Huron Valley Lutheran High School where he graduated from. Alan enjoyed spending time outdoors. He loved quality...

Feb 12, 2022

MALMSTROM, Bob  Age 96

Beloved husband of the late Leila for 68 years.

Loving father of Susan (Martyn) Hiscox, Charles Malmstrom, Nancy (Ed) Donahue and Laura Malmstrom.

Also survived by 5 grandchildren and 5 greatgrandchildren.

Bob was born December 30, 1925 in South Range, Michigan to John and Josephine Malmstrom. After...

Feb 8, 2022

Dave was born on October 6, 1941 to Arthur and Norma DePodesta (deceased) in Detroit, MI.  He died peacefully on February 8, 2022 in Beaumont Hospital (Troy, MI) with his family by his side.  Dave is survived by his loving wife Gail (Anger) of 49 years, children Tracie and partner Chris Campbell, Cedarwood, GA; and Arthur and...

Feb 7, 2022

WINTERS, SHARON, age 74, wife of Don Winters, of Canton, passed away on Monday, February 7, 2022. Sharon was born on October 19, 1948 in L'anse, Michigan to parents Rudolph and Margaret (Lando). Loving wife of Don for over 20 years; cherished mother of Carol, Jim, and Julie Uren; adored grandmother of Christopher Uren, Jordan Hughes, Michael...

Feb 7, 2022

Julia "Lillian" Skonieczny of White Lake (formerly of Traverse City and Detroit), passed away Thursday, February 3, 2022, at age 99.

Born in Glouster, Ohio, July 1, 1922, the daughter of John and Catherine Gosk, who emigrated from Poland through Ellis Island.

Loving sister of the late Charles Gosk, Jean Ewald, Lucy Varner,...

Feb 7, 2022

Garbis Koptas  age 68, of Novi, passed away on Monday, February 7, 2022.

Garbis was born on December 17, 1953 in Istanbul, Turkey to parents Hayk and Armenuhi (Kesisian) Koptas.

Cherished husband of Anna; dear father of Michelle (Dale) Hartzog and the late Nicole Koptas; proud grandfather of Addison, Alexis, and Amelia.

Feb 5, 2022

Charles Schlacks Jr passed away February 5, 2022, just two weeks before his 91st birthday.

He was born February 20, 1931, in Detroit,  the son of Charles and Irene Schlacks and attended U of D

Jesuit High School and U of D College where he graduated with a degree in Philosophy. In 1952...

Feb 4, 2022

Robert Paul Piotrowski, of Novi, Michigan, died peacefully at 104 years old with his family at his bedside.

He was born in Manistee, the son of Peter and Gertrude Piotrowski, in 1917 and attended school there. In high school he excelled at football and went on to play for the Wolverines in 1936-1937 at U...

Feb 4, 2022

Kerns, Linda Scarlett. From Farmington Hills, MI. Born in Fennville, MI and raised in Montague, MI. Passed on February 4, 2022.  Age 80.

Loving mother of son Thomas Kerns (Michelle), daughter Kristin Donoghue (Brad), daughter Kathryn Kerns, and grandchildren Alexander, Jacob, Kate and Gillian. Graduated from Ferris State. Loving wife of Stephen Kerns of 58...