Robert E. Mcallister
Jan 20, 2013
Age 82. Beloved husband of the late Patricia Ann for 43 years. Loving father of Lesley, Grant (Teri), Mark (Marjorie) and Robert K. (Jeanne) McAllister. Cherished grandfather of 13; great-grandfather of 8. Dear brother of Bobby Joe, Martha and Joyce. Bob retired from Ford Motor Company after 37 years, and was also a professional photographer. He is...
Arthur E. Mcdonald
Jan 17, 2013
Age 84, of Newark, Ohio. Formerly of Farmington, Michigan and Crossville, Tennessee. Beloved husband of the late Joyce for 52 years. Loving father of Michael (Risa) McDonald, Deborah (John) Cabell, Cynthia (Jim) LeRouax and the late Candace (Mark) Sprout. Cherished grandfather of Adam, Douglas, Jason, Brian and Brittany; great-grandfather of Jase. Visitation Sunday 2-8 p.m., January 20th,...
Jack L. Vanvliet, Jr.
Jan 17, 2013
Age 72. Beloved husband of Judy for 47 years. Dear father of John VanVliet and Debbie (Jamie) Townes. Loving grandfather of Marie King, Cory & Joshua Townes. Jack was an avid stamp collector his whole life, he loved history, golfing and was a fine wine aficionado. Funeral service Monday 11:00 a.m. (in-state after 10) at Salem United...
Mickey B. Sampson
Jan 16, 2013
Age 72, of Wixom. Beloved husband of the late Fern. Dear father of Dianna, John and Laura. Grandfather of Jeffrey, Randy, Jennifer, Carolyn and Nicholas. The family will receive friends from 6-9 p.m. on Sunday at the Thayer-Rock Funeral Home. Private burial will take place in Oakland Hills Memorial Gardens.
Aida J. (Nee Corrieri) Baxter
Jan 13, 2013
Beloved mother of Scott (Sandy) Baxter and Tina Baxter. Cherished grandmother of Erica (Tim), Shawn, Lauren, Brad, Emily and Ryan. Dear sister of Anita (Tom) Baugh, Deano Carreri, Gloria (Mickey) Cochran, the late Leo Corrieri and late Devina Hintz. Memorial Service Wednesday 1PM at Thayer-Rock Funeral Home, 33603 Grand River Ave., Downtown Farmington (1 blk. W. of...
Eileen M. Wibel
Jan 9, 2013
Age 88. Beloved wife of the late William Wibel. Dear mother of Ed (Terry) Tunison, Claude (Janice) Tunison and Corky (Jerry) Ledbetter. Loving grandmother of Corinne (Dan) Springer, Kristin (Brian) Zelakiewicz, Colin (Diane), Kevin (Jennie), Eddie, Chris, Claude Jr. (Rhonda), Paul (Tracy), Eric (Melissa) and Craig (Chrystal). Cherished great-grandmother of Kaitlin, Brandon, Kameron, David, Kendall, Ronin, Riggins,...
Janice E. Schweizer
Jan 7, 2013
Age 69 of Farmington, Michigan. She is survived by her sisters; Barbara (Tom) Latra and Marilynn (Paul) Andre and her nieces and nephews; Stacy & Brian Andre and Melissa, Sam and Nick Latra. She was preceded in death by her parents Kenneth A. and Miriam Schweizer. In keeping with her wishes a simple cremation has been arranged...
Rosemary F. Akey
Jan 6, 2013
Age 91. Beloved wife of the late Jack Akey, Sr. Loving mother of Jack, Jr. (Pamela), Michael (Carrie), Patricia (Paul) Remondino, Steven (Vicky Barnewold), and Gregory (Karrie) Akey. Cherished grandmother of 12; great-grandmother of 10. Dear sister of Joseph Nebel. A special "thank you" to Clare Bridge of Farmington Hills. Funeral Wednesday 10 a.m. Mass (in state...
Douglas Allen Bergmann
Jan 6, 2013
Age 66. Beloved husband of Marja "Kitty." Loving father of Ron (Dorothy) Bergmann, Keith (Jennifer) Bergmann, Stephanie (Chad) Stolp, and Heather (Jeff) Hatman. Cherished grandfather of 31. Dear brother of Mary (Wally) Bastin, Sharon (Joe) Hentnik, Margaret (Vern) Ackerman, the late Elaine McCaffrey, Joanne (Mark) Walsten, Linda (Todd) Redinger, and Kathleen (Keith) Kilpatrick. Preceded in death by...
Gayle Williams Chappell
Jan 5, 2013
Gayle Williams Chappell, passed away January 5, 2013, from complications of pneumonia. She was born August 6, 1956, in Meridian, MS, to Hugh and Gladys Williams. She spent her school days in both Atlanta, GA, and Houston, TX, where she graduated from Houston Baptist University in 1979, with a Fine Arts degree in Speech and Theater. She...
Bernard "Jerry" Jurek
Jan 2, 2013
Age 87. Beloved husband of the late Eileen for 66 years. Loving father of Thomas Jurek, William "Bill" (Pat) Jurek, Cherilyn (Gary) Larson and Connie (Joseph) Doa. Cherished grandfather of nine and great-grandfather of four. Dear brother of Roma (Don) Steckling. Memorial Service Monday, January 7, 11 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church of Farmington, 26165 Farmington Road,...
Barkey Toorongian
Dec 30, 2012
Age 86. December 30, 2012. Beloved husband of the late Lillian for 39 years. Loving father of Steven (Amy), Jeff (Maureen), and David Toorongian. Cherished grandfather of Jill, Colleen, Derek, and Claire. Dear brother of Al Toorongian. Funeral Thursday 11 AM at Thayer-Rock Funeral Home, 33603 Grand River Ave., Downtown Farmington (1 blk. W. of Farmington Rd.)....
Lina Soave
Dec 30, 2012
Beloved wife of Marino Soave. Loving mother of Maria (Alessandro) Grossi, Leo (Maria) Soave, Michael (Kim) Soave, and Dominic (Elaine) Soave. Cherished grandmother of 12, great-grandmother of 10. Funeral Thursday 11:30 a.m. Mass (In-state 10:30 a.m.) at Prince of Peace Catholic Church, 4300 Walnut Lake Road, West Bloomfield. Visitation Wednesday 2-8 p.m., (Rosary 6:30 p.m.) at Thayer-Rock...
Madeleine Moshel
Dec 29, 2012
Madeleine Moshel, nee Madeleine Boidevezi, was born June 17, 1925 in Valence, France. As a young woman she traveled to the United States on a Fulbright Scholarship and attended the University of Illinois. While there she met her future husband, Bernard. They married in 1954 in Mt. Hood, Oregon. Madeleine had a deep passion for the natural...
Esther L. Kaminski
Dec 27, 2012
Age 75 of Farmington Hills, Michigan. Beloved wife of Charles E. Kaminski for 31 years. Loving mother of Kathy L. (Bob) Pellegrini, Jeffrey Stone and step-mother of Anita M. Kaminski. Dear grandmother of Eric Arndt & Tiffany (Greg) Heim. Cherished great-grandmother of Leah, Jonah & Reece. Private family services were held.
Nand R. Goswani
Dec 25, 2012
Family will receive visitors Saturday, December 29 th from 1-3 PM. Funeral is at Thayer-Rock Funeral Home at 3 PM Saturday. Please keep the family in your thoughts and prayers.
Betty Champoux Borgman
Dec 25, 2012
Age 86, of Farmington. Wife of Hank for 65 years. Mother of Christine Borgman (George Mood), Bradley Borgman (Sue), Peter Borgman (Tacy); and the late Cindy Mika (Patrick). Grandmother of Michael (Vanina), Katie, Stephanie, and Elizabeth. Great-grandmother of Paloma. Sister of Marilyn Kirk (William) and the late Walter Champoux, Jr., Ruth Drolshagen, Roger Champoux, and Margery Johnson....
Rebecca O. Mahaney
Dec 24, 2012
Age 87 of Walled Lake. Mother of Sherrie (Tim) and Mardene (Mark). Cherished grandmother of Chawn (Rick), Jennifer, Amanda and Mark. Great-grandmother of Jessi (finacee Tim) and Ricky (Gina). Great-great grandmother of Riley & Reagan. Funeral Service Friday, December 28th 10:30 AM at Thayer-Rock Funeral Home Family will receive friends Thursday from 4-8 PM. The family welcomes...
Stefania Rajca
Dec 24, 2012
Beloved wife of the late Jan. Cherished aunt of Casimir (Christine), Grazyna Mitchell, Krystyna Powers (Daniel), Teresa and Henryk Pawlowski, and the late Bruno and Mieczyslaw Pawlowski (Zofia), and Susan Plosz (Jim). Also survived by twelve grand nieces and nephews, and eleven great-grand nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by her brothers Antoni, Karol, and Jozef. Stefania...
Donald E. Prover
Dec 24, 2012
Don was born on November 15, 1921, in Detroit, MI. He was the middle son in his family, with brothers Dick and Bill. During World War II, Don was in the U.S. Army and was stationed in Hawaii before duty in the South Pacific. After leaving the army, he met his first wife, Lee. They were married...
