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Jeanette  O. Malesky

Jeanette O. Malesky

Jun 13, 2011

Age 86, of Farmington. Beloved wife of Vern for 62 years. Loving mother of Mary (Joseph) McDonald and Norma (John) Scott. Cherished grandmother of Shariese, Sandra, Joseph, Christopher, Karlyn, and Rachel. Proud great-grandmother of Bryce, Mackenzie, Harrison, Connor, and Alexa. Funeral Wednesday 10 AM at Thayer-Rock Funeral Home, Downtown Farmington. Deacon Gary Pardo, of St. Colette Catholic...

Raymond Jones,  Jr.

Raymond Jones, Jr.

Jun 11, 2011

Age 90. Beloved husband of the late Ruth Isabel Jones for 58 years. Loving father of Michael (Lynda), Robert (Marian), and Paul (Anna) Jones. Cherished grandfather of Kelly, Amy (Nick), Paul Michael, and Julianna. Proud great-grandfather of Brody. Funeral Wednesday 1 PM at Thayer-Rock Funeral Home, Downtown Farmington. Visitation on Wednesday 11 AM until time of service...

Genevieve Snearly

Genevieve Snearly

May 31, 2011

Beloved wife of the late Charles for 58 years. Loving mother of Michael C. (Susan) Snearly and Charles L. (Vicki) Snearly III. Cherished grandmother of Kyle, Charles IV (Kathryn), and Laura Elizabeth Snearly. Dear sister of Marge Hamina and the late Lenore Hauser. Also survived by her brother-in-law Richard Hauser and many cherished nieces, nephews, cousins, and...

Duane  L. Franz

Duane L. Franz

May 31, 2011

Age 85 of Farmington. Beloved husband of Norma for 64 years. Dear father of Bruce (Nancy) Franz and Janet (Lee Scheier) Franz. Loving grandfather of Lisa Faulkner and Nicole Radtke and great-grandfather of David, Hailey, Aidan and Marley. He is also survived by his brother Charles Franz Duane was a decorated and proud WWII Army Veteran. A...

Jack  M. Porter

Jack M. Porter

May 29, 2011

Age 70. Beloved husband of Trudy for 47 years. Loving father of Lisa (James) Sauve and Susannah (Brooks) Decker. Cherished grandfather of Morgan, Colten, Patrick, Michael, and Nicole. Dear brother of Shirley Bucalo. Jack served on the Southfield Police Force for 24 years, and the Providence Hospital Security Team for seven years. Memorial Service Thursday 11 AM...

Wilho "Bill" E. Lehtinen

Wilho "Bill" E. Lehtinen

May 28, 2011

Age 97. Beloved husband of the late Fay. Loving father of Evelyn Lehtinen-Gianino, Shirley (Charles F.) Lehtinen-Lehmann, and Sandra (Bill) Kennedy. Cherished grandfather of Lora, Michael, and Paul. Dear brother of Elvie Tietze. Funeral Wednesday 1 PM (in state 12:30 PM) at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 35300 W. Eight Mile Rd., Farmington Hills, MI 48335. Rev. Gustav Kopka,...

Richard "Dick" L. Freeland

Richard "Dick" L. Freeland

May 27, 2011

Age 70. Beloved husband of Patricia for 47 years. Loving father of Richard Russell (Jeanette) Freeland and Laura (Robert) Kull. Cherished grandfather of Bradley, Steven, Matilda and Emma. Dear brother of Patricia (James) Broadwell, the late Louis (Janice) Freeland and the late Brady Joseph (the late Virginia) Freeland. Also survived by many nieces, nephews family and friends....

Michael  S. Hintz

Michael S. Hintz

May 26, 2011

Age 50. Beloved husband of Eileen (nee Lapham) for 26 years. Loving father of Theresa, Bridget and Matthew. Dear brother of Edward, Margaret Berry, Bonnie Kudej, Stephanie Ratsos and Elizabeth Huntsman. Beloved son of the late Edward and Mildred Hintz. A Funeral Mass will be on Monday, May 30th at 10 AM (in state 9:30 AM) at...

Alma  Mae Turner

Alma Mae Turner

May 18, 2011

Beloved wife of the late Verne Turner. Loving mother of Nancy (Dick) Ross, Susan (John) Hatfield, and Sandra (Gary) McLean. Cherished grandmother of 7, great-grandmother of 14. Dear sister of Christine Brown. Alma was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star in Farmington. Memorial Service Wednesday, June 22nd 11 AM at Thayer-Rock Funeral Home. Memorial...

Debra  M. Treff

Debra M. Treff

May 16, 2011

Age 59, of Farmington Hills, Michigan. Born in Millfield Ohio. Beloved wife of John. Loving mother of Cristie (Ray) Florence, Jennifer (John) Reed, Robert (Melissa) Treff, and Amy (Bryan) Stuck. Proud grandmother of 12 grandchildren. Cherished daughter of Genevieve and the late Lawrence Patterson. Also survived by three sisters and three brothers. The Funeral Service for Debra...

Virginia  L. Dasey

Virginia L. Dasey

May 14, 2011

Beloved wife of the late Ralph J. Dasey, II. Loving mother of Sandra Reynolds, Charlotte Dasey, Terri Novak (Alex), Mark Dasey, Scott Dasey, Micah Dasey, and the late Ralph J. Dasey, III. Cherished grandmother of 9, great-grandmother of 9. Memorial Service Saturday, May 21st, beginning at 12 Noon at the family's home, 22800 Tulane, Farmington Hills, MI...

Caroline  J. Bergerson

Caroline J. Bergerson

May 12, 2011

Age 76, of Novi. Beloved wife of George "Brooks" for 56 years. loving mother of Alan (Janet), William (Annette), Susan (John) Emke, and Kenneth Bergerson. Cherished grandmother of Eric, Matt, Brooks, Heather, and Paul. Funeral Monday 11 a.m. at Thayer-Rock Funeral Home, Downtown Farmington. The family will recieve friends for visitation on Sunday from 2 until 8...

Paul  R. Phillips

Paul R. Phillips

May 12, 2011

Age 54 of Novi. Loving son of Tally & Keith Witmer and the late H. Richard Phillips. Dear brother of Diane Phillips and the late Marcia Phillips Maxwell and Peter M. Phillips. Brother-in law of Donald A. Maxwell, Jr. and uncle to Donald A. Maxwell III. A memorial service for Paul will be held at 11:00 a.m....

Barbara  Jean Brady

Barbara Jean Brady

May 11, 2011

Barbara Jean Brady (nee) Duncanson. Mother of Carrie (Tim) Noble of Ohio and Scott Brady of South Carolina. Daughter of the late Don and Grace Duncanson. Sister of Donald Duncanson (Lita) of Washington Twp. Michigan, Yvonne Morrison (the late Robert) of Howell, Michigan and Virginia Hatfield (Glenn Pohe) of Livonia, Michigan. A Memorial Service for Barbara will...

Burton  S. Knighton

Burton S. Knighton

May 10, 2011

Beloved husband of the late Rosemary. Loving companion of Phyllis Livingstone. Dear father of John Knighton (Jill) , Deborah Tallarico (Leo), and Beth Knighton (Michael McLachlan). Cherished grandfather of Christopher, Erin, Abby, Tralon, Luke, and Kate. Dear brother of Edward Knighton (Shirley). Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Funeral Saturday 11:00 a.m. at Thayer-Rock Funeral Home,...

Graham  E. Smith

Graham E. Smith

May 9, 2011

Age 27, of Carrollton, Texas He was born April 28, 1984 in Plano, Texas. Graham graduated from Plano Senior High School where he was involved in wrestling and cheerleading. He loved to play golf, rugby, volleyball and was a avid motorcycle rider. Graham was a restaurant manager. He is survived by mother, Katherine Massey and her husband,...

Helen  Marie Lapham

Helen Marie Lapham

May 7, 2011

Beloved wife of the late Francis Joseph Lapham. Loving mother of Bill (Darlene), Bob (Meri), Jeff (Heidi), Eileen (Michael) Hintz, Chris Lapham and the late Jean. Cherished grandmother of 12 and great-grandmother of 9. Dear sister of John (Signa) Jarvis, Margaret Patchell and Dolores Haun. Funeral Service Wednesday, May 11th 10 a.m. Mass (in-state 9:30 a.m.) at...

Lynwood  G. Prince

Lynwood G. Prince

May 6, 2011

Age 76 of Atlanta, Michigan, formerly of Northville. Beloved husband of the late Judith. Loving father of Judy Prince, Lynwood II (Cindy), James (Mary), and Robert (Lori) Prince. Cherished grandfather of 8 and great-grandfather of 2. A Funeral Service will be held on Monday, May 9th at 11:00 a.m. at Thayer-Rock Funeral Home. Rev. Larry Austin presiding....

Kathleen  R. Soltis

Kathleen R. Soltis

May 3, 2011

Beloved wife of the late Andrew. Loving mother of Keith (Martha), Gail (Ken) Wilk, Patricia (John) Donehue, and Andrea (Michael) Raykhinshteyn. Cherished grandmother of Catherine, John, Brittany, Kathleen, Genevieve, Daniel, Kyle, Bridget, Matthew, Kerry, Isaak, Andrew, Ethan, and Arielle. Dear sister of Frances Zigich, Bernice Connell, Bernadine (Ivan) Wallace, Patricia (Ron) Coffee, Joseph (Linda) Doyle, and the...

Pauline  Mae Mineer

Pauline Mae Mineer

May 3, 2011

Beloved mother of Carolyn (James) Hickman and Charlotte Gillen. Cherished grandmother of Corey Hickman, Chad (Lesley) Gillen, Mark Gillen and Melissa Gillen. Great-grandmother of Harper and Isla. Loving sister of Lillian Jessie. Funeral Saturday, May 7th 10 AM at Thayer-Rock Funeral Home, 33603 Grand River Ave., downtown Farmington (one block west of Farmington Road). Visitation Friday, May...

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