Evelyn M. Stalnaker
age 87, a life long resident of Oxford, January 1, 1917-May 19, 2004. Beloved wife of Darrell J. Stalnaker. Loving mother of: Robert (Sandy) Mann, Paula (Jere) Mann Zimmerman, Eric (Julie) Stalnaker and Erin (Shavonn) Stalnaker. Also survived by many grandchildren and great grandchildren and her brothers Kenneth Travis and Francis Travis. Funeral from Bossardet Chapel Lynch & Sons Funeral Directors 39 W. Burdick, Oxford (2 Blks West of Lapeer Rd) Monday 11 AM. Friends may visit Saturday 7-9 PM and Sunday 1-4 + 6-9 PM. Interment White Chapel Cemetery. Memorials to Hospice Care of Michigan appreciated.
Marion Francis Haddrill
Born January 31, 1915, Died May 20, 2004. Lifelong resident of Addison Township. Loving Mother of Robert (Gwen) Godkin and Charles (Mary) Haddrill. Grandmother to Kim Drost, Amy Saurini, Jack Haddrill and Tammy Schulz. Great Grandmother of 6. Sister to Helen Binger. Mrs. Haddrill was preceded in death by parents Eber and Mary Baza and husband Dan Haddrill. Mrs. Haddrill served as Lakeville Postmaster for 36 years. She was a member of Lakeville United Methodist Church. Funeral from Bossardet Chapel Lynch & Sons Funeral Directors 39 W. Burdick, Oxford (2 Blks West of Lapeer Rd) Sunday 1 PM. Friends may visit Saturday 2-8 PM. Interment Lakeville Cemetery.
Barbara A. Dart
age 65 of White Lake, March 4, 2004 after a brave struggle with Leukemia. Loving wife of: John Dart Mother of: Susan Dart of Highland Marianne (Dave) Blair of Highland Grandmother of: Christopher Allen, Derek Allen and Jessica Dart Daughter of: Elaine (the late Earl) Knisley Sister-in-law of: Karen (Gregory) Mencotti of West Virginia Niece of: Lee and Nancy May Also many loving extended family members and friends. A Memorial Service to be held at a later date. Memorials may be made to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, 1421 E. 12 Mile Rd., Bldg. A, Madison Heights, MI 48017. For further information please call 248-684-6645
Mary Louise (Ward) Jones
She was born May 12, 1939 in Detroit, Michigan to James B. Ward and Pearl (Foster) Ward. She was married to James Jones, June 29, 1957 for twenty-six years after which the marriage was dissolved by divorce. She is survived by her children: Julie McDaniel, Milford; Jamie (Michelle) Jones, Lapeer; and Jennifer (Charles) West, Wayne. Four grand daughters: Kristin, Josylyn, Jordin Jones; Katherine McDaniel and two grandsons: Andrew; Cameron Powell: Two sisters and brothers-in-law: Margie and Herbert Smith; Marie and Allen Barber. And many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents. She was a homemaker and began working as an Engineering Aid for the Road Commission fQr Oakland County in 1982. She retired in June 2003. Mary Louise appreciated her home and grounds. She enjoyed working in her home and yard. Having an organized linen closet and spreading mulch gave her great joy. When her barn was completed in 2001, her thirty-year dream was realized. She had strong faith in God and in His word. She was baptized into Christ and became a member of His church in 1952. She will be remembered as a devoted and loving mother and grandmother, a loving and caring sister and aunt; and a treasured friend to all those who came to know her. She will be missed by all, but her memory will give us hope for the future. Funeral from Lynch & Sons Funeral Home, 404 E. Liberty, Milford, Tuesday, March 9th at Eleven O’clock. J.Allen Barber to officiate. Friends may visit Monday 3-9PM. Burial Parkview Memorial Cemetery, Livonia. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or Hospice of Michigan. For further information please call 248-684-6645
E. Thomas Madden
of White Lake, March 4, 2004, age 85. Beloved husband of Dona. Loving father of: Edward Thomas (Carolyn) Madden III, Nancy (Michael) Burt, Brian (Deborah) Madden. 6 grandchildren Dear brother of: Geraldine Nash. Also many loving nieces, nephews and friends. Memorial service at Church of the Holy Spirit, 3700 N. Harvey Lake Rd., Highland, Saturday, March 13th at 10 am. Fr. Leo Lulko officiating. Interment Oakland Hills Cemetery, Novi. Memorials may be made to Capuchin Soup Kitchen or Church of the Holy Spirit Building Fund. For further information please call Lynch & Sons, Milford at 248.684.6645
Virginia Darlene Anglin
age 51 of Milford, March 6, 2004 Loving wife of John H. Anglin Mother of Joel and Mark Anglin Also many nieces, nephews and dear friends. A Memorial Service will be held at Lynch & Sons Funeral Home, 404 E. Liberty, Milford, Tuesday at 2PM. Reverend John Harris to officiate.
Ray Snyder age 85
Of Lapeer died October 7, 2007. Ray was born on August 16, 1922 in Pontiac, MI. He married Dorothy Maasch in 1955, and was a salesman for Pabst Blue Ribbon prior to owning and operating Ray’s Place of Oxford for 22 years. He was a member of the Oxford/Orion Eagles, American Legion and Elks. He was a people person with a love for golf and reading. His presence here will be deeply missed. Ray is the beloved husband of Dorothy. Devoted step-father of Clarence (Janet) Jarvis of Lapeer and Robert (Pat) Jarvis of Lapeer. Beloved grandfather of Brandie (Robert) Barrett, Sherry (Pat) Donovan, Bobbie Jo (Bill) Olesen, Terri Rae (Bret) Slocum, Robert (Jessica) Jarvis, Sam Conley, Charles Merz and Nicholas Merz. Loving great grandfather of Robin, Michael, David, Casey, Megan, Emma, Regan, Mason, Madelyn, Katie, Josh, Declan, Conner, Owen and Ashley. Beloved brother of Helen (Bob) Houseman of Arizona. Funeral service will be held Wednesday 11:00 am at Lynch & Sons Funeral Directors, Capstick Chapel, 542 Liberty Park, Downtown Lapeer. Rev. Ralph Pieper II will be officiating. Friends may visit Tuesday 2-4 and 6-9 pm. Memorials to the Lake Orion American Legion post 233 are greatly appreciated.
Thomas Celeskey
a resident of Highland since 1991, died at his home in the care of his family on June 12, 2004 after a courageous struggle with cancer. He was 83. Born on December 29, 1920 in Detroit, he was the eighth of ten children of John and Pauline (Mudloff) Celeskey. Raised in a devout Catholic home where the family attended Mass on Sundays and went to confession once a month, he learned to share his life with the Lord. His mother, he wrote in his journal, was the first to teach him of the Lord, and his father taught him “to do anything, means to do it right.” Thus strong faith, hard work, and love of family became his guiding principles. He had a positive outlook on life, seeing how everyone in the world was simply trying to improve their lives and the lives of their children. His favorite childhood memory was of big family dinners with plenty of mash potatoes or rice and good talk. He read comic books and loved Pinochle, Poker and Solitaire, games he learned from his older brothers and sisters and years later would teach his grandchildren. When he was nineteen and working as a meat cutter at Krogers in Detroit, Thomas Celeskey met and fell in love with Florence Oneski. They were married on his twenty-first birthday at Our Lady of Guadeloupe Church on Vinewood. He remembered that day -- December 29, 1941 -- as “sparkling” and “sunny,” and, through the long years of their marriage, they remained “best friends,” sharing life’s blessings and heartaches, joys and challenges and, for years, a pint of ice-cream on every pay day. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corp. during World War II, seeing combat in Northern France, the Rhineland, and Central Europe. He returned to Florence after the war, and to his work at Krogers and to raising their growing family in St. Monica’s Parish, where all of the children went to school. After retiring from Krogers in 1984, he was active in the Men’s Ministry at Dun Scotus Seminary in Southfield and enjoyed golf and fishing with the grandchildren and visiting the sick with whom he played cards and prayed. At Holy Spirit he was active in the Knights of Columbus, the Ushers’ Club, the Men’s Club, and enjoyed playing cards at the Senior Center. Throughout he remained a man of abiding faith, rich humanity, and family devotion, an example of simplicity, charity and Christian living. He kept journals for the grandkids and shared his faith with them through prayer and play. One lesson he hoped his children and grandchildren would learn from him was “to love, share and spend time together.” In one of the journals Thomas left for his grandchildren, it asked, “If you could go someplace you haven’t been, where would it be and why?” Thomas wrote, “Heaven - I will meet my Lord God and Savior.” Thomas Celeskey is survived by his beloved wife of sixty-three years, Florence; his children: Diane (James) Lyons-Byrnes, Judy (Roger) Avie, Gregory (Cheryl) Celeskey, Mary (Francis) Tseng and Rose (William) Stano; his grandchildren: Paul, Becky, Mark, Jamie, Scott, Dawn, Robert, Carrie, Emily, Matthew, Nathan, Eric, Jeffrey and Michael and 8 Great-grandchildren; his sister: Esther (Harold) Koss; also many loving nieces, nephews and dear friends who join with his family in mourning his death and giving thanks to God for his life among them. Friends may visit at Lynch & Sons Funeral Home, 404 E. Liberty, Milford, on Monday from 5-9PM and Tuesday from 2-9PM. Rosary will be recited at 7 PM on Tuesday. Funeral Mass will be said at Church of the Holy Spirit, 3700 N. Harvey Lake Rd., Highland, Wednesday at 10 AM. Fr. Leo Lulko will officiate. Burial will follow in Highland Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Church of the Holy Spirit Building Fund or Sacred Heart Seminary. For further information phone 248.684.6645.
Lou Fern Turner
age 66, died, June 11, 2004 Loving wife of: Lloyd Turner Dear mother of: Belinda (Jon) Bogema Lori (Anthony) Marotta Bill (Ronda) Perrigan And the late Cheryl Perrigan (1960) Daughter of: Etta Morton Sister of: the late Linda S. Dye (2003) Aunt of: Robert (Trish) Bauer, Kenneth and Jenny Bauer Extended family includes: The late Susan (Jeff) Connelly (2002) Greg Turner and grandchildren: Rebecca, Anthony, Katie, Brandon, Jeffery, Jordon, Joey, Jason and Jon Jr. Also many dear friends. Funeral from Lynch and Sons Thursday, 11AM. Pastor DeVerna to officiate. Burial Milford Memorial Cemetery, Milford. Friends may visit at Lynch & Sons Funeral Home, 404 East Liberty, Milford Tuesday 4-9 PM and Wednesday 2-9 PM. For further information please call 248-684-6645 or
Dorothy "Dot" E. Gatteri
was born and raised in Republic, Michigan in the Upper Peninsula. She was the second child of nine. She so loved her older sister, Ruthie, that when Ruthie had to go to school Dorothy cried until her father let her go too. She was only 4 years old. Graduating from high school after performing a major role in her senior play she left for the city of Detroit in 1942, a mere 17 years of age. There she lived with her aunt and uncle and worked in the Fischer Building. While in Detroit she enjoyed watching Tiger’s baseball games and sitting in the centerfield bleachers for 50 cents. Dorothy met her future husband, Pete at the Campus Ballroom in Detroit. They returned to her hometown of Republic to marry August 3rd of 1946. Returning to Wixom to live, Dorothy worked at Kroger’s in Northville, Howell, South Lyon, Milford and Farmington where she met Lulu, Ernie Hartwell’s wife. She lovingly raised her two sons Peter and Dale. She was a long-time member of the New Hudson Methodist Church and looked forward to seeing her friends there every Sunday. In 1980 Dorothy and her aunt Ethel took a trip to Finland, the land of her ancestry. Pete and Dorothy loved to travel going to Hawaii, Florida and on several cruises. After spending the past winter at their place in Silver Springs, Florida heading back north, Dorothy had an unfortunate fall in Tifton, Georgia. That April began a downward spiral of health. Dorothy simply wanted to return home so she could sleep in her own bed. Her family did not know then that her “going home” meant something different to those left behind. At age 79, Dorothy went to be with her Savior, Jesus Christ. She died June 11, 2004. Her survivors include her loving husband Peter Gatteri; dear children Peter (Melinda) Gatteri and Dale (Gina) Gatteri; Grandchildren: Lucy, Tiffany, Christopher, Matthew and Carly; Brothers: Clarence, Oscar, and Chuck; Sisters: Doris, Gloria and Lorraine; Also many loving nieces, nephews and dear friends. Funeral from New Hudson Methodist Church, Wednesday, 11AM. Pastor Gary Hunter to officiate. Burial Oakland Hills Cemetery, Novi. Friends may visit at Lynch & Sons Funeral Home, 404 East Liberty, Milford Monday 4-9 PM and Tuesday 2-9 PM. Memorials may be made to New Hudson Methodist Church or American Diabetes Association. For further information please call 248-684-6645
