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JOHN D. VAN HEMEL
Services for John Van Hemel, 72, of Plymouth will be held June 24 at the chapel of L.J. Griffin Funeral Home.
Mr. Van Hemel was born Feb. 22, 1930 in Detroit and died June 20 at Heartland Nursing Home in Ann Arbor. He worked for AT&T.
Survivors include wife, Rose (Mirolla); son, David (Marie); son, Donald (Debra); daughter, Jean (Andrew) Bliscik; daughter, Janet (Chris) Steinle; step-children, Mark Morin and Cheryl (Jerry) Fuhr; and four grandchildren.
Arrangements made by L.J. Griffin Funeral Home.
ALEKSANDER POUCH
Services for Aleksander Pouch, 75, of Canton Township will be held June 24 at St. John Neumann Catholic Church with the Rev. Andy Webster officiating.
Mr. Pouch was born May 1, 1926 in Polesie, Poland and died June 20 in Plymouth. He was a retired tool maker from Detroit Diesel. He came to the Canton community in 1977 from Detroit. He was a member of St. John Neumann Catholic Church in Canton. He loved working with furniture, was very dedicated to his job and was a loving husband, father and brother.
He was preceded in death by his son, Richard Pouch.
Survivors include wife, Krystyna Pouch of Canton; son, John Pouch of Twinsburg, California; nieces, Jacobi A. Johnson, Autumn M. Johnson and Stacey (Richard) Griffin; and great-nephew, James R. Griffin.
Memorial contributions may be made to Ward Presbyterian Church or St. Andrew's Episcopal Church.
Arrangements made by Schrader-Howell Funeral Home.
JAMES A. MILLS
Services for James Mills, 71, of Canton were held June 17 at Vermeulen Funeral Home with the Rev. David Bevington officiating. Burial was at Colo.; sisters, Nellie Jo Mills-Hadder, Betty Jo Wright and Carolyn Wells, all of Alabama; and 20 grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to Angela Hospice, 14100 Newburg Road, Livonia, MI 48154-5010.
Arrangements made by Vermeulen Funeral Home.
KATHLEEN B. GELARDI
Services for Kathleen Gelardi, 54, of Canton were held June 19 at Northville Christian Assembly with the Rev. Otis T. Buchan officiating. Burial was at Glen Eden Memorial Park in Livonia.
Mrs. Gelardi was born Dec. 30, 1947 in Detroit and died June 15 at Angela Hospice. She was an insurance executive. She was a member of Northville Christian Assembly.
Survivors include daughter, Tina Gelardi of Canton; mother, Theresa Baltes; brothers, John (Sunny) Baltes of Howell, David (Joan) Baltes of Orlando, Fla., Larry (Pearl) Baltes of Milford; sisters, Nancy (Ray) Tyler of Tenn., Terri Bates of East Tawas, Ruth Gelardi of Farmington Hills, Linda (Steve) Smith of Ann Arbor, Bette Sue (Bob) MacIsaac of Northville, Robin Ballard; and many nieces and nephews.
Memorial contributions may be made to Northville Christian Assembly-Mission c/o Northville Christian Assembly, 41355 W. Six Mile Road, Northville, MI 48187.
Arrangements made by Vermeulen Funeral Home.
PAULINE PARDY
Services for Pauline Pardy, 93, of Westland will be held June 21, 2002 at St. John Neumann Catholic Church with the Rev. George Charnley officiating.
Mrs. Pardy was born Dec. 22, 1908 in Malta and died June 18 at the Westland Convelescent Home. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include children, Carrie (John) Saliba, Frank (Joann), Grace (Harry) Bugeja, Sylvia (Anthony) Saliba, and Mary (Michael) Simone; 18 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; sister, Maria Daria; and brother Sam Pace.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Capuchins or the Alzheimers Association.
Arrangements made by the Neely-Turowski Funeral Home Canton Chapel.
EDNA M. EASTMAN
Services for Edna Eastman, 61, of Romulus were held June 15 at Timothy Lutheran Church.
Mrs. Eastman was born July 13, 1940 in Ferndale and died June 10. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include husband, Kenneth M. Eastman of Romulus; daughter, Beth Tumminello of Canton; son, James (Sheryl) Eastman of Milan; daughter, Catherine (Richard) Montour of Howell; and daughter, Karon (James) Finch of Romulus.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Michigan, 26555 Evergreen, Ste. 375, Southfield, MI. 48076.
Arrangements made by Vermeulen Funeral Home.
JAN WOJTYS
Services for Jan Wojtys, 82, of Plymouth were held privately June 14 at Riverside Cemetery.
Mr. Wojtys was born Dec. 1, 1919 in Poland and died June 12 in Plymouth. He worked as a baker for the Hostess Bakery and retired in 1984. He served in World War II in the Polish Army. They joined forces with the English Command and he served in the Military Police. He and wife, Anna, came to the U.S. in 1952 and settled in Detroit and moved to Plymouth in 1988. He has been a resident at West Trail Nursing Home for three years.
Says his daughter, Diane, "Dad was the kind of person who would work a 10-hr. shift and then come home and work on one of our cars so we could get to school or work. He was a good provider with simple needs and a sense of humor. One of his mottos was 'this is my castle' when referring to our home., He will live forever in our hearts. He was husband to our mother, our father and grandfather, and we will love him always."
Survivors include his wife of 50 years, Anna of Plymouth; daughters, Diane Delaney of Plymouth and Jeannette (Burton) Scouten of Mountain Top, Pa.; son, John (Mary) Wojtys of New Hudson; and grandchildren, Jenna Delaney, Lacey Scouten, Evan Wojtys and Jessica Wojtys.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Metro Detroit and Southeastern Ohio and Mark of Belleville; grandchildren Ryan and Rachel of Powell Ohio; brothers, Richard of Plymouth Township, Donald of Dearborn and William of Tucson, Ariz.
He was preceded in death by his parents, the late Andrew and Stella Rzepecki of Dearborn.
Mr. Rzepecki served in the U.S. Army from 1955 to 1957. He sold background music for Martin & Snyder and then with Comcast. The family requests memorials to the charity of the donor's choice.
