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JULIA B. FORCE
Services for Julia B. Force, 85, of Farmington Hills, will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday, June 1 at St. Kenneth Catholic Church in Plymouth with burial at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Southfield. Visitation will be held 7-9 p.m. today, May 30 and 1-4 p.m. and 6-9 p.m. Friday, May 31 at Fred Wood Funeral Home in Livonia.
Mrs. Force died May 26, 2002 at Botsford Hospital in Farmington Hills. She worked as a department store fashion coordinator.
She is survived by her sons, James and Gerard; two brothers; and six grandchildren.
JOHN DUVAL JR.
Services for John "Jack" Duval Jr., 78, of Farmington, will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, May 31 at Thayer-Rock Funeral Home in Farmington with visitation 2-8 p.m. today. Burial will take place at Glen Eden Memorial Park in Livonia.
Mr. Duval was born Aug. 9, 1923 in Battle Creek and died May 28, 2002 in Farmington. He worked as an engineer for Robert Shaw Mechanical Controls and also worked for Johnson Controls and Clawson Concrete. He was a World War II Army veteran and a member of the NRA. He was also a member of the 1255th Combat Eng. Association and the Multi-Lakes Conservation Club.
He is survived by his sons, John (Robin), Michael (Lisa) and Patrick (Sara); daughters, Kathryn (Ed) Wangler and Janet (Michael) Hack; 10 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his wife Beverly.
Memorial contributions may be made to Angela Hospice, 14100 Newburgh Road, Livonia, MI 48154.
RICHARD E. SMITH
Services for Richard Ernest Smith, 74, of Farmington, were held May 18 at North Congregational Church in Farmington Hills with the Rev. Mark Jensen officiating.
Mr. Smith was born Oct. 24, 1927 in Detroit and died May 15, 2002 at Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak. He worked as a sergeant-detective for the Detroit Police Department for 25 years and was a World War II U.S. Navy veteran. He was a member of the Detroit Police Officers Association and the Lieutenants/Sergeants Association.
He is survived by his wife, Dolores; sons, John and Tim; daughters, Patricia (Jack) Hamilton, Linda (Dennis) Bidwell and Carolyn (Paul) Schmidhauer; and grandchildren, Heather, Dawn, Kristen, Jillian, Summer, Emma, James and Nicolas.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, Memorial & Tributes Program, Dept. 77-3968, Chicago, IL 60678-3968.
Arrangements made by Thayer-Rock Funeral Home in Farmington.
MARY L. CUNNINGHAM
Services for Mary L. Cunningham, 89, of Livonia, were held May 18 at St. Gerald Catholic Church in Farmington with the Rev. Gerald McEnhill officiating. Burial took place at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Southfield.
Mrs. Cunningham was born Aug. 15, 1912 in Springfield, Ohio 44720.
MAGDALENA STRAKY
Services for Magdalena Straky, 92, of Farmington, will be held 2 p.m. Sunday June 2 at Nardin Park United Methodist Church in Farmington Hills.
Mrs. Straky was born Jan. 17, 1910 in Wyandotte and died May 14, 2002 in Farmington. She was a homemaker and member of Nardin Park United Methodist Church in Farmington Hills.
She is survived by her husband, John; son, Fred; daughter, Nancy; sister, Eva Brown; and grandchildren, Patrick Straky and Amanda Straky-Carlson.
Memorial contributions may be made to Nardin Park United Methodist Church.
Arrangements made by Heeney-Sundquist Funeral Home in Farmington.
ROBERT F. LENTES
Services for Robert Francis Lentes, 70, of Farmington Hills, were held May 18 at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church in Farmington with the Rev. Robert LaCroix officiating. Burial took place at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Southfield.
Mr. Lentes was born Feb. 11, 1932 in Detroit and died May 14, 2002 in Farmington Hills. He was a teacher for Livonia Public Schools for 30 years. He earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Detroit-Mercy and his master's degree from Wayne State University. He was a member of Our Lady of Sorrows Church in Farmington.
He is survived by his wife, Eleanor; sons, Robert, Raymond and Erich; and daughter, Christine Lentes.
Arrangements made by Heeney-Sundquist Funeral Home in Farmington.
HENRY J. BURR
Services for Henry Jay Burr, 73, of Westland, were held May 17 at Heeney-Sundquist Funeral Home in Farmington with the Rev. James Wright officiating. Burial took place at Oakland Hills Memorial Gardens.
Mr. Burr was born Dec. 16, 1928 in Detroit and died May 15, 2002 in Westland. He worked in construction.
He is survived by his sons, Joseph and Mark; daughters, Elizabeth Burr, Susan Lundgreen and Laura Burr; grandchildren, Troy and Natassie Lundgreen; and brother, Robert (Patricia). He is preceded in death by his wife Delores.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Karmanos Cancer Insitute.
