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EVE A. TOMEY
Services for Eve Amy Tomey, 80, of West Bloomfield, were held May 7 at St. Alexander Church in Farmington Hills.
Mrs. Tomey was born Dec. 16, 1921 in Highland Park and died May 3, 2002, at Providence Hospital in Southfield.
She is survived by her daughter, Nancy (Richard) Salomonson; brother, Louie (Norma) Hamway; sisters, Louise Tomey and Helen (Dick) Bellaw; granddaughter, Kristen Salomonson; and special friends, Maxx and Koko. She is preceded in death by her husband, Paul.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Michigan Humane Society.
JOHN C. WESTERDALE
Memorial services are pending for John C. Westerdale, 89, of Farmington Hills.
Mr. Westerdale was born March 19, 1913 in Chicago and died Saturday, April 27 in Farmington Hills. He was the founder of General Oil Company, an industrial oil recycling firm based in southeast Michigan Education Association. She enjoyed gardening and collectibles.
She is survived by her sons, Virgil (Jacqueline) and James; daughters, Shirley Hartkopf and Patricia (Robert) Henke; sister, Eva Blankenship; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. She is prececed in death by her husband, Virgil.
Memorial contributions may be made to the N.Y. and died April 16, 2002, in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. He worked for Behr Manning in Indianapolis, which later became the Norton Company. His contribution to the company included industrial motion picture films, videotapes, training programs, the Flexidisk, Behr-Tex Radial Disk, a slip resistant crankshaft lapping paper and more.
An expert in developing new abrasive methods, he was named Abrasive Man of the Year in 1971. In 1972, he took an early retirement and went to work with his wife and sons at Belanger, Inc. which launched the first all cloth car wash system. In 1984, Mr. Belanger and his wife Vi retired to Daytona Beach, Fla.
He loved to golf in his spare time and was a member of Tam O'Shanter Country Club, where he was president in 1948-49 and later Meadowbrook Country Club where he was president in 1970. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus and the Benevolent Protective order of the Elks. For the last 20 years he was a member of Pelican Bay and Plantation Country Club and Our Lady of Hope Catholic Church in Daytona Beach, Fla.
He is survived by his sons, Lionel "Bud" (Lynne) and James (Nancy); daughters, Gabrielle Rohde and Michelle (Bob) Wentworth; 19 grandchildren; and 27 great-grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his wife of 49 years, Viola, first wife of 20 years, Ellen and son Gerald.
Memorial contributions may be made to Detroit Catholic Central High School building fund, in Memory of Lee Belanger, 14200 Breakfast Drive, Redford, MI 48239.
NANCY P. JOHNSON
Services for Nancy P. Johnson, 75, of West Bloomfield, will be held at 12:30 p.m. today, April 28, at North Congregational Church in Farmington Hills.
Mrs. Johnson was born in Detroit and died April 24, 2002 at Beaumont Hospital. She was a homemaker and member of the Farmington Garden Club and North Congregational Church. She enjoyed traveling, gourmet foods, gardening and cooking.
She is survived by her husband, Robert; son, Robert (Cathy); daughters, Leslie (Thomas), Susan and Cynthia (Michael); and six grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to North Congregational Church in Farmington Hills.
Arrangements made by McCabe Funeral Home in Farmington Hills.
