Jean McKinnon Colburn
Services for Jean Colburn, 86, of Belleville (formerly of Canton) will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, at the First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. James Skimins officiating.
Mrs. Colburn was born Jan. 23, 1916, in Calumet and died Nov. 1 in Ann Arbor Township. She was a homemaker and came to the Canton community in 1994 from Midland. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Midland, the D.A.R., the American Association of University Women, and the University of Michigan Alumni Association, having received a master's degree in physics from the University of Michigan. She loved to travel, having traveled to Europe, Cuba, Panama, Hawaii, Japan, the British Isles, as well as a cruise around the world. She loved to garden, especially her roses and house plants. She played bridge and was a seamstress. She was a mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and wife. She was proud of her Scottish heritage.
Mrs. Colburn was preceded in death by her husband, Lyle W. Colburn.
Survivors include children, Johann (John) Chanin of Alexandra, Va., and Robert (Eva) Colburn of Belleville; grandchildren, Joshua Chanin of Bloomington, Ind., Zoey Chanin of New York, Mark Colburn of Green Cove Springs, Fla., and David Colburn of Fort Campbell, Ky.; sister, Margaret (Dr. James) Nunn of Grand Rapids; and six nieces and nephews.
Arrangements made by Schrader-Howell Funeral Home.
Charles Edgar Covert, Jr.
Services for Charles Covert, 71, of Westland will be held on Saturday, Nov. 9 at Mt. Hope Congregational Church in Livonia.
Mr. Covert was born Oct. 7, 1931, in Detroit and died Nov. 3 at University of Michigan Hospital. He worked in service repair for Video Jack.
Survivors include wife, Gayle; son, Mark (Deborah); son, Christopher (Lara); daughter, Kathy (Michael) Kozakowski; three brothers; two sisters; and nine grandchildren.
Arrangements made by L.J. Griffin Funeral Home Canton Chapel.
Jean McKinnon Colburn
Services for Jean Colburn, 86, of Belleville (formerly of Canton) will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, at the First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. James Skimins officiating.
Mrs. Colburn was born Jan. 23, 1916, in Calumet and died Nov. 1 in Ann Arbor Township. She was a homemaker and came to the Canton community in 1994 from Midland. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Midland, the D.A.R., the American Association of University Women, and the University of Michigan Alumni Association, having received a master's degree in physics from the University of Michigan. She loved to travel, having traveled to Europe, Cuba, Panama, Hawaii, Japan, the British Isles, as well as a cruise around the world. She loved to garden, especially her roses and house plants. She played bridge and was a seamstress. She was a mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and wife. She was proud of her Scottish heritage.
Mrs. Colburn was preceded in death by her husband, Lyle W. Colburn.
Survivors include children, Johann (John) Chanin of Alexandra, Va., and Robert (Eva) Colburn of Belleville; grandchildren, Joshua Chanin of Bloomington, Ind., Zoey Chanin of New York, Mark Colburn of Green Cove Springs, Fla., and David Colburn of Fort Campbell, Ky.; sister, Margaret (Dr. James) Nunn of Grand Rapids; and six nieces and nephews.
Arrangements made by Schrader-Howell Funeral Home.
William A. Bevill
Private services for William Bevill, 78, of Canton, were held at McCabe Funeral Home with the Rev. Joseph Mifsud officiating.
Mr. Bevill was born May 29, 1924 in Detroit and died Nov. 7 in Canton. He was a retired design engineer for Chrysler Corporation.
Mr. Bevill was preceded in death by his wife, Virginia Bevill.
Survivors include sons, William Bevill of Westland, Alan (Carol) Bevill of Trenton, and Thomas (Rachel) Bevill of Plymouth; daughters, Diana Peloquin of Plymouth, Jennifer (Joseph) Mifsud of Canton and Margaret (Michael) Staneff of Plymouth; sister, Margaret Quigley; 12 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Make A Wish Foundation.
Arrangements made by McCabe Funeral Home Canton Chapel.
Elnora M. Bundon
Services for Elnora Bundon, 87, of Canton, were held Nov. 11 at First Free Will Baptist Church in Ypsilanti with the Rev. Rudy Shankle officiating. Burial was at Knollwood Memorial Park Cemetery.
Mrs. Bundon was born Nov. 19, 1914 in Maynardville, Tenn. and died Nov. 9 in Superior Township.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Lennon Bundon.
Survivors include sons, Link (Natalie) Bundon, Bill (Kris) Bundon and Rick Bundon; daughters, Lenore Walker, Georgiann (Joe) Ford, Mary Rose (Bill) Hurst, Rena (Ron) Dombroski, Nema (Richard) Coffey, Jan Von Voigtlander and Dixie (Mike) Kingsbury; 32 grandchildren; 75 great-grandchildren; and 31 great-great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the First Free Will Baptist Church of Ypsilanti Building Fund.
Arrangements made by McCabe Funeral Home Canton Chapel.
Mildred VanAuken
Services for Mildred VanAuken, 86, of Northville, were held Nov. 9 at the Vermeulen Funeral Home with the Rev. Keith Bushey officiating. Burial was at Knollwood Memorial Park in Canton.
Mrs. VanAuken was born April 16, 1916 in Hanover, Canada and died Nov. 4 in Northville. She was a retired waitress. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Northville.
Survivors include son, Joe (Arlene) D'Agostino of Georgia; son, Leon (Pat) D'Agostino of South Lyon; daughter, Mary Ann (John) Zavar of Texas; son, Doug (Adel) D'Agostino of California; son, Jamie Van Auken of Northville; sister, Mary Cappelli; 20 grandchildren; granddaughter, Lori Jerden of Plymouth; and 47 great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, 17220 W. Twelve Mile Road, Suite 100, Southfield, MI 48076.
Arrangements made by Vermeulen Funeral Home-Plymouth.
David A. Slezak
Services for David Slezak, 72, of Houghton Lake, were held Nov. 11 at the Schrader-Howell Funeral Home with the Rev. John J. Sullivan officiating.
Mr. Slezak was born Feb. 22, 1930 in Detroit and died Nov. 7 in Livonia. He moved to the Houghton Lake community from Plymouth in 1992. He served in the U.S. Army. He retired from the Department of Public Works in Plymouth. He liked fishing, boating, and snowmobiling. He was a loving father, grandfather and great-grandfather.
Mr. Slezak was preceded in death by his wife, Louise.
Survivors include children, Mark (Catherine) Slezak of Commerce Township, Gloria McMullen of Westland and Leslie Dillon of Plymouth; grandchildren, Jennifer (Craig) Johnson of Redford, Janice James of Plymouth, Mark Slezak, Jr. of Commerce Township, Maureen Slezak of Commerce Township, and Justin Dillon of Plymouth; great-grandchildren, Richard Adams, Karly James, Joseph James, and Braidan Simmons; and also his cat, Tarzana.
Memorial contributions may be made to the National Kidney Foundation.
Arrangements made by Schrader-Howell Funeral Home.
Pearl M. Photsios
Services for Pearl Photsios, 85, of Canton, were held Nov. 11 from the chapel of the L.J. Griffin Funeral Home-Canton with the Rev. Drexel E. Morton of St. Michael Lutheran Church officiating. Burial was at Knollwood Cemetery.
Mrs. Photsios was born Oct. 15, 1917 in Cassopolis and died Nov. 7 in Farmington Hills. She was a retail owner in the hardware business.
Mrs. Photsios was preceded in death by her husband, Nick.
Survivors include daughters, Sydelle Blair and Deana Salhaney; sister, Pauline McGuire; grandchildren, Kim Trimmel, Denise Zimmerman, Leslie Horne, Kathy Adelson and Steve Salhaney; and eight great-grandchildren.
Arrangements made by L.J. Griffin Funeral Home Canton Chapel.
Elaine O. Hickman
Services for Elaine Hickman, 74, of Inkster were held Nov. 13 at the Schrader-Howell Funeral Home with the Rev. Jeffrey Noble officiating. Burial was at Parkview Memorial Cemetery.
Mrs. Hickman was born April 21, 1928 in Northville and died Nov. 10 in Inkster. She was a homemaker. She moved to Inkster from Plymouth in 1990. She loved to cook, bake and had unconditional love for everyone. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and sister. She and her husband, Price, were married for 39 years.
Survivors include husband, Price Hickman of Inkster; children, Janet (Mark) Slabaugh of Garden City, Carol (Virgil) Goley of Lincoln Park, and Ricky (Sherry) Hickman of Westland; grandchildren, Tracy (Leon) Graham of Romulus, Susie (Garry) Brown of N.C., Tammy (Randy) Sisson of Garden City, Walter McNew of Trenton, Morgan Slabaugh of Garden City, Nicholas Hickman of Westland, and Terry Hickman of Westland; great-grandchildren, Justin, Brandon, Amber, Desaire, Deja, Jesse and Joshua; and brothers, Frederick (Mary) Micol of Garden City, and Harold Micol of Westland.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association.
Arrangements made by Schrader-Howell Funeral Home.
Marie V. Brent
Services for Marie Brent, 71, of Canton, were held Nov. 14 at the St. Thomas a'Becket Catholic Church with the Rev. George Charnley officiating. Burial was at St. Hedwig Cemetery.
Mrs. Brent was born Oct. 30, 1931 in Chicago and died Nov. 11 in Canton.
Mrs. Brent was preceded in death by son, Robert (Patricia) Brent.
Survivors include sons, Fred (Misuk) Brett, Jr., Thomas (Carol) Brent, William (Beth) Brent and Lawrence (Janet) Brent; brothers, Richard (Ann) Dosch and Joseph (Toni) Dosch; and 13 grandchildren.
Arrangements made by McCabe Funeral Home Canton Chapel.
Cecile Irene Mullen
Cecile Mullen, 64, of Plymouth died Nov. 12, at home in Plymouth. She was born Nov. 22, 1937 in Canada. She had previously resided in Farmington and was a homemaker.
Survivors include daughter, Kathleen A. Mullen of Plymouth; son, Douglas Mullen of Plymouth; and sister, Geannie Magolan.
Arrangements made by Heeney-Sundquist Funeral Home..
Wilma Irene Arnold
Services for Wilma Arnold, 75, of Livonia (formerly of Richester, Minn.) will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. 18 at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church with the Rev. Doc Ortman officiating. Burial will be at Lakeside Cemetery, Odessa Twp., MI.
Mrs. Arnold was born July 20, 1927 in Fairbault, Minn. and died Nov. 13 in Livonia. She was the Administrator at the Beverly Hills Heritage Nursing Home in Birmingham for 10 years. She also was a coordinator for the Headstart Program at the Plymouth-Canton school system for 10 years. She was past-president of the Altar Society. She taught quilting classes in her home in Plymouth. She was a member of Our Lady of Good Counsel.
Survivors include children, Dianne I. Quinn of Plymouth, Linda A. (Paul) Densmore of Milford, Lawrence J. (Betty) Arnold of Petoskey, Richard K. (Margaret) Arnold of Charlevoix, Mary B. Kolocsay of Clarkston, and Karen M. (Curt) Ferber of Charlevoix; granddaughters, Raychelok Rork, Jessica Ferber, Heather Ferber, Andrea Arnold, Beth Arnold, and Megan Arnold; sisters, Lorraine Quandt of Minn., Marian Chrysler of Minn., and Helen Ann King of Minn.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Disease Association.
Arrangements made by the Schrader-Howell Funeral Home.
Roy Gene Blazier
Services for Roy Blazier, 49, of Canton were held Friday at the Schrader-Howell Funeral Home, with Pastor Jeffrey Noble officiating. Burial was at Oakland Hills Cemetery in Novi.
Mr. Blazier was born July 14, 1953 in Flint an ddied Nov. 11 in Canton. For 24 years he worked for the General Motors Corp., at the Willow Run Assembly Plant in Ypsilanti. He also worked at the Pontiac Parts Plant in Pontiac.
He came to the Canton community in 1997 from Plymouth. He enjoyed hunting and fishing.
He was preceded in death by his parents, William and Marcelle Blazier and brothers William Jr. and Keith.
Mr. Blazier is survived by sisters Roxann Albright of California and Billie Jo (Thomas) Welty of Belleville; brother Robert Blazier of Canton; and five nieces.
Arrangements made by the Schrader-Howell Funeral Home.
Josephine Mary Phillips
A Mass was dedicated to Josephine Phillips, 91, of Plymouth at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church. Mrs. Phillips was born May 11, 1911, in Detroit and died Nov. 13 in Superior Township.
Mrs. Phillips was a homemaker. She came to the Plymouth community in 1983 from Florida. She was a member of Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church. She loved music and watching sports. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.
Mrs. Phillips was preceded in death by her husband, Jesse Phillips.
Survivors include children, Charles (Sallie) Phillips of Farmington Hills, Jess Phillips of Tampa, Fla., and Suzanne Phillips of Canton; eight grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Local arrangements were made by Schrader-Howell Funeral Home.
