Joann Leja
Services for Joann Leja, 79, of Garden City were Oct. 14 in St. Mel Catholic Church, Dearborn Heights with burial at St. Hedwig Cemetery. Officiating was the Rev. Thomas Kramer.
Mrs. Leja was born July 4, 1923, in Chicago, Ill., and died Oct. 11, 2002, in Farmington Hills. She was an accountant/bookkeeper.
Surviving are her son, David (Lynda); brother, Alex Bis; and grandson, Damon.
Arrangements were made by John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral Home.
Mary Catherine Webley
Services for Mary Webley, 72, of Garden City were today, Thursday, Oct. 17, in John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral Home with burial at Cadillac Memorial Gardens West, Westland. Officiating was the Rev. Frederick Misiolek from St. Raphael Catholic Church.
A homemaker, Mrs. Webley was born March 19, 1930, in Indianapolis, Ind., and died Oct. 14, 2002, in Garden City.
Surviving are her husband, Stanley; sons, James (Gloria) and David; daughters, Janet (Adrian) Giaccaglia, Lynne and Elizabeth; brother, Raymond Allen; and 10 grandchildren.
Memorial tributes may be made to ARC Northwest.
Robert L. Jolly
Services for Robert Jolly, 69, of Garden City were Oct. 5 in Vermeulen Funeral Home. Officiating was Col. Clarence Harvey.
Mr. Jolly was born June 15, 1933, in Dixon, Ill., and died Oct. 2 in Wayne. He was a mechanic.
Surviving are his sons, Robert (Jackie) Jolly of Garden City and William Jolly of Farmington Hills; daughter, Deborah Jolly of Chicago, Ill.; brother, Paul Jolly of Dearborn Heights; sisters, Alice McConnell of Utah and Lucille Foote of Massachusetts; and four grandchildren.
Memorial tributes may be made to The Salvation Army, Eastern Michigan Division, 16130 Northland Drive, Southfield, MI 48075-2689.
Allen Wayne Thompson
Services for Allen Thompson, 68, of Livonia were Dec. 28 in the chapel of L.J. Griffin Funeral Home, Westland. Officiating was the Rev. Drexel E. Morton from St. Michael Lutheran Church.
Mr. Thompson was born Jan. 8, 1934, in Alpena, and died Dec. 25, 2002, in Garden City. He was a meat cutter at a grocery store.
Surviving are his wife, Delores; children, Diane (Tony) Urbanski of Garden City and Charles; siblings, Joyce Witt, Shirley (Bert) Smith, Gerald and Faye (Milton) Hassee.
Larry Patrick Rains
Services for Larry Rains, 52, of Wayne were Dec. 28 in Uht Funeral Home. Officiating was the Rev. Roy Forsyth.
Mr. Rains was born Jan. 11, 1950, and died Dec. 25, 2002, in Wayne. He was an engineering supervisor.
Surviving are his wife, Darlene; son, David (Brook) Rains of Livonia; and sisters, Shirley Loutzenhiser and Pam (Doug) Stevens.
James D. Cotney
Services for James "Doug" Cotney, 78, of Clay Township were Dec. 23 in Trinity United Methodist Church in Algonac, with burial at Oaklawn Cemetery in Algonac. Officiating was the Rev. Dennis Irish.
Mr. Cotney was born May 14, 1924, in Martha, Okla., and died Dec. 21, 2002, in Grosse Pointe. He was a member of South Ward Masonic Lodge in Marine City.
Surviving are his wife of 56 years, Jacqueline; daughter, Shirley (Don) Glenn of Livonia; brother, Darrell Cotney; sisters, NaDene Shive and Anna Mae Norris; and grandchildren, Jason Glenn and Carmen Glenn.
Memorial tributes may be made to Trinity United Methodist Church, Algonac.
Arrangements were made by Gilbert Funeral Home, Algonac.
Gerald R. Glass
Services for Gerald Glass, 73, of Inkster were Dec. 30 in Vermeulen Funeral Home in Westland.
Mr. Glass was born June 19, 1929, in Salem Township, and died Dec. 26, 2002, in Garden City. He was a tool and die maker.
Surviving are his siblings, Mildred Domanke of Livonia, Winifred (Fern) Mantez of Rainbow Lake, Jan (Jay) Gill of West Palm Beach, Fla., Judy (Richard) Houghton of Miami, Fla., Howard (Lois) Glass of St. Johns and Milton (Mary) Glass of Livonia; and several nieces and nephews.
James C. Anderson
Services for James C. Anderson, 52, of Plymouth were December 22 in the Schrader-Howell Funeral Home of Plymouth with Pastor Drex Morton officiating.
Mr. Anderson was born December 16, 1950 in Yankton, S.D. He died Dec. 18 in Plymouth. Mr. Anderson was a heavy equipment operator for R.C. Grading Company in Gregory, Mich. He came to the Plymouth community in 1970 from South Dakota. He was an avid golfer and a loving husband, father, son, brother and son-in-law.
Survivors include wife Jean Anderson of Plymouth; son Nick Anderson of Plymouth; mother Esther Anderson of Yankton, S.D.; sisters Deyanne (Rick) Harding of Louviers, Colo. and Nina (Jim) Terhaar of Inver Grove, Minn.; brothers Bill (Patsy) Anderson of Rapid City, S.D., Alan (Pat) Anderson of Jericho, Vt. and Bob (Deb) Anderson of Tampa, Fla.; uncle Walter Anderson of Yankton, S.D.; and mother-in-law Peral Terrill of Livonia.
Arrangements were made by Schrader-Howell Funeral Home of Plymouth.
Memorials may be given to the charity of your choice.
Frederick Patrick Lynch
Services for Frederick Patrick Lynch, 93, of Livonia were held Dec. 23 in St. Maurice Catholic Church of Livonia. Fr. Sidney Eckert officiated. Burial followed at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
Mr. Lynch was born August 3, 1909 in England. He died Dec. 21 in Livonia.
He is survived by daughters Kathleen Chendes, Theresa Heaman, Mary Lancaster and Ilene Lanza, eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Arrangements were made by Neely-Turowski Funeral Home of Livonia.
Jorgen Charles Larsen
Services for Jorgen Larsen, 92, of Livonia were Dec. 20 in Manns-Ferguson Funeral Home with burial at Parkview Memorial Cemetery.
Mr. Larsen was born Oct. 29, 1910, in Troy, N.Y., and died Dec. 17, 2002.
Surviving are his wife, Taska; children, Sven (Mary), Richard (Karen), Darryl (Carol) and Sherry (Wayne) Hohn; sisters, Blenda Letenyei and Ruth Barney; 10 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Memorial tributes may be made to American Lung Association or American Diabetes Association.
Stanley Zbier
A funeral Mass for Stanley Zbier, 66, of Livonia was Dec. 21 in St. Priscilla Catholic Church.
Mr. Zbier was born June 19, 1936, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, and died Dec. 15, 2002.
Surviving are his wife, Stanislawa; sons, Rod (Celeste) and Adam; brother, Mike Zbier; sisters, Mary Patrick and Helen Kush; and two grandchildren, Tyrone and Carmen.
Arrangements were made by Manns-Ferguson Funeral Home.
Beverly Jane Johnson
Services for former Redford resident Beverly Johnson, 79, of Livonia were Dec. 19 in R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Home, with burial at Glen Eden Memorial Park. Officiating was the Rev. Victor Halboth from Grace Lutheran Church.
Mrs. Johnson was born Jan. 15, 1923, in Detroit, and died Dec. 15, 2002, in Farmington Hills. She came to Livonia eight years ago from Redford.
Mrs. Johnson was a secretary for Farmington Community Schools at the board office.
Surviving are her daughters, Joan Smart, Carol (Steven) Firavich and Marianne Churchill; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Johnson was prececed in death by her husband, Carl; daughter, Sally Cecere; and brother Rev. Robert Richardson.
Daniel Darrah
Services for former Livonia resident Daniel Darrah, 56, of Linden were Dec. 20 in the Highland Chapel of Elton Black and Son Funeral Home in Highland.
Mr. Daniel died Dec. 17, 2002, He was retired as a school psychologist from Livonia Schools, where he worked for many years.
Surviving are his wife, Ruth; children, Matthew (Sheri) Darrah and Daniela Darrah; father, Robert Darrah of Livonia; and sisters, Kathie (Robert) Fairlie and Maryellen (Jose) Bartolome.
Mr. Darrah was preceded in death by his mother, Rose Marie.
Renaldy Michnewicz
Services for Renaldy Michnewicz, 84, of Livonia were Dec. 21 in the Chapel of Glen Eden Memorial Park Cemetery. Officiating was the Rev. Jennifer Saad.
Mr. Michnewicz was born Nov. 27, 1918, in Detroit, and died Dec. 19, 2002, in Livonia.
He was the owner of Renaldy's White China Shop in Troy.
Surviving are his brother-in-law, Howard (Paula) McCammon; nephew, Gerald of Tennessee; and niece, Geraldine of Dearborn.
Mr. Michnewicz was preceded in death by his wife of 63 years, Mary, in March 2002.
Memorial tributes may be made to Alzheimer's Association.
Arrangements were made by Heeney-Sundquist Funeral Home.
Gino Rimanelli
Services for former Livonia resident Gino Rimanelli, 71, of Salem Township were Dec. 14 in Heeney-Sundquist Funeral Home, with burial at Glen Eden Mausoleum.
Mr. Rimanelli was born Dec. 22, 1930, in Casacalencia, Italy, and died Dec. 10, 2002, in Ann Arbor.
He was self-employed, the owner of "Gino de Roma's" Barber Shop in Farmington.
Mr. Rimanelli attended high school in Italy. He was an active member and original founding member of the Italian American Club of Livonia. He served on the board of I.A.C. and received the Italian of the Year award in 1994.
He loved to play cards and was an avid golfer. He liked to travel to his homeland and other parts of Europe and to his second home in Florida.
Surviving are his wife of 42 years, Ghislaine; children, Teresa (Phillip) Vella of Montreal, Linda (Terry) Worful of South Lyon, James (Lisa) Rimanelli of Brighton, Cynthia Rimanelli of Highland and Gino (Ann) Rimanelli of South Lyon; brothers, Antonio (Eda) Rimanelli of Grosse Pointe Woods and Giose (Sheryl) Rimanelli of Massachusettes; and 11 grandchildren.
Memorial tributes may be made to McCarty Cancer Foundation or Angela Hospice.
Vincent Thomas Corrado
Services for Vincent Corrado, 64, of Livonia were Dec. 14 in St. Michael Catholic Church. Officiating was the Rev. Leonard Partensky.
Mr. Corrado was born Feb. 19, 1938, in Cleveland, Ohio, and died Dec. 11, 2002, in Livonia.
He was a manufacturers representative in the electrical industry, retiring after 32 years. He came to the Livonia community from Lyndhurst, Ohio in 1972. He was a member of St. Michael Catholic Church 30 years.
Mr. Corrado was a member of the electrical Manufacturers Association, Electrical Industrial Club, Livonia Elks, Sweet 16 Seniors and the Old Timers Club. He loved to golf and travel, and enjoyed working with his sons doing electrical work.
Surviving are his wife, Helen; children, Michael Corrado of Livonia, James (Mary) Corrado of Canton and Cathleen Corrado of South Lyon; sisters, Dolly Mascia of Lyndhurst, Ohio and Toni Paradise of South Euclid, Ohio; and grandchildren, Alexandra, Nickolas and Joseph.
Memorial tributes may be made to Hospice of Michigan, 400 Mack Ave., Detroit, MI 48201; Malachi House, 2810 Clinton Ave., Cleveland, OH 44413; or M.D. Anderson Hospital, 1515 Holcome Blvd., Houston, TX 77030
Arrangements were made by Schrader-Howell Funeral Home, Plymouth.
William John Nesbitt, Sr.
Services for William Nesbitt, Sr., 77, of Livonia will be 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 16, in L.J. Griffin Funeral Home, 7707 Middlebelt Road, Westland, with burial at Oakland Hills Cemetery in Novi. Visitation is noon to 9 p.m. today, Dec. 15, in the funeral home.
Mr. Nesbitt was born Oct. 26, 1925, in Detroit, and died Dec. 12, 2002, at his home in Livonia. He worked with heating and cooling for a sheet metal company.
Surviving are his wife, Shirley; children, Linda (Randy) Lockey, William Jr. (Cindy), Lori (Al) Harms, Kim (Tony) Thomas and Tina (Ronald) Stack; 16 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Dolores Pearson
Services for Dolores Pearson, 74, of Livonia were today, Thursday, Dec. 12, in Neely-Turowski Funeral Home with burial at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Livonia. Officiating was the Rev. Roy Forsyth.
Mrs. Pearson was born April 20, 1928, in Detroit, and died Dec. 7, 2002, in Farmington Hills. She was a homemaker.
Surviving are her children, Theresa (Rick) Erbert, John (Michele) Pearson, Kenneth (Rhonda) Pearson, Steve (Jill) Pearson and Carol (Russell) Pierce of Howell; 10 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.
Marjorie L. Williams
A memorial service for former Livonia resident Marjorie Williams, 67, of Aurora, Colo., will be Dec. 6 in Colorado Community Church.
Mrs. Williams was born Aug. 16, 1935, and died Dec. 3, 2002, at her home in Aurora, Colo. She was a longtime former resident of Livonia.
Surviving are her three sons; one daughter, one brother; three sisters; six grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
Mrs. Williams was preceded in death by her nephew, Tim Sinner, grandson, Forest Holloway, and mother, Mary Smith.
Arrangements were made by Horan & McConaty Funeral Home, Aurora, Colo.
Josephine Ann Labbe
Services for Josephine Labbe, 61, of Livonia were Dec. 7 in St. Michael Church. Officiating was the Rev. Alberto Bondy.
Mrs. Labbe was born July 8, 1941, in Steubenville, Ohio, and died Dec. 2, 2002, in Livonia. She was a surgical technician.
Surviving are her husband, William; daughter, Paula (Tim) Guthat; brother, John (Cathy) Romano; sisters, Mary Romano and Joan (Charles) Przybylowski; and parents, Pauline and the late John Romano.
Memorial tributes may be made to the Humane Society of U.S. or National Wildlife Federation.
Arrangements were made by John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral Home.
Frank N. Harris
Services for Frank Harris, 76, of Livonia were Dec. 11 in R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Home, with burial at Parkview Memorial Cemetery. Officiating was the Rev. Jack Baker.
Mr. Harris was born Aug. 16, 1926, in Salmon, Idaho, and died Dec. 8, 2002, in Garden City. He lived in Livonia 34 years.
Mr. Harris was an electrical engineer in the industrial field.
Surviving are his children, Ingrid (Larry) Runnion, Hugh (Kathleen), Robert, Gerald (Christy), Rosalie (John) Taube, Scott, Ivan and Michael; brother, Ivan (Carol); sister, Lila; and seven grandchildren.
Mr. Harris was preceded in death by his wife, Sigrid.
Memorial tributes may be made to American Cancer Society.
