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Mary Gayle Garchow
Services for Mary Garchow, 85, of Livonia were Nov. 27 in Schrader-Howell Funeral Home, with burial at Livonia Center Cemetery. Officiating was the Rev. Roy Forsyth.
Mrs. Garchow was born Feb. 6, 1917, in Detroit, and died Nov. 23, 2002, in Livonia.
She was a homemaker and a lifelong resident of Livonia. She loved to vacation on Drummond Island, cook, sew and read.
Surviving are her son, Jon (Linda) Garchow of Wixom; sister, Lorna Schaffer of Livonia; and two granddaughters, Deborah Garchow of Wixom and Laura Garchow of Wixom.
Mrs. Garchow was preceded in death by her husband, Alfred Garchow.
Memorial tributes may be made to Woodhaven Retirement Community or Angela Hospice.
Colin S. Gillan
Services for Colin Gillan of Livonia were Nov. 26 in the chapel of L.J. Griffin Funeral Home, with burial at Grand Lawn Cemetery in Detroit. Officiating was the Rev. Drexwl E. Morton from St. Michael Lutheran Church.
Mr. Gillan died Nov. 22, 2002.
Surviving are his son, Thomas; grandson, Matthew; and several nieces and nephews.
Edith Buck
A funeral Mass for Edith Buck, 94, of Livonia was Nov. 26 in St. Gerald Catholic Church, with burial at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Southfield. Officiating was the Rev. Gerald McEnhill.
Mrs. Buck was born Jan. 1, 1908, in Detroit, and died Nov. 22, 2002, in Livonia. She was a former resident of Farmington Hills.
Mrs. Buck was a supervisor with Detroit Shopping News, retiring in 1973. She was a former member of St. Gerald Catholic Church.
Surviving are her children, Shirley Seger of Livonia, William (Janice) Buck of Hartland and James (Sandi) Buck of Dearborn Heights; brother-in-law, Harvey Buck; 11 grandchildren, William Jr., Michael, Joseph, Allison, Raymond, Lisa, Geri, Ralph, Raymond, Ronald and Ken; and 15 great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Buck was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond.
Memorial tributes may be made to Marywood Nursing Center.
Arrangements were made by Heeney-Sundquist Funeral Home.
Mary Montes
Services for Mary Montes, 80, of Westland will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 26 from SS Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Church with the Rev. James Stathakios officiating and burial at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Livonia.
Mrs. Montes was born July 13, 1922 in Zeigler, Ill. and died Nov. 23 in Detroit. She was a homemaker and belonged to SS Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Church.
Survivors include her husband, Manuel; daughter Mary Merrill of Garden City; sons Ricardo of Novi and Andrew (Diane) Montes of Livonia and sister Helen Lucakis of Plymouth Township.
Vermeulen Funeral Home in Westland handled the arrangements. Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association Affiliate Inc., 23100 Providence Drive, Southfield MI 48075-3680 or to the Leukemia Society of America Chapter, 21617 Harper Ave., St. Clair Shores, MI 48080-2254.
Walter R. Gazda
Services for Walter R. Gazda, 82, of Redford, were held Nov. 27 at Our Lady of Loretto Church in Redford, with burial at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Detroit.
Mr. Gazda was born Jan. 22, 1920, in Holyoke, Mass., and died Nov. 23, 2002, at Heartland-Dorvin Nursing Home in Livonia. He worked as a truck driver for Chrysler Corporation until his retirement in 1976 and was a member of Our Lady of Loretto Church in Redford.
He is survived by his wife, Rita; daughter, Sue (John) Buck; grandchildren, John Jr. and Anni; and brother, Stanley (Eleanor).
Arrangements made by Charles R. Step Funeral Home in Redford.
Donalda Joyce Cadieux
Services for Donalda Cadieux, 74, of Livonia were today, Thursday, Nov. 21, in St. Aidan Catholic Church, with burial at Holy Sepulchre Cemtery. Officiating was the Rev. Ronald Kurzawa from St. Aidan Catholic Church.
Mrs. Cadieux was born June 14, 1928, in Detroit, and died Nov. 17, 2002, at her home in Livonia. She lived in this community 15 years.
Mrs. Cadieux was a retired case worker for the State of Calif.
Mrs. Puckett was born Aug. 9, 1925, in Pickford, Mich., and died Nov. 15, 2002, in Northville. She was a graduate of Sault St. Marie High School. She was the former owner of Peppertree Restaurant in Northville. She was a manager at Rush Lake Golf Club. Mrs. Puckett was a member of Lakeland Golf and Country Club.
Surviving are her husband, James; children, Danny (Rita) Meadows of Story, Wy., Sheila (Gordon) Cabey of Houghton Lake, Susan (Rick) McCoy of Livonia, David (Jill) Meadows of Michigamee, Anise (Ron) Patterson of Fowlerville, Jill (Doug) Bridson of South Lyon, Paula (Eric) Schwartz of Livonia, Donna (Doug) Collier of South Lyon, Joanne (Scott) Dinser of Dexter, Gary Puckett of Northville, Vicki (Neil) Sprague of Williamston and Debbie (Jim) Daugherty of Springtown, Nevada, James Larente of Wisconsin; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Arrangements were made by Christler Funeral Home, Houghton Lake.
Edward C. Register
A memorial service for Edward Register, 49, of Livonia was Nov. 12 in R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Home. Officiating was the Rev. Urias Beverly from Grand River Baptist Church.
Mr. Register was born Aug. 8, 1953, in Michigan.
Arrangements were made by Harry J. Will Funeral Home.
Ana Mae Crabtree
Services for Ana Crabtree, 84, of Wixom were Nov. 13 in Heeney-Sundquist Funeral home in Farmington, with burial at Glen Eden Memorial Park in Livonia. Officiating was the Rev. David Bevington.
Mrs. Crabtree was born June 14, 1918, in Detroit, and died Nov. 10, 2002, in Milford.
She was a bank teller. She was a member of Grand River Baptist Church.
Surviving are her children, Carol (David) Mundorf of Livonia, Douglas Crabtree, Susan Crabtree and Gary (Wendy) Crabtree; siblings, Doris (Floyd) Farmer, Shirley (Edward) Conner, Marilyn (Wayne) Fetterly and Floyd (Peg) Rademacher; and four grandchildren, Todd (Kris) Mundorf, Scott Mundorf, Erin Crabtree and Amanda Crabtree.
Mrs. Crabtree was preceded in death by her husband.
Memorial tributes may be made to Alzheimer's Association.
Eileen M. Bryngelson
A funeral Mass for Eileen Bryngelson, 76, of Livonia will be 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 15, in St. Geneviev Catholic Church in Livonia. Her body will lie instate at 10:15 a.m. until time of the service.
Visitation is noon to 9 p.m. today, Nov. 14, in L.J. Griffin Funeral Home, 7707 Middlebelt, Livonia.
Mrs. Bryngelson was born Aug. 2, 1926, and died Nov. 11, 2002, in Livonia. She was a homemaker.
Surviving are her children, Kathleen Thomas, Susan Schultz, Carol (Ron) Jenneman, Donna Jerovich, Gail (Brad) Modi, Mark (Connie) Bryngelson, David, John, Kevin (Diane) and Kristin (Dan) Cesarz; two brothers; two sisters; 34 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Bryngelson was preceded in death by her husband, Hilton.