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Dorothy E. Ranta
Services for Dorothy Ranta, 75, of Livonia were Oct. 28 in Charles R. Step Funeral Home. Officiating was the Rev. Benjamin Bohnsack.
Mrs.Ranta was born July 24, 1927, in Detroit, and died Oct. 24, 2002, in Livonia. She was a homemaker.
Surviving are her husband, Thomas; sons, Thomas (Judy) and Richard (Wendy); daughter, Lorrie (Gary) Bessinger; brother, William (Charmagne) Jenkins; and five grandchildren, Colleen Bessinger, Holly, Eric, Danielle and Victoria Ranta.
Mrs. Ranta was preceded in death by her brother, Stanley Jenkins, and sister, Myrtle Draper.
Joseph Raymond Brobst
Services for Joseph Brobst, 68, of Livonia were Oct. 30 in the Chapel of L.J. Griffin Funeral Home in Westland. Officiating was the Rev. Richard Kelly from St. Thomas a'Becket Catholic Church.
Mr. Brobst was born Dec. 28, 1933, in Detroit, and died Oct. 28, 2002, in Garden City.
He was a millwright in the automotive industry.
Surviving are his wife, Geraldine "Gerri"; children, Janice (Patrick) Genrich, Lawrence (Becky), Gary (Diane), Darlene (Dorin) Lucacel, Daniel (Karen), Joseph (Paula) and Dawn (Matt) Walsh; 21 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Genevieve T. Rafferty
Services for Genevieve Rafferty, 73, of Livonia were Oct. 23 at St. Priscilla Catholic Church, with burial at St. Hedwig Cemetery.
Mrs. Rafferty was born July 20, 1929, and died Oct. 20, 2002, in Farmington Hills. She worked in the medical research field.
Surviving are her children, Terrance, Rose (Carlos) Rafferty-Aquirre, Raymond (Francine), John (Kimberly), Maureen (Randal) Byrne and James (Jennifer); brother, James (Joan) Monahan; sister, Collette Blaschka; 11 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Arrangements were made by L.J. Griffin Funeral Home.
Virginia Marie Bedard
Servivces for Virginia Bedard, 91, of South Lyon were today, Thursday, Oct. 24, in First Baptist Church of South Lyon. Officiating was the Rev. Robert Beddingfield.
Mrs. Bedard was born Dec. 17. 1910, in Nebo, Ky., and died Oct. 20, 2002. She moved to South Lyon 25 years ago from Detroit. She was a member of First Baptist Church of South Lyon. She enjoyed gardening, raising African Violets and cooking.
Surviving are her children, Bradford (Trudy) Bedard of Gilbraltar, James (Carole) Bedard of New Hudson, Duane (Jo) Bedard of Livonia and Gary (Ruthy) Bedard of Howell; 13 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Bedard was preceded in death by her husband, Frank, in 1969, and one brother.
Arrangements were made by Phillips Funeral Home, South Lyon.
John H. Eisenmann
Services for former Livonia resident John Eisenmann, 87, of Ft. Gratiot will be 1 p.m. Monday, Oct. 28, in Thayer-Rock Funeral Home, 33603 Grand River Ave., Farmington, with burial at Oakwood Cemetery. Officiating will be the Rev. Larry Austin.
Mr. Eisenmann was born Dec. 16, 1914, in Spencerville, Florida, Jean Way of British Columbia, Canada, Virginia Marrs of Florida, Evelyn Logsdon of Plymouth and Philip Price of Iowa City, Iowa City, Iowa City; brother, Maurice Harris of Detroit; and two grandsons, Michael and Joseph.
Mrs. Walker was preceded in death by her husband, Arthur, and two sisters.
Memorial tributes may be made in her name to the Music Fund at First Christian Church, Iowa. Arrangements were made by Barker Funeral Home in West Liberty, Florida; parents, Virginia and Donald Walbridge of Canton; brothers, Raymond Walbridge of Canton, Bryon Walbridge of Livonia and Robin Walbridge of Canton; sister, Tina (John) Bury of Livonia; and niece and nephew, Daniel and Ashley.
Elizabeth Dowden
A memorial service for Elizabeth Dowden, 62, of Livonia was Oct. 21 in R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Home. Officiating was the Rev. Roy Forsyth.
Mrs. Dowden was born Jan. 9, 1940, in Clenchmorr, Tenn., and died Oct. 19, 2002, in Farmington Hills. She lived in the Livonia area 38 years. She was a private caregiver. She enjoyed gardening and was dedicated to her children and grandchildren.
Surviving are her husband, John; children, William (Suzanne) Dowden of Redford and Kathy Stephens; parents, Stella and the late Rev. Link Phillips; brothers, Thomas Coy and Larry Phillips; sisters, Shena Sherrill and Imajean Nighbert; and six grandchildren, Timothy, David, Alexandria, Victor, Nicholas and Brooke.
Memorial tributes may be made to American Cancer Society.
Parke J. Winn
Services for Parke Winn, 78, of Livonia were Oct. 22 in St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, with burial at Parkview Cemetery in Livonia. Officiating was the Rev. Sam Laswell.
Mr. Winn was born July 11, 1924, in Columbus, Ohio, and died Oct. 20, 2002, in West Bloomfield. She was a teacher for Detroit Public Schools.
Surviving are her daughters, Nann Tyler of Livonia and Kathleen Banchero; and grandchildren, Timothy Tyler, Laura (Ryan) Banchero-Fleur, Steven (Shannon) Banchero, Michael (Maggie) Yeagley and Christopher Yeagley.
Mrs. Yeagley was preceded in death by her husband, Robert; son, Ted Yeagler; and grandson, James Tyler, Jr.
Memorial tributes may be made to South Michigan State College and a member of ZTA sorority. She moved to Livonia in 1956. She taught school in Birmingham and at Lincoln Elementary in Livonia before becoming an at-home mom.
Mrs. Hermann was active in girl scouts, her church, Livonia Civic Chorus and received numerous awards for her volunteer work at Schoolcraft College.
Surviving are her husband of 47 years, Dave; children, David (Donna), Karyn (Jeff) Young and Terri; sister, Lynne (David) Symles; and grandchildren, Dustin and Kayleena Young.
Memorial tributes may be made to the Woman's Resource Center at Schoolcraft College, Karmanos Hospice Center Detroit or St. Jude Children's Hospital.
Frank G. Tima Sr.
Services for Frank Tima Sr., 77, were Oct. 21 in Leonard A. Turowski & Son Funeral Home. Officiating was the Rev. Roy Forsyth.
Mr. Tima was born Aug. 21, 1925, in Detroit, and died Oct. 17, 2002, in Livonia. He was the owner of a home improvement business in the city of Livonia.
Surviving are his wife, Agnes; children, Carol Monczka, Anita (Larry) Cooper, Frank Jr. (Nancy), Paul (Cheryl), Sandra Tima and Dolores (Mark) Skarjune; 12 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Genevieve T. Rafferty
Services for Genevieve Rafferty, 73, of Livonia were Oct. 23 at St. Priscilla Catholic Church, with burial at St. Hedwig Cemetery.
Mrs. Rafferty was born July 20, 1929, and died Oct. 20, 2002, in Farmington Hills. She worked in the medical research field.
Surviving are her children, Terrance, Rose (Carlos) Rafferty-Aquirre, Raymond (Francine), John (Kimberly), Maureen (Randal) Byrne and James (Jennifer); brother, James (Joan) Monahan; sister, Collette Blaschka; 11 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Arrangements were made by L.J. Griffin Funeral Home.
Virginia Marie Bedard
Servivces for Virginia Bedard, 91, of South Lyon were today, Thursday, Oct. 24, in First Baptist Church of South Lyon. Officiating was the Rev. Robert Beddingfield.
Mrs. Bedard was born Dec. 17. 1910, in Nebo, Ky., and died Oct. 20, 2002. She moved to South Lyon 25 years ago from Detroit. She was a member of First Baptist Church of South Lyon. She enjoyed gardening, raising African Violets and cooking.
Surviving are her children, Bradford (Trudy) Bedard of Gilbraltar, James (Carole) Bedard of New Hudson, Duane (Jo) Bedard of Livonia and Gary (Ruthy) Bedard of Howell; 13 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Bedard was preceded in death by her husband, Frank, in 1969, and one brother.
Arrangements were made by Phillips Funeral Home, South Lyon.
