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William Rae Morrison
Services for William Morrison, 63, of Livonia were Oct. 23 in L.J. Griffin Funeral Home, Westland.
Mr. Morrison was born Oct. 16, 1939, in Detroit, and died Oct. 20, 2002, in Superior Township. He was an analyst for Federal Express Supply Chain.
Surviving are his wife, Barbara; son, James; and grandson, Kyle.
Memorial tributes may be made to St. Jude Children's Hospital or Masonic Children's Hospital.
Verlee L. Malinchak
Services for former Livonia resident Verlee Malinchak, 87, were Oct. 21 in Harry J. Will Funeral Home, with burial at Glen Eden Memorial Park Cemetery.
Mrs. Malinchak died Oct. 20, 2002.
Surviving are her brother, Joseph (Pauline) Pullin; sister, Betty (the late Charles) Tarver; and many nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Malinchak was preceded in death by her husbands, George Sivertsen and Martin Malinchak, and brother, George Pullin.
Evelyn "Peggy" LeBlanc
Services for Evelyn "Peggy" LeBlanc, 83, of Livonia will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22, at St. Kenneth Catholic Church. Officiating will be the Rev. Joseph Mallia.
Mrs. LeBlanc was born April 18, 1919, in Laurium, Mich., and died Oct. 16, 2002, in Livonia. She worked for Livonia public schools 1958-1981, and was a cook at Frost Junior High School. She came to the Livonia community in 1955 from Detroit. She was a member of St. Michael Catholic Church in Livonia and St. Kenneth Catholic Church in Plymouth. Mrs. LeBlanc was a member of Livonia Senior Citizens and St. Edith Church Senior Group.
She loved to play cards, bingo, cook and bake. She enjoyed traveling with her late husband and visiting relatives.
Surviving are her children, Marcia (Joseph) Rosati of Livonia, Debbie (David) Anderson of Plymouth, Beverly Hrbal of Livonia and Paul (Diana) LeBlanc of Livonia; 11 grandchildren, Daine (James) Hickox, Shelly (Greg) Belander, Curt (Diana) Borensik, Jeffery (Lauren) Borenski, Mark Borensik, Christopher Hrbal, Carrie Borenski, Julia Hrbal, Adam Borenski, Bridgette LeBlanc and Keith LeBlanc; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Mrs. LeBlanc was preceded in death by her husband, George; seven brothers; two sisters; and grandson, Matt Anderson.
Memorial tributes may be made to Angela Hospice, Livonia.
Arrangements were made by Schrader-Howell Funeral Home, Plymouth.
Janice Lectka
A memorial service for Janice Lectka, 67, of Livonia will be 4:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 21 in Mt. Hope Congregational Church, 30330 Schoolcraft Road, Livonia. Visitation is 4-8 p.m. today, Sunday, Oct. 20, at the church.
Mrs. Lectka died Oct. 16, 2002. She was a Livonia teacher 30 years.
Surviving are her husband, Charles; son, John (Cindy) Lectka; daughter, Jill Lectka; brothers, Allan, Richard and Larry Siefert; and three grandchildren, Mallory, David and Anna.
Memorial tributes may be made to Angela Hospice.
Arrangements were made by Manns-Ferguson Funeral Home.
Virginia M. Ward
A memorial service for Virginia Ward, 86, of Livonia will be 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 25, at the Lutheran Home, 28910 Plymouth Road, Livonia.
Mrs. Ward died Oct. 17, 2002.
Surviving are her sons, Frederick III (Beverly) Schmoll and Alexius (Hilda) Schmoll; brother, Alexius Olson; and three grandchildren, Stephanie, Jonathan and Heidi Schmoll.
Mrs. Ward was preceded in death by her husbands, Frederick Schmoll and Edwin Ward.
Memorial tributes may be made to Iowa, and died Oct. 14, 2002, in Ann Arbor. He was a former executive vice president with Little Caesar's and vice president of marketing with Domino's Pizza.
He owned and operated O'Sheehan's Restaurants in Northville and two in Pennsylvania. She was a homemaker.
Surviving are her husband, John; children, Linda Harding, Deana Jackson, John (Sharon) Lauerman and Tim (Marlene) Lauerman; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Arrangements were made by Neely-Turowski Funeral Home.
Iris B. Pearce
Services for Iris Pearce, 75, of Livonia were Oct. 11 in Covenant Community Church in Redford Township, with burial at Cadillac Memorial Gardens West in Westland. Officiating was the Rev. H.D. Myers.
Mrs. Pearce was born May 20, 1927, in Mt. Vernon, Illinois and came to the Livonia community in 1988 from Chicago. He enjoyed all sports, loved his family and dogs.
Surviving are his mother, Katherine Zebik of Redford; sisters, Joyce (Bill) Walker of Lexington, Ky., Jacqueline (Joe) Belcher of Livonia and Carolyn (Jim) Robinson of Howell; and several nieces and nephews.
Lee F. Collins
Services for Lee Collins, 78, of Canton were Oct. 11 in Vermeulen Funeral Home, with burial at Cadillac Memorial Gardens West in Westland. Officiating was the Rev. Jack Wallace.
Mr. Collins was born Nov. 19, 1923, in Detroit, and died Oct. 8, 2002, in Canton. He was an instrument repairman for Ford Motor Company. He was a member of Assemblies of God Church.
Shrviving are his wife, Esther; son, Dean (Debbie) Collins of Phoenix, Zriz.; daughter, Bonnie (Paul) Pfeiffer of Livonia; five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Mr. Collins was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers.
Memorial tributes may be made to Visiting Nurses Assoication-Hospice.
James John Demeter
Services for James Demeter, 81, of Redford were Oct. 11 in Neely-Turowski Funeral Home, with burial at Brethern Cemetery. Officiating was the Rev. Roy Forsyth.
Mr. Demeter was born July 3, 1921, in Detroit, and died Oct. 7, 2002, in Farmington Hills. He was a tool and die maker. He served in the Army during World War II.
Surviving are his son, Stephen Demeter of Livonia; daughter, Carol Raymond; and six grandchildren.
Mr. Demeter was preceded in death by his wife, Michigan Technological University, where he received a degree in Metallurgical Engineering. He spent his career working in the automtive industry, retiring from Daimler Chrysler in 2000. He was a member of numerous professional organizations including ASM and SAE, of which he was Detroit Chapter president in the 1970s.
Surviving are his wife, Barbara; children, Tracey and Adam; mother; brother; and grandchildren. Family members reside in Southfield, Plymouth, West Bloomfield and Auburn Hills.
Memorial tributes may be made to American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 2680, N. Canton, OH 44720
Paul Edwin Pieti
Services for former Livonia resident Paul Pieti, 65, of Farmington Hills were Oct. 11 in First Apostolic Lutheran Church in Farmington Hills, with burial at Glen Eden Memorial Park. Officiating were Richard Pennala and Don Pennala.
Mr. Pieti was born Oct. 3, 1937, in Highland Park, and died Oct. 8, 2002, in Southfield.
He worked for Ford Motor Company-Dearborn as an engineer, retiring in 1996. He was a certified professional engineer. He was a 1955 graduate of Southfield High School and earned a degree in engineering from Michigan Tech in 1959. He also a Masters degree from Chrysler Institute in 1960.
Mr. Pieti enjoyed golf, traveling, skiing and being with his family.
Surviving are his wife of 40 years, Virginia; sons, Brian (Mari) Pieti of Dassel, Minn., John Pieti of Montana and Todd Pieti of Ann Arbor; daughters, Karin (Clark) Moe of Dassel, Minn., Rebecca Pieti of Farmington, Minn. and Jessica (Chris) Eckerman of Northville; brothers, David (Patricia) Pieti of Colorado and Robert (Kathy) Pieti of Dassel, Minn.; and six grandchildren.
Memorial tributes may be made to First Apostolic Lutheran Church, Building Fund, 26325 Halstead Road, Farmington Hills, MI 48331
