Irene L. Sierak
Services for Irene Sierak, 81, of Plymouth were Oct. 20 in Vermeulen Funeral Home. Officiating was the Rev. Leonard Partensky.
Mrs. Sierak was born Aug. 24, 1921, in Detroit, and died Oct. 17, 2002, in Livonia. She was a homemaker.
Surviving are her husband, Ted; son, Jerry Sierak of Westland; daughters, Judy (Leon) Goolsby of Port St. Lucie, Fla. and Linda (Dale) Bernhardt of Plymouth; four grandchildren, Jennifer MacKinnon, Nancy Selstad, Adam Bernhardt and Mitchell Bernhardt; and four great-grandchildren, Nina, Heidi and Cassidy Mac Kinnon and Gunnar Selstad.
Eileen Freed
Services for Eileen Freed, 81, of Westland were Oct. 23 in Schrader-Howell Funeral Home, Plymouth, with burial at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Livonia. Officiating was the Rev. Frederick Nichols.
Mrs. Freed was born Nov. 11, 1920, in Canada, and died Oct. 20, 2002, in Taylor. She was a retired head cashier at the Kroger Store in Plymouth. She came to the Westland community in 1994 from Plymouth. Mrs Freed enjoyed needlepoint, crafts and her dog, Buddy.
Surviving are her children, Gail (Edward) Davis of Arizona, Karen (Leon) Sheffer of Livonia and Gregory (Ginger) Freed of Dearborn Heights; siblings, Maxine Badder, Bernice (Pete), Vern (Terri) Nantau, Douglas Nantau, Beverly (Robert) LaFave and Virginia (Frank) Scruto, all of Canada; nine grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Freed was preceded in death by her husband, Carl.
Memorial tributes may be made to Karmanos Cancer Institute.
Dorothy M. Buckingham
Services for Dorothy Buckingham, 82, of Westland were Oct. 22 in Vermeulen Funeral Home with burial at Cadillac Memorial Gardens, West, Westland. Officiating was the Rev. Luther A. Werth.
Mrs. Buckingham was born May 1, 1920, in Detroit, and died Oct. 18, 2002, in Westland. She was a homemaker.
Surviving are her son, Thomas (Joanne Klesendorf) Buckingham of Novi; brother, William (Irene) Buckingham of Illinois; and two granddaughters, Jennifer and Megan Buckingham.
Memorial tributes may be made to American Cancer Society, 18505 W. 12 Mile Road, Southfield, MI 48076.
Irene L. Sierak
Services for Irene Sierak, 81, of Plymouth, were held Oct. 20 at the Vermeulen Funeral Home, Westland with the Rev. Leonard Partensky officiating.
Mrs. Sierak was born Aug. 24, 1921 in Detroit and died Oct. 17 in Livonia. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include husband, Ted Sierak of Plymouth; son, Jerry Sierak of Westland; daughters, Judy (Leon) Goolsby of Port St. Lucie, Fla. and Linda (Dale) Barnhardt of Plymouth; grandchildren, Jennifer MacKinnon, Nancy Selstad, Adam Bernhardt, and Mitchell Bernhardt; and great-grandchildren, Nina MacKinnon, Heidi MacKinnon, Cassidy MacKinnon, and Gunnar Selstad.
Memorial contributions may be made to . Services to Enhance Potential (S.T.E.P), 35000 Van Born Rd., Wayne, MI. 48164.
Arrangements made by Vermeulen Funeral Home.
Gerald Nozewski
A funeral Mass for Gerald Nozewski, 59, of Westland will be 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 18, in St. Michael Catholic Church with burial at St. Hedwig Cemetery. Visitation is 1-9 p.m. today, Thursday, Oct. 17, in Neely-Turowski Funeral Home, 30200 Five Mile Road, Livonia. Prayers will be 9:15 a.m. at the funeral home before the service on Friday.
Mr. Nozewski was born Aug. 23, 1943, in Detroit, and died Oct. 13, 2002. He was a chassis superintendent.
Surviving are his wife, Lorraine; children, Corrine (Joseph) DeMarco, Anthone Nozewski and Gerald Nozewski; and one grandchild.
Dale Pleszko
Services for Dale Pleszko, 38, of Lincoln Park were Oct. 14 in Harry J. Will Funeral Home. An American Legion service was Oct. 13.
Mr. Pleszko died Oct. 8, 2002. He spent four years in the U.S. Air Force and was a member of the American Legion Post 32. He was an alummni and long time fan of U of M. He had been employed by Ford Motor Co. and also volunteered at the Westland Humane Society.
Surviving are his father, Ron Pleszko; uncles, Jerry and Frank Miller; aunts, Sylvia (Dan) Stanely, Janet (Bob) Kimbril and Rosemary Pleszko; and many cousins.
Mr. Pleszko was preceded in death by his mother, Joan Graczyk, and aunt, Nancy Miller.
Memorial tributes may be made to Westland Humane Society, 37255 Marquette, Westland, MI 48185
Charles E. Wooliver
Services for Charles Wooliver, 77, of Wayne-Westland will be 1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 11, in Pollock-Randall Funeral Home, Port Huron. Officiating will be the Rev. Daniel S. Bakay from First Baptist Church. Visitation is 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. today, Thursday, Oct. 10, in the funeral home. Burial will be at Lakeside Cemetery in Port Huron.
Mr. Wooliver was born July 6, 1925, in Port Huron and died Oct. 7 in Dearborn. He was a graduate of Port Huron High School. He worked for Ford Motor Co. 1955-85 when he retired.
Mr. Wooliver served in the U.S. Army Air Force in 1946. He studied drawing and engineering drafting in Inglewood, Calif. He was a lifetime member of the Yankee Air Force and a member of the American Legion.
Surviving are his brothers, Eugene (Nina) Wooliever of Fort Gratiot and Richard (Dolly) Wooliever of Mason; sister, Yvonne (Wilson) Pelton of Puyauup, Wash.; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.
Mr. Wooliver was preceded in death by a half-sister, Louella (Charles) Cook. Memorial tributes may be made to First Baptist Church of Port Huron.
(correct spelling of brothers' names Wooliver and Wooliever)
Estelle E. Yearout
Services for former Westland resident Estelle Yearout, 86, of Upland, Calif., were Oct. 5 in Ontario, Calif.
Mrs. Yearout was born June 15, 1916, in Leatherwood, Va., and grew up in Eden, N.C. After moving to the Westland community, she became a very active member of Westland Free Methodist Church. She was a resident of Canton and Westland until 1998, when she retired to California.
Surviving are her sons, Gentry (Sharon) Yearout of Belleville and Dempsey Yearout of Upland, Calif.; daughter, Verna "Dolly" (Clarence) Miller of Austin, Texas; sister, Thelma Smith of Stoneville, N.C.; and grandchildren, Susan (Chris) Peacor, Kurt (Robyn) Yearout, Joy and Sarah Yearout, Brett and Adrienne Miller; and great-grandson, Austin Yearout.
Mrs. Yearout was preceded in death by her husband, Vernon, and daughter, Anita Yearout.
Arrangements were made by Draper Mortuary of Ontario, Calif. Burial will take place at Red Oak Grove Cemetery in Floyd, Va.
Meyer E. Shon
Private services for Meyer Shon, 91, of Westland were held recently. Arrangements were by John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral Home.
Mr. Shon, "Mike," died Oct. 6. He worked at Hershey's Shoes in Garden City 1975-85.
Surviving are his wife, Maybelle; daughters, Virginia Williams and Sara Lightfoot; four grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Mr. Shon was preceded in death by his son, Larry.
Memorial tributes may be made to Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America, Michigan Chapter, 17250 W. 12 Mile, Suite 204, Southfield, MI 48076.
Irene T. Couveau
A funeral Mass for Irene Couveau, 66, of Farmington Hills was Oct. 7 in St. Clare of Assisi Catholic Church, Farmington Hills, with burial at Glen Eden Memorial Park, Livonia. Officiating was the Rev. Frederick J. Klettner.
Mrs. Couveau was born July 22, 1936, in Detroit and died Oct. 3 in Royal Oak. She was a cashier at Wrigley's Supermarket. She was a graduate of Cooley High School, Detroit.
Surviving are her husband of 44 years, Frank; sons, Robert (Carolle) Couveau of Farmington Hills and James Couveau of Farmington Hills; daughter, Lida Couveau-Morris of Farmington Hills; sisters, Alice Mis of Westland and Patricia (Russell) Robbins of Romulus; and three grandchildren, Christopher, Jacob and Lucas.
Memorial tributes may be made to American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 2680, North Canton, OH 44720.
Arrangements were by Thayer-Rock Funeral Home in Farmington.
James E. Bates
Services for James Bates, 62, of Romulus were Oct. 8 in Vermeulen Funeral Home with burial at Christian Memorial Park, Rochester. Officiating was the Rev. Drex Morton.
Mr. Bates was born Dec. 21, 1939, in Centerville, Tenn., and died Oct. 5 in Romulus. He was a tool and die maker.
Surviving are his wife, Barbara; stepchildren, Victoria (William) Sims of Taylor, Renee (Douglas) Wyrybbowski of Westland, Andrew (Kristi) David of White Lake, Andrea (Joseph) Hahnenburg of White Lake and Jamie David of White Lake; brother, John (Brenda) Bates of Tennessee; sisters, Betty (Albert) Horner of Westland and Katherine (Gary) Weed of Westland; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Mr. Bates was preceded in death by his son, James Bates Jr.
Memorial tributes may be made to the family fund.
Jacqueline Fay Adler
Services for Jacqueline Adler, 68, of Canton were Sept. 25 in Church of Jesus Christ with burial at Cadillac Memorial Gardens West, Westland. Officiating was Bishop Ken Mlynar.
Mrs. Adler was born Feb. 21, 1934, and died Sept. 20 in Canton. She was a medical record technician.
Surviving are her son, Alan Adler; daughters, Gale (Yehuda) Oren and Paula (Gary) Magid; four sisters; one brother; four grandchildren, Dalit Oren, Kristin Mendenhall, Stefan Ashdown and Nurit Oren; and great-grandson, Jackson Mendenhall.
Mrs. Adler was preceded in death by her husband, Yale Adler.
There are family members who reside in the Westland community.
Arrangements were by Uht Funeral Home.
