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Alvina A. Norton
Services for Alvina Ann Norton, 91, of Farmington, were held Jan. 15 at Thayer-Rock Funeral Home in Farmington with the Rev. Dr. James McGuire officiating. Burial followed at Oakland Hills Cemetery in Novi.
Mrs. Norton was born May 11, 1911 in Bartesia, Ill. and died Jan. 13, 2003 at Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak. She was the owner and operator of Torch Port Airport and Restaurant on Torch Lake in Eastport, Mich.
She is survived by her daughters, Berry Bemis and Janice Norton; brother, Cyril Schniers; sisters, Alberta Paul, Clara Hillier and Evelyn Simms; eight grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandson. She is preceded in death by her husband, Reggie.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Lissencephaly Network, Inc., 10408 Bitteroot Court, Fort Wayne, Ind. 46804.
Phyllis B. Miller
Services for Phyllis B. Miller, 72, of Farmington Hills, were held Jan. 13 at Lola Park Lutheran Church in Redford with the Rev. Gregory Gibbons officiating. Burial followed at Glen Eden Memorial Park in Livonia.
Mrs. Miller was born Feb. 28, 1930 in Detroit and died Jan. 10, 2003 at Courtyard Manor in Farmington Hils.
She is survived by her husband, William; sons, Craig (Carol), Brian (Karol) and Scott (Amy); brothers, Robert and Jack Howison; and grandchildren, Eric, Christopher, Jennifer, Michele, Ashley, Melissa and Kimberly.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Bethesda Lutheran Home, 700 Hoffman, Watertown, WI 53094.
Laura M. Rizzardi
Services for Laura Mary Rizzardi, 84, were held Jan. 13 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Wayne with the Rev. Francisco Radecki officiating. Burial followed at Oakland Hills Memorial Gardens in Novi.
Mrs. Rizzardi was born March 16, 1918 in Malvern, Pa. and died Jan. 10, 2003 in Troy. She was a homemaker.
She is survived by her daughters, Valen Bellavia and Florence Page; daughter-in-law, Nancy Rizzardi; brother, Carl DeCamillo; sisters, Ann Hosbach and Emily Chipponeri; 16 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her husband James and son, John.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Joseph Church in Wayne.
Arrangements made by Heeney-Sundquist Funeral Home in Farmington.
Harold E. Greer
Services for Harold E. Greer, 72, of Farmington Hills, were held Jan. 14 at Thayer-Rock Funeral Home in Farmington.
Mr. Greer was born March 8, 1930 in Dyersburg, Tenn. and died Jan. 10, 2003 at Botsford Hospital in Farmington Hills. He worked as an installer for ADT Alarms and was a Korean War Air Force veteran. He enjoyed gardening.
He is survived by his wife, Pauline; sons, Richard (Barbara), Scott (Stacey) and Roger; daughters, Susan (Mark) Hanlon and Mary Jo Greer; sisters, Mildred Connely and Catherine Dold; and five grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association - Midwest Affiliate, Dept. 77-3968, Chicago, IL 60678-3968.
Anna Coccimiglio
Services for Anna Coccimiglio, 67, of Farmington, were held Jan. 14 at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church in Farmington with the Rev. Loren O'Dea officiating. Burial followed at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Southfield.
Mrs. Coccimiglio was born Nov. 26, 1935 in Italy and died Jan. 8, 2003 at Botsford Hospital in Farmington Hills. She was a member of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church in Farmington.
She is survived by her husband, Raymond; son, Raymond; daughters, Dr. Lucy Coccimiglio and Lillian (David) Ryall; brother, Antonio Colarossi; sisters, Geisina Colarossi and Elisabetta Colarossi; and grandson, Matthew Ryall.
Arrangements made by Heeney-Sundquist Funeral Home in Farmington.
Zoltan T. Rado
Private services were held for Zoltan Thomas Rado, 85, of Farmington Hills.
Mr. Rado was born June 16, 1917 and died Jan. 13, 2003 at Botsford Hospital in Farmington Hills. He worked in real estate sales.
He is survived by his wife, June; sons, Mark (Mary), Glenn (Karen), Kirk (Anna) and Paul; daughters, Lisa Barrie, Karla (Thomas) Richey and Erika (Nancy); grandsons, Christian, Ryan, Eric and Austin; and brothers, William (Miriam) and Edward.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Farmington Hills Public Library.
Arrangements made by Heeney-Sundquist Funeral Home in Farmington.
William G. Noseworthy
Services for William G. Noseworthy, 73, of Farmington Hills, were Jan. 11 at Thayer-Rock Funeral Home in Farmington.
Mr. Noseworthy was born Feb. 27, 1929 in Detroit and died Jan. 8, 2003 at Botsford Hospital in Farmington Hills. He was a retired detective and sergeant for Michigan University, Wayne State University and Georgetown University.
Sister Jane Marie served in elementary schools in Thompson of Garden City, Lauren Sonnenberg of Dearborn Heights, Michael Sonnenberg of Dearborn Heights and Kelley Sonnenberg of PlymouthTownship; siblings, James (Gail) Sonnenberg of Superior Township, Thomas Sonnenberg of Inkster, Robert (Sharon) Sonnenberg of Northville and Laura (Ron) Sonnenberg-Radtke of Milan; and granddaughter, Sarah Thompson.
Memorial tributes may be made to the Capuchin Soup Kitchen.
Arrangements were made by Schrader-Howell Funeral Home.
Tillie C. Pilszak
Services for Tillie Pilszak, 87, of Redford Township were Jan. 18 in Our Lady of Grace Church, Dearborn Heights with burial at St. Hedwig Cemetery, Dearborn Heights. Officiating was the Rev. Ronald Cyprys.
Mrs. Pilszak was born Jan. 16, 1915, in Great Barrington, Mass., and died Jan. 15, 2003, in Dearborn Heights, after a long battle with cancer. She worked for 60 years as a beautician in her own shop "The Classic Beauty Shop" in the David Scott Building in Detroit. She retired at age 77. She never drove, but used the city busses. She was commended by the Detroit City Council at age 67 for 50 years of working in the city.
Surviving are her husband, Joseph; sisters, Jean Wozniacki and Christine Bykowski; granddaughters, Melanie (Ken) Graham and Linda (Paul) Klebba of Garden City; three great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
Mrs. Pilszak was preceded in death by her daughter, Sylvia Morosky.
Memorial tributes may be made to the cancer fund of your choice.
Arrangements were made by John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral Home.
Norma J. Chace
Services for Norma Chace, 56, of Garden City were today, Thursday, Jan. 23, in R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Home, Garden City with burial at Cadillac Memorial Gardens West, Westland. Officiating was the Rev. Roy Forsyth.
Mrs. Chace was born Aug. 20, 1946, in Northville Township, and died Jan. 20, 2003, in Garden City. She lived in Garden City for 37 years and was a homemaker. She was a former president of Memorial Elementary School PTA and worked for the Head Start Program until November 2000.
Surviving are her husband, Robert; children, Robert Jr., Sherry, Joseph and Jason; parents, Donald and Phylis Wilber; siblings, Elizabeth, Joe and Donald Wilber and Debbie Krowisz; and granddaughter, Katelyn.
Memorial tributes may be made to American Cancer Society.
Theresa Stafford
Services for Theresa Stafford of Garden City were today, Thursday, Jan. 23, in St. Raphael Church with burial at St. Hedwig Cemetery, Dearborn Heights. Officiating was the Rev. Frederick Misiolek.
Mrs. Stafford was born March 13, 1933, in Detroit, and died Jan. 18, 2003, in Garden City. She was a homemaker.
Surviving are her husband, Comer; children, Rosanne (Dennis) Lewandowski, Joseph (Shari) Stafford and Patricia (James) Boudreaux; siblings, Andrew, Frank, Peter, Francis and Lena; grandchildren, Andrew Christina and Lauren; and great-grandchildren, Emily and Austin.
Mrs. Stafford was preceded in death by her sister, Rose.
Memorial tributes may be made to Angela Hospice.
Arrangements were made by John N. Santeiu & Son Funeral Home.
Robert W. Adams
A memorial service for Robert Adams, 48, of Garden City will be 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 25, in R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Home, 31551 Ford Road, Garden City.
Mr. Adams was born Oct. 14, 1954, in Detroit, and died Jan. 16, 2003, in Garden City. He was a life-long resident of Garden City. He was a salesman for a heating and cooling company.
Surviving are his wife of 10 years, Judy; children, Jason, William, Charles and Betty; sisters, Suzanne Ostrega and Betty Nelson; and nephew, Joseph.
James W. Zimmerman
Services for James Zimmerman, 76, of Dearborn Heights were Jan. 21 in St. Dunstan Church, Garden City with burial at St. Hedwig Cemetery, Dearborn Heights. Officiating was the Rev. Lawrence Zurawski.
Mr. Zimmerman was born May 11, 1926, in Detroit, and died Jan. 16, 2003, in Pontiac. He was a 1944 graduate of St. Anthony's High School. He was in the seminary from 1944 to 1956, receiving degrees in English and theology.
After leaving the seminary, he joined St. Veronica's in East Detroit and Sacred Heart in Roseville, working from 1957-1963 as an English teacher. He continued his career as an English teacher at Taylor Public Schools 1963-1977 and retired from there as Taylor Truman High School administrator.
He was a member of St. Dunstan's Catholic Parish in Garden City where he was choir director, organist, parish council member, catechism director and Bible study teacher.
Surviving are his wife, Helen; daughters, Mary (Robert) Farran and Christa (Darin) Gillis; siblings, Wallace Zimmerman, Richard Zimmerman, Marguerite Russo and Marianne White; and grandchildren Joshua, Andrew, Jonathan, Lauryn and Justyn.
Mr. Zimmerman was preceded in death by his brother, Alfred Zimmerman.
Nellie Irene Smith
Services for former Garden City resident Nellie "Lee" Smith, 93, of Zephyrhills, Fla. were Jan. 22, in R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Home with burial at Parkview Memorial Cemetery.
Mrs. Smith was born Nov. 30, 1909, in Knoxville, Tenn., and died Jan. 18, 2003. She worked for Lockheed in Michigan.
Surviving are her husband, Oscar; children, James Kirby of Florida, formerly of Garden City, Lee Kirby of California; sister, Emma Berry of Garden City; 15 grandchildren; many great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Smith was preceded in death by her daughter, Lethea Kirshner.
Memorial tributes may be made to First United Methodist Church of Garden City.
