THOMAS J. NAUMANN
Private services for Thomas Naumann, 57, of Canton were held. Mr. Naumann was born March 11, 1945 in Detroit and died May 20 at Oakwood Hospital. He was a salesman for a manufacturing company.
Survivors include brother, William J. (Anne) Naumann; sister, Marjorie (John) Sherk; and several nieces and nephews.
Arrangements made by L.J. Griffin Funeral Home Canton Chapel.
THOMAS L. MATHEWS, SR.
Services for Thomas Mathews, 84, of Plymouth were held May 22 at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church with the Rev. Doc Ortman officiating. Burial was at Riverside Cemetery in Plymouth.
Mr. Mathews was born Oct. 25, 1917 in Sugar Notch, Penn. and died May 19 in Plymouth. He had lived in Plymouth since 1940. He worked for Ford Motor Company at the Livonia Transmission Plant. He had a perfect attendance. He had been a member of Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church for more than 50 years. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus, Fourth Degree, Faithful Navigator and Faithful Admiral and he was a Captain of the Honor Guard. He enjoyed repairing watches and clocks.
Survivors include wife, Anna Mathews of Plymouth; daughters, Joan M. Mathews of Ann Arbor and Elaine A. (Terry) Hoffman of Dowington, Penn.; son, Thomas L. (June) Mathews of Livonia; sister, Mary C. Cavenar; grandchildren, Daniel Mathews, Michael Mathews, Samantha Mathews, Melissa Mathews, Beth Lopez, Darcy Hammonds, and Christopher Hoffman; and great-grandchildren, Breanna and Brandon Lopez.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association of Michigan Affiliate, Inc., 30600 Telegraph Road, Suite 2255, Bingham Farms, MI 48025.
Arrangements made by Vermeulen Funeral Home.
RUTH MARIE AUMANN SCHOCK
A memorial service for Ruth Marie Schock, 90, of Livonia, will be held June 1 at St. Lorenz Lutheran Church in Frankenmuth. Mrs. Schock was born Jan. 15, 1912 in Detroit and died May 13 at The Lutheran Home-Livonia, where she became their first resident.
Mrs. Schock was one of eight children who were raised on the second floor of the parents' Aumann Bakery on Mack Avenue in Detroit. She graduated from Eastern High School. Subsequently, she earned a bachelor of arts with distinction from The City College of The City of Detroit (later known as Wayne State University), and a Life Certificate to teach in the Public Schools of Michigan.
Mrs. Schock was baptized and confirmed by Rev. Philip Bohn of Concordia Lutheran Church. Throughout several of her high school and college years she taught Sunday School at Concordia. She majored in music at The City College. As a portion of her degree requirements she frequently ushered for numerous concerts of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra at Orchestra Hall. She taught in many Detroit elementary schools, vocal music classes for over 10 years, and after approximately 25 years of full-time vocal music teaching at McGregor Elementary School in Detroit, she finally retired from the Detroit Public School system. She enjoyed classical music, opera, and attending symphony orchestra concerts, particularly those DSO (Children's Symphony Concerts) which introduced her students to symphonic and classical music.
She was preceded in death by her husband of nearly 60 years, Herbert E. Schock.
Survivors include son, Dr. Charles C. Schock of Little Rock, Ark.; son, Dr. Norville H. (Shari) Schock of Plymouth; 15 grandchildren; many great-grandchildren; sister, Elinor Aumann Rau of Mt. Pleasant; and many nieces and nephews.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Lorenz Lutheran School, 140 Churchgrove, Frankenmuth, MI 48734.
Arrangements made by John Santeiu Funeral Home of Garden City and the Cederberg Funeral Home of Frankenmuth.
BRADLEY R. CAPANYOLA
Services for Bradley Capanyla, 51, of Plymouth were held May 7 at Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church with the Rev. Steven Wertanen officiating. Burial was at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
Mr. Capanyla was born March 3, 1951 in Springville, N.Y. and died May 3 in Plymouth. He lived in Plymouth for the past eight years. He had previously lived in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, Texas and Maryland. He graduated from Northern Illinois University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in finance. He worked for Ford Motor Credit Co. for 28 years. He was a regional manager for the Mid-Atlantic region in Chantily, Va. He was a member of Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church for the past eight years. He enjoyed golfing, cooking, photography and entertaining. He was a member of the Walnut Creek Country Club in South Lyon.
Mr. Capanyola was preceded in death by his daughter, Laura Capanyola.
Survivors include wife, Dona E. Capanyola of Plymouth; daughter, Diana K. Capanyola of Plymouth; brother, Bryan (Karen) Capanyola of Novi; and brother, Michael (Michele) Capanyola of Seattle, Wash.
Memorial contributions may be made to Evans Scholars Foundation c/o Walnut Creek Country Club, 25501 Johns Road, South Lyons, MI 48178-8933.
Arrangements made by Vermeulen Funeral Home.
ANNE J. JURY
Services for Anne Jury, 73, of Plymouth were held May 6 at Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church with the Rev. Michael Matsko officiating. Burial was at Woodlawn Cemetery in Detroit.
Mrs. Jury was born Sept. 14, 1928 in Dearborn and died May 1 in Plymouth. She was a homemaker. She was a member of Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church.
She was preceded in death by her sister, Mary Pinkney.
Survivors include husband, Daniel Jury of Plymouth; son, Daniel W. Jury of Canton; son, Robert P. (Laura) Jury of Rochester; son, Gregory (Fara) Jury of Rochester; brother, Harry (Tina) Chernus of Lathrup Village; and grandchildren, Jonathan, Steven, Charlie and Elena.
Arrangements made by Vermeulen Funeral Home.
WILLIAM H. SHEARER, JR.
Services for William Shearer, Jr., 73, of Plymouth were held May 8 at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church with the Rev. Doc Ortman officiating.
Mr. Shearer was born April 6, 1929 in Detroit and died May 4 in Superior Township. He was a system and planning manager at Ford Motor Co. He retired in 1993 after 37 years of service. He came to the Plymouth community in 1971 from Westland. He was a member of Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church in Plymouth. He was a First Lieutenant in the Army and served in the Korean Conflict, earning the Bronze Star and Purple Heart. He graduated from Michigan State University in 1956. He was a member of Plymouth Kiwanis Evening Club. He was an avid golfer and fisherman.
He was preceded in death by his brother and sister-in-law, Paul (Dolly) Shearer.
Survivors include wife, Barbara Ann of Plymouth; sons, William (Maxine) Shearer of San Diego, and Timothy Shearer of Plymouth; daughters, Julie Ann Shearer of Houston, Texas and Martha (Bradley) Waite of Plymouth; grandchildren, Jeniece Waite, Gina Mae Waite, Jacqulyn "Babe" Waite; brothers, Peter (Kitty) Shearer of Laingsburg, Mi and Timothy (Jan) Shearer of Sanford, N.C.; and sister, Anne Shearer of Sanford, N.C.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Alzheimer's Association, Detroit Area Chapter, 17220 W. 12 Mile Road, Southfield, MI 48076.
Arrangements made by Schrader-Howell Funeral Home.
PAULA E. STOFER
Services for Paula Stofer, 56, of Southfield were held May 9 at Thayer-Rock Funeral Home in Farmington with burial at Southfield Cemetery.
Mrs. Stofer was born Oct. 1, 1945 in Detroit and died May 4 in Southfield. She was a resident of Southfield all her life. She was a professor of history/english at Lawrence Tech. University for more than 20 years. She was a graduate of Lawrence Tech and Oakland Universitys and received her Anthropology Doctorate at Michigan State University. She was on the Board of Trustees at Michigan Historical Society, District VII coordinator of Michigan History Day Program, LTU Alumni Association, numerous historical societies around the state, Civil War re-enactor. She enjoyed woodworking.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Ronald L. Stofer.
Survivors include son, Jason (Victoria) of Southfield; daughter, Sara of Farmington; daughters of her heart, Meg Harkonen and Beth Kahn; nieces and nephews, Paul, Heather, Charity, Corrie, Jessie, Hillary, Shane, Kimberly, Katie, Emma, Natalie; mother, Helen Tennies of Charlevoix; brother, Dave Tennies of Canton; and sister, Mindy Albright of Farmington Hills.
Memorial contributions may be made to Ontonagon Historical Society, Northern Michigan University Archives, Historical Society of Michigan or LTU Library: Ronald Stofer Michigan Historical Collection.
Arrangements made by Thayer-Rock Funeral Home.
LINDA JEAN MCNUTT
Private services for Linda McNutt, 61, of Plymouth were held. She was born April 5, 1941 in Plymouth and died May 2 in Plymouth. She was a secretary at the General Motors Willow Run Plant in Ypsilanti. She was a life-long Plymouth resident. She enjoyed making rugs and doing crafts.
Survivors include brother, Bruce (Janet) Williams of Stanwood; niece, Maria (Craig) Powers of Milford; nephew, Michael (Cindy) Williams of Westland; niece, Renee (Ed) Rock of Toledo; and 10 grand-nieces and grand-nephews.
Arrangements made by Schrader-Howell Funeral Home.
HELEN G. KOKOSZKA
Services for Helen Kokoszka, 83, of Plymouth were held May 4 at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church with the Rev. John Sullivan officiating.
Mrs. Kokoszka was born June 6, 1918 in Simpson, Pa. and died May 1 in Ann Arbor. She was a homemaker. She came to the Plymouth community in 1992 from Canton. Before living in Canton, she lived in Berkley. she was a member of Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church in Plymouth. She enjoyed knitting and sewing and playing golf. Everyone enjoyed her wonderful cooking and baking. She loved to take care of her family. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister.
Survivors include husband of 62 years, Joseph Kokoszka; sons, Joseph (Marilyn) Kokoszka of Plymouth, John (Susan) Kokoszka of Atlanta, and Robert (Joanne) Kokoszka of Plymouth; daughter, Susan (Charles) Lungerhausen of San Diego; 11 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and brothers, Ambrose Baidas of Northville and Eugene Baidas of Carbondale, Pa.
Memorial contributions may be made to Manna Meals, 1050 Porter, Detroit, MI. 48226.
Arrangements made by Schrader-Howell Funeral Home.
