FLORENCE EDITH VANDERBURG
Services for Florence Vanderburg, 82, of Canton were held May 9 at L.J. Griffin Funeral Home with burial at Cadillac Memorial West Cemetery.
Mrs. Vanderburg was born Feb. 23, 1920 in Detroit and died May 6 in Superior Township. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include husband, Allan G. Vanderburg, Sr.; daughter, Judy (Kenneth) Lama; son, Allen, Jr. (Yvonne); son, Douglas; brother, James Stanley; sister, Dorothy Provonche; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Arrangements made by L.J. Griffin Funeral Home.
AVIS KATHERINE TRUAX
Services for Avis Truax, 70, of Plymouth, will be held May 10 at the Schrader-Howell Funeral Home with the Rev. Sanford Burr officiating. Burial will be at Riverside Cemetery in Plymouth.
Mrs. Truax was born Sept. 10, 1931 in Dearborn and died May 6 in Plymouth. She was a secretary and office manager at Morrison, Stanwood, and Pollock in Plymouth, retiring in 1993. Previously she worked at Adistra as a secretary to the Vice President. She was a life-long Plymouth resident. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Plymouth, and the V.F.W. Auxiliary. She enjoyed cooking, quilting, and being with her grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Truax.
Survivors include sons, Brad Truax of Plymouth, and Brian (Vicki) Truax of Plymouth; daughters, Claudia (Larry) Krueger of Unionville, and Blenda (Dale) Chmielewski of Warren; grandchildren, Michael, Sarah, Matthew, Charles Andrew, Daniel, Clinton, and Jon Paul; step-grandchildren, Jackie and Didi; brother, Donald (Jean) Zander of Albion; sisters, Carol (Joe) Turner of Tenn., and Mary (Mike) Parker of Mio.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Hospice of Washtenaw or the V.F.W. Auxiliary.
Arrangements made by Schrader-Howell Funeral Home.
BARBARA J. FREDERICK
Services for Barbara J. Frederick, 71, of Plymouth, formerly of Livonia were Thursday, May 9 from Schrader-Howell Funeral Home in Plymouth with the Rev. Robert Joy officiating and burial following at Riverside Cemetery in Plymouth.
Mrs. Frederick was born Jan. 9, 1931 in Detroit and died May 6 in Ann Arbor. She was a homemaker and lived in Plymouth since moving from Livonia in 1965. She spent winters in Florida on Anna Maria Island and was known by friends and family for buying gifts for everyone.
Survivors include her husband of 49 years, Glenn Frederick; children Mark (Lori) Frederick of Denver, Rahn (Annette) Frederick of Plymouth, Brad (Dawn) Frederick of Canton, Rick (Terry) Frederick of Livonia and Kirk (Linda) Frederick of Whitmore Lake; sister Helen Ann (Stanley) Wickman of Livonia, brother Douglas (Judy) Metcalf of South Lyon; sister-in-law Joyce Frederick of Plymouth and six grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.
JUNE LOUISE HESSE
Services for June Hesse, 84, of Plymouth were held May 2 at the Schrader-Howell Funeral Home with the Rev. Lawrence Wik officiating. Burial was at Riverside Cemetery in Plymouth.
Mrs. Hesse was born Aug. 27, 1917 in Plymouth and died April 30 in Superior Township. She was a homemaker and a life-long Plymouth resident. She graduated from Plymouth High School.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Ronald F. Hesse, Sr., and son, Darold Hesse.
Survivors include son, Ronald F. (Mary) Hesse, Jr. of Plymouth; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Karmanos Cancer Institute, 485 S. Main, Plymouth, MI 48170.
Arrangements made by Schrader-Howell Funeral Home.
DONNA KRULIKOWSKI
A memorial service for Donna Krulikowski was held April 27 at the Uht Funeral Home with the Rev. Jack Baker officiating.
Mrs. Krulikowski was born Dec. 3, 1948 in Romulus and died April 24 in Superior Township. She was an administrator at Effective Training in Westland.
She was preceded in death by her father, John Pokrywki.
Survivors include husband, Alex of Canton; son, Mark A. Krulikowski; daughter, Jamy A. Krulikowski of Westland; and mother, Jane Pokrywki.
Arrangements made by Uht Funeral Home.
BERTHA ELIZABETH KISABETH
Services for Bertha Kisabeth, 90, of Plymouth were held May 3 at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church with the Rev. John Sullivan officiating.
Mrs. Kisabeth was born Oct. 20, 1911 in Elizabeth, Pa., and died April 29 in Garden City. She worked briefly at the Daisy Rifle Plant in Plymouth, but for the most part was a housewife. She was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Knights of Columbus #3292 Plymouth Council. She also was a life-time member of the VFW Auxiliary.
Survivors include husband, Foster Bryan Kisabeth; children, Kenneth Bryan, Gordon William, Michael Foster, Gerald Lee, and Barbara Kerry; grandchildren, Erin, Shea, Bryan, Lisa, Robert, Karen, Corrie, Kelli, Lyleen, Daniel, Andrew, Gregory, Charles and Kerry; and great-grandchildren, Danielle, Cole, Jacob, Matthew and Kaylin.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Plymouth Adult Day-Care Services or Mass cards.
Arrangements made by Schrader-Howell Funeral Home.
GERTRUDE SITLINGTON HARGREAVES
Services for Gertrude Hargreaves, 93, of Plymouth were held May 4 at the Uht Funeral Home with burial at Sheldon Cemetery in Canton.
Mrs. Hargreaves was born Sept. 10, 1908 and died April 27 in Plymouth. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Wayne for 66 years; Nankin Wayne O.E.S. for 72 years; supporter of Canton historical efforts; and taught math as Gertrude Bower at Wayne High Schools from 1946-1970.
Survivors include son, Robert Bower of Vienna, Va.; granddaughter, Cynthia Oliveri of Pittsburgh, Pa.; great-granddaughter, Shelby Oliveri of Pittsburgh, Pa.; and great-granddaughter, Samantha Oliveri of Pittsburgh, Pa.
Memorial contributions may be made to Arbor Hospice.
Arrangements made by Uht Funeral Home.
HAROLD W. ROSSOW
Services for Harold Rossow, 82, of Arizona, formerly of Plymouth, will be held May 7 at the Schrader-Howell Funeral Home with the Rev. John Sullivan officiating. Burial will be at St. John's Cemetery in Ypsilanti.
Mr. Rossow was born Sept. 2, 1919 in Redford and died April 26 in Arizona. He was a retired service technician from Michigan Bell. He moved to Arizona from Plymouth in 1982. He was a member of Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church in Plymouth. He was a volunteer at St. Vincent de Paul. He served in the Army in World War II. He enjoyed crafts, stained glass and cards. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and brother.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Cecelia.
Survivors include wife, Marion of Arizona; children, Loraine Thuer of Garden City, Martin (Carol) Russow of Livonia, Carol Vich of Garden City, Glen (Pat) Rossow of Canton, Jean Arlen of Plymouth, Rita Rossow of Garden City, Ann (Scott) Pedersen of Livonia, and Marcie (Dan) Rossow-Cone of Ecorse; three stepsons; 18 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; one brother; and two sisters.
Arrangements made by Schrader-Howell Funeral Home.
VICTORIA PERFETTO
Services for Victoria Perfetto, 89, of Canton were held May 2 at Resurrection Catholic Church with the Rev. Richard Perfetto officiating. Burial was at St. Hedwig Cemetery in Dearborn Heights.
Mrs. Perfetto was born Oct. 24, 1912 in Standish and died April 25 in Canton. She was a homemaker. She was a member of Resurrection Catholic Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Samuel Perfetto.
Survivors include her son, Rev. Richard A. Perfetto of Canton; daughter, Nancy (Randy) Phalin of Canton; granddaughter, Kara Strech; grandson, Nathan Strech; and many nieces and nephews.
Memorial contributions may be made to Angela Hospice, 14100 Newburg Road, Livonia, MI 48154-5010 or the Capuchin Soup Kitchen, 1740 Mt. Elliott Avenue, Detroit, MI 48207.
Arrangements made by Vermeulen Funeral Home.
