JANET MARIE SANTILLI
Services for Janet Santilli, 60, of Plymouth were held April 15 at St. Thomas a'Becket Catholic Church with the Rev. C. Richard Kelly officiating.
Mrs. Santilli was born July 22, 1941 in Livonia and died April 14 in Plymouth. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include husband, Samuel G. Santilli of Plymouth; son, Greg S. (Sally) Santilli of Canton; son, Kevin (Samantha) Santilli of Franklin, Ind.; son, Matt (Dawn) Santilli of Leo, Ind.; daughter, Tracey (Mark) Toth of Livonia; daughter, Nicole (Brian) Santilli of Plymouth; son, Al Santilli; brothers, Joe, Ron and Harvey Jaksch; and nine grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to Angela Hospice, 14100 Newburg, Livonia, MI 48154-5010.
Arrangements made by Vermeulen Funeral Home.
BETTY JANE PRANGE
Services for Betty Prange, 85, of Salem Township, were held April 12 at the Vermeulen Funeral Home with the Rev. Richard Pingilley officiating. Burial was at Glen Eden Memorial Park in Livonia.
Mrs. Prange was born Oct. 1, 1916 in Detroit and died April 8 in Ann Arbor. Mrs. Prange was a payroll keypunch operator for Ford Motor Company and also a homemaker.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Prange.
Survivors include son, Fred (Betty) Birchard of Royal Oak; daughter, Sally Ann (David) Armstrong of Plymouth; daughter, Sharon Diane (William) Rose of Woodbridge, Va.; son, Robert D. Prange, Jr. of Washington, DC; brother, Jack Mitchell; sister, Martha Day of Lockport. N.Y.; grandchildren, Deborah, Katherine, Joann, Gordon, Margaret and Lorrie; and 21 great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to Coral Ridge Ministries or Concerned Women of America.
Arrangements made by Vermeulen Funeral Home.
GLADYS R. KELLEY
Services for Gladys Kelley, 77, of Plymouth were held April 24 at Hosanna Tabor Lutheran Church with the Rev. Lawrence E. Witto officiating. Burial was at Glen Eden Memorial Park in Livonia.
Mrs. Kelley was born Oct. 28, 1924 in Detroit and died April 21 in Plymouth. She worked in the accounts payable field. She was a member of Hosanna Tabor Lutheran Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth Kelley.
Survivors include son, Robert (Carol) Kelley of Canton; son, Wayne R. (Gail) Kelley of Canton; son, Brian (Jennifer) Kelley of Westland; daughter, Deborah (Bob) Lamm of Fort Wayne, Ind.; brother, Raymond (Eunice) Haase of St. Clair Shores; grandchildren, Steven, Kevin, Dustin, Kristin, Lea and Marc; and great-grandchildren Alysha and Alex.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hosanna Tabor Lutheran Church, 9600 Leverne, Redford, MI 48239, or the American Cancer Society, 18505 W. 12 Mile, Southfield, MI 48076.
Arrangements made by Vermeulen Funeral Home.
FRANCES ROSE IGLIKOWSKI
Services for Frances Iglikowski, 91, of Plymouth, were held April 20 at Divine Child Catholic Church with the Rev. Tim Birney officiating. Burial was at St. Hedwig Cemetery in Dearborn Heights.
Mrs. Iglikowski was born April 1, 1911 in Poland and died April 15 in Plymouth Township. She was a homemaker. She and her late husband owned and operated the Rouge Park Bakery on Warren Avenue in Detroit for 25 years. She came to the Plymouth community in 1998 from Dearborn Heights. She was a member of Divine Child Catholic Church in Dearborn, where she was a member of the Altar Guild. She loved her grandchildren, loved gardening, enjoyed cooking and baking for her family, and enjoyed reading as well.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank.
Survivors include daughters Genevieve (Alfred) Ostrowski of Dearborn, Bernice (Bruce) Graham of Ann Arbor, and Frances (Clyde) Parrett of Plymouth; 11 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to Orchard Lake Seminary or Radio Maryja.
Arrangements made by Schrader-Howell Funeral Home.
ADA ALEXANDER
Services for Ada Alexander, 83, of Canton, were held April 19 at Hell-Borek Funeral Home, Hamburg Chapel with Ken McMullen officiating. Burial was at Highland Cemetery.
Mrs. Alexander was born April 21, 1918 in Vincennes, Ind. and died April 16 in Howell. She was a homemaker.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Hobart Alexander.
Survivors include son, Harold Alexander of Brighton; daughter, Geneva (Thomas) McMullen of Hartland; daughter, Juanita (Douglas) Davis of Westland; sisters, Helen Gribble and Violet Conant; brothers, Leo, Harold, Henry and Francis Hall; nine grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Arrangements made by Hell-Borek Funeral Home.
WESLEY A. KAISER
Services for Wesley Kaiser, 85, of Plymouth were held April 20 at the Cherry Hill United Methodist Church with the Rev. Larry Wik officiating. Burial was at Cherry Hill Cemetery in Canton.
Mr. Kaiser was born Jan. 26, 1917 in Wayne and died April 16 in Livonia. He was a supervisor for Detroit Edison when he retired after 43 years. He was a life-long Plymouth resident. He was a member of the Cherry Hill Methodist Church, the Edison Boat Club member, former member of the Plymouth School Board, and he was a member of the Canton Planning Commission for 15 years. He served in the U.S. Army in counter intelligence. He was an avid reader and enjoyed fishing, hunting, camping, canoeing and gardening.
He was preceded in death by his wife Ann Kaiser.
Survivors include wife, Cecilia Kaiser of Plymouth; son, Jim (Sheryl) Kaiser of Bradenton, Fla,; daughter, Fay (Tim) Dickinson of Northville; four grandchildren; and brother, Dale (Frances) Kaiser of Plymouth.
Memorial contributions may be given to the Cherry Hill United Methodist Church, 321 Ridge Road, Canton, MI.
Arrangements made by Schrader-Howell Funeral Home.
EDWARD J. WALTZ
Services for Edward Waltz, 86, of Canton were held April 16 at St. Thomas a'Becket Catholic Church with the Rev. C. Richard Kelly officiating. Burial was at Resurrection Cemetery in Grand Rapids.
Mr. Waltz was born June 11, 1915 in New York City and died April 13 in Westland.
Mr. Waltz was preceded in death by his wife, Kathryn Waltz.
Survivors include son, Edward (Sharon) Waltz; daughter, Mary (Thomas) Colasinski of Canton; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Arrangements made by McCabe Funeral Home.
LILLIAN E. PAYNE
Services for Lillian Payne, 80, of Plymouth were held April 18 at Ward Presbyterian Church with the Rev. David B. Brown officiating. Burial was at Parkview Memorial Cemetery in Livonia.
Mrs. Payne was born April 25, 1921 in Winnipeg, Canada and died April 14 in Superior Township. She moved to Detroit when she was a small child. She had resided in Plymouth for the past 35 years. She previously lived in Philadelphia. She graduated from East Commerce High School in Detroit in 1938. She worked for Plymouth Township part-time during elections.
She was a member of Plymouth Rock Lodge and currently she was a member of Acacia Lodge. She had been a member of Ward Presbyterian Church in Northville for 15 years. She was married for 52 years. She enjoyed working in her yard and planting flowers, especially marigolds.
Survivors include husband, James M. Payne of Plymouth; sister, Eileen French of Warren; sister, May Guimond of St. Clair Shores; sister, Milfred McDowell of Chandler, Ind.; and brother, William (Eula) Fuller of St. Clair Shores.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 18505 W. 12 Mile, Southfield, MI 48075.
Arrangements made by Vermeulen Funeral Home.
