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DORIS J. MALIK
Services for Doris Malik, 78, of Plymouth, were held recently. Mrs. Malik was born April 25, 1923 in Sumpter Township and died April 21 in Livonia.
Mrs. Malik was a homemaker. She was a life-long Plymouth resident. She graduated from Plymouth High School in 1941. Her hobby was square dancing and round dancing.
Memorial contributions may be made to Angela Hospice in Livonia.
Arrangements made by Schrader-Howell Funeral Home.
NORMA EVELYN DITTMER
Services for Norma Dittmer, 99, of Plymouth were held April 25 at Glen Eden Cemetery with the Rev. Peter Berg officiating. Burial was at Glen Eden Cemetery in Livonia.
Mrs. Dittmer was born June 19, 1902 in Ft. Recovery, 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.
FRANCES M. MCKINNEY
Services for Frances McKinney, 69, of Plymouth will be held April 22 at the Livonia Chapel of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints with Bishop Paul Beer and Bishop Theodore Ratliff officiating. Burial will be at WashtenongokCemetery in Ann Arbor.
Mrs. McKinney was born June 23, 1932 in Detroit and died April 17 in Detroit. She was an assembler at the Ford Motor Company Sheldon Road plant in Plymouth. She retired after 29 years of service. She came to the Plymouth community in 1977 from Ypsilanti. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. She also was a member of the U.A.W. Local 845. She loved to shop, visit with friends, and do geneology. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother.
Survivors include children, Ruth (Warren) Ford of Onsted, Harold (Shelly) Richards of Onsted, Marcia (Bishop Theodore) Ratliff of Excelsior Springs, Mo., Lisa (Dave) Zanardelli of Allen Park, Maureen McKinney of Plymouth, and Martin (Lisa) McKinney of Berkley; 14 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Humane Society of Huron Valley.
Arrangements made by Schrader-Howell Funeral Home.
LOUIS L. KANKA
Services for Louis Kanka, 99, of Romulus were held April 11 at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church with the Rev. Doc Ortman officiating. Burial was at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Southfield.
Mr. Kanka was born Aug. 18, 1902 in Detroit and died April 8 in Romulus. He attended Stanislaus School in Detroit and was very proud of his Detroit heritage. He was a resident of Plymouth for 70 years. He was a member of Our Lady of Good Counsel while residing in Plymouth and a member of the Knights of Columbus-Plymouth Council. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1919 to 1926, mostly in the Panama Canal Zone.
He retired from Unysis in 1968. He was also a self-employed carpenter. He was an avid fisherman and hunter and loved to participate in these adventures with his family. He was a self-taught man. He built his own home in Plymouth from the basement up. He was a very faithful man who lived his life in that manner every day.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Bernice A. Kanka.
Survivors include daughter, Barbara (Paul) Denski of Belleville; daughter, Mary Elaine Kanka of Romulus; brother, Aloysius "Bud" (Eleanor) Kanka of Harper Woods; grandsons, Paul William Denski, Louis Denski, and Christopher William Voss; granddaughters, Suzanne Denski and Wendy Janine Voss; and nine great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to Children's Hospital of Michigan, 3901 Beaubien, Detroit, MI 48201 or the Angela Hospice, 14100 Newburg Road, Livonia, MI 48154-5010.
Arrangements made by Vermeulen Funeral Home.
