GERTRUDE SITLINGTON HARGREAVES
Services for Gertrude Hargreaves, 93, of Plymouth will be 11 a.m. Saturday, May 4, from Uht Funeral Home in Westland with the Rev. Alice Sheffield officiating. Burial will be at Sheldon Cemetery in Canton.
Mrs. Hargreaves was born Sept. 10, 1908, and died April 27 in Plymouth. She taught math at Wayne Memorial High School until 1970 as Mrs. Bower. She was a member of First United Methodist Church of Wayne for 66 years, a member of the Nankin Wayne Chapter of the O.E.S. for 72 years and an avid supporter of Canton historical efforts.
Survivors include her son, Robert Bower of Vienna, Va.; one granddaughter; and two great-granddaughters.
Memorial contributions may be made to Arbor Hospice or to the donor's choice.
Marion L. Authier
Services for Marion Authier, 77, of Canton were held Sept. 28 at Vermeulen Funeral Home with the Rev. Frank Howard officiating. Burial was at Riverside Cemetery in Plymouth.
Mrs. Authier was born Sept. 21, 1925 in Springfield, Ill., and died Sept. 25 in Westland. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include husband, Lamar J. Authier of Canton; daughters, Barbara (Jim) Dyer of Columbia, Mo., and Linda (Dave) Grimes of South Lyon; brothers, Richard (Rita) Botwinis of Sterling Heights and Anton Botwinis; grandson, Eric Grimes of Ann Arbor; and granddaughter, Kristin (Jeff) Highbarger of Orlando, Fla.
Arrangements made by Vermeulen Funeral Home.
James E. Taylor
Services for James Taylor, 90, of Canton were held Sept. 30 at the Schrader-Howell Funeral Home with the Rev. Jerry Yarnell and Rev. Drex Morton officiating. Burial was at United Memorial Gardens in Superior Township.
Mr. Taylor was born Jan. 9, 1912 in Akron, Ohio and died Sept. 25 in Canton Township. He was a loving father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. Mr. Taylor was an Army veteran from World War II who moved to Canton from Detroit in 1985. He had worked as a security officer for the City of Detroit. He was a member of St. Michael Lutheran Church in Canton.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Lorene.
Survivors include son, Dana Gorzelski of Florida; step-son, Gordon (Patricia) Eddy of Plymouth; grandchildren, Michael Eddy of Farmington, Nancy Eddy of Houston, Texas, Scott (Sandy) Eddy of Brighton, Brook Eddy of Boulder, Colo., and Lola (David) Youngman of Raleigh, N.C.; and seven great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Michael Lutheran Church in Canton Township, Michigan.
Arrangements made by Schrader-Howell Funeral Home.
Casmir Swastek
Services for Casmir Swastek, 77, of Canton, were held Oct. 1 at St. Thomas a'Becket Catholic Church with the Rev. C. Richard Kelly officiating. Burial was at St. Hedwig Cemetery.
Mr. Swastek was born Nov. 16, 1924 in Detroit and died Sept. 27 in Superior Township. He was a retired accountant from General Motors. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Survivors include wife, Dorothy Swastek; sons, David (Kathy) Swastek and Cas (Alice) Swastek; daughters, Mary Rose (Rob) Theis, Michelle Swastek and Anne (Andy) Seitz; sisters, Mary Kronk, Jean Duda, and Julie Miesiek; and 10 grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to The Capuchin Soup Kitchen.
Arrangements made by McCabe Funeral Home.
Floyd L. Spaulding
Services for Floyd Spaulding, 85, of Plymouth were held Oct. 1 at the Schrader-Howell Funeral Home with the Rev. Jeffrey Noble officiating. Burial was at Knollwood Cemetery in Canton.
Mr. Spaulding was born June 15, 1917 in Wayne, W.Va. and died Sept. 28 in Superior Township.
He was retired from General Motors Spring and Bumper Plant where he was a solution attendant. He came to the Plymouth community in 1955 from W est Virginia. He was a member and deacon at the Main Street Baptist Church of Plymouth. He was an avid hunter and fisherman. He loved to play pool with his grandchildren. He was an avid story teller and loved to garden. He was a loving father, grandfather, great-grandfather, uncle and friend.
Mr. Spaulding was preceded in death by his wife, Ethel, and grandson, Kevin Spaulding.
Survivors include sons, Ray (Lottie) Spaulding of Livonia and Jay (Wanda) Spaulding of Troy; grandchildren, Ray (Jane) Spaulding of Livonia, Jamie (Mary) Spaulding of Troy, Tenn., Ron (Jamie) Spaulding of Canton, and David (Cheri) Spaulding of Troy, Tenn.; great-grandchildren, Cayte, Jacob, Ethan, Waylon, Nathan, Cody, and Savannah; special niece, Jeri (Cary) Black of Canton; special great-nephews, Andrew and Greg Black; special friend, George Akers of South Fulton, Tenn.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Main Street Baptist Church.
Arrangements made by Schrader-Howell Funeral Home.
Marie M. Petz
Services for Marie Petz, 97, of Westland, were held Oct. 3 at St. John Neumann Catholic Church with the Rev. George Charnley officiating. Burial was at Roseland Park Cemetery in Berkley.
Mrs. Petz was born June 3, 1905 in Philadelphia and died Sept. 30 at Four Chaplains Nursing Home. She began working in a factory at age 12. She moved to Columbus, Ohio in 1930. In 1941 she moved with her husband and two children to Michigan where she resided the rest of her life. During World War II, she worked at the American Red Cross. She worked in the wholesale drug industry for many years and was the first female salesperson in that field in the State of Michigan.
The six best years of her life were during the time when she was married to Ed Petz, who she met while working at Frank W. Kerr Co. in Detroit. At that time, she was 72 and he was 79. They were very active in the Masonic organization, took numerous trips and attended social functions, which included dancing. She was a devout Catholic and attended St. John Neumann Church in Canton. She was always well dressed during her working years and up until she was 96 years of age, worked either in dresses or a suit. She always had a great sense of humor.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Edwin Petz.
Survivors include son, S. Sidney (Yvonne) Greenberg of Plymouth; daughter, Mary Alice (Thomas) Armstrong of Charlevoix; five grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and step-son, Weldon E. (Shirley) Petz of West Bloomfield.
Arrangements made by Vermeulen Funeral Home.
Alphonse Gene Scibor, Jr.
Services for Alphonse Scibor, 57, of Canton, were held Oct. 4 at Neely-Turowski Funeral Home with the Rev. George Charnley officiating. Burial was at United Memorial Gardens in Plymouth.
Mr. Scibor was born Jan. 20, 1945 in Detroit and died Oct. 2 in Canton. He was a mechanical engineer.
Survivors include wife, Cynthia; brother-in-law, Michael Materna; nephew, Jordan Materna; and mother-in-law, Lenore Materna.
Arrangements made by Neely-Turowski Funeral Home.
George H. Stroyan
Services for George Stroyan, 87, of Plymouth were held Oct. 5 at St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church with the Rev. Peter M. Berg officiating. Burial was at Parkview Memorial Cemetery in Livonia.
Mr. Stroyan was born March 13, 1915 in Louistown, Pa. and died Oct. 3 in Livonia. He retired from the Burrough's Corporation in Plymouth. He came to the Plymouth community in 1951 from Detroit. He was a member of St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Plymouth. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and brother. He was a wonderful family man.
Mr. Stroyan was preceded in death by sons, John and Doug.
Survivors include wife, Jean Stroyan of Plymouth; children, Pat (Norm) Kraetz of Santa Anna Calif., Debbie (May) Guthart of West Bloomfield, George (Florence) Stroyan of Boyne City, Harvey Stroyan of Plymouth, Sheree (Dennis) Chapman of Westland, Frank (Darlene) Stroyan of Gaylord, David (Wyline) Stroyan of Plymouth, and Mary (Mike) Dix of Westland; 12 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; brothers, John Stroyan of Belleville, Joe Stroyan of Fla., and Walter (Wanda) Stroyan of Westland; and sister Najia Lozon of Colo.
Memorial contributions may be given to the church.
Arrangements made by Schrader-Howell Funeral Home.
Marion L. Authier
Services for Marion Authier, 77, of Canton were held Sept. 28 at Vermeulen Funeral Home with the Rev. Frank Howard officiating. Burial was at Riverside Cemetery in Plymouth.
Mrs. Authier was born Sept. 21, 1925 in Springfield, Ill., and died Sept. 25 in Westland. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include husband, Lamar J. Authier of Canton; daughters, Barbara (Jim) Dyer of Columbia, Mo., and Linda (Dave) Grimes of South Lyon; brothers, Richard (Rita) Botwinis of Sterling Heights and Anton Botwinis; grandson, Eric Grimes of Ann Arbor; and granddaughter, Kristin (Jeff) Highbarger of Orlando, Fla.
Arrangements made by Vermeulen Funeral Home.
