Lyla M. Allmand
Services for Lyla M. Allmand, 84, of Sarasota, Fla., were held Aug. 19 at Vermeulen Funeral Home in Plymouth with the Rev. Hugh McMartin officiating. Burial took place at Glen Eden Memorial Park in Livonia.
Mrs. Allmand was born July 17, 1918 in Flasher, N.D. and died Aug. 14, 2002. She was a business owner.
She is survived by her son, John (Patricia); daughter, Janice Loose; sister, Marilyn Shaw; six grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her husband, John and brother Norman.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Lung Association of Michigan, 26555 Evergreen, Ste. 375, Southfield, MI 48076.
Patricia A. Parko
Services for Patricia Ann Parko, 59, of Plymouth, were held Aug. 19 at Vermeulen Funeral Home in Plymouth with the Rev. Kurt Hutchens officiating.
Mrs. Parko was born Aug. 30, 1942 in Detroit and died Aug. 16, 2002 at Arbor Hospice in Ann Arbor. She was a homemaker.
She is survived by her son, Ronald (Denise); daughter, Julie (David) Jones; granddaughters, Rene and Victoria Parko and Julia Jones; and niece, Nichole De Frain. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dennis.
Memorial contributions may be made to Arbor Hospice, 2366 Oak Valley Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48103.
Ilo Jean Stallard
A memorial service for Ilo Jean Stallard, 74, of Topeka, Kan., will be held at 4 p.m. today, Aug. 22 at First Presbyterian Church of Topeka.
Mrs. Stallard was born June 6, 1928 in Minneapolis, Minn. and died Aug. 16, 2002 in Topeka. She earned a bachelor's degree in education from Pittsburg State University and was an elementary school teacher for the Columbus Unified School District and Seaman Unified School District. She also did clerical work for Hoss & Brown Engineers, Inc. of Topeka. Mrs. Stallard was an active member of First Presbyterian Church of Topeka. She was a volunteer for Meals on Wheels, the Girl Scouts of America and the Shawnee County Mental Health Hotline.
She is survived by her husband, Phillip; son, Doug; daughters, Lynn Stallard, Gail Harry of Canton and Janet Stallard; six grandchildren; and one great-granddaugter.
Memorial contributions may be made to First Presbyterian Church, 812 SW Topeka Blvd. Topeka, KS 66612.
Rodney C. Kallungi
Services for Rodney Kallungi, 54, of Plymouth, were held Aug. 9 at the Vermeulen Funeral Home with the Rev. David W. Martin officiating. Burial was at Glen Eden Memorial Park in Livonia.
Mr. Kallungi was born March 14, 1948 in Detroit and died Aug. 6 at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital. He was a resident of Plymouth. He graduated from Ferris State College. He was a business owner for more than 20 years. He owned Kallungi Meats in the Gratiot Center Market at Eastern Market in Detroit. There was a fire in 1995 and the business was relocated to Canton. The busines is now called the Eastern Market of Canton.
Survivors include wife, Diana K. Kallungi of Plymouth; step-mother, Josephine Kallungi; daughter, Tracey (William) Randall of Plymouth; son, Michael Harris of Plymouth; son, Matthew Harris of Plymouth; and son-in-law, Rudolph (Pauline) Richards.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Rodney C. Kallungi Memorial Fund, c/o Vermeulen Funeral Home, 46401 W. Ann Arbor Road, Plymouth, MI 48170.
Arrangements made by Vermeulen Funeral Home.
Marjorie P. Sike
Services for Marjorie Sike, 79, of Dearborn were held Aug. 10 at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church with the Rev. John J. Sullivan officiating. Burial was at St. Hedwig Cemetery in Dearborn Heights.
Mrs. Sike was born May 10, 1923 in Detroit and died Aug. 6 at the Farmington Hills Hospice Home. She was a retired child care worker.
She was preceded in death by her brother, Orville Kincaid.
Survivors include daughters, Carol (Roy) Siders of Pittsburgh, Arlene (Don) Ringel of South Lyon, Jo (Doug) Swerc of Plymouth, and Susan (Bob) Levesque of Sioux City, Iowa; sister, Geraldine Sykes of Alabama; and grandchildren, Renee (Dennis) Haviland of Pennsylvania, Nicole Levesque of Sioux City, R.J. Levesque of Sioux City, and Michael Levesque of Sioux City.
Arrangements made by Vermeulen Funeral Home.
Mary Lou Dyer
Services for Mary Lou Dyer, 61, of Florida (formerly of Plymouth) were held Aug. 10 at the Schrader-Howell Funeral Home with the Rev. Roy G. Forsyth officiating. Burial was at Riverside Cemetery in Plymouth.
Mrs. Dyer was born July 12, 1941 in Plymouth and died Aug. 6 in Florida. She was a technician for Lucent Technology in Orlando, Fla. She came to the Florida community in 1985 from Plymouth. She liked to travel, go to the casino and crocheting. She was a loving mother, grandmother and sister.
Mrs. Dyer was preceded in death by her husband, James Dyer.
Survivors include children, Roy (Stephanie) Dyer of Ypsilanti, Leah Haley of Westland, and Regina Dyer of Westland; grandchildren, Rachelle, James, Tyler, Paige, Jacob and Andy; brothers, Jack (Barbara) Wall of Florida and Edward (Linda) Wall of Plymouth; sisters, Shirley Clemmons of Plymouth, Doris (Bob) Stevenson of Gladstone and Joyce (Mike) Budnick of Canton.
Memorial contributions may be made to Angela Hospice of Livonia.
Arrangements made by Schrader-Howell Funeral Home.
Patrick Joseph Neill
Services for Patrick Neill, 48, of Dearborn were held Aug. 15 at St. John's Episcopal Church with the Rev. William B. Lupfer officiating.
Mr. Neill was born Sept. 3, 1953 in Dearborn and died Aug. 10 in Detroit. He was a certified public accountant. He came to the Monroe, Tecumseh/Clinton community in 1978 from Dearborn and Gaylord. He was a member of the Friends of the V.F.W. Slater Post in Tecumseh. He was a volunteer for the Sand Lake Fire Department. He received a bachelor degree in business from Northern Michigan University.
Patrick was preceded in death by his mother, Joan Adamson Neill.
Survivors include daughters, Katherine Olsaver Neill, Elizabeth Joan Neill and Sarah Maureen Neill, all of Tecumseh; brothers and sisters, Michael (Mary Ann) Neill of Gainesville, Fla., Thomas (Jennifer) Neill of Dearborn and Catherine (Joseph Krauss) Neill of Plymouth; and father, Joseph T. Neill of Dearborn.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Harper Hospital Cardiac Care Unit.
Arrangements made by Schrader-Howell Funeral Home.
Merlin K. Gaut
Services for Merlin Gaut, 88, of Southfield, were held Aug. 14 at the Newburg United Methodist Church in Livonia.
Mr. Gaut was born Aug. 19, 1913 and died Aug. 10. He retired in 1976 from Ford Motor Co. as a Senior Design Checker in Body Engineering. Previously he worked his way through Chrysler and General Motors, where he received his technical training. He worked in many job shops in the automotive industry. As a young man, he owned a card room and Gaut Opera House in Payne, Ohio. He also worked the farms and had a bread route.
He was born and raised in Ohio and came to Michigan in the late 1930s. He came to Detroit in 1941 and Southfield in the late 1940s. He was one of the "founding fathers" in the City of Southfield where he served on the Civil Service Commission. He was one of the organizers of the Upper-Teens, Inc. and the Southfield Fair. He was also a Cub Scout, Boy Scout and Explorer Leader and served for many years as president of the PTA at John Grace School.
He met Marjorie (a school teacher) at the Grande Ballroom; they've been married for 62 years. They lived for a short while at Waltonwoods Senior Apartments in Canton. He received a public service award from Henry Ford II for his exemplary public service and commendation from the City of Southfield for his years in public service.
In his free time he enjoyed golf, archery (he made his own arrows), shooting, boating and gardening. He was an avid trader in the stock market. The Gauts spent their retirement winters in Daytona Beach and Ft. Pierce, Fla. Mack says of his dad, "He was a great man who wasn't afraid to try anything or volunteer for any job. He enjoyed working with people, loved his family, and always had a smile on his face."
Mr. Gaut was preceded in death by his brother, Marcell Gaut, and grandson, Micah Leyshock.
Survivors include wife, L. Marjorie Gaut of Southfield; son, Mack M. (Marilyn) Gaut of Plymouth; daughter, Marianne J. DesJardins of Southfield; daughter, Martha C. (Dennis) Leyshock of Farmington Hills; grandchildren, Martin (Tracey) Gaut, Mark (Jen) Gaut, Monica (Jeff) Darling, Deloris DesJardins, Tricia Damron, Daniel Leyshock, and Peter Leyshock; seven great-grandchildren; and sister, Maribeth Elick of E. Palestine, Ohio.
Memorial contributions may be made to Newburg United Methodist Church in Livonia.
Arrangements made by Schrader-Howell Funeral Home.
Randall "Randy" L. Rowley
Services for Randy Rowley, 37, were held Aug. 15 at Phillips Funeral Home in South Lyon.
Randy was born Jan. 12, 1965 in Flint and died Aug. 11. Formerly of Flint, he moved to the South Lyon/Novi area 12 years ago. He worked for Great Lakes Pump & Supply for the past eight years.
Randy was preceded in death by his brother, Donald and sister, Cheryl.
Survivors include wife, Michelle Rowley of South Lyon; sons, Adam Beal of Colorado and Brandon Spence of Colorado; father, Robert Rowley, brothers, Dale and Robert Rowley.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Oakland Family Services, 114 Orchard Lake Road, Pontiac, MI 48341.
Arrangements made by Phillips Funeral Home.
