ANGELINA GRACE DILLON
Services for Angelina Dillon, 5 months, of Canton were held June 22 at Uht Funeral Home in Westland with burial at Glenwood Cemetery in Wayne.
Angelina was born Jan. 16, 2002 and died June 18 in Canton.
Survivors include mother, Tara Toupin; stepfather, Jeff Stewart; brothers, Jesse and Jacob; grandmother, Kathy Dillon; step-grandmother, Kim Hubbard; step-grandfather, Frank Salter; and grandfather, Robert Toupin.
Arrangements made by Uht Funeral Home.
DONALD W. HILL
Services for Donald Hill, 62, of Canton Township were held June 22 at L.J. Griffin Funeral Home Westland Chapel.
Mr. Hill was born Jan. 25, 1940 in Detroit and died June 19 in Garden City. He was a truck driver for a food distribution company in Westland.
Survivors include wife, Judith J.; sons, Michael W. and Spencer D.; step-sons Brian K. Teneyck, Lee S. (Ann) Teneyck and Jay C. Teneyck; and nine grandchildren.
Arrangements made by L.J. Griffin Funeral Home Westland Chapel.
JOHN "BUZZY" ZANDER
Services for John Zander, 62, of Plymouth were held June 21 at Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church with the Rev. David Brock officiating. Burial was at Salem-Walker Cemetery in Salem Township.
Mr. Zander was born Aug. 24, 1939 in Croatia, Yugoslavia and died June 19 in Plymouth. He was a retired tool and die maker. He was a member of Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church.
He was preceded in death by his father, Blaz Zander.
Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth Zander of Plymouth; daughters, Laura Zander of Westland and Nancy Zander of Westland; mother, Mary Zander of Salem Township; sister, Violet (Leonard) Basnec of Northville; brothers Branko (Milka) Zander of Novi and Nick (Mariann) Zander of Brighton; and grandchildren, Terry, Shawn, Andrew, Matthew and Colinda.
Arrangements made by Vermeulen Funeral Home.
LESTER JOHN CARR
Services for Lester Carr, 63, of Canton were held June 21 at Vermeulen Funeral Home with the Rev. Drex Morton officiating.
Mr. Carr was born Aug. 13, 1938 in Detroit and died June 18 in Canton. He was employed as a design engineer. He was a member of St. Michael Lutheran Church.
Survivors include wife, Judi A. Carr of Canton; daughter, Renee (Robert) Bright of Los Angeles, Calif.; daughter, Jodie M. (Gregory) Giles of Westland; daughter, Jaime M. Carr of Canton; brother, Ronald Carr of Tucson, Ariz.; sister, Josh Willow of Los Angeles, Calif.; granddaughter, Lynette Witte; and grandson, Michael Witte.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Washtenaw, 806 Airport Blvd., Ann Arbor, MI 48108 or the American Cancer Society, 18505 W. 12 Mile, Southfield, MI 48076.
Arrangements made by Vermeulen Funeral Home.
JOHN D. VAN HEMEL
Services for John Van Hemel, 72, of Plymouth will be held June 24 at the chapel of L.J. Griffin Funeral Home.
Mr. Van Hemel was born Feb. 22, 1930 in Detroit and died June 20 at Heartland Nursing Home in Ann Arbor. He worked for AT&T.
Survivors include wife, Rose (Mirolla); son, David (Marie); son, Donald (Debra); daughter, Jean (Andrew) Bliscik; daughter, Janet (Chris) Steinle; step-children, Mark Morin and Cheryl (Jerry) Fuhr; and four grandchildren.
Arrangements made by L.J. Griffin Funeral Home.
ALEKSANDER POUCH
Services for Aleksander Pouch, 75, of Canton Township will be held June 24 at St. John Neumann Catholic Church with the Rev. Andy Webster officiating.
Mr. Pouch was born May 1, 1926 in Polesie, Poland and died June 20 in Plymouth. He was a retired tool maker from Detroit Diesel. He came to the Canton community in 1977 from Detroit. He was a member of St. John Neumann Catholic Church in Canton. He loved working with furniture, was very dedicated to his job and was a loving husband, father and brother.
He was preceded in death by his son, Richard Pouch.
Survivors include wife, Krystyna Pouch of Canton; son, John Pouch of Twinsburg, Ohio; sisters, Eugene of White Russia and Antosia of Poland; and brother, Gregorz of Poland.
Arrangements made by Schrader-Howell Funeral Home.
RITA THERESA ZAMESNIK
Services for Rita Zamesnik, 78, of Canton were held June 15 at St. Thomas a'Becket Catholic Church with burial at Knollwood Cemetery in Canton.
Mrs. Zamesnik was born Dec. 29, 1923 in Medford, Wis. and died June 8 in Ann Arbor. She was a retired registered nurse at St. Mary's Hospital in Livonia. She previously had worked at Providence Hospital. She was a graduate of Providence Hospital School of Nursing in 1946. She loved painting, knitting and cooking. She was a member of the Nurse's Alumni Association.
Her husband of 55 years, Norman Charles Zamesnik, died June 15.
Survivors include sons, James Norman Zamesnik and Michael Eugene Zamesnik; daughter Carolyn Marie Krushinski; brother, Milo Paquet; sister, Cora Hazell; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Arrangements made by McCabe Funeral Home Canton Chapel.
NORMAN CHARLES ZAMESNIK
Services for Norman Zamesnik, 82, of Canton were held June 19 at St. Thomas a'Becket Catholic Church with burial at Knollwood Cemetery in Canton.
Mr. Zamesnik was born May 11, 1920 in Detroit and died June 15 in Ann Arbor. He was a retired Ford Motor Company executive in Dearborn. He previously had worked for Ternstedt Company, Nash-Kelvinator, and Strathmoor Company. He was a graduate of St. Theresa's High School. He loved travel, bowling, baseball and snorkeling. He was a member of the American Legion. He served with the 506th Fighter Group in Iwo Jima during World War II. He was a member of the U.S. Army Air Corps from 1941-1945.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 55 years, Rita Zamesnik.
Survivors include son, James Norman Zamesnik and Michael Eugene Zamesnik; daughter, Carolyn Marie Krushinski; brother, Michael Zamesnik; sisters, Cora Hazell and Trudy Rimer; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Arrangements made by McCabe Funeral Home Canton Chapel.
KEVIN ALAN JOHNSON
Services for Kevin Johnson, 48, of Plymouth were held June 18 at Ward Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Paul Clough officiating. Burial was at Parkview Memorial Cemetery in Livonia.
Mr. Johnson was born Sept. 22, 1953 in Highland Park and died June 13 in Ann Arbor. He was an operating engineer for Edward C. Levy Company in Riverview. He came to the Howell community in 1978 from Livonia. He moved to Plymouth from Howell in 1999. He was a member of the I.U.O.E. Local No. 324. He also was a member of the Fraternal Order of the Eagles. He had an excellent work ethic and lived for his family. He loved to work with remote-controlled airplanes.
Survivors include daughters, Sherise Lynn Johnson of Howell and Ashley Lauren Johnson of Howell; parents; George and Marcia Kokones of Plymouth; brothers, Gary R. (Kathy) Johnson of Howell, Darrell D. (Donna) Johnson of Berkley, and Nicholas Kokones of California; nieces, Jacobi A. Johnson, Autumn M. Johnson and Stacey (Richard) Griffin; and great-nephew, James R. Griffin.
Memorial contributions may be made to Ward Presbyterian Church or St. Andrew's Episcopal Church.
Arrangements made by Schrader-Howell Funeral Home.
