MARY JANE STACY
A memorial service will be held for Mary Jane Stacy, 76, on July 19 at 10:30 a.m. at the Orchard United Methodist Church in Farmington Hills.
Mrs. Stacy died May 11. She was the beloved wife of Donald, wonderful loving mother of Tom and Martha, grandmother to Colin. She was active for many years in the Plymouth Northville League of Women Voters. She enjoyed art and painting. She loved children and received the Golden Apple Award from the Walled Lake School System for her work as a class grandmother.
GILBERT SACKETT GLENN
Services for Gilbert Glenn, 72, of South Lyon, formerly of Plymouth, were held June 6 at the First Baptist Church of South Lyon.
Mr. Glenn was born May 17, 1930 in Weona, Ark. and died June 3 in South Lyon. He was a member of First Baptist Church of South Lyon.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Ann of South Lyon; children, Judith (Clifford) Rowland of Vanderbilt, Mich., John Glenn of Brooklyn, Mich., David Glenn of South Lyon, Michael (Amy) Glenn of Novi, and Robert (Brenda) Glenn of South Lyon; mother, Elizabeth Conorino; one brother, one sister; and eight grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to First Baptist Church of South Lyon.
Arrangements made by Phillips Funeral Home in South Lyon.
MICHAEL J. BALSAMO
Services for Michael Balsamo, 87, of Canton were held June 8 at St. John Bosco Catholic Church in Redford Township. Burial was in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
Mr. Balsamo was born March 11, 1915 in Detroit and died June 5 at Heartland Health Care Center. He was a hi-lo driver for an automotive company.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Ann.
Survivors include daughters, Annette B. Powell and Mary T. Schoenfeldt; grandchildren, Kimberly (Dave) Dolejsi, Christopher (Tanya) Powell, Wendi and Lori Schoenfeldt; great-grandchildren, Justin, Bradley, Emily Powell and Andrew Schoenfeldt; sister, Frances Maiorana; and brother, Vincent Balsamo.
Arrangements made by L.J. Griffin Funeral Home Westland Chapel.
PATRICIA D. KOSS
Services for Patricia Koss, 55, of Canton will be held June 11 at Apostolic Faith Church.
Mrs. Koss was born April 30, 1947 in Detroit and died June 5 at Henry Ford Hospital. She worked in clerical for retail.
Survivors include husband, Michael W. Koss; daughter, Stacey D. (Keith) Paquette; son, Bryan J. Koss; son, Michael C. Koss; sister, Beverly Siekierka; and grandchild, Jorden.
Arrangements made by L.J. Funeral Home Canton Chapel.
CONSTANCE L. BROWN
Services for Constance Brown, 65, of Plymouth were held June 4 at Uht Funeral Home in Westland with the Rev. Rocky Barra officiating. Burial was at Holy Cross Cemetery in Akron, Ohio.
Mrs. Brown was born Oct. 26, 1936 and died May 28 in Plymouth. She was a bookeeper.
Mrs. Brown was preceded in death by her sister, Pamela Martell.
Survivors include daughters, Denise Brown, Lori (Robert) Beauregard, and Janet (Rick) O'Brien; son, Les (Brenda) Johnson and James (Mary) Brown; brother, Edward Martell; grandchildren, Ronnie Brown, Savannah Knowles, Kayleen Preston, Tori Johnson, James Austin, Joshua Austin, Jacob Austin, Brittany Austin, Robert Beauregard, Jr., Nicole Beauregard, Tiffany Beauregard, Aimee O'Brien, Ashley O'Brien and Katelyn Brown.
Arrangements made by Uht Funeral Home in Westland.
DOROTHY M. SUCHER
Services for Dorothy Mary Sucher, 83, of Lake City and Wixom, will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, June 14 at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church in Farmington with burial at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Southfield. Visitation will be held 2-8 p.m. today, June 13, at Heeney-Sundquist Funeral Home in Farmington.
Mrs. Sucher was born Dec. 19, 1918 in Detroit and died June 10, 2002 at Hospice Home in Farmington Hills. She was the co-owner and bookkeeper of Sucher Tool Manufacturing in Farmington Hills and was a former member of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. She was also a member of the Daughters of Isabella and the Lake City Women's Club. She enjoyed doing stained glass.
She is survived by her husband Frank; son, Donald (Audrey); daughters, Sylvia Dwire, Nancy Tranchids and Elaine Sucher; brother, Leonard (Glenda) Kosbe; sister, Marcella (William) Ziemba; and eight grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her husband, Frank.
DR. RICHARD E. RUEL M.D.
Services for Dr. Richard Edward Ruel, 68, of Livonia, will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 15, at St. Aidan Catholic Church in Livonia with visitation 5-8 p.m. today, June 13 and 2-8 p.m. Friday at Heeney-Sundquist Funeral Home in Farmington.
Dr. Ruel was born Feb. 13, 1934 in Lebanon, N.H. and died June 9, 2002. He was a physician of internal medicine and gastroenterology. He graduated from Dartmouth in 1956 and Harvard Medical School in 1959. He had private practices in Livonia, Farmington and Detroit and was affiliated various hospitals throughout the metro Detroit area. He served as assistant clinical professor in medicine and as a clinical instructor at Wayne State University School of Medicine. He was a member of the American College of Physicians, American Medical Association, Michigan State Medical Society and Wayne County Society of Medicine.
He is survived by his wife, Frances "Ann"; children, Suzanne Garcia, Barbara Ruel, Christine Carnovale, Catherine Alati, Richard Ruel Jr., Ellen Cairns and Michael Ruel; 14 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and his beloved English Springer Spaniel "Barney." He is preceded in death by his son, Joseph.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.
KEVIN S. CALLAHAN
Services for Kevin Sean Callahan, 43, will be held at 10 a.m. today, June 13, at Our Lady of Sorrows Chapel in Farmington.
Mr. Callahan died June 8, 2002. He is survived by his mother, Dorothyann; brother, Jerry; and sister, Tara.
Memorial contributions may be made to the diabetes program at Botsford Hospital, 28050 Grand River, Farmington Hills, MI 48336.
Arrangements made by McCabe Funeral Home in Farmington Hills.
EMERANTIENNE E. TREMBLAY
Services for Emerantienne E. Tremblay, 73, of Southfield, will be held 8 p.m. today, June 13 at Heeney-Sundquist Funeral Home in Farmington with the Rev. James Wright officiating.
Mrs. Tremblay was born Aug. 10, 1928 in Canada and died June 11, 2002 at Providence Hospital in Southfield. She was a homemaker.
She is survived by her daughters, Lisette Hendricks and Claire Tremblay; son, Patrick (Jeanette); and grandchildren, J.T. and Michael Hendricks and Michelle and Mitchell Tremblay.
NANCY J. GOLEY
Services for Nancy Jane Goley, 59, of Novi, were held June 8 at Heeney-Sundquist Funeral Home in Farmington with the Rev. Dr. Edward Mattox officiating. Burial took place at White Chapel Cemetery in Troy.
Mrs. Goley was born Sept. 26, 1942 in Hazel Park and died June 6, 2002 at Botsford Hospital in Farmington Hills. She worked as a real estate agent at ReMax Realty and was a graduate of Wayne State University. She was a member of Forest Park Baptist Church in Farmington Hills and enjoyed music and bowling. She taught piano and ceramics.
Mrs. Goley is survived by her husband, William; and mother, Golden "Ethella" Miller. She is preceded in death by her father, Floyd.
ROBERT L. PHILLIPS
A private family service was held for Robert L. Phillips, 81, of Farmington.
Mr. Phillips was born Aug. 17, 1920 in Detroit and died June 4, 2002 at Farmington Health Care Center. He worked as director of personnel for Cadillac Motor Car until his retirement in 1976 and was a World War II Army veteran. He was a member of Civilian Conservation Corps.
He is survived by his wife, Ina Vivian; sons, Gary (Susie), Christopher and Stephen; six grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and three step-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to Lighthouse Hospice 24293 Telegraph Road, Suite 102, Southfield, MI 48035.
Arrangements made by Thayer-Rock Funeral Home in Farmington.
