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Elaine M. View
Services for Elaine M. View were Sunday, Sept. 29, from Fred Wood Funeral Home in Livonia, with burial following at Parkview Memorial Cemetery.
Mrs. View was born in Bay City and died Sept. 26 at Plymouth Court Nursing Home.
Survivors include daughters Dorothy Cain, Jean Hoffman and Mary Tomes; sons Gerald, Ronald and David; one sister, one brother and 20 grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Community Hospice.
William J. Rais
A memorial Mass for former Livonia resident William Rais, 87, of Denton, Texas.
He was a longtime resident of Livonia and was retired from Livonia's Water Department.
Surviving are his sons, Robert (Deborah) of Northville, Ronald (Monica) of Pilot Point, Texas, and Elaine (Robert) Nevel of Flat Top, Tenn.; brother, Walter Rais of Detroit; sisters, Stephanie Flis and Helen Rais of Detroit; 11 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Mr. Rais was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy, May 4, 1993.
A Mass of Christian Burial was held Aug. 20 in St. Mark Catholic Church, with burial at Belew Cemetery in Aubrey, Florida. He was a former resident of Garden City and a graduate of Livonia Bentley High School. He was a member of St. Paul's Presbyterian Church in Livonia, and Garden City Presbyterian Church.
Mr. Williams served 20 years in the Navy Submarine Service and at the time of his death was stationed at King's Bay Naval Base in Kings Bay, Ga.
Surviving are his wife, Denise; daughters, Marion Williams Burnett of Georgia; step-daughter, China Lily Sneed of Washington State and Carl Williams of Virginia; sister, Julia Ramsden of Westland; two grandsons, Jonathan and Joseph of Ohio.
Mr. Wilcox was a superintendent for Perini Construction. He also worked at Livonia City Hall and Epcot Center. He earned a degree in construction engineering from Antioch College, Ohio.
Surviving are his wife, Edith; sons, Paul, Clifford and Gordon Wilcox; and granddaughter, Lauren.
Ralph Hargis, Sr.
A Celebration of Life service for Ralph Hargis, Sr., 65, of Livonia was Sept. 24 in Harry J. Will Funeral Home, with burial at Grand Lawn Cemetery.
Mr. Hargis died Sept. 20, 2002.
Surviving are his wife, Linda; son, Ralph Hargis, Jr.; daughter, Noreen (Daniel) Groth; brother, James; and sisters, Mable Hale and Marie Aldrige.
Memorial tributes may be made to American Cancer Society.
Charles C. Smith
Services for Charles Smith, 69, of Livonia were Sept. 25, in St. Genevieve Catholic Church, with burial at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Southfield.
Charles Smith was born Jan. 29, 1933, in Centerline, and died Sept. 21, 2002, in Farmington Hills. He was a Basilian Priest.
Surviving are his brother, Ralph Smith; sister, Janice Chapin; and religious superior, Rev. Marvin LaBute of Livonia
Arrangements were made by Neely-Turowski Funeral Home.
