William E. Perry
06/23/2004
Aug. 9, 1931-June 22, 2004
Services have been set for William E. Perry, 72, of Monroe, who died at 3:58 a.m. Tuesday at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center, Toledo, where he had been for a day. He had been ill since February.
Friends may call from 5 to 9 p.m. today and from 3 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Allore Funeral Home, where services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday. The Rev. Larry Detruf, pastor of First Church of God, will officiate. Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Park, LaSalle, under the auspices of Monroe Post 1138, Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Born Aug. 9, 1931, in Whitley City, Ky., he was the son of John and Melda (Spradlin) Perry. He married Joyce Casteel May 14, 1954, in Harlan, Ky.
Surviving are his wife; three sons, William Mike (Peggy), Dave (Beth) and Tim (Lisa), all of Monroe; a brother, Clarence (Shirley) Perry of Radford, Va.; two sisters, Leddia Ramsey and Betty Seawell, both of Toledo, and six grandchildren.
Bertha Mae (Greenwalt) Goodfellow
06/23/2004
March 10, 1901-June 21, 2004
FLAT ROCK - Services have been set for Bertha Mae (Greenwalt) Goodfellow, 103, of Flat Rock, who died Monday at Heritage Hospital, Taylor.
Friends may call from 1 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Flat Rock chapel of Arthur Bobcean Funeral Home, where services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday. The Rev. D. Lee Cullen Jr., pastor of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, New Boston, will officiate. Burial will be in Huron Valley Cemetery.
Born March 10, 1901, in Ross County, Ohio, she was the daughter of Michael and Perry (Swift) Lyons.
Surviving are a son, Fred Greenwalt of Sun City, Ariz.; two daughters, Norma J. (Jack) Wild of Midland and Wanda Pichan of Brownstown Township; a sister, Elizabeth Gage of Muncie, Ind.; 16 grandchildren, and numerous great-grandchildren.
Gordon J. Curtis
06/23/2004
Nov. 8, 1928-June 21, 2004
NEWPORT - Services have been set for Gordon J. Curtis, 75, of Newport, who died Monday at Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital.
Friends may call from noon until services at 1 p.m. Friday at Michigan Memorial Funeral Home, Huron Township. The Rev. Rick Sparks will officiate.
Born Nov. 8, 1928, in Detroit, he was the son of Gordon and Elsie (Leigh) Curtis. He married Susanne K. Johnson.
Surviving are his wife; three sons, Gordon T. (Pam), Steven R. (Patti) and Gary R. (Linda); a daughter, Sally J. (David) Sturgis; a sister, Geraldine (Richard) Christ, and nine grandchildren.
VERNETTA M. TERRASI
06/23/2004
SEBRING, Fla. - Services have been set for Vernetta M. Terrasi, 71, of Sebring, formerly of Monroe, who died Jan. 20.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Catholic Church of Monroe. The Rev. William Fisher, pastor of the church, will officiate.
Memorials may be made to St. Joseph Catholic Church of Monroe.
Norman L. (Wolf) Gordon
06/23/2004
May 11, 1942-June 22, 2004
FRENCHTOWN TOWNSHIP - Norman L. (Wolf) Gordon, 62, of Frenchtown Township died at 6:50 a.m. Tuesday in his home. He had been ill for nine months.
Cremation has taken place. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday at Monroe Full Gospel Church. The Rev. Harold Raines, pastor of the church, will officiate.
Born May 11, 1942, in Bay City, he was the son of Roy and Violet (Boze) Gordon. He made his home with Janette Vallade.
Surviving are four sons, Lonnie Gordon of Lincoln Park and Larry (Corina) Gordon, Jeremy (Kim) Vallade and Andrew Vallade, all of Monroe; six daughters, Deanna (Brett) Collette of Toledo, Patricia Gordon of Kentucky and Darlene (Rich) Richards, Donna Gordon, Brittany Vallade and Allysa Vallade, all of Monroe; 14 grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren.
June Ann Simmons
06/23/2004
Feb. 7, 1935-June 21, 2004
June Ann Simmons, 69, of Monroe died Monday.
Friends may call from 12:30 until services at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Stark Funeral Service, Moore Memorial Chapel, Ypsilanti. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Ypsilanti.
She was born Feb. 7, 1935, in Ypsilanti.
Surviving are a son, George J. (Heather); a daughter, Dorothy A. Copp, and three grandchildren.
Lucille B. (Hewitt) Hallstein
06/23/2004
YPSILANTI - Lucille B. (Hewitt) Hallstein, 97, a resident of Superior Woods Healthcare Center, formerly of Petersburg, died at 6:30 this morning at the nursing home.
Services are pending at Capaul Funeral Home, Ida.
Letha A. Cole
08/3/2004
Aug. 12, 1920-July 30, 2004
FRUITA, Colo. - Letha A. Cole, 83, of Fruita, formerly of Monroe, died Friday at Family Health West of Fruita.
Services were held this morning at Callahan-Edfast Mortuary, Grand Junction, Colo. Major Parker officiated.
Born Aug. 12, 1920, in Chinook, Mont., she was the daughter of Walter and Nora (Adams) Hood. She married Raymond C. Cole Feb. 25, 1939, in Napoleon, Ohio.
Surviving are her husband; two sons, Walter of Phoenix, Ariz., and Delbert of Aurora, Colo.; two daughters, Sharon of Fruita and Letha of Commerce, Ga.; 14 grandchildren, and 30 great-grandchildren.
Richard H. Wyerman
08/3/2004
Feb. 26, 1926-Aug. 1, 2004
GALAX, Va. - Services have been set for Richard H. Wyerman, 78, of Galax, formerly of LaSalle, who died Sunday morning in his home.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Monroe location of Bennett Funeral Home, where services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday. The Rev. Joe Bryant, pastor of Union Street Missionary Baptist Church, Monroe, will officiate. Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Park, LaSalle.
Born Feb. 26, 1926, in Middlesboro, Ky., he was the son of Howard and Maudie (Bussell) Wyerman. He married Margaret June Lanham July 2, 1955. She died in April, 1995.
Surviving are a daughter, Susan (Steve) Carpenter of Galax; five sisters, Mary Braden, Nada (Daniel) Braden, Opal Hill, Betty Jean (Jon) Wandt and Annabelle Thompson, all of Monroe; a half-brother, Ezra Pete of Monroe; two stepsisters, Agnes (Michael) McBane and Barbara Brown, both of Monroe, and three grandchildren.
William Charles Gabriel
08/3/2004
Sept. 14, 1931-July 30, 2004
MESA, Ariz. - William Charles Gabriel, 72, of Mesa, formerly of Hamburg and Monroe, died Friday in Mesa. He had been ill for a month.
Cremation will take place, and a private memorial service will be held later. Green Acres Funeral Home, Scottsdale, Ariz., is in charge of arrangements.
Born Sept. 14, 1931, in Monroe, he was the son of Lawrence and Anna Gabriel. He married Dawn D. Luchesa Aug. 24, 1957, in Washington, D.C.
Surviving are his wife; two sons, Michael (Sue) and Bradley, both of Howell; three daughters, Daphne (Larry) Schwisow of Dundee, Dawna Heilmann of Ann Arbor and Sharon (Patrick) Bogart of Chandler, Ariz.; a brother, Lawrence Jr. of Monroe; three sisters, Marcelle (Wallace) Proskie of Monroe, Muriel Southworth of Carleton and Jane (Fred) Harris of Minnesota, and five grandchildren.
Ruth Lowe
08/3/2004
TOLEDO - Ruth Lowe, 84, of Toledo, formerly of Bedford Township, died at 3 p.m. Monday at Flower Hospital, Sylvania, Ohio.
Services are pending at Michael W. Pawlak Funeral Home, Temperance.
Gerald D. Conner
08/3/2004
Gerald D. Conner, 52, of Monroe died Thursday while vacationing in Las Vegas.
Services are pending at Rupp Funeral Home.
Dr. James V. Tattan
08/3/2004
BLOOMFIELD HILLS - Dr. James V. Tattan, 78, of Bloomfield Hills, formerly of Monroe, died Monday at William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak.
Services are pending at Rupp Funeral Home, Monroe.
Doris Burke McCormack
08/4/2004
Dec. 1, 1913-July 31, 2004
FOUNTAIN HILLS, Ariz. - Doris Burke McCormack, 90, of Fountain Hills, formerly of Monroe and Houston, Texas, died at 11:50 p.m. Saturday at Shadow Mountain, Scottsdale, Ariz.
A memorial service will be held. Cremation has taken place. Messinger Mortuary of Fountain Hills is in charge of arrangements.
Born Dec. 1, 1913, in Washington, D.C., she was the daughter of Oswald and Alma (Irwin) Burke. She had been married to Horace Metevia. In the 1950s, she married Howard McCormack, and he died in 1975.
Surviving are two sons, Philip (Linda) Metevia of Tennessee and Clifford (Bonnie) McCormack of Michigan; two daughters, Janet (Ghazi) Tawakalna of Fountain Hills and Jean Hasselle of Mississippi, and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Eva N. Musgrave
08/4/2004
Aug. 18, 1938-Aug. 1, 2004
YORK TOWNSHIP - Eva N. Musgrave, 65, of York Township died Sunday in her home.
Friends may call from 6 to 9 tonight at Ochalek-Stark Funeral Home, Milan, where services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday. The Rev. Thomas Schroeder of Christ Our King Lutheran Church, Saline, will officiate. Burial will be in Marble Park Cemetery, Milan.
Born Aug. 18, 1938, in Deerfield, she was the daughter of Riley and Alice (Fall) Gerber.
Surviving are a son, Mikel (Leslie) of Maybee; two daughters, Pamela (Randy) Mayo of O'Fallon, Ill., and Tina (Michael) Schroeder of Milan; a brother, Donald; a sister, Eula Eisenmann; eight grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.
Ruth Lowe
08/4/2004
Sept. 6, 1919-Aug. 2, 2004
TOLEDO - Services have been set for Ruth Lowe, 84, of Toledo, formerly of Bedford Township, who died Monday at Flower Hospital, Sylvania, Ohio.
Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. today and from 11 a.m. until services at 1 p.m. Thursday at Michael W. Pawlak Funeral Home, Temperance. The Rev. Jerry Craig, pastor of Hopewell Wesleyan Church of Toledo, will officiate. Burial will be in Lambertville Cemetery.
Born Sept. 6, 1919, in Toledo, she was the daughter of John and Julia (Kasprzak) Walentowski. She married Ellsworth (Skip) Lowe Jan. 31, 1942, in Samaria. He died in 1986.
Surviving are two sons, Vern (Pat) and Julius, both of Toledo; a daughter, Marsha (Don) Drafts of St. Cloud, Fla.; two brothers, Joseph (Dorothy) of Lambertville and John (Helen) of Temperance; a sister, Wanda Ferrell of Temperance, and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Dr. James V. Tattan
08/4/2004
May 5, 1926-Aug. 2, 2004
BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP - Services have been set for Dr. James V. Tattan, 78, of Bloomfield Township, formerly of Monroe, who died Monday at William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak.
Friends may call from 9 until services at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Anne Catholic Church, Monroe. The Rev. William Fisher, pastor of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Monroe, will officiate. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery, Monroe. Rupp Funeral Home, Monroe, is in charge of arrangements.
Born May 5, 1926, in Detroit, he was the son of John and Anna (Kramer) Tattan. He married Dolores M. Yaeger Aug. 13, 1949, at St. Michael Catholic Church, Monroe.
Surviving are his wife; two sons, Michael of Warren and Dr. David of Zeeland; a daughter, Kathleen Tattan of Holland, Mich.; a sister, Ann Marie Klersy of Caledonia; five grandchildren, and a great-grandchild.
James J. (J.J.) Rhodes
08/4/2004
Aug. 22, 1977-Aug. 3, 2004
LaSALLE - James J. (J.J.) Rhodes, 26, of LaSalle died Tuesday in his home.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Monroe location of Bennett Funeral Home, where services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday. The Rev. Roy Southerland, pastor of Monroe Missionary Baptist Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Park.
Born Aug. 22, 1977, in Monroe, he was the son of James and Judy (Bates) Rhodes.
Surviving are his parents of LaSalle; a son, Seth Michael of Monroe; a brother, Jason (Leigh) of Monroe, and three grandparents, Jesse Bates and John and Ruth Rhodes, all of Monroe.
