Obituaries

Jul 18, 2020

Phyllis M. Vink, age 94 of Plymouth Township passed away on July 18, 2020. Phyllis was born on July 18, 1926 in Detroit, Michigan to her parents, Walter and Theresa (nee Zielinski). She was the beloved wife of the late Bernard G. Vink and is also predeceased by her son, Gerald P. and her two brothers, Walter and Donald. She...

Jul 14, 2020

Jeane Janiga Solsbury, age 94, a long-time resident of Plymouth, passed away on July 14, 2020 at Resthaven Care Center in Holland, MI, of natural causes. Jeane was born in Detroit, Michigan to the late Frank and Anna Janiga and is survived by her children, James (Therese) Solsbury, Kathleen Solsbury, Kristine (Edwyn) Curtis and Robert Solsbury; grandchildren Emilie (Randy) Duncan,...

Jul 14, 2020

Caroline (née Kowalczyk) Bolda, age 73 passed away on July 14, 2020. Caroline was born on June 1, 1947. She is the devoted mother of Michael (Cindy) Bolda and Michele (William) Noel. After her retirement, she enjoyed spending time with family and her beloved pets. Exploring nature and the beauty of the world gave her much joy. She also enjoyed...

Jul 12, 2020

Giovanni (John) D. Picano, age 86, born in Cassino, Italy, on October 22, 1933, passed away on July 12, 2020. He was the beloved husband of the late Barbara (nee Maddox). Loving father of daughter Shelly Marisa Picano-Dunn (Keith Dunn, estr.), and son Mark John (Laura) Picano. Grandfather of Dominic Yacuone. He is survived by many nieces and nephews. After...

Jul 10, 2020

Dooley, Thomas H. of Plymouth, Michigan, age 89, passed away peacefully at his home with family at his side on July 10, 2020. Tom was born on January 29, 1931 to Edward and Elfrieda Dooley in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he lived until his family relocated to the Detroit area. He attended University of Detroit Jesuit High School and, during his...

Jul 10, 2020

Christopher Daniel Roraback, 68, of Plymouth, Michigan passed away Friday, July 10, 2020. He was born on August 22, 1951 in Flint, Michigan, the son of the late Margaret and John Roraback. He also lived with his family in Saginaw and East Lansing, and as an adult in Lansing, Bath and Plymouth. Chris graduated from Okemos High School in 1970...

Jul 9, 2020

Timothy John O'Neill, age 63 of Plymouth passed away July 9th, 2020. He was born in Dearborn on February 14th, 1957 to his parents Dennis P. & Grace L. (nee Tekela) O'Neill. Timothy is predeceased by his parents, brother Kevin and sister Maureen. Timothy is survived by his brothers Brian & Terry O'Neill. Memories may be shared on Timothy's tribute...

Jul 8, 2020

Herman B. Orr, Jr., age 92 of Westland passed away on July 8, 2020. Herman was born on September 2, 1927 in Winburg, Tennessee to his parents, Herman B. and Cordia (née Jackson) Orr. He was the beloved and devoted husband of the late Grace Orr and is also predeceased by his two sisters. Some time after Grace passed away,...

Jul 2, 2020

Tenna Rowvon Louk, age 69 of Canton passed away on July 2, 2020. Tenna was born on April 14, 1951 in St. Louis, Missouri to her parents, Everett J. and Barbara Jean (née) Clark) McRoy. Tenna is the beloved and devoted wife of William Louk; loving mother of Adam MacGregor, Nicole, MacGregor, Tim MacGregor and Britni Glover; proud grandmother of...

Jul 2, 2020

Simon E. Stroia, age 82 of Livonia passed away on July 2, 2020. Simon was born on August 30, 1937 in Warren, Ohio to his parents, Simon and Velma (née Walters) Stroia. He is the beloved and devoted husband of the late Sharon (née Bianco) Stroia who passed away in 2010; loving father of three daughters – Mary and her...

Jul 1, 2020

James Joseph Haar, age 97 of Plymouth passed away on July 1, 2020 (Canada Day)! He died during the coronavirus pandemic having contracted the virus, survived, but he was devastatingly weakened by the isolation of quarantine and the virus itself. He was born on February 24, 1923 to Kathern (Harrington) and James Haar in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. His beloved wife,...

Jul 1, 2020

Mary Elizabeth Scarpace, age 75 of Plymouth passed away on July 1, 2020. Mary was born on July 22, 1944 in Garden City, Michigan to her parents, William M. and Mary Helen (née Lee) Smith. She is the wife of Dr. Frederick Scarpace; loving mother of Amy Rogers, Matthew Waligorski, Andrea (Mike) Waker, Lisa (Jim) Marusak, Lucia (Robert) Meehan, Leah...

Jun 30, 2020

Glenna Kaye Merillat, age 83 of Plymouth passed away on June 30, 2020. She was born in Plymouth on June 2, 1937 to her parents, Estle F. and Vivien J. (née Smith) Merillat. Glenny grew up in Plymouth living on Main Street for nearly eighty years. She first worked for Michigan Bell as Editor of the “Bell Chatter”. After that,...

Jun 29, 2020

Marcia (Marzonie) Elsner – 1948-2020 Marcia Ann (Marzonie) Elsner of Plymouth, Michigan passed away on Monday, June 29, 2020 at the age of 72. Marcia was born in Flint, Michigan on June 14, 1948. She graduated from Flint St. Michael’s High School in 1966 and from Central Michigan University in 1970 where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in...

Jun 27, 2020

Larry F. Groth,Sr. age 78 of Plymouth, passed away on June 27, 2020. Larry was born in South Lyon, Michigan to his parents, Charles and Donna (née Sayre) Groth. He is the beloved and devoted husband of 38 years to Sandra; loving father of Larry (Kristi) Groth, Jr., Stephanie (Louis) Carney, and Timothy Groth; proud grandfather of Alyssa Groth, Ryan...

Jun 27, 2020

The world lost a little bit of adventure on Saturday June 27, 2020 when Patricia Louise (Lukomski) LeFevre, citizen of the world and resident of Henderson, NV passed away. The eldest of five children, she was born on September 3rd in Detroit, Michigan to the late Leo and Louise Lukomski. Dying on the 27th was surely part of God’s plan...

Jun 26, 2020

Sue Richard, age 76 of Plymouth, passed away on June 26, 2020. Born in Detroit on June 10, 1944 to parents, Charles & Rose Cyr. Beloved wife of Don; loving mother of Jimmy Richard, Kelly Proctor, Mike (Traci) Richard and Shelly Richard; proud grandmother of Sara (Jon) Ferrell, Cori Richard, Mason Richard, Tyler Richard, Donna Proctor and Matthew Richard; great-grandmother...

Jun 19, 2020

Ashley Ann Lohrer of Plymouth, Michigan passed away on June 19th, 2020. Ashley was born in Detroit, Michigan to the loving parents of Jeff Gunnells and Angela Lohrer on March 5th, 1988. Ashley is survived by her darling son, Owen; parents, Jeff Gunnells and Angela (Cass) Maiorana; sisters, Julia, Zoeie, Leah, Madeline and Payton; brother, Samuel; step-mother, Jessica Hayes. Ashley...

Jun 14, 2020

Jun 10, 2020

William (Bill) Irwin Faunce of Plymouth, Michigan passed away on June 10th, 2020. Bill was born to Alice (nee Maier) and Irwin Faunce in Fremont, Ohio on June 4th, 1935. He is survived by his brothers Richard, Bob, and Jim, his children Shawn, Jeannine (Glowinski), Derrick, and John, and by his nine grandchildren, Katherine, Christine, Michael, Brandon, Victoria, Adam, Caroline,...