William W. Bush
May 23, 2016
William W. Bush May 23, 2016. Beloved father of Diane (Al) Lemerand, Carolann Parker and Danny (Lori) Bush. Brother of Flossie (Gary) Richards, Patricia Sanders and Virginia Cmela. Grandfather of Allison, Alex, Amber and Ashley. Great grandfather of Anthony. Funeral Service at the R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Home, 15451 Farmington Rd., Livonia, Thursday at 11 a.m. Visitation Wednesday, from...
Hattie P. Baker
May 23, 2016
Hattie P. Baker Age 91, May 23, 2016. Beloved wife of 65 years of the late John J. Loving mother of Steve (Peggy). Dear grandmother of Steven (Lauren), Scott (Kate) and Kelly (Kris) Kinsvater. Dear great grandmother of Lilly, Regan, Aubrey, Paige, Hailey and Sean. Funeral Service at the R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Home, 15451 Farmington Rd., Livonia Thursday...
Jacqueline K Van Gundy
May 22, 2016
Jacqueline K. Van Gundy, age 76, May 22, 2016. Beloved wife of Kenneth E. Loving mother of Kenneth C. (Laura) and Candice Eskildsen. Also survived by several grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral Service Saturday at 11am (gathering starting at 9am) at the RG & GR Harris Funeral Home, 15451 Farmington Rd., Livonia. Please share a memory of Jacqueline by signing...
Ruth M. Sprague
May 17, 2016
Ruth M. Sprague, Age 99, of Westland, passed away on May 17, 2016. Beloved wife of the late Donald Sprague, Sr. Loving mother of Donald (Patricia) Sprague, Jr. Dear grandmother of Connie (David) Tappert, Richard (Jennifer) Sprague and Gary (Maritza) Sprague. Dear great-grandmother 0f 5. Ruth and her husband were married in 1938. They bought a farm in 1942 in...
Lilly Schembri
May 16, 2016
Lilly Schembri (Zammit), resting peacefully at the age of 89, left us on May 16, 2016. She resided in Livonia (and previously in Port Richey, FL). She was born on December 24, 1926, in Valletta, Malta. Beloved wife of Victor (deceased) for 57 years, before his death. Dear mother of Frank, Joann (Rick) Monterosso, Marion (Frank) Monterosso, Dorothy (Ron) Beutner,...
Robert R. Brown, Sr.
May 15, 2016
Robert Brown, Sr. Age 87, May 15, 2016 Beloved husband of Joan. Loving father of Michelle Heegaard, Robert (Karen) Brown, Rebecca (Roger Jr.) Deary, Victoria (Matthew) Durack, Cynthia (Richard) Pinkowski and the late Bradley Brown. Dear grandfather of Rick, Ryan, Richard (Jonnie), David, Leah (Mike), Amy (Bryan), Eric (Tatum), Robert (Krystal), Sara (Miguel), Melissa (Ryan), Michael (Amanda), Rachel, Timothy, and...
Denis Robert Pelson
May 14, 2016
Denis Robert Pelson Age 76, May 14, 2016. Survived by his 4-legged companion, Ceti for 16 years. Son of the late Arthur and Arlene Pelson. Beloved brother of Arlene (David) Tarbet, Judy (Dennis) Uniatowski and the late Steven Pelson. Dear uncle of David (Andrea) Tarbet and Susan (Justin) Sheppard. Great uncle of Lauren and Kevin Tarbet and Tatum, Casey and...
John "Jack" Hart
May 11, 2016
John "Jack" Hart Age 81, went to be with the Lord on May 11, 2016. Beloved husband of Claire. Loving father of John, Cathy Kempp, Jim, Cindy McMillan and Jeff. Dear grandfather of 13. Longtime best friend of Shirley Hart. Brother of Carol and Sharon. Jack was a owner of Leidal and Hart Mason Contracting Company of Livonia. Funeral Service...
Nathaniel L. Frazier
May 10, 2016
Nathaniel Frazier, age 84, May 10, 2016, of Garden City. Beloved husband of Jewell. Loving father of Ed (Liz), Phil (Nancy) and Rosemary. Dear grandfather of Karen, Sarah, Candice, Steven and Adam. Brother of Opal Esmont, Donald, Ronald and Michael. Also survived by 9 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his daughter Brenda Long (and her husband Steve);...
Raymond Cesarz
May 10, 2016
Raymond Cesarz, Age 77, May 10, 2016 of Garden City. Beloved husband of Betty. Loving father of Kenneth (Ginger), James, Michael (Carol) & Bonnie (Gust) Kostalas. Dear grandfather of Christopher, Samantha, Emily, Victoria, Mary, Joseph, Kelly & Mikalah. Great-grandfather of Melody. Dear brother of Helen Kroeyr. Also survived by many nieces & nephews. Ray was an avid Pigeon Flyer for...
Ivor M. Mullins
May 9, 2016
Ivor M. Mullins Age 90, May 9, 2016. Beloved husband of the late Mary Mullins. Loving father of Eileen (Mike) Kowall, Marian (Brendan) Battersby, Barbara (Stephen Conlan) Mullins, Rose (Kevin) Butkovich, Sheila (Robert) Malkowski, Geraldine (Daniel) Lanci and Diane (Quentin) Bruce. Dear grandfather of 16 and great grandfather of 4. Visitation at the R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Home, 15451...
Alza C. Leitch
May 5, 2016
Alza C. Leitch Age 89, May 5, 2016. Beloved wife of late Ralph. Loving mother of Kenneth (Nancy) Leitch. Dear grandmother of Bradley and Matthew. Memorial contributions may be directed to the National Fibromyalgia & Chronic Pain Association, 31 Federal Ave, Logan, UT 84321. Please share a memory of Alza by signing her guestbook. Funeral Home: R.G. & G.R. Harris...
Elizabeth "Betty" Clark
May 1, 2016
Elizabeth "Betty" Clark Age 81, May 1, 2016. Beloved mother of Chris (Kimberly), Alan (Georgia), George and Matt. Dear grandmother of Christopher, Jordan, Natalie and Emma, Ben, Mitch and Nick. Dear sister of Catherine Haas. Also survived by nieces, nephews and beloved friends. Betty loved gardening, music and all sports, especially U.of M. Football and the Detroit Tigers. But mostly...
Rita Marie Ostin
Apr 30, 2016
Rita Marie Ostin, age 66, died after a courageous battle with cancer on April 30, 2016 in Milford, Michigan. Born on January 2, 1950 in Detroit, Michigan, to parents Edith and Joe Kashin, she graduated from Western High School in Detroit, Michigan. Rita retired in 2014 from the 16th District Court in Livonia, Michigan. Rita is survived by her husband,...
Dolores R. Abraham
Apr 28, 2016
Dolores R. Abraham Age 87, April 28, 2016. Beloved wife of the late Joseph. Loving mother of Michael, Timothy (Kathy), Dennis (Mary Ann), Kevin (Joyce), Kathleen (the late Stephen) Lucas and the late Keith (Judy) and Patrick. Also survived by numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. Visitation at the R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Home, 15451 Farmington Rd., Livonia Sunday from...
Murdina "Nina" Smith
Apr 27, 2016
Murdina "Nina" Smith, age 83, went to be with the Lord April 27, 2016. Beloved wife of the late Damon Smith. Loving mother of Debbie Burnett, Bruce (Cindi) and Arneta Smith and the late Cheryl May. Dear grandmother of 11 and great grandmother of 31 1/2. Visitation at R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Home, 15451 Farmington Rd., Livonia, Friday 4...
John C. Buffington
Apr 27, 2016
John C. Buffington John C. Buffington, 63, of Livonia, MI, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, April 27, 2016. John was born in Peru, IN, to the late William and Kate (Cole) Buffington. He was a graduate of Peru High School and Purdue University. On February 17, 1978, he married Beth Zimmerman in Lafayette, IN, and she survives....
Kelson C. Morrison
Apr 22, 2016
Kelson C. Morrison, age 91, April 22, 2016. Loving father of Sherry (Mark) Edwards. Dear grandfather of Joel, Sam and Nick. Brother of M.B. (Kathryn), Carl (Marie), Edward (Joanne) and Bill (Virginia) Morrison, and Maxine (Jim) Andrews. He was preceded in death by his wife, Margie; and siblings James, Tacey and Roy. A memorial service will take place on Friday...
Ellsworth Jotham Tuttle
Apr 21, 2016
Ellsworth (Al) Jotham, age 89. Beloved husband of Bettie Tuttle. Born on January 19, 1927 in Detroit, MI; passed away April 21, 2016 in Farmington Hills, MI. He was the son of the late Jotham Tuttle and Anna (Postel) Tuttle. He was preceded in death by his brother, Jerome Tuttle and foster sister, Betty Mohl. Al was a WWII Navy...
Lori Ann Bailey
Apr 20, 2016
Lori Ann Bailey (nee Fries) Age 48, April 20, 2016. Loving mother of Thomas (Samantha) LaForge. Dearest daughter of Conrad (Myra) Fries and Carole (Darrell) Youngquest. Dearest sister of David, Dan and Tim Fries. Step-sister of Allen, Steve, Tony and Carrie. Also survived by several nieces and nephews, great nieces and great nephews. She was preceded in death by her...
