Local Obituaries for Families in Westland Michigan
Marian R. Moore
Jan 29, 2019
Marian Rita Moore, Age 96, of Westland, MI passed away on January 29, 2019.
Marian was born in Springfield, Massachusetts to Henery C. Roberts and Alice R. O’Keefe on November 13, 1922. She attended Cathedral High School. She enjoyed bingo and travelling. Marian leaves to her memory; beloved children, Susan M. Moore and Gary W. (Karen A.)...
Eric D. Nelson
Jan 25, 2019
Eric D. Nelson, Age 28, of Las Vegas, NV passed away on January 25, 2019.
Errol G. Pulk
Jan 25, 2019
Errol Glenn Pulk, Age 69, of Westland, MI, passed away on January 25, 2019.
Willie C. Washington
Jan 24, 2019
Willie C. Washington, Age 96, of Romulus, MI passed away January 24, 2019.
Willie was born on October 25, 1922 in Tallassee, Alabama to Willie Washington and Lucille Gauntt Washington. Willie lost his mother at the tender age of 5 and his father at 12, after which time he and his siblings would be raised by his...
Joan C. Soulliere
Jan 21, 2019
Joan Carol Soulliere, Age 82, of Romulus, MI, passed away on January 21, 2019 in Taylor, MI.
Joan was born in Detroit, MI to Donald and Dorothy Burkhardt on September 6,1936. She attended high school at McKenzie and graduated in 1954. She enjoyed fishing, Bingo and playing cards. The family wishes to extend their gratitude to the...
Jeanette Connelly
Jan 19, 2019
Jeanette Josephine Connelly, Age 88, of Garden City, MI, passed away January 19, 2019 in Livonia, MI.
Jeanette was born in Detroit, MI to John and Ewa Kostrzewa. She went to high school at St. Hedwig. She leaves to her memory, her loving husband, John Connelly; beloved children, Judy (Mark) Tarjeft, Debbie (Jay Patel) Connelly, Russ Connelly,...
Carrie R. Mitchenor
Jan 15, 2019
Carrie R. Mitchenor, Age 63, of Belleville, MI, passed away January 15, 2019.
Carrie Ruth Thomas was born on August 22, 1955 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama to Clifton Thomas and the late Rose Mary Spencer Thomas. She was one of 17 children. During her early teens, she moved to Inkster, Michigan where she participated in the marching band...
Nicholas J. Roy
Jan 15, 2019
Nicholas J. Roy, Age 66, of Westland, MI , passed away January 15, 2019.
Nicholas was born in Highland Park, MI, to Shirley and Robert Roy on December 24, 1952. He attended Stevenson High School. He enjoyed watching football and hockey. He served in the United States Army. His passion was owning and operating his own Lawn...
Gary L. Hughes
Jan 11, 2019
Gary L. Hughes, Age 53, of Romulus, MI, passed away January 11, 2019.
Gary was born on November 30, 1965 to the union of Ruthie Mae & Lee Otha Hughes. He was an outgoing and fun-loving person, always greeting you with a joke and his signature toothy smile. Gary attended the Romulus school system but ultimately graduated...
Valerie M. Morris
Jan 10, 2019
Valerie M. Morris, Age 63, of Inkster, MI , passed away January 10, 2019.
Valerie was born April 22, 1955 in Detroit, Michigan. She was the eldest of eight children born to Alberta Taylor and William Morris. She received her formal education through the Detroit Public School system.
Valerie was a very spiritual woman who...
Jesse Collins El
Jan 8, 2019
Jesse Collins El, Age 76, of Southfield, MI, passed away January 8, 2019.
Deborah A. Vassel
Jan 7, 2019
Deborah A. Vassel, Age 57, of Westland, MI, passed away January 7, 2019.
Deborah was born in Livonia, MI to WIlbur and Rosemary Lowry on November 29, 1961. She attended John Glenn High School and graduated in 1978. She enjoyed being a mother and loved her cats. She was the best mother and friend anyone could ever...
Jim W. Robinson, Jr.
Jan 2, 2019
Jim W. Robinson, Jr., Age 69, of Detroit, MI, passed away January 2, 2019.
Jim was born November 29, 1949 to Jim Walter Robinson (deceased) and Allean Paremore Roberson (deceased) in Polk County, Florida. He was the oldest of 11 children. Jim attended Jackson County Training School where he graduated class of 1968. After graduating high school...
Lynda G. Martin
Dec 29, 2018
Lynda G. Martin, Age 60, of Canton, MI, passed away December 29, 2018.
Lynda was born in Troy, NY to Mary Ann and Leslie Eugene Thayer on December 28, 1958. She went to high school at Watervliet High School and graduated in 1977. She enjoyed sewing, being a dance mom and raising her two daughters. She leaves...
John D. McCauley
Dec 23, 2018
John D. McCauley, Age 31, of Ypsilanti, MI, passed away December 23, 2018.
John Dorian McCauley was born October 17, 1987 to Ronald Baldwin and Rhea McCauley.
John was predeceased by: Rosa Parks (great aunt), Raymond Parks (great uncle), Daisy McCauley (grandmother), Slyvester McCauley (grandfather), Sylvester McCauley Jr. (uncle), Rosalind Bridgforth (aunt), Urana McCauley (cousin),...
Nellie M. Jackson
Dec 20, 2018
Nellie M. Jackson, Age 89, of Inkster, MI, passed away December 20, 2018.
Nellie was born October 2, 1929, to the late Richard and Lizzie Beth Miller. She grew up with two sisters and five brothers in Colquitt, Georgia (Miller County). She was educated in the Miller County school system. After leaving Colquitt, Georgia, she and her...
John David Matusek
Dec 15, 2018
John David Matusek, 51, of Westland, MI passed away on December 15 in his home.
"Johnny Red” was born in Athens, OH to John Al Matusek on August 9, 1967. He went to high school at John Glenn and received his GED in 2014. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, playing with his girls and in the past he...
Penny Sowers
Dec 9, 2018
Penny L. Sowers, 51, of Westland, MI passed away on December 9, 2018 in St. John’s Hospital. Penny was born in Nikin Hospital to Larry and Gladys on January 23, 1967. She went to high school at John Glenn. She enjoyed her grandchildren, fishing and biking. She received awards from VFW and was involved in AARP. She is survived...
Rawlette Foster McGowan
Dec 9, 2018
Rawlette Foster McGowan, Age 72, of Inkster, MI, passed away December 9, 2018. Foster was born September 7, 1946 to the late Lawrence McGowan and Mary Chipp McGowan in Fredonia, Kentucky. Foster graduated from Caldwell County high school. He participated in basketball all while he was in high school. Foster later moved to Michigan where he was employed with...
Wilma Jean Belle
Dec 8, 2018
Wilma Jean Belle, Age 80, of Westland, MI , passed away December 8, 2018.
She was born to the late Amelia (Hawthorne) Ivey and Jordan Ivey on September 15, 1938 in Jackson, Tennessee (Madison County). Wilma graduated from Inkster High School. Wilma met her husband, Dorsey L. Belle, while Dorsey was stationed in Michigan serving in the...
