All Obituaries

Kopy C. Lucas Passed away peacefully on November 10, 2019 at the age of 93. Beloved wife of the late Andrew for 45 wonderful years. Loving mother of Kessie (Orestes) Kaltsounis and Paul (Effie) Lucas. Cherished grandmother of Nick (Georgia) Kaltsounis, Andrew (Marisa) Kaltsounis, Mary (Daniel) Wagner, Alex Lucas, and Andrea Lucas,. Dearest great-grandmother to Sia Kaltsounis, Katerina Kaltsounis, Sophia Kaltsounis, Orestes Kaltsounis, Yianni Kaltsounis, Isabelle Lucas, Xavier Lucas, Thomas...

 Elizabeth K. Rochon November 2, 1929 ~ November 9, 2019 Elizabeth Catherine (nee Kleckner) Rochon marked her 90th birthday on All Souls Day, November 2nd. She was the youngest of three children, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Joseph P. and Elisabeth (Schannen) Kleckner. Elizabeth was raised in Alexandria, VA where she was a Girl Scout, and wartime plane spotter with the volunteer fire department. She completed her schooling at the Academy of The Church of St. Mary in...

Colleen Schultz age 66 of Redford. Cherished mother of Allison (Brian) Lardie. Proud grandma of Ethan and Olivia. Dear sister of Greg (Colleen), Gary (Susan), Thomas (Susan), and the late Mathew and Mary. Colleen leaves behind many loving pets. Also survived by many other loving family and friends.   Visitation will be held Friday November 8, 2019 3:00pm – 9:00pm Fred Wood Funeral Home ~ Rice Chapel 36100 Five Mile Rd (E. of Levan) Livonia.   Funeral Saturday at...

Teeters, Dennis age 69 of Canton. Cherished husband of Maryellen for over 43 years. Beloved dad of Amanda Joy and Chris Dennis. Dear brother of Tommy and the late Larry. Also survived by many other loving cousins, family and friends. Denny met his wife Maryellen while they studied at Eastern Michigan University. They had algebra together and played on the softball team. Denny was a pitcher and Mary a catcher.  Denny and Mary shared a love of shopping mostly estate sales.  He...

Monica A. Lance Passed away peacefully on October 21, 2019 at the age of 99. Beloved wife of the late Robert for 29 wonderful years. Loving mother of the late James (Stephanie) Lance and the late Robert (Linda) Lance. Dear grandma of James (Danielle), Jeremy (Angela), Jason (Cindy), Jeff (Allyson), and Justin. Cherished great-grandma of Genevieve, Katherine, Kristopher, Aurora, Tyler, and Trent; great-great grandma of Alexis. Survived by siblings Delores Valente, Joseph Bohrer, and...

Burghardt, Irene age 86 of Westland. Cherished companion of Joe for over 33 years. Beloved mother of Charlene (Dave) Drain. Proud grandma of Cheryl and Amy. Also survived by many other loving family and friends.   Visitation will be held at Fred Wood Funeral Home 36100 Five Mile Rd. Livonia (E. of Levan) Wednesday (10/23)  3:00pm-8:00pm   Funeral Thursday (10/24) Gathering: 10:00 am Service: 11:00 am   Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude’s...

Joseph DiFazio Age 93 of Livonia. Cherished husband of the late Virginia for over 66 years. Beloved father of Jolin (Richard) Cramb, and LuAnn (Joseph) Podrasky. Proud Pepe of Richard (Sarah), Corey, Carrie (Ryan), and Joey (Zeineb) and great Pepe of Wyatt, Vada Pearl, Jacob, and Joshua. Also survived by many other loving family and friends. Visitation Tuesday 3pm to 8pm with a 7pm scripture service at Fred Wood Funeral Home Rice Chapel 36100 5 Mile Rd (E. of Levan) Livonia. Funeral...

John William Thomas (original stage name “Jack”).  On October 7, 2019, our Dad took his final bow and exited the theater, onto his next act, venue uncertain. Born in Detroit on February 15, 1932, he was the youngest son of James Lewis Thomas and Marie (Shanley) Thomas and brother to Wallace (Joe) and his lifelong best cast mate James (Jim). Dad attended Saint Theresa Catholic School for 12 years, graduating in 1950.  After high school, Dad worked at...

Martin “Marty” Lutzenkirchen Age 85 passed away peacefully on October 5, 2019 in the presence of his loving family.  Beloved husband of Patricia Lutzenkirchen. Loving father of Debra (Mark) Eittreim, Pamela (Niles) Huey, Lynda (Raymond) Schilke, Mark (Emily) Lutzenkirchen, and Nicolle (Gregory) Dziadzio. Cherished grandpa to Ryan (Nicole) Oman, Raymond (Sarah) Schilke, Dustin Huey, Carl (Megan) Schilke, Melissa (Matt) Osborne, Amber (Eric) Adkins and Merrick Lutzenkirchen;...

Jess “Bad Jess” Austin Age 84 of Westland. Cherished husband of the late Jeanne for 30 years. Loving father of Jeanne (Terry) Driscoll, Linda Davis, Sandy ( Les) Tawse, Jimmy (Joyce) Austin, and Randy Austin. Beloved grandfather of 10 and great grandfather of 10. He also leaves behind many other loving family members and friends. Jess is the former owner of J & D Auto Dismantlers. He loved racing cars and was a proud member of the Road Knights and the...