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Allen Park, Michigan Obituaries

Richard O. Falkenberg

Richard O. Falkenberg

May 21, 2022

Age 88. Beloved husband of June. Loving father of Lisa (Scott) Wright, Sherryl (Cameron) Midkiff and Glenn (Cindy) Falkenberg. Dear brother of Sharron (Mel) Mysliwiec. Grandfather of Keith, Kevin, Danielle, Kristopher, Sean and Raven. Great grandfather of Rory, Ella, Roman, Maxwell, Grayson and Leela.

Visitation 2:00pm - 7:00pm Wednesday, May 25 at Weise Funeral Home, 7210 Park...

Maria Meray

Maria Meray

May 21, 2022

Maria (Pando) Meray born on November 21, 1927 in Guardia Piemontese, Cosenza, Italy, passed peacefully in the early morning hours of May 21, 2022. Proceeded in death by her loving husband of sixty-three years, Paul J. Meray, Jr., she is survived by her brother Michael (late Priscilla Pando), sister-in-law Betty (Joe Naspany) Logsdon, her brother-in-law Angelo (late Mary Ann...

Dean M. Gettemy

Dean M. Gettemy

May 10, 2022

Age 101, May 10, 2022.  Beloved husband of the late Jean for over 70 years.  Loving father of Nancy (George) Broomell, Barbara Gettemy and Dean Gettemy.  Special grandfather of Chris Broomell and Tracy (John McKenzie) Broomell.

Dean was a husband, father, uncle, son and grandfather. He was a WWII veteran, a church leader at the Allen Park...

Kristin A. Hirsch

Kristin A. Hirsch

May 7, 2022

Age 58. Beloved wife of Rick Hirsch. Loving daughter of Betty and Philip Bertasio. Dear sister of Terri (Lance) Silas and Bryan (MaryJane) Bertasio.

Visitation 1:00pm - 8:00pm Thursday, May 12 at Weise Funeral Home, 7210 Park, Allen Park (313-382-1150).

Funeral service 10:00am Friday, May 13 (In state from 9:30am) at St. Frances Cabrini Church,...

Irene E. Falkowski

Irene E. Falkowski

May 7, 2022

On May 7, 2022, Irene peacefully joined the Lord and her late husband, Edward. She was in the comfort of her home surrounded by the love of her family and friends.

Family was always Irene’s first priority. She grew up in Detroit with her parents and brother where they settled after immigrating from Poland. She graduated from...

Joan Marie Mechan

Joan Marie Mechan

Apr 26, 2022

Age 92, April 26, 2022.  Beloved wife of Arthur.  Loving mother of Bruce (Karen) Mechan, Karen (Rod) Charles and Lance (Teresa Wolfe) Mechan.  Dearest grandmother of Destiney, the late Jamie, Geoffrey, Kara, Robert, Chelsea, Chloe and Chad.  Dear sister of Tom (Shirley) Nunn and Sharon (Karl) Dapprich.  Also survived by many nieces and nephews.

A Memorial Gathering...

Ernestine "Tina" Lawrence

Ernestine "Tina" Lawrence

Apr 25, 2022

Tina left this earth for heaven peacefully from the arms of the love of her life, Paul, who she met and then married 61 years ago while they were both stationed in the Marine Corps in Camp Pendleton, CA.

Tina was an avid reader, enjoyed Christian music and sharing her love for God with others. The biggest...

Joan Goode

Joan Goode

Apr 23, 2022

Joan Bernice Goode of Allen Park, MI peacefully passed from this life to her heavenly home on April 23, 2022 surrounded by her children.  Joan was born 11/2/1928 in Detroit, MI and lived in Dearborn, MI for 7 years before moving to Traverse City, MI for the next 23 years. She attended Central Michigan University and Davenport College, moved...

Patrick G. Gurley

Patrick G. Gurley

Apr 22, 2022

Age 70. Beloved husband of Janet Gurley. Loving father of Wesley Gurley, Daniel (Lalita) Gurley, and the late Wayne Gurley. Dearest brother of Philip (Linda) Gurley and David (Leann) Gurley. He is survived by 2 grandchildren (Serena and Kiran).

Visitation Tuesday April 26, 2022 from 1-4 pm at Weise Funeral Home, 7210 Park Avenue, Allen Park MI...

Edward S. Showers

Edward S. Showers

Apr 21, 2022

Edward Showers, 86 of Allen Park, MI, died April 21, 2022.  Loving husband of 65 years to Jean.  Dear Father of Kathleen (Philip) Warunek, Julie (Fredrick) Molnar Jr, Scot (Nancy) Showers and Margaret (Samuel) Granata.  Beloved Grandfather to 13 and Great Grandfather to 11.

A private family memorial service will take place at the funeral home.

Joe A. Czentnar "Also"

Joe A. Czentnar "Also"

Apr 18, 2022

Age 50. Beloved husband of Courtney Czentnar. Loving father of Joe Degg. Dearest brother of Sharon (Woody) Woodliff, Kelly (Keith) Spears, and Jeff (Lisa) Czentnar.

Visitation Thursday April 21, 2022 from 2-8 pm at Weise Funeral Home, 7210 Park Avenue, Allen Park, MI 48101.

Funeral Service Friday April 22, 2022 at 10 am at Weise...

Tom Riggs

Tom Riggs

Apr 10, 2022

Lowell Thomas (Tom) Riggs, 81, of New Boston, MI died April 10, 2022 peacefully at home after a multi-year battle with bladder cancer and its complications. He was preceded in death by his father Omer J. Riggs, mother Gertrude (Davis) Riggs and older brother John M. Riggs.

He is survived by his wife of 55 years Joan...

Ernest Paglia

Ernest Paglia

Apr 3, 2022

Ernest Paglia 11/15/1922 – 04/03/2022

Ernest Paglia, aged 99, died at 2:45pm on Sunday, April 3, 2022 of a heart attack in the home he built in 1956. Ernest was born in Washington, PA on November 15, 1922. He was the youngest and last-surviving of 11 children. Ernest was the son of Angelina Gesualdi and...

Thomas Edward Sanborn

Thomas Edward Sanborn

Mar 31, 2022

Age 62. Beloved husband of Karen. Loving father of Harrison and Samuel Sanborn. Dearest son of Audrey and the late Norman Sanborn. Dear brother of Helen (Gregory) McMurtrie, Elizabeth (David) Szajner, Norman (Kimberly) Sanborn, James (Marla) Sanborn and the late Timothy Sanborn.

Visitation for Thomas will be from 4:00pm - 8:00pm Friday, April 8 at Weise Funeral...

John Allen Cooper Jr.

John Allen Cooper Jr.

Mar 24, 2022

Age 60. Beloved husband of Kim. Loving father of Matt and Mitch (Heather Mezo) Cooper. Dear brother of the late Leah McCreary and the late Sunny Miller. Dearest uncle to many nieces and nephews.

Visitation 2:00pm - 6:00pm Friday, April 1 at Weise Funeral Home, 7210 Park, Allen Park (313-382-1150).

Memorial Service 5:00pm Friday, April...

Sharon Marks

Sharon Marks

Mar 20, 2022

Sharon Ann (Schiffer) Marks, 76, passed away on March 20, 2022, peacefully in the presence of her family. She was born on February 26, 1946, in Detroit, MI, the daughter of Robert and Ruth Schiffer. Sharon was in the first graduating class of Cabrini High School in Allen Park, Michigan and later helped teach religious education classes there. During...

Sharon S. Fitzpatrick

Sharon S. Fitzpatrick

Mar 12, 2022

Age 68. Beloved mother of Kendra (Dennis) Sanders. Dear sister of Joanne, Jerry, late Danny, late Edward, late Linda and late Edith. Loving grandmother of Caitlin, Chelsea and Christopher.

Visitation 1:00pm- 4:00pm Thursday, March 17 at Weise Funeral Home, 7210 Park, Allen Park (313-382-1150).

Funeral service 3:00pm Thursday, March 17 also at Weise Funeral Home....

Nancy M. Kost

Nancy M. Kost

Mar 10, 2022

Age 82. Beloved wife of the late Edwin. Loving mother of Stacey (Robert) Brousseau, Lisa (Eladio) Botello, Greg and Mike (Leeah) Kost. Dear sister of Patricia Wing, Carol Hanson, Howard Kuhn and the late Lenny Kuhn. 6 grandchildren.

There are no services planned for Nancy at this time.

Her interment will take place at 11:00am...

Betty Sue Righettini

Betty Sue Righettini

Mar 9, 2022

Age 86, March 9, 2022.  Beloved wife of the late Donald Righettini, Sr.  Loving mother of the late Robin Righettini, Donald Righettini, Jr. and Elizabeth Righettini.  Dear grandmother of Eman.  Loving sister of Marylou Barnwell. Dear aunt of Cheryl (late Paul Stenborg) Fecteau and Lisa (Frank) English. Dear sister-in-law of Grace Boyd.

Betty loved animals, especially dogs. ...

Willow Renee Polatka

Willow Renee Polatka

Mar 1, 2022

Age 8 months. Beloved daughter of Kurstin and Shane Polatka. Dear sister of River and Grayson Polatka. Dearest granddaughter of Patrice Olivo (Jeffrey Billings) and Kathie (Rob) Polatka; great grandaughter of Sheilah Olivo and Christy Olivo Todd; niece of Sara Polatka and Michael Todd. Willow is also survived by many other aunts, uncles and cousins.

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