Local obituaries for Casterline Funeral Home

May 4, 2021

Lydia Rose Rizzo

A Northville, Michigan resident, Lydia Rizzo died peacefully on May 4, 2021 at Ascension Providence Hospital in Novi at the age 98.

Lydia was born in Casino, Italy in 1922 and came to the United States at the age of 7 with no knowledge of English. After graduating from Benjamin Franklin High...

May 3, 2021

Virginia R. Lemons

Age 97, of Howell formerly of Northville, passed away on May 3, 2021. She was born July 5, 1923 in Detroit, Michigan; daughter of Henry and Rose (nee Karpinski) Haranczak.

Virginia grew up in Detroit. She married Frank Tomaszycki and was widowed at a young age with four school-age children to raise....

Apr 28, 2021

Ruby S. Barrow

Age 98, of Ann Arbor, formerly a longtime resident of Northville, passed away on April 28, 2021. She was born September 28, 1922 in Kingston, Michigan; daughter of William and Sylvia (nee Shaw) Bennett.

Ruby was an ambitious and independent young woman, and after graduating from high school, she set off to...

Apr 23, 2021

Donnie A. Stout, Jr., age 67, of Northville, passed away suddenly on April 23, 2021.  He was born on January 6, 1954 in Northville, Michigan; son of Donnie and Beatrice (nee Brown) Stout.

Don, also known as Junior, was born in Northville, and has lived all his life in either Northville or Livonia. He worked as a...

Apr 22, 2021

Thomas R. Hess, age 76, longtime resident of Northville, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on April 22, 2021.  He was born on July 20, 1944 in Detroit, Michigan; son of Raymond and Jessie (nee Lewis) Hess.  Thomas was united in marriage to Janet L. Preisel on November 2, 1991; they spent 29 loving years devoted to...

Apr 22, 2021

Eugene W. Bongiovanni, age 87, longtime resident of Northville, formerly of Highland, passed away April 22, 2021. He was born January 2, 1934 in Northville, Michigan; son of Frank and Mary (nee Scida) Bongiovanni.  Eugene graduated from Northville High School; Class of 1952.  He proudly served his country in the United...

Apr 16, 2021

Michael R. Bingham, age 69, of Farmington Hills, passed away suddenly on April 16, 2021. He was born February 29, 1952 in Northville, Michigan; son of Donald and Patricia (nee Gregory) Bingham. Mike attended Novi High School but decided to enlist in the United States Army before graduating. He proudly served his country during the Vietnam War.

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Apr 7, 2021

Harold L Wright Jr. MD died in his home on April 7, 2021 in Northville Township in the presence of his loving family.

Hal was born in Jackson Michigan September 5, 1926. He was the only child of Harold L Wright Sr. and Florence Waterman Wright. His family moved from Jackson to Detroit when he was 5...

Apr 5, 2021

Erma “Bea” Schmidt

Age 95, of Northville, passed away on April 5, 2021. She was born June 23, 1925 in Edinburgh, Indiana; daughter of Arthur A. and Erma M. (nee Stanley) Nelson.  Erma, also known as Bea, was united in marriage to Louis Schmidt, who served as a 1 st Lieutenant in the U.S. Army assigned to...

Apr 4, 2021

Mary Cole Rack

Born June 6, 1935 in Moline, Illinois to Bessie Simpson Oglevee (dec. 1988) and Donovan Warne Oglevee (dec. 1980), Mary Louise grew up in Rock Island and Sterling, small towns west of Chicago, Illinois. An only child with a keen interest in the sciences, for many years her goal was to be a chemist....

Apr 2, 2021

Helen M. Belser

Age 86, of Northville, passed away peacefully on April 2, 2021. She was born December 9, 1934 in Port Clinton, Ohio; daughter of John and Anna (nee Grabow) Loehden.  Helen was united in marriage to John W. Belser on June 23, 1956; they celebrated over 61 years of dedication to each other until his...

Mar 31, 2021

Troy A. Pinion, age 51, of Carleton, passed away suddenly March 31, 2021.  He was born on December 8, 1969 in Wayne, Michigan; son of John Robert and Cynthia Ann (nee Atchison) Pinion. Troy graduated from Southfield High School, class of 1989. He was united in marriage to Debra “Debbie” Grummel on November 7, 2010; they made a home...

Mar 30, 2021

Evelyn A. Allen

Age 101, of Northville formerly of Southfield and Detroit, passed away peacefully at home on March 30, 2021. She was born December 21, 1919 in Liberty, Texas; daughter of Ernest Joe and Anne (Brown) Boudreaux.  Evelyn was united in marriage to C. J. Allen for over 20 years until his death on August 11,...

Mar 25, 2021

Jean Lince

Age 94, longtime resident of Northville, passed away on March 25, 2021. She was born on November 8, 1926 in Belper, England; daughter of Harold and Doris (Barker Jones) Padgett.   Jean emigrated to the United States after meeting Robert Lince during WWII.  They were united in marriage on January 17, 1947; and they spent 56...

Mar 25, 2021

Gerald A. Michaels, age 78, longtime resident of Brighton, formerly of Detroit, passed away March 25, 2021. He was born on August 17, 1942 in Detroit, Michigan; son of Albert and Marianne (Williams) Michaels.  Gerald graduated from Cody High School in Detroit; Class of 1960.

Gerald was the owner of Lola Valley Party Store on 6 Mile...

Mar 22, 2021

Carolyn E. Toyer, age 90, of Northville, passed away March 22, 2021. She was born on May 8, 1930 in Detroit, Michigan; daughter of Max and Wanda (nee Leszczynski) Wosinski.  She was preceded in death by her parents and her siblings Joseph Wosinski, Helene Holman, and Max Weston. She is survived by many loving nieces, nephews, great nieces, and...

Mar 21, 2021

Kathleen K. “Katie” Balai

Age 81, longtime resident of Northville, passed away on March 21, 2021. She was born on November 22, 1939 in Kansas City, Missouri; daughter of Henry and Nancy (nee Faxon) Kennedy.   Katie was united in marriage to John W. Balai on October 15, 1966; they spent 29 years devoted to one another until...

Mar 21, 2021

JoAnn Elizabeth Van Slambrouck Ozdaglar

Age 86, of Northville, passed away suddenly on Sunday on March 21, 2021 at her home. A native of Monroe, Michigan, she was born on January 25, 1935; daughter of the late Bernie and Lois Mac Van Slambrouck.  JoAnn was preceded in death by her sister Sylvia Glavin and six brothers, Thomas,...

Mar 16, 2021

Catherine S. Miracle, age 86, of Northville, passed away on March 16, 2021. She was born on January 28, 1935 in Southfield, Michigan; daughter of Charles and Lucille (nee Salisbary) Ries. She was united in marriage to Charles B. Miracle on April 16, 1955; spending 61 years devoted to their union before he passed away on April...

Mar 13, 2021

As the fiddle began to play, Bill Dunphy strolled out to the center of the stage in Fellowship Hall and gazed musingly out into the audience. He had already transformed himself from a respected elder at Rosedale Gardens Presbyterian Church into Tevye from the little village of Anatevka. He posed the question, “A fiddler on the roof?” And, then...