Local obituaries for Casterline Funeral Home

Nov 22, 2024

Linda S. Zurek, age 63, of Northville, passed away on November 22, 2024. She was born on December 1, 1960 in Saint Marys, Ohio; daughter of Alan and Irene (Paulin) Nurmi. Linda was united in marriage to David J. Zurek on September 13, 2003; they spent 21 years lovingly devoted to one another.

Linda was a proud...

Nov 14, 2024

Rita M. Byrd, age 96, a longtime resident of Northville, passed away on November 14, 2024. She was born on May 24, 1928 in Chicago, Illinois; daughter of Ralph and Grace (Brewer) Hunt.  She graduated from Mundelein Cathedral High School, class of 1946. Rita was united in marriage to the love of her life, Robert G. Byrd, on August...

Nov 14, 2024

Ralph Lane Ritter, Jr.,  age 89, a longtime resident of Northville, passed away on November 14, 2024. He was born on November 1, 1935 in Grand Rapids, Michigan; son of Ralph Lane Ritter, Sr. and Stella E. (Baker) Ritter. Lane, as he was known to family and friends, graduated from East Grand Rapids High School in Michigan; class of...

Nov 6, 2024

Charlotte A. Meyer, age 90, longtime resident of Plymouth, passed away on November 6, 2024. She was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on April 28, 1934 daughter of Edward and Hazel (Hackney) Sutherlin.  Charlotte was united in marriage to Howard F. Meyer, Jr. in January 1957; they spent 67 years lovingly devoted to one another.

Charlotte graduated...

Oct 31, 2024

Robert Thomas Bloom, 76, a resident of Northville for over 31 years, formerly of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away on October 31, 2024. He was born on June 27, 1948, in Detroit, Michigan; son of Richard and Marian (Eden) Bloom. Bob, as he was known by his family and friends, graduated from Southfield High School, class of 1966. He...

Oct 23, 2024

Joseph S. Eadeh of Northville, formerly of Livonia, and longtime resident of Redford, passed away peacefully on October 23, 2024 at the age of 89. He was born on June 20, 1935, in Ramallah, Jordan; the son of Salem and Mudallaleh.  At the age of 12, he, his brother Fred, and their mother followed their father to the United...

Oct 19, 2024

Thelma Ileen Teeple, age 93, of Northville, formerly of a longtime resident of Sterling Heights and Rochester Hills, passed away on October 19, 2024.  She was born in Van Dyke Township, Michigan on November 29, 1930; daughter of Ernest and Myrtle (Frasier) Johnson. She graduated from Busch High School; class of 1948.

She met Thomas E. Teeple...

Oct 18, 2024

Jean Angell, age 88, a lifetime resident of Northville, passed away on October 18, 2024. She was born on June 16, 1936 in Northville, Michigan; daughter of Thomas and Helen (Gardner) Campbell. She graduated from Northville High School, class of 1954. Following high school she attended Eastern Michigan University. Jean worked as a school librarian for the Northville Public...

Oct 12, 2024

Mildred E. Heslip, age 92, a longtime resident of Northville, passed away on October 12, 2024. She was born on July 22, 1932, in Grand Ledge, Michigan; daughter of Ivan and Emily (Williams) Jones. She graduated from Grand Ledge High School in 1950 and continued her   education at Michigan State University, becoming part of the first ever graduating class...

Oct 11, 2024

Carolyn B. “Lynn” Gall, age 85, a longtime resident of Northville, passed away on October 11, 2024. She was born on November 18, 1938 in Dawson, Georgia; daughter of Milton Davis "MD" and Nelle (Breedlove) Laing.

She graduated from Terrell Academy in Dawson, Georgia; class of 1956.  Carolyn continued her education at the Georgia State College for...

Oct 4, 2024

Jerry W. Frost, 75, a longtime resident of Dearborn, passed away on October 4, 2024. Born on March 3, 1949, in Barbourville, Kentucky, he was the son of Otis and Jessie (Gray) Frost. A proud member of Cherry Hill High School's Class of 1967, Jerry went on to marry the love of his life, Kathleen M. Ursic, on October...

Sep 30, 2024

Curt E. Schneider, age 69, a longtime resident of Northville, passed away on September 30, 2024. He was born on September 2, 1955 in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan; son of Horst G. and Helen I. (Scholl) Schneider. Curt was a devoted son and protective older brother who continued to care for his siblings throughout his life.  His bright sense...

Sep 28, 2024

Margaret H. Taylor, age 89, of Spring Arbor previously of Livonia, passed away on September 28, 2024. She was born on February 11, 1935; daughter of Floyd and Hazel (Storm) Taylor. Peggy, as she was known, graduated with the class of 1953 from Garden City High School. She attended Michigan State University where she earned a bachelor’s degree in...

Sep 26, 2024

Declan Henry Reindl Carter, age 12, passed away September 26th, 2024.  A lifelong resident of Northville, Michigan, he was born on August 1st, 2012 to John Reindl Carter and Elisabeth Fusco Carter.

Declan was the middle of three children, sandwiched by two sisters, Georgia and Ainslie. Georgia was Declan’s roomie from day one and his perpetual sidekick.  ...

Sep 24, 2024

Barbara J. Wolfe, age 86, a lifetime resident of Northville, passed away on September 24, 2024. She was born on May 9, 1938 in Ann Arbor, Michigan; daughter of William and Rosezetta (Campbell) Richards. She was united in marriage to Ken Wolfe on March 11, 1959; spending over 46 years devoted to their love until his death in 2005....

Sep 21, 2024

Mary C. Tanis, age 81, longtime resident of Ann Arbor, passed away September 21, 2024.  She was born on January 27,1943 in Highland Park, Michigan; daughter of Robert and Dorothy (Timlin) Crane.  Mary attended St. Francis High School in Traverse City before transferring to Mercy High School in Detroit her senior year.  Following her graduation in 1961, Mary continued...

Sep 20, 2024

Eileen M. Surma, age 76, of Northville, passed away on September 20, 2024. She was born on May 26, 1948 in Detroit, Michigan; daughter of John J. and Elaine M. (McDonnell) Azarovitz. Raised in Detroit, Eileen was a 1966 graduate of Patronage of St. Joseph in Detroit. A devout catholic, she was a parishioner of St. Kenneth Catholic Church....

Sep 19, 2024

Sukhyun Kim, age 93, of Novi, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on September 19, 2024.  He was born on January 22, 1931 in Goheung, South Korea into a rare Christian family and grew up in the nearby port city of Yeosu.  Surviving through some of the most turbulent periods in Korean history (Japanese occupation, WWII, and the Korean...

Sep 15, 2024

John Robert “Bob” Schaden, age 88, of South Lyon, passed away on September15, 2024. He was born on May 30, 1936, in Detroit, Michigan; son of Francis and Sarah (McGowan) Schaden. Bob attended St. Agnes School before transferring to Sacred Heart Seminary where he graduated high school and continued his education earning a bachelor’s degree in psychology. He entered...

Sep 14, 2024

Patricia Sharon Allen (Hutchison), age 85, of Northville, went home to be with her Heavenly Father on September 14, 2024. She was born in Detroit, Michigan on January 30, 1939 to William and Juanita (Beattie) Hutchison.

Pat has been a resident of Northville since 1974, moving from Livonia. She was a secretary at Ford Motor Company and...