Local obituaries for Casterline Funeral Home

Jun 4, 2021

Henry A. Kilgore, age 89 a longtime resident of Northville, passed away peacefully June 4, 2021. He was born on January 8, 1932 in Dearborn, Michigan; son of Doss and Lily (nee Ingram) Kilgore. Hank proudly served in the United States Marine Corps during the Korean War. He was united in marriage to Patricia L. Hix on June 27,...

Jun 3, 2021

Isabel J. Funk

Age 96, longtime resident of Northville, passed away on June 3, 2021. She was born November 20, 1924 in Pottsville, Pennsylvania; daughter of Charles and Margaret (nee Kraus) Davies.  Isabel was united in marriage to Donald R. Funk on December 19, 1946; they spent 64 loving years as husband and wife until his death...

May 31, 2021

Krystyna Lepek, age 80, of Northville, MI, formerly of Poland, passed away on May 31, 2021. She was born on August 10, 1940 in Bialystok, Poland; daughter of Leon Wysocki and Jadwiga (nee Sawicka) Wysocka. She was united in marriage to Janusz Lepek in 1963; married for 56 years until his death in 2019. Krystyna moved to Texas in...

May 26, 2021

Kenneth Earl Hutchinson, age 91, longtime resident of Northville, passed away peacefully on May 26, 2021. He was born on February 25, 1930 in Detroit, Michigan; son of Douglas Earl and Mabel (nee Ashley) Hutchinson.  While attending Fordson High School, Ken made the decision to serve his country and join the United States Navy. Immediately after his Honorable Discharge...

May 25, 2021

James M. Ambrose, age 67, lifelong resident of Livonia, passed away peacefully May 25, 2021. He was born on November 1, 1953 in Detroit, Michigan; son of Richard and Lois (nee Leisner) Ambrose. Jim graduated from Livonia Stevenson High School; Class of 1971.  He continued his education and earned an associates degree from Schoolcraft College.  Jim was united in...

May 20, 2021

John M. Ford Jr. , age 90 , of Fraser , passed away peacefully surrounded by family on May 2 0, 2021 . H e was born on October 16, 1930, in Kearny, New Jersey ; son of John McNeil and...

May 18, 2021

Thaddeus “Ted” F. Setla III, age 47, of Northville, passed away unexpectedly on May 18, 2021. He was born December 2, 1973 in Detroit, Michigan; son of Thaddeus F. Setla II and Leslie Kline. Ted graduated from Lewis-Palmer High School in Monument, Colorado, class of 1992. He was united in marriage to Gina Velarde on July 21, 2001; devoted...

May 17, 2021

Tatiana “Tanya” Artamonoff Vuichard

Age 59, of Commerce Township, formerly of Northville, passed away on May 17, 2021. She was born June 18, 1961 in Ventnor, New Jersey; daughter of Serge and Pauline (nee Misin) Artamonoff.  Tanya moved to Northville in 1976 from New Jersey.  She graduated from Northville High School; Class of 1979.

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May 10, 2021

Thomas M. Hughes, age 67, of Northville, passed away suddenly on May 10, 2021 after a short, two-week battle with Acute Leukemia. He was born on April 16, 1954 in Detroit, Michigan; son of Francis J. and Mary E. (nee Sporman) Hughes. Tom graduated from Redford High School, class of 1972. He was united in marriage to Yvonne M....

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

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 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 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...