Local obituaries for Casterline Funeral Home

Jan 17, 2021

Joseph Cepuran, age 81, of Novi, formerly of Northville and Dearborn, died January 17, 2021 at home with his wife by his side from complications of Parkinson’s Disease. Joseph carried on his fight against Parkinson’s by donating his brain to the Michigan Brain Bank for research purposes.

He was born on March 10, 1939 in Omaha, Nebraska;...

Jan 17, 2021

Joanne M. Dewey

Age 79, a longtime resident of Northville, passed away on January 17, 2021. She was born on May 8, 1941 in Detroit, Michigan; daughter of Edward W. and Catherine G. (nee Swartz) Hulbert.  She graduated from Dearborn High School; Class of 1959.  Following high school Joanne attended Albion College where she earned her degree...

Jan 16, 2021

Kevin J. Ling, age 72, of Novi, passed away unexpectedly on January 16, 2021. He was born September 27, 1948, son of Waldo A. Ling and Catherine E. Keller.  Kevin graduated from Northville High School, class of 1966 and continued his education at Eastern Michigan University. Kevin proudly served his country in the United States Navy during Vietnam. Following...

Jan 10, 2021

James J. “Jay” Sugrue, III, age 77, lifelong resident of Northville, passed away on January 10, 2021. He was born on June 9, 1943 in Washington D.C., son of James J.  and Geraldine (nee Dowd) Sugrue, Jr.  Jay graduated from Northville High School; Class of 1962, Vice President.  Following high school, he attended Ferris State University before...

Jan 2, 2021

Virginia A. Guleff

Age 82, a longtime resident of Plymouth, passed away on January 2, 2021. She was born on February 10, 1938; daughter of Blase and Agnes (nee Tondra) Sparma. Virginia was born and raised in Massillon, Ohio. She graduated from Washington High School, class of 1955. After graduation she attended Kent State University. Virginia was...

Jan 2, 2021

Terry Lee Stevens, age 71, a longtime resident of Williamston, passed away January 2, 2021. He

was born on October 7, 1949, son of Keith and Dorothy (nee Jehnsen) Stevens. Terry grew up in

Lansing, where he graduated from Lansing Eastern High School; Class of 1967. Terry was

united in marriage to Linda...

Jan 2, 2021

David S. Compo, age 60, of Northville, passed away suddenly on January 2, 2021. He was born on July 20, 1960 in Detroit, Michigan; son of James and Janet (nee Mitchell) Compo.  He graduated in 1978 from Farmington High School and continued his education at Lawrence Technological University. David was united in marriage to Michele M. Pilat on June...

Jan 2, 2021

Dawson J. Compo, age 18, of Northville, passed away suddenly on January 2, 2021. He was born on June 1, 2002 in Ann Arbor, Michigan; son of David and Michele (nee Pilat) Compo.  Dawson was a proud graduate for Detroit Catholic Central High School, class of 2020. He completed his first semester at Michigan State University.

Dawson...

Jan 2, 2021

Michele M. Compo, age 55, of Northville, passed away suddenly on January 2, 2021. She was born on August 7, 1965 in Detroit, MI; daughter of Frank and Carol (nee Dillaway) Pilat. Michele grew up in Inkster and graduated from Cherry Hill High School, class of 1983. She continued her education at Central Michigan University for a year then...

Dec 31, 2020

Ai Norton, age 39, of Livonia, passed away on December 31, 2020. She was born May 8, 1981 in Zama, Kanagawa, Japan; daughter of Kunihito and Hiromi Amano. She was united in marriage to Thomas Norton on August 16, 2007 and celebrated 13 loving years...

Dec 28, 2020

Elaine M. Hillebrand

Age 94, of Northville, passed away December 28, 2020.  She was born on May 22, 1926 in Detroit, Michigan; daughter of Charles and Irene (nee McGann) Steiner. After graduating from Immaculata High School she continued her education at Marygrove College where she received a bachelor’s degree in Psychology. Elaine was united in marriage to...

Dec 27, 2020

Catherine Rankin Pistonetti

Age 57, of Livonia, passed away after a valiant fight against cancer on December 27, 2020. She was born on September 27, 1963 in Detroit, Michigan; daughter of Duncan and Mary (nee MacDonald) Rankin. Cathy graduated from Holy Redeemer High School in Detroit, class of 1981. She spent her childhood in Detroit and made...

Dec 26, 2020

Billy C. Cullen II, age 35, of Waterford Township, formerly of Livonia, passed away December 26, 2020. He was born on May 3, 1985 in Farmington Hills, son of Billy C. Cullen and Catherine M. Rankin. Billy attended Stevenson High School in Livonia.

Billy was a kind and thoughtful soul taken from this world far too soon....

Dec 24, 2020

Michael J. Wierzbicki, age 58, of Novi, passed away December 24, 2020. He was born on February 12, 1962 in Chicago, Illinois; son of Bernard and Barbara (nee Frank) Wierzbicki. Mike was united in marriage to Deena W. Woodrow on July 7, 1990; they celebrated 30 wonderful years of marriage this past July.

He was born and...

Dec 23, 2020

Charles “Dan” Beetler, age 90, longtime resident of Northville, passed away peacefully on December 23, 2020. He was born August 8, 1930 in Cleveland, Ohio; son of Charles A. and Mildred (nee D’autremont) Beetler.  Following high school, he proudly served his country as a Sergeant in the United State Army during the Korean War where he was stationed in...

Dec 21, 2020

Joyce Elaine Seeney

Age 90, of Novi, passed away December 21, 2020.  She was born on January 30, 1930 in Detroit, Michigan; daughter of Dale and Dorothy (nee Dinsmore) Henry. After graduating from Cooley High School in 1948 she continued her education at Nursing School. Joyce was united in marriage to William D. Seeney on August 5,...

Dec 5, 2020

Cynthia A. Moss, age 66, of Livonia, passed away on December 5, 2020. She was born on June 22, 1954 in Detroit, Michigan; daughter of George J. and Willie Joyce (Davis) Korby. She was the loving mother of Jennifer Gonterman. Cindy was united in marriage to David S. Moss on May 6, 1995; devoted to each other for over...

Nov 30, 2020

Pat (Vashti) Thomas

Age 98, of Northville, passed away November 30, 2020. She was born on January 31, 1922 in Hopewell, Virginia; daughter of Robert Lee and Maude (nee Thompson) Baker. After graduating from Hopewell High School in 1939 she continued her education at Secretarial School. Pat was united in marriage to Joseph Thomas on May 3,...

Nov 29, 2020

Timothy R. Dickinson, age 73, a lifelong resident of Northville, passed away November 29, 2020. He was born on November 26, 1947 at Sessions Hospital in Northville, Michigan. Tim was the devoted son of Wendell and Ruth (Barker) Dickinson. He enlisted in the United States Army and proudly served during Vietnam in the 101st Airborne Division. He was a...

Nov 27, 2020

Alice Mae Raymor

Age 77, a lifetime resident of Salem, passed away November 27, 2020.  She was born on January 15, 1943 in Northville, Michigan; daughter of Raymond and Gertrude (Griswold) Richmond.  Alice was united in marriage to Gerald K. Raymor on April 9, 1960, they spent 51 loving years devoted to one another until his death...