Local obituaries for Casterline Funeral Home

Sep 9, 2020

Jennifer passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loved ones, on September 9, 2020, after a long battle with ovarian cancer.  Jennifer faced her disease with an incredible amount of strength and determination; knowing that every surgery and every round of chemo would buy her more time with her loving husband, Tom, and her daughters Julia and Emma.  Being their...

Sep 9, 2020

TJ Flannery, age 38, lifelong resident of New Hudson, passed away September 9, 2020. He was born on March 26, 1982 in Garden City, Michigan; son of James D. Flannery and Jodie M. Dempsey (nee Gatteri).

TJ attended South Lyon High School.  He worked as a finish trim carpenter for residential new home builds.  He was excellent...

Sep 8, 2020

Gordon E. Norris, age 87, of Plymouth, formerly of Fowlerville and Pompano, Florida, passed away September 8, 2020. He was born on June 18, 1933 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee; son of Charles and Thelma (nee Nelson) Norris. He proudly served his country in the United States Army from 1953 – 1955. Gordon was united in marriage to Diane L. Norris,...

Sep 7, 2020

Gail D. Dekun

Age 73, a lifetime resident of Northville, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family on September 7, 2020.  She was born on September 7, 1947 in Northville, Michigan; daughter of Elmer L. and Lucy R. (nee Griswold) Bennett.  Gail was united in marriage to Gary T. Dekun; spending 17 years together...

Sep 2, 2020

Masako was born on March 3, 1941 in Okinawa, Japan to Goro and Gozei (Yonamine) Uema. In 1968, she married the love of her life, Frank H. Yuhas, and they eventually settled down in Taylor, Michigan.  Their marriage lasted 52 years and was full of love until the very end.

Masako’s eagerness to learn and natural ability...

Sep 1, 2020

Louise E. Keller

Age 94, longtime resident of Northville, passed away on September 1, 2020.  She was born on March 9, 1926 in Salem, Michigan; daughter of Earl and Frances (nee Lincoln) Atchison.  Louise was united in marriage to Royal “Fuzz” Keller on January 4, 1947; they were devoted to one another for almost 60 years until...

Aug 25, 2020

Dorothy H. Goloback

Age 92, of Northville, formerly of Livonia and Redford, passed away on August 25, 2020.  She was born on November 1, 1927 in Perth, Ontario, Canada; daughter of Joseph and Mary (nee McLaren) O’Donnell.  She graduated from St. Theresa High School in Detroit; Class of 1945.  She continued her education at University of Detroit...

Aug 21, 2020

David K. McFarland, 81, of Northville, formerly of Farmington Hills, passed away Friday, August 21, 2020.  He was born on October 2, 1938 in Detroit, Michigan to Junior and Barbara (House) McFarland.  He is survived by his loving wife Karen (Kamin) McFarland of 42 years.  He is also survived by his brothers Gerald McFarland and Richard (Beverly Etheridge) McFarland;...

Aug 6, 2020

Elsie J. Conley

Age 83, of Northville, formerly a longtime resident of Livonia, passed away on August 6, 2020.  She was born on June 24, 1937 in Detroit, Michigan; daughter of Clifton and Virginia (nee Thompson) Hamilton.  She graduated from Redford Union High School; Class of 1955.  Elsie was united in marriage to Gerald M. Conley on...

Jul 30, 2020

David Lee Bramlett, age 63, a lifelong resident of Plymouth, sadly has passed away July 30 th , 2020. He was born May 25 th , 1957 in Hartford, Connecticut; son of Ralph and Lillian Bramlett. Dave graduated from Plymouth Salem High School, Class of 1975.

Dave was always a hands on, hardworking man. And whoever was...

Jul 23, 2020

John W. Sanders, age 79, longtime resident of Livonia, passed away on July 23, 2020. He was born December 6, 1940 in Belleville, Michigan; son of Harry and Drusilla (nee Feemster) Sanders.  John spent his childhood in Northville, graduating from Northville High School in 1959.  Following high school, he...

Jul 18, 2020

Christopher Dimitrios Frentzos, 38, of Northville, MI, passed away unexpectedly of natural causes on July 18, 2020. He was born March 12, 1982 in Winfield, IL, the son of Dimitri and Karla (Weber). He attended Northville High School (class of 2000), went onto Schoolcraft College, and then Eastern Michigan University. He was currently employed at PRIME Research (Cision), Ann...

Jul 12, 2020

Glen L. Moss, age 75, of Westland, passed away suddenly on July 12, 2020. He was born in Wyandotte, Michigan; son of Clarence Moss and Yvette LaPointe. He proudly served in the United States Navy.

Glen has lived in Westland since 1992 when he purchased the house where he grew up. Most of his life was spent...

Jul 8, 2020

To view the service for Joan Craig, please click the link https://youtu.be/Kb6bX01q6PE

On Wednesday, July 8, 2020 Joan Y. Craig passed away at the Hebrew Home of Greater Washington in Rockville, MD where she resided. She was born August 27, 1923 in Iran to the late Yonan and Bathsheba Essakhan. Joan immigrated to the United States in...

Jul 7, 2020

Bernard Raymond Bach (Bernie)

September 9, 1924 – July 7, 2020

Born September 9, 1924, the youngest of four children to Nicholas and Anna (nee Cloutier) in River Rouge, Michigan. He was preceded in death by his parents and siblings George, Alice (McDade) and Robert. Bernie’s life, like so...

Jul 1, 2020

Barbara B. Baker, age 80, of Novi, formerly of West Acres in Commerce Township, passed away July 1, 2020. She was born on July 7, 1939 in Pontiac, Michigan; daughter of James and Zillah (nee Fitch) Baker.

Barbara proudly worked as an Executive Secretary to the Chief Financial Officer at Ford Motor Company for many years. Barb...

Jun 23, 2020

Christopher Smith, age 68, of Northville, formerly of Livonia, passed away June 23, 2020. He was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan; son of David and Patricia (nee Weirich) Smith.  He graduated from Wayne Memorial High School in Wayne; Class of 1970.  He continued his education at Northern Michigan University where he earned a bachelor’s degree in education. Christopher was...

Jun 22, 2020

Kelsey Rae Holmstrom

Age 29, of Northville, passed away suddenly on June 22, 2020.  She was born on March 30, 1991 in Dearborn, Michigan; daughter of Robert P. Holmstrom and Paula A. Blair.  Kelsey moved to Northville about a year ago from Livonia where she was a lifetime resident. She graduated from Livonia Stevenson High School, Class...

Jun 21, 2020

Beverly J Dodd, age 92, passed away on June 21, 2020 after a long, difficult bout with dementia. Beverly lived many years in Redford Township with her first husband, Paul Smetana (deceased), and is survived by her son Gary Smetana, his wife Barbara and daughter Gail Smetana Marocco. She was also loved by her granddaughter Megan Smetana Roedder, her...

Jun 20, 2020

Louise C. Hackmann

Age 62, of Dearborn Heights, passed away on June 20, 2020.  She was born on August 14, 1957 in Detroit, Michigan; daughter of Edward and Irene (nee Nemceski) Witt.  Louise was united in marriage to Bruce Hackmann on May 21, 1994; they spent 26 loving years together as husband and wife.

Louise...