All Obituaries

  Robert “Rob” Clyde Varney passed away October 30, 2018 after a long illness. He was born May 30, 1966 to Richard and Anne Varney.   He was a musician, cyclist, animal lover.   Rob is survived by his beloved wife, Claudette and loving stepchildren Ryan, Ashley and Tyler White.   He is the cherished son of Richard Varney and Anne Varney, much loved brother of Susan (Gordon) Miskulin, Rick (Cindy) Varney and Jill (Glenn) Bubenheimer. Robert also...

    Nicholas Edward Sutliff, 75, passed away November 11, 2018.   Loving son of the late Maria Sutliff; dear brother of the late Ronald Sutliff.   Nicholas is survived by his sons Rick (Ann), Dan and Steve; grandchildren Amanda, Victoria, Jessica, Shelby, Brandon, Helana, Lucas, Ava and Jacob and great grandchildren.   Visitation will be held Tuesday, November 13, 2018 from 4:00 – 8:00pm at Manns Family Funeral Home.   The Funeral Service will be...

  Kent William Sample passed away on October 30, 2018. He was born on May 25 in Windsor, Canada.   Kent was a man of many talents. For many years, he owned and operated a television repair shop. Most recently, he was a handyman and painter. He enjoyed vintage cars and being with friends and family.   Kent is survived by his long time love Resa Jannett, his son Jason, and his sister Dale. He was preceded in death by his wife Deidre, parents Garnet and Gladys, and...

    Portia C. Reuben, age 75, passed away November 6, 2018. She is the beloved wife of Lawrence for 40 years. Loving mother of Portia (James) Griffiths, Danielle Porter, Brad Reuben, Lori (Marc) Bass, and Keith Reuben; dear sister of Norman (Sharon) Carson; loving grandmother of six; loving friend. She was a retired professor, loved gardening and animals, especially her pets Morgan and Charley.   Visitation for Portia will be held Thursday, November 8th from 2 – 8 pm...

  Marian Jane Valentine (Kreig) was born on July 16, 1923 to George and Virgiline Kreig in Kansas City, Kansas.  She was their only child.    When Marian was a young child, the family moved to Detroit, Michigan, where she graduated from high school.  Following World War II, she married Donald Valentine in April, 1948.  The couple resided in Detroit and had two children, Alan and Vicki.    Marian worked part-time in Detroit as a legal...

  Nile James Castleberry, 55, of Livonia, Michigan, passed away on October 27th, 2018. Nile was born in Detroit on June 11th, 1963 to Betty Jean and Nile Edward Castleberry.   He graduated from Bentley High School and continued on to receive an Associate Degree in Applied Science from Schoolcraft College, followed by a Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology from Lawrence Technical University. He was also a member of the Phi Theta Kappa Society.   Nile was a...

  Natalie L. Armendariz, of Livonia, passed away at the age of 92. She was born July 3, 1926 to Inez and Antonia in Chicago, Il.   Natalie was married to the late Jesus Armendariz for 63 years.   Natalie is survived by her children, Xavier, Roger, Carlos (May) and Armando (the late Christine); grandchildren, Gina (John) Cohen, Athena, Venus, Jesse, Alexis, Natalie, Charley, Stephanie, Anjelica, Raquel, Juan, Christina, Antonio, Christina, Mia and Jesus; great...

    Visitation for Larry will be held Thursday, November 1, 2018 from 3:00 - 8:00 PM with a Parastas Service at 7:00 Pm at Manns Family Funeral Home, 17000 Middlebelt, Livonia 48154.   Larry will be In-State for final viewing on Friday, November 2, 2018 from 9:00 AM until the time of the Rite of the Christian Burial at 10:00 AM at Sacred Heart Byzantine Catholic Church, 29125 W. Six Mile with Fr. Joseph Marque officiating.      

      Devin Mathew Suomumaki, age 22, of Livonia, passed away on October 27, 2018.    Devin was born in Ironwood, MI on June 30, 1996 to Shera Siewicki and raised and loved by his step-father Matthew Siewicki. Devin was a kind and gentle soul, whose smile and laugh was welcoming to all. He enjoyed spending time with his family, pets (Hunter was his favorite dog) and his other loves of video games, cooking and football.  There wasn’t a Lions’...

    Gerald "Jerry" Whittaker passed away October 18, 2018 at the age of 70.   Jerry was born in Detroit, Michigan to Harry J and Edna (Eichbacher) Whittaker and attended Redford HS and Henry Ford College. He worked as a sales engineer in the automotive industry, most recently with Siegel-Roberts, until retiring due to an illness.   His passions were golf, golf, more golf, the University of Michigan, and his Grandsons, Nicholas and Jacob. He has a...