All Obituaries

    Visitation for Robert will be held Thursday, May 23rd from 2:00 - 8:00 pm with a Time of Remembrance at 6:00 pm at Manns Family Funeral Home, 17000 Middlebelt, Livonia 48154.   Robert will be In-State for final visiting from 10:00 am until the time of the Funeral Mass at 10:30 am at St. Edith Catholic Church, 15089 Newburgh, Livonia 48154.

  Thelma “Tommie” DeBiasi, age 89, of Westland, MI, passed away peacefully on 4/29/19.   She is preceded in death by her husband, Connie R. DeBiasi.   Tommie is survived by her children, Sandie (Dr. Richard) Scott, Ronald (Cindi) DeBiasi, and David (Cindy) DeBiasi, along with a multitude of loving grand-children and great grand-children.   A memorial gathering will take place Tuesday, May 14th from 5:00 pm until the time of the memorial service at 5:30...

John E. Flint, 83, of Livonia, Michigan, passed away on May 8, 2019.   John was born in Detroit on July 4, 1935 to John and Lucille Flint. He graduated from Cooley High School and continued on to receive his BA at Detroit Institute of Technology in Business and Engineering.   He married his high school sweetheart, Nan, on August 9, 1958; they were married 60 years.   John worked as a Data Processing Manager at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan until he retired in 1988....

Judith "Judy" Ellen Parsons Brady, of Ann Arbor, Michigan, passed away on May 6, 2019. She was 59 years old.   Judy was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on November 22, 1959, to Jack and Joan Parsons. She graduated from Southfield High School and continued on to receive her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Nursing from Michigan State University.   Judy was married to Robert (Bob) Brady on August 6, 1983. They fell in love as students at Michigan...

  Elizabeth “Betsi” Lee Thompson of Howell, MI passed away on May 4 2019. She was born in Detroit, MI on January 11, 1952 to Carter M and Ruth Bowen. She graduated from Seaholm High School in Birmingham, MI   Betsi worked as a restaurant administrator for East Side Mario’s in Livonia. In her free time, she enjoyed working in her garden.   Betsi is survived by her daughter Tiffani Brooke Thompson; sisters Anne, Lynn and Lucy; brother Bo; niece...

  Timothy "Tim" Alan Smith passed away April 27, 2019 at the age of 62.   Tim will be In-State Friday, May 3rd from 10:00 am until the time of the Funeral Mass at 11:00 am at St. Priscilla Catholic Church,19120 Purlingbrook, Livonia 48152.

Sofia Karpiuk - 1923 - 2019   She was 95 years old and lived in Redford, Michigan. She passed away on 4-26-2019.    She was born in Remenow, Ukraine, to Elia Wychopen, her father and Anna Melnik, her mother.    Sofia met and married her husband Theodore Karpiuk, in June of 1946, They were married for 57 years until his death.    Some of the things that she enjoyed were, dancing, sewing, cross stitching, gardening, and singing in a choir. She had a...

Shannon Lee Tomanovich of Livonia passed away April 24th at the age of 39.   She was born September 16, 1979 in Westland to Robert and Lindy Tomanovich. She graduated from Clarenceville High School.   Shannon was devoted to her children and loved spending time with her family and friends. She enjoyed interior design, gardening, scary movies, long drives and being in the sunshine.   Shannon is survived by her fiancé Daniel “DJ” Touchette; children...

Calvin Merritt Leavy passed away March 31, 2019 at the age of 83.   Cal worked for Michigan Bell and AT&T for his entire career. He enjoyed his retirement for 28 years and was the treasurer or the Palm Resaca Retirement Community. Calvin was active in his Church Choirs and the musicals at Palm Resaca Park.   Calvin is survived by Sandra Leavy, his wife, and children David (Carolyn), Karen (Chris), and Kathleen. He is survived by ten grandchildren and four...

Sandra “Sandy” Lynne Croft, 71, of Farmington Hills, MI passed away April 1, 2019   Sandy was born in Detroit, MI on March 1, 1948 to parents John and Margaret Greene.   Sandy was married to Gary Morrow on February 16, 2002; They were married 17 years. Together they nurtured their three children Donald Croft, Amy (David) King, Monica (Robert) Offerman. Beloved grandma A.K.A. “Nana Banana” to her nine grandchildren Amanda, Sarah, Jonathan, Kayleigh,...