All Obituaries

James “Jim” Allen Renke, 71, of Livonia, Michigan passed away on October 17, 2019.   Jim was born May 20, 1948 in Detroit to Melvin Eugene and Betty Christina Renke. He graduated from Lance Cruse High School.   On June 2, 1978, Jim married Bettie and they were married for 41 years.   Jim is survived by his wife, Bettie; children, Dawn (Gary) Brazier, the late Alexander “AJ” (Beth) Renke, Sean (Karen) Keliher, Dianne (Robert) Kozdron, Evan...

  Darlene Strandbergh, 85, of Livonia, passed away October 2, 2019. She was born in Detroit on March 30, 1934 to Royal and Helen Meeker. She graduated from Highland Park High school.   On March 12, 1955, Darlene married Robert Strandbergh and they were married until his death in 1988.   She enjoyed baking, knitting and crocheting and had the ability to play the piano by ear.   Darlene is survived by her children, Daryl (Jeanne), Don, and Cheryl; grandchildren,...

Janet Frances Cartier, 84, of Redford, Michigan passed away on September 30, 2019.   Janet was born in Children’s Hospital in Detroit on June 19, 1935 to Louis and Margaret Wilhelm. She graduated from St. Gregory High School and received additional credits towards a degree at University of Detroit.   She married Alfred Edward Cartier, Jr on July 7, 1956 and they were married 63 years.   Janet worked as a management payroll clerk at Michigan Bell Telephone Company...

David Lyberg, 76, lifelong resident of Brighton, passed away September 26, 2019.   Growing up, Dave worked with his family at Lyberg Standard Station, which was at the corner of Grand River and Old US 23. He was the previous owner of Bell Plumbing and real estate agent with Real Estate One. For over 40 years, he was a member of the Brighton Lions Club.   Dave is the longtime companion of Linda Pine; father of Jennifer of Montana, Julie of New York, and Jeff of Arizona;...

    Visitation for Connie will be held Saturday, September 21st from 10:00am until the time of the Memorial Service at 11:00am at Manns Family Funeral Home, 17000 Middlebelt, Livonia 48154.

Mark William Lizura, 60, Inkster, Michigan, passed away on September 7, 2019.   Mark was born in Detroit on November 14,1958, to Paul and Jean Lizura. He graduated from Cherry Hill Highschool in 1977.   Mark is survived by his family: daughter Elizabeth (Mark) Dropp; son Mark (Danielle) Lizura; his siblings Carol (Jim) Cartmill, Paul (Linda) Lizura, Linda Tomchick, Bonnie (Dale) Nelson, and Mary Anne Wilson; and sister-in-law Sharon Lizura along with many other family...

Barbara Joan Ritchey, 85, passed away September 5, 2019.   She is the beloved wife of Jack; dear mother of Julie (George), Thomas, Paula, Timothy and Sandra (Daniel); loving grandmother of Michael (Amy), Jaclynn, Samantha, Pamela, Danielle, and Alexandra; cherished great-grandmother of Joshua, Logan, Noah, and Lucas.   Visitation will be held Sunday, September 8th from 1 – 8pm with a Rosary Service at 7pm at Manns Family Funeral Home, 17000 Middlebelt, Livonia...

Berrett Edward Shuman, 43, of Pocatello, Idaho, passed away on August 28, 2019. Berrett was born in Pocatello on July 30, 1976 to Tyrone and Elesa Shuman. As a boy, Berrett had a kind and gentle manner, and sense of fun. He graduated from Highland High School, served an LDS mission in Arkansas, continued on to receive an Associate’s degree from Rick’s College, and also attended ArtCenter College of Design, in Pasadena, California. Berrett was married to Kristin on October 19,...

Ronald James Powell (Ron), 63, of Redford Township MI, passed away on Sunday September 1st, 2019.   Ron was born in Royal Oak, MI on November 15th, 1955. He was a graduate of Redford Union High School and continued on to Ferris State University where he obtained an Associates Degree in Electronic Technology.   Ron worked as a Service Technician repairing mainframes, printers, and fax machines for various companies throughout his career. He loved his F-14 Tomcats, coaching...

Theodore (Ted) John Hoinka passed away in Southfield, Michigan on July 25, 2019 at the age of 79.   Ted is predeceased by his parents, Edward Hoinka and Rose (Owsiany) Hoinka, and by his sister, Dolores Strickland.   Ted is lovingly remembered and survived by his three children, Steven (Andrea), Mark (Jennifer) and Dawn (David), his grandchildren Madison, Jake and Jordan, his former wife, Sandra (Hogan) Lang and his niece Colleen Strickland.   Ted was born in Monessen,...