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Recent Obituaries in Novi, MI

Browse recent obituaries and death notices for the Novi, MI area. Each tribute honors a life lived and reflects the diverse traditions, cultures, and stories that shape our community.

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Paul E. Varady

Paul E. Varady

Jan 27, 2015

Varady, Paul E. passed away peacefully with his daughter Michele holding his hand on January 27, 2015 at age 73. Loving son of Beulah and the late Eugene. Beloved husband of the late Sylvia. Former husband of Carol. Step-father of Nancy Ranich and Joyce Moore. Brother of the late Beverly. Uncle of Kelly Gulledge. In 1986, Mr. Varady became the...

Elizabeth Jean Douglas

Elizabeth Jean Douglas

Jan 26, 2015

Elizabeth Jean Douglas January 26, 2015 age 97. Beloved wife of the late William. Loving mother of Steve, Bill, Mark and the late Judy. Dear grandmother of 8 and great-grandmother of 7. Sister of the late Bud, Margaret Ann, Kaye and Bob. Sister in law of Elly. Aunt of many nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be held at...

Lorraine E. Douglas

Lorraine E. Douglas

Jan 25, 2015

Lorraine Eleanor (Weber) Douglas, 87, peacefully passed away at home on January 25, 2015. Lorraine was born on November 1, 1927 in Ambridge, PA, the eldest daughter of Thelma (Budd) and Reginald Weber. Lorraine moved to Michigan with her family as a young girl. As an adult, she worked in the retail clothing industry, helping generations of women look their...

Earl L. Sanders

Earl L. Sanders

Jan 20, 2015

Earl Lawrence Sanders, age 89. January 20, 2015. Beloved husband of the late Doris J. Sanders for 35 years. Loving father of Earl R. (Marlene) Sanders. Longtime loving companion of Mary Kay Craig and her family, Linda and Gary Walker, Darlene and Charlie Ghannam, Daniel Craig and Kelly Tipton and their children Lauren, Melanie, Jon, Scott, Kayte and Jesse. Brother...

Helen Olga Golem

Helen Olga Golem

Jan 17, 2015

Helen Olga Golem Age 87 January 17, 2015 Beloved wife of the late Thomas. Dear mother of Mitchell (Patricia), Susan (Doug) Harrington, James (Gail). Proud Grandmother of Ryan (Rebecca), Scott, Amy, Andrew, Elizabeth, Lesley, Lauren, Julia and, Jill. Great grandmother of Griffin and Beckett. Visitation at the O'Brien/Sullivan Funeral Home 41555 Grand River Novi 248-348-1800 Friday 2-8pm. In state at...

Anthony Hart Rotondi

Anthony Hart Rotondi

Jan 16, 2015

Anthony Hart Rotondi January 16 2015 Dear father of Anthony and Sophia. Beloved son of Pamela and Tom. Dear brother of Ruthie (Brian) Ilich, Tina (Aaron) Fullar-Duspiva, Kimmie (George) Allen and Tommy. Boyfriend of Genevieve Harman. Also loved by many Aunts, Uncles, Cousin, Nieces, Nephews and Friends. Visitation at the O'Brien/Sullivan Funeral Home 41555 Grand River Novi 248-348-1800 Monday 3-9pm....

Elaine Spoutz

Elaine Spoutz

Jan 16, 2015

Elaine Spoutz January 16, 2015 Dear wife of the late Robert. Loving Mother of Suzanne (David) Wolff, Montgomery (Phyllis), Lisa (Greg) Mangold. Christine (Gary) Morrison and the late Marcus. Proud grandmother of 9 grandchildren and 5 great granchildren. Sister of Georgina, Shirly, Clyde and the late Fred. Sister in law of Ruth. Visitation at the O'Brien/Sullivan Funeral Home 41555 Grand...

Richard Egner

Richard Egner

Jan 15, 2015

Richard Egner Passed away on January 15, 2015. He was born in Detroit on October 20, 1934, He is survived by his wife Joan and daughter Holly (Larry ) Walker his grandchildren Jacob, Samantha and Mallory his brother Rudolph (Joan) sister in law Lois and brother in laws Donald (Faith) and Alvin Krick.. Richard was predeceased by his parents Rudolph...

Wanda Virginia Phillips

Wanda Virginia Phillips

Jan 14, 2015

Wanda Virginia Phillips, age 93. January 14, 2015. Beloved wife of the late Walter R. Phillips for 36 years. Loving mother of Janice (Darrell) Thiessen, Linda Fionda, Robert (Judy) Phillips, and the late Walter R. Phillips, Jr., Dennis Phillips, Patricia Balok. Dear grandmother of 14 and great grandmother of 23. Mother-in-law of Karen Phillips, Pat Phillips, and John Balok. Visitation...

Norman R. Dinser

Norman R. Dinser

Jan 12, 2015

Norman R. Dinser, age 83. January 12, 2015. Beloved wife of Carolyn A. Dinser for 60 years. Loving father of Norman (Sherry) Dinser, Gayle (Tom) Hamlett, Greg (Diana) Dinser, Caroline Dinser, and the late Alan Dinser. Dear grandfather of Christopher, Jillian, Michelle, Kelly, and Scott. Memorial gathering Thursday at Holy Family Catholic Church, 24505 Meadowbrook Road, Novi from 10:15 am...

Angele Irene Sparks

Angele Irene Sparks

Jan 11, 2015

Angéle Irene Sparks, age 95. January 11, 2015. Beloved wife of the late John "Jack" Sparks for 61 years. Loving mother of Michelle (Scott) Moore, Camille (Douglas) Crossman, and Yvette (Carl) Rickel. Dear grandmother of Nicole, Patrick, Margo, Denise, Aidan, Monique, Juliette, and great grandmother of Madeline, and Mason. Visitation at the O'Brien/Sullivan Funeral Home, 41555 Grand River Avenue, Novi...

Virginia Krist

Virginia Krist

Jan 10, 2015

Virginia Mae Krist January 10, 2015 age 89. Beloved wife of the late Wesley. Loving mother of William (Donna) Krist, Gregory L. (Robin) Krist, James (Marsha) Krist and the late Barbara (Robert) Ramp. Dear grandmother of Bradley (Gina) Ramp, Todd (Cheryl) Krist, Kimberly (Mark) Eberhard, Jaclyn (Jeff) Newman, Travis (Alice) Krist and the late Bobbi Ramp and great-grandmother of 11....

Judy Earl

Judy Earl

Jan 10, 2015

Judy Earl January 10, 2015 age 64. Beloved wife of Devereux for 44 years. Loving mother of Jason (Amy) Earl and Rebecca Vance. Dear daughter of Ruth and the late Richard. Loving grandmother of Kyle, Hunter, Ashley, Christopher, Nathan, Kayla, Aidan, Dylan and great-grandmother of Alexander. Sister of Tom (Georgia) Bingham, Dave Bingham and Mike (Emi) Bingham. Aunt of Kristi,...

Charles "Charlie" Alsop

Charles "Charlie" Alsop

Jan 8, 2015

Alsop, Charles "Charlie" January 8, 2015 age 85. Beloved husband of Lillian for 65 years. Loving father of Randall, Stephen and Timothy. Dear grandfather of Alexander, Andrew and Amber. Brother of the late Marjorie, Helen, Dorothy, Edith and William. Mr. Alsop was a District Sales Manager for Ford Motor Glass Division (Carlite). He graduated from LaPorte High School in Indiana...

Alexander "Alex" James Fortin

Alexander "Alex" James Fortin

Jan 6, 2015

Alexander "Alex" James Fortin, age 19, January 6, 2015. Beloved son of Jim (Denise) Fortin and Correen Hyland-Fortin (Steve). Loving brother of Jessica Fortin. Alex was loved by many aunts, uncles and cousins. He was a student at Lawrence Technological University and a member and President Pro Tem of Phi Kappa Upsilon. Visitation at the O'Brien/Sullivan Funeral Home, 41555 Grand...

Marguerite V. Kieslar

Marguerite V. Kieslar

Jan 4, 2015

Kieslar, Marguerite V. January 4, 2015 age 95. Beloved wife of the late Bruce. Loving mother of Patricia (Robert) Reynolds, Virginia (Patrick) Koss and Linda (Mark) Neville. Dear grandmother of David, Nancy, Ginny, Edmund, Andrea, Margie, Matthew, Julian, Tori and great-grandmother of 13. Sister of Walter, Jackie, Annie and the late Alice and Mary. Visitation at O'Brien/Sullivan Funeral Home, 41555...

Elizabeth Ann Chandler

Elizabeth Ann Chandler

Jan 2, 2015

Elizabeth "Betty" Chandler Age 91 January 2, 2015 Beloved wife of the late George. Dear mother of David (Danielle), Judy (John) Stewart), Tom (Bill Schaffer), Phyllis (Dick) Beeckman. Elaine (Daniel) Pepera. Proud grandmother of 14 great grandmother of 13. Sister of Tom Marzolf, Jim (Carol) Marzolf, Bill (Joanne) Marzolf and the late Frank (Barb) Marzolf, Pat (Jack) Thill, Joan O'Brien....

Frank Eliot Hasse

Frank Eliot Hasse

Jan 2, 2015

Frank Eliot Hasse, 87 of Orchard Lake died peacefully at home on January 2 viewing his favorite sights. Devoted and fun husband of Catherine (Schoeninger) for 494 months. Survived by extended in-laws and countless friends. Proud graduate of Detroit's Mackenzie High School and held three degrees from Wayne State University. Frank was a WWII veteran. He taught for over 30...

Hazel "Skip" R. Eathorne

Hazel "Skip" R. Eathorne

Dec 31, 2014

Hazel "Skip" R. Eathorne, age 94. December 31, 2014. Beloved wife of the late Quentin E. Eathorne for 63 years. Loving mother of Jim (Karen) Eathorne, and Jill Eathorne Bahr. Dear grandmother of Lauren (Ben) Bockin, Bret Eathorne, and great grandmother of Brooks Bockin. Mrs. Eathorne was a co-founder of EW Kitchens in Wixom. Visitation at the O'Brien/Sullivan Funeral Home,...

Marceline Hourigan

Marceline Hourigan

Dec 29, 2014

Marceline Hourigan Age 89 December 29, 2014 Loving wife of the late Charles "Stan". Dearest mother of Karen Kliber, Dale (Linda), Jerry (Lynn), Mary Jo (Timothy) Hohl, & John (Tanya). Dear grandmother of 13 and "GG" to 5 great-grandchildren. Visitation at the O'Brien/Sullivan Funeral Home 41555 Grand River Novi 248-348-1800 Thursday 5-8pm. Scripture Service Thursday at 7:00pm. In state at...

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