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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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Dennis Allen Watt

Dennis Allen Watt

Aug 31, 2018

Dennis A. Watt Age 65 August 31, 2018 Beloved husband of Evie for 16 years. Stepfather of Andy (Martha) Lewis and Matt (Rachel) Lewis. Proud grandfather of Chris, Cameron, Carsen and Cooper. Brother of Paul (Barbara) Watt. Uncle of Nikki(Trevor) Harvey, and the late Shane Watt. Great Uncle of Ashtyn Ballard, Austin Ballard, Sierra (Christopher) Peterson and Shane Harvey. Dennis...

Patrick Bruce Skaja

Patrick Bruce Skaja

Aug 30, 2018

Patrick B. Skaja age 76 August 30, 2018 Beloved husband of Mary Ann for 49 years. Dear father of Katie (Patrick) Foss and Amy (Robert) Smith. Proud grandfather of Dylan, Lauren, Emily, Nylah, Benjamin. Brother of Donald (Nancy), Georgene(Ned)Aldridge, James (Bonita), Mary (Milne) Miskovich, Thomas(Donna) Mark(Linda), and Jill ( the late Daniel) Baker. Visitation at the O'Brien/Sullivan Funeral Home 41555...

Robert "Bob" Finn

Robert "Bob" Finn

Aug 28, 2018

Finn, Robert "Bob" August 28, 2018 Age 92. Born April 20, 1926 in Providence, Rhode Island to the late Robert J. and Mary A. (Reardon) of County Kerry, Ireland. Beloved husband of Patricia (Eckler) Finn and the late Eileen (Sullivan) Finn. Loving father Susan (Dan) Caviston, Bob (Peggy) Finn, Patricia (Jim) Reese, Michael (Maria) Finn and Daniel Finn. Grandfather of...

William "Bill" Yankowski

William "Bill" Yankowski

Aug 25, 2018

Yankowski William A. August 25, 2018 age 82. Bill was born July 5, 1936 in Albany New York to the late William F. and Dorothy (Flynn) Yankowski. He graduated from Troy High School in Troy, NY and from the Junior College of Albany in 1960. From 1954-57, Bill served in the United States Army Paratrooper Division stationed in Germany. He...

Douglas F. Molloy

Douglas F. Molloy

Aug 23, 2018

Douglas F. Molloy August 23, 2018 Beloved husband of Kurt Prettenhofer Son of the late James J. and Greta. Dear brother of James (the late Tish), Robert ( the Late Jennifer), Maureen, Brian, Terry (Pamela) and the late Danny. Also survived by many nieces, nephews, and friends. Visitation at the O'Brien/Sullivan Funeral Home 41555 Grand River Novi Monday 2-8pm Monaghan...

Geraldine "Gerry" Forcellini

Geraldine "Gerry" Forcellini

Aug 17, 2018

Geraldine "Gerry" Forcellini, age 75. August 17, 2018. Beloved wife of Tony Forcellini for 51 years. Loving mother of Elisa (Jason) Delozier, and Anthony (Kim Cunningham) Forcellini. Dear grandmother of Benjamin and Nicholas. Brother of Stanley (Phyllis) Frederick. Visitation at the O'Brien/Sullivan Funeral Home, 41555 Grand River Avenue, Novi, 248-348-1800, Tuesday, August 21, 2018 from 2:00 PM – 8:00 PM...

Garron P. Gawlas

Garron P. Gawlas

Aug 14, 2018

Gawlas, Garron Age 52 August 14, 2018. Beloved fiancé of Karen King. Loving father of Corey (Sybil Upshaw) and Drew. Grandfather of Camille and Lana. Son of Robert and the late Rita Gawlas. Dear brother of Bryan (and the late Kendra) and Angela (James) Anders. Also survived by many nieces, nephews and great nieces and nephews. Mr. Gawlas was an...

Margaret A. "Peggy" Clark

Margaret A. "Peggy" Clark

Aug 9, 2018

Clark, Margaret A. "Peggy Age 79 August 9 , 2018. Beloved wife of the late John F. Clark (Feb 2018) for 59 years. Loving mother of Shawn Clark, Kathleen (Matt) Shipley, Kevin (Jeanine) Clark, and Colleen (Jeff) Martin. Dear grandmother of 12 and great grandmother of 4. Sister of the late Raymond, Donald, Patrick and David Murphy. Peggy was a...

Barry J. Coffield

Barry J. Coffield

Aug 2, 2018

Coffield, Barry August 2, 2018 Age 69 Barry was born February 17, 1949 in Detroit, MI to the late Adrian and Elmira (LaFaive) Coffield. Beloved husband of Patty (Tringali) for 42 years. Loving father of Bradley and Emily Coffield. Dear brother of Patricia (William) Laverty, Michael (Michelle) Coffield and Pamela (Michael) Melcher. Mr Coffield was a Veteran of the United...

Dave Alexander Mcdade

Dave Alexander Mcdade

Jul 31, 2018

Dave A. McDade Age 72 July 31, 2018 Beloved husband of Jennifer for 38 years. Dear father of Kenneth, Christopher, Michelle, Julie (Joe) LaManna and Jill (Matthew) Reed. Proud grandfather of Sara, Daniel, Anthony, Nicholas, Charlotte and Michael. Brother of Ed (Diane) and Suzanna (Greg) Michael. Dave was loved by all with his wonderful sense of humor and wit. He...

David Richard Zorn

David Richard Zorn

Jul 30, 2018

ZORN, DAVID RICHARD of Novi, Michigan died at the age of 73 on July 30 of cancer. Viewing will be held Friday August 3, 2018 from 4-7 pm at O'Brien Sullivan Funeral Home 41555 Grand River Ave Novi, MI 48375 (248-348-1800) followed by a funeral service at 7 pm. Dave was born in Lebanon, Missouri on November 22, 1944, and...

Agnes M. Campbell

Agnes M. Campbell

Jul 29, 2018

SOUTH LYON – Agnes M. Campbell, age 72, of South Lyon, passed away peacefully on July 29, 2018. Beloved wife of Fergus Campbell. Devoted mother of David (Gina) Campbell and Linda (Andrew) Apsey. Loving grandmother of Heather Blair, Nicole Blair, Ashley Campbell and Weston Apsey. Dearest sister of Jean Brown. Loving aunt to Janet Lawson, Norma Steele, James Brown, Gordon...

Lindsay Amanda Hiller

Lindsay Amanda Hiller

Jul 19, 2018

Lindsay Amanda Hiller Age 18 July 19, 2018 Beloved daughter of Lori and Terrance Jr. Sister of Owen Dear granddaughter of Gary & Barbara Adler and Terry Sr. & Lynn Hiller. Niece of Diana (Todd) Taylor, Aleta (AAron) Stiner and Dan Hiller. Visitation at the O'Brien/Sullivan Funeral Home 41555 Grand River Saturday 3-9pm. In state at Hope Lutheran Church 39200...

Helen Marie Brewer

Helen Marie Brewer

Jul 18, 2018

Brewer, Helen M. July 18, 2018 age 96. Helen was born March 22, 1922 in Flint , Michigan to the late James and Mary (McDonnell) Brewer. She worked as a statistician for many years at DuPont. Helen loved to read. She is survived by cousins, Jean Noble and Brian Morrissey. Also survived by many nieces and nephews: Michael McDonnell, Kathleen...

Patricia M. Stevenson

Patricia M. Stevenson

Jul 14, 2018

Patricia Maureen (McGraw) Stevenson, Passed away peacefully on July 14, 2018 at age 95. She was born on August 5,1922 in Detroit to a strong Irish Catholic family to the late Walter and Lillian McGraw. She was preceded in death by her husband Harold of 44 years and her daughter Suzanne. Patricia was the matriarch of a large extended family...

Rosaleen "Roz" Brennan

Rosaleen "Roz" Brennan

Jul 12, 2018

Brennan, Rosaleen "Roz" Age 93 July 12, 2018. Born March 31, 1925 in Detroit, MI to the late Patrick and Lucy Fitzgibbon. Beloved wife of the late William K. Brennan. Loving mother of Daniel (Janine) Brennan. Grandmother of Jonathan (Debbie) Innis. Great-grandmother of Cody and Ethan. Dear sister of Lucy Quinn, Nancy (Carl) Loeffler and the late Eileen Leedle, Kathleen...

Patricia Anne Smith

Patricia Anne Smith

Jul 7, 2018

Smith, Patricia Anne Age 78. July 7, 2018. Beloved wife of Kenneth of 60 years. Loving mother of Linda (Gregg) Folgers, Edward (Kathleen) Smith and the late Kenny Smith. Grandmother of Colleen (David) LaMonte, Stacie (Ryan) Swikle, Jennifer (Jim) Bertsch, Samantha (Nick) Coram and Sarah Smith. Great-grandmother of Tessa, Davy, Chase, Clara, Dennis, Charlotte and Dean. Dear sister of David...

Mary Lou Howlett

Mary Lou Howlett

Jul 3, 2018

Mary Lou Howlett Age 85 Passed away peacefully July 3, 2018 Mary Lou was born January 3, 1933, in Minnesota, the daughter of Albert & Florence (Heimel) Bachtle. Surviving Mary Lou are her beloved children Jeanne (Tom) Murphy, Robert (Sue), and Barbara Eahrow; cherished grandchildren Nicole Howlett, Emily Eahrow, and Samantha Eahrow. Mary Lou enjoyed her work as a secretary...

Eleanor B Nabozny

Eleanor B Nabozny

Jul 1, 2018

Eleanor Nabozny Age 91 July 1, 2018 Beloved wife of the late Edward C. Dear mother of Ronald (The late Donna), Barbara (Michael) Valerio and Patricia. Proud grandmother of Craig and Candra. Great grandmother of Teague, Coby and Coleman. Sister of the late Theodore Romanick, Dolores Zyla and Robert Romanick. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Instate Friday at...

Aileen Elizabeth Ryan

Aileen Elizabeth Ryan

Jun 28, 2018

Aileen Elizabeth Ryan Age 77 June 28, 2018 Dear daughter of the late Robert and Grace. Beloved sister of Deirdre (John) Wickenheiser , David (Trish) and the late Robert Jr. and Kathleen Jones. Sister in law of Patrick Jones. Aileen fiercely loved her family, especially her many nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews. She was a faith filled...

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