Stanley Ian Babinski, 20, of Washington Township, died Sunday, March 7, 2010.
He was born Dec. 8, 1989, in Rochester Hills, the son of Stanley and Lisa M. (Barnes) Babinski.
Mr. Babinski graduated from Romeo High School in 2008 and was attending Macomb Community College.
He is survived by his parents, Stanley and Lisa Babinski of Washington Township; a brother, Scott Babinski; and his grandparents, Tom (late Bonnie) McKay and Anna (late Stanley) Babinski.
Visitation will be 3 p.m. until the 6 p.m. service, Wednesday, March 10, at Wujek-Calcaterra & Sons Inc. in Shelby Township.
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Mary Ellen Geno, 84, of Armada, died Sunday, March 7, 2010, at The Village Rehabilitation and Care Community in Armada.
She was born Sept. 9, 1925, in Armada Township, the daughter of Edward and Ruby (Jones) Conger. On June 1, 1946, she married Donald N. Geno in Romeo.
Mrs. Geno was a former clerk in the Armada Post Office and a former member of the Armada Congregational United Church of Christ, the Eastern Star Armada Chapter and The Grayling Elks Lodge.
She is survived by her husband, Donald; a son, Robert (Alyn) Geno of Ray Township; a daughter, Jan (Bob) Keding of Fairfield Glade, Tenn.; a brother, Robert (Pat) Conger of Berville; seven grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and nine step-great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her parents, Edward and Ruby Conger.
Visitation will be 2-8 p.m., Wednesday, March 10, at Tiffany-Young and Hauss Funeral Home in Armada. Services will be 10 a.m., Thursday, March 11, at the funeral home. The Rev. William Otten will officiate. Burial will follow in East Berlin Cemetery in Berlin Township.
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Mae P. Hacke, 93, died Feb. 26, 2010. She was born June 27, 1916, in Detroit, the daughter of Frank and Jane Jacono. She married Lucien (Luciaan) Hacke of Ghent, Belgium.
She is survived by two sons, Richard (Linda) of Washington and Robert (Shirley); two sisters, Charlotte (William) Cleary and Pearl (Gilbert) Kline; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by a child, Francis; and a sister, Hilda Barber.
Services were held Wednesday, March 3, at St. Kieran Catholic Church. Burial was at Mount Olivet Cemetery. Arrangements were by Wujek-Calcaterra & Sons, Inc. in Shelby Township.
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Wayne Frederick Kuchenmeister, 74, of Clinton Township, died Friday, March 5, 2010.
He was born June 6, 1935, in New Haven, the son of Frederick and Dorothy (Ballard) Kuchenmeister. On Feb. 12, 1955, he married Barbara Faye Belcher at the First Baptist Church in Jenkins, Ky.
Mr. Kuchenmeister was the co-founder of Kuchenmeister Electric in 1962 and the founder of K/E Electric, retiring in 1997. He was a member of Zion United Church of Christ, the Chesterfield Lions Club, the National Association of Electrical Distributors and the Michigan Electrical Contractors Association.
He is survived by his wife, Barbara "Faye"; three children, Cheryl (Michael) Stomps of Clinton Township, Rock (Cheryl) Kuchenmeister of Romeo and Randall (Susan) Kuchenmeister of Shelby Township; eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his parents, Frederick and Dorothy Kuchenmeister; a brother, Norman Kuchenmeister; a sister, Carol Lee Martens; and a grandson, Michael Stomps II.
Services were held Tuesday, March 9, at Hauss Funeral Home in Macomb. The Rev. Michael J. Lutz, pastor of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Macomb, officiated. Burial was in Clinton Grove Cemetery in Clinton Township.
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Joseph N. Valenti, 88, of Romeo, died Saturday, March 6, 2010.
He was born Nov. 1, 1921, in Sault Ste. Marie, Canada.
He is survived by five children, Albert Valenti of St. Clair Shores, Pam Pierce of Washington, Randy Valenti of Sterling Heights, Pennie Valenti of Sterling Heights and Andrea Valenti of South Dakota; a sister, Norma Marson of Livonia; eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by two children, Raymond and Brenda.
A private family service will be held. Arrangements were by the Cremation Society of Michigan.
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Walter Ronald Bloom, 66, of New Baltimore and formerly of Washington Township, died Wednesday, March 10, 2010, at Martha T. Berry Medical Care Facility.
He was born Jan. 2, 1944, in Detroit, the son of John and Virginia (Crudder) Bloom.
Mr. Bloom graduated from Romeo High School in 1962. He served in the United States Marines and worked at Chrysler Corporation for 34 years.
He is survived by seven children, Ronald Allen of Anderson, S.C., Michael Scott (Christine) of Pinconning, Robin (Mike) Wutzke of Warren, Lisa Weaver of Oregon, Frank Weaver of South Carolina, Laura (Howard) Gibson of New Haven and Karen Weaver of New Haven; three sisters, Jill (Paul) Schmidt of Romeo, Barbara Bloom of Shelby and Kathy Alderson of Shelby; a brother, Tom Bloom of Leonard; and 13 grandchildren. He was predeceased by a son, Christopher, on June 7, 1995.
Services were held Friday, March 12, at Roth-Muir Funeral Home in Romeo. Chaplain Paul B. Alexander officiated. Burial was in Romeo Cemetery.
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Bonnie L. Aalbertsberg, 59, a lifelong Romeo area resident, died Wednesday, March 10, 2010, at Henry Ford Macomb Hospital.
She was born June 10, 1950, in Mount Clemens, the daughter of William and Shirley (Frost) Aalbertsberg.
Ms. Aalbertsberg graduated from Utica High School in 1968. She worked for Firestone Manufactoring, Hamill Manufactoring and then at TRW in Washington Township until the plant closed. She then worked at Automotive Composits in Sterling Heights for eight years.
She is survived by her mother, Shirley Aalbertsberg of Romeo; and two brothers, Steven (Cynthia) of Washington Township and Billy (Barbara) of Wrangell, Alaska. She was predeceased by her father, William.
Services were held Monday, March 15, at the Henry M. Malburg Funeral Home in Romeo. The Rev. Lonnie Frost officiated. Burial was in Powell Cemetery.
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