Page 20 THE COMMUNITY CRIER: October 23,1996 , ^ Community deaths Rd., Suite 100, Southfield, Ml 4 8 0 7 6 or W est Trail Nursing Hom e Building Fund, 395 Ann Arbor Trail, Plymouth, Ml 48170. FR A N C IS P. LEARY, JR . Francis P. Leary, Jr., a Plymouth resident, died Oct. 15, 1996 at the age of 58. For more information on listing a paid obituary notice in The Crier, contact your funeral director or call (313) 453-6900 Mr. Leary was born M ay 8, 1938 in Teaneck, NY. He cam e to the community in 1971 from Chicago. He earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Marquette and a m aster’s degree from the University of Detroit. Mr.
Leary worked as a manager, TQ E , Powertrain Operation for Ford Motor Company. W ALTER C. Z A K U L W alter C. Zakul, a Plymouth resident, died Oct. 9, 1996 at the age of 88. Mr. Zakul was born Jan. 15, 1908 in Scarbro, WV. He moved to the com m unity 30 years ago. H e w orked at Ford M otor C o m p a n y ’s Northville Valve Plant for 30 years. Mr. Leary is survived by his w ife of 3 8 years, Joan M. Leary; daughter, Elizabeth A. (Tod) Wallgren of Fisher, IN; sons, Robert P. Leary of Redford, Michael P. (Kimberly) Leary of Collierville, TN and Jam es E. Leary of Plymouth; sister, Barbara Greenwald of St. Louis, MO; and five grandchildren. Mr.
Zakul is survived by his daughters, Antoinette (Ralph) Chapm an of P lym o u th an d lle n e (D r. T h o m a s J .) K ru p a of R o y a l O a k ; grandchildren, Brett Butler of San Diego, CA, Julie (Brian) Odom of N ovi, Julie Law son of N eo sh o , M O , Thom (C h a rle n e ) K rupa of Kalamazoo, Susanne (Tom) Bianchetti of Hartland and Nancy (Peter) Tocco of Rochester Hills; and 10 great grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his wife, Gertrude Zakul. Services were held at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church in Plymouth with Fr. Jam es Livingston officiating. Arrangements were m ade by Vermeulen Trust 100 Funeral Home in Plymouth. Burial was at R iverside C e m etery in Plym outh.
M asses can be m ade in Mr. Leary’s memory to Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church, 901 Penniman Ave., Plymouth, Ml 48170. Arrangements w ere m ade by and services w ere held at Vermeulen Trust 100 Funeral H om e in Plymouth with Rev. Tom Hoverm ale of C a lv a ry B ap tist C h u rc h in P lym o u th o ffic ia tin g . B u rial w as at Knollwood Memorial Park in Canton. Memorial tributes can be m ade to the A lzheim er’s Association, 17220 W . 12 M ile Rd., Suite 100, Southfield, Ml 4 8 0 7 6 or Citizens for Better C are, 4 7 5 0 W oodward, Suite 410, Detroit, Ml 48201. L A W R E N C E K . K I E R N A N Law rence K. Kiernan, a Salem Township resident, died Oct. 16, 1996 at the age of 63.
Mn Kiernan w as born in Grosse Pointe Farm s. He served in the U.S. Army’s Second Division during the Korean War. He was known for His generosity and sense of fairness, loyalty and true friendship. He had a trem endous impact on the lives and careers of those he knew from work and socially because of his willingness and ability to teach and guide them. He had a very quick wit and loved to play pranks on friends and family. He even m ade som ber occasions a little lighter. He enjoyed monthly camp-outs with his travel club and traveling in his new fifth wheel with wife, family and friends. He was an avid outdoors and sportsm an.
H e enjoyed bow and rifle hunting at his cabin in Gladwin with friends and family. He loved target shooting at W estern W ayne County Conservation Club. He was a licensed pilot and once owned a Beech M usketeer and flew out of Salem Airport before it closed. He was appointed to the Salem Fire Administrative Board and was involved in obtaining new fire trucks for the township. The new fire trucks were present at his funeral. He was a m em ber of the W ayne Moose Lodge and!life m em ber of the National Rifle Association. Mr. Kiernan studied engineering at Lawrence Institute of Technology and received an industrial m anagem ent degree from Cleary College.
He w orked at Ford Motor Com pany for alm ost 40 years. H e traveled extensively in Japan and Mexico and developed many close Japanese friendships. He even encouraged the daughter of one of those friends to come and study at Eastern Michigan University while he oversaw her needs. After retirem ent he worked as a consultant for Rem inc Corp. J U A N I T A E . D A N N Juanita E. Dann, a Plymouth resident, died Oct. 1 1 ,1 9 9 6 at the age of 82. Ms. Dann w as born July 15, 1914 in Washington, IN. She w as a homemaker. Ms. Dann is survived by her daughter, Marjorie S.
O ’Day of Livonia; sister, Katheryn W oods of Monroe; brother, John Lawyer of Garden City; grandchildren, Mark (Julie) of Atlanta, GA, Michael of Westland, Suzanne Rosenblum of Tam pa, FL; and great grandchildren, Carly and William O ’Day. Services w ere held at First United Methodist Church in Plymouth w ith R ev. D e a n A. K lu m p a n d R ev. Jo h n G re n fe ll o ffic ia tin g . Arrangements were m ade by Verm eulen Trust 100 Funeral Hom e in Plym outh, internm ent w as at C ad illacs M em orial G ardens W est. Memorial tributes can be m ade to the Alzheim er’s Association, 17220 W.
12 Mile Rd., Suite 100, Southfield, Ml 48076 or W est Trail Nursing Home Building Fund, 395 Ann Arbor Trail, Plymouth, Ml 48170. H E L E N P. S T E I N H A U E R Helen P. Steinhauer, a Plymouth resident, died Oct. 13, 1996 at the age of 75. Mrs. Steinhauer was born March 10, 1921 in Detroit. She moved to the community in 1977 from Livonia and was a lifelong Detroit area resident. She graduated from Cass Tech High School in 1940. Mrs. Steinhauer w as a hom em aker w ho loved* cooking, sew ing, crafts, shopping with her daughters, her grandchildren and enjoyed playing cards with friends. Mr.
Kiernan is survived by his wife of 43 years, Nancy; daughter, Tammy; sons, Tim and Terry; and nine grandchildren. Services w ere held at St. Joseph Catholic Church in South Lyon with Fr. H ow ard Vogan officiating. A rrangem ents w ere m ad e by Vermeulen Trust 100 Funeral Home in Plymouth. Burial was at Glen Eden C em etery in Livonia. M em orial tributes can be m ade to the Lawrence K. Kiernan Scholarship Memorial Fund at Catholic Central High School, 14200 Breakfast Dr., Redford, Ml 48239. Mrs. Steinhauer is survived by her daughters, Judith Anne (William) Zachary of Plym outh and Doris H. S tein h au er of Plym outh; son, Robert F.
S tein h au er of How ell; sister, A dah O ’Brien of C anton; brother, Richard Rundell of Florida; and five granchifdren. S he is preceded in death by her husband, Frederick A. Steinhauer. Arrangements were m ade by and services were held at Vermeulen Trust 100 F u n eral H om e in P lym outh w ith Sr. Linda W erth m an officiating. Burial was at Roseland Park Cem etery in Berkley. Memorial tributes can be m ade to the Alzheim er’s Association, 17220 W . 12 Mile P A M E L A L Y N N M C P H E R S O N Pam ela Lynn McPherson, a Livonia resident, died Oct. 17, 1996 at the age of 43. Please see p g . 23