Published in Daily Tribune on May 12 2013

Marilyn R. Wiggins April 22 2013 age 74. Beloved wife of the late Thomas. Loving mother of Sheila Martens (Jeffrey) and Julie Kaye Goff (Ron). Cherished grandmother of Amy Brian and Kayleigh. Sister of the late Ellen Gardiner. Memorial service Saturday (May 18) 12 noon at A.J. Desmond & Sons Funeral Home 2600 Crooks Rd. (between Maple and Big Beaver) 248-362-2500. Family will receive friends Saturday (May 18) 11 a.m. until time of service. Memorial tributes to Kidney Foundation of Michigan. View obituary and share memoriesDesmondFuneralHome.com.

Published in Daily Tribune on April 14 2013

Max Bailey Horton Jr. age 91 passed away peacefully March 12 2013 at his home at Canterbury-on-the-Lake Waterford. Born August 13 1921. Max Horton was a lifelong resident of Birmingham until moving to Waterford in 2002. He attended Kenyon College graduating in 1943 cum laude with honors in History. From college he served in the US Army 15th Weather Squadron in New Guinea during World War II. Returning to Michigan after the war he attended graduate school at the University of Michigan and Middlebury College Language School. He taught German at Dondero High School Royal Oak for many years retiring in 1978. After retirement Max became more active in the Birmingham Historical Society including helping establish the Birmingham Historical Museum and Park; he also traveled frequently with the Nomads Travel Club and with friends. He was preceded in death by his brother Edward Fowler Horton and sister Elizabeth Horton Buckheit. He will be dearly missed by niece Betsey Buckheit and her husband Justin London and their daughter Elizabeth London Buckheit of Northfield Minn. and nephew Bill Buckheit of Shawnee Kan. and many many friends. A memorial service will be held on Thursday April 18 2013 at 4 p.m. at St. Luke's Memorial Chapel at Canterbury on the Lake 5601 Hatchery Road Waterford. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made in Max's name to the Richard G. Salomon Memorial Scholarship Fund Kenyon College Development Office Gambier OH 43022 or Friends of the Birmingham Historical Museum & Park 556 W. Maple Road Birmingham MI 48009. Arrangements by the RIVERSIDE CHAPEL Simpson-Modetz Funeral Home Waterford. Online guest book www.modetzfuneralhomes.com.

Published in Daily Tribune on April 21 2013

Norma "Norm" Lee Ramm age 81 of Rancho Bernardo passed away peacefully on April 12 2013 after a battle with dementia. She was a devoted wife mother and faithful friend. Born July 12 1931 in Monroe Michigan to Harold Herman Lorenz and Grace Viola (McGill) Lorenz the family then moved to Detroit where Norm met and married her high school sweetheart Clarence "Clar" Kenneth Ramm. They were married for 62 years and had two sons Kenneth Harold Ramm and John "Jack" Michael Ramm. The family lived in Madison Heights Mich. for many years until Norm and Clar relocated to Rancho Bernardo California 21 years ago. Norm attended Western High School in Detroit and received her associate's degree in business from Oakland Community College. Her work history included work as an administrative assistant at Lawrence Technology University a licensed insurance agent and later a volunteer at both Sharp and Pomerado Hospitals in the San Diego area. Her interests included playing clarinet piano and organ. She was an avid seamstress and a superb cook. Norm is survived by her husband Clar and two sons Ken and Jack. In addition she was a proud grandmother to four grandchildren Eric Emily Nicholas and Denise. Norm was preceded in death by her parents Harold and Grace and her sister Jeanette "Jan" Grace Witek. On April 26 2013 at 1:30 p.m. a memorial service is scheduled at the Psalm Chapel within White Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery. The cemetery is located at 621 W. Long Lake Road Troy Mich. 48098. Following the memorial Norm's life will be celebrated at 541 Hecht Drive Madison Heights Mich. 48071. Memorial contributions may be donated to the Alzheimer's Foundation of America. Please sign the guest book and add comments and photos on-line at:powaybernardomortuary.net.

Published in Daily Tribune on April 13 2013

Paul L. Gilbert Jr. age 83 of Troy passed away April 10 2013. Beloved husband of Diana; loving father of Diana-Lynn (Guy) Copland Melissa (Richard Jr.) Harbeck Andrea (Shawn) Goldie and the late Allison Rose Attard (2006). He also leaves ten grandchildren and one great-grandson. Visitation 2 - 8 p.m. Sunday at Sawyer-Fuller Funeral Home 2125 Twelve Mile Roads (two blocks west of Woodward) Berkley. Paul will lie in state Monday from 10:30 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. Mass at St. Thomas More Catholic Church 4580 N. Adams Road Troy. Burial Roseland Park Cemetery. Memorials suggested to St. Vincent DePaul Society. Share a memory: www.sawyerfuller.com.