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Jean McKinnon Colburn
Services for Jean Colburn, 86, of Belleville (formerly of Canton) will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, at the First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. James Skimins officiating.
Mrs. Colburn was born Jan. 23, 1916, in Calumet and died Nov. 1 in Ann Arbor Township. She was a homemaker and came to the Canton community in 1994 from Midland. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Midland, the D.A.R., the American Association of University Women, and the University of Michigan. She loved to travel, having traveled to Europe, Cuba, Panama, Hawaii, Japan, the British Isles, as well as a cruise around the world. She loved to garden, especially her roses and house plants. She played bridge and was a seamstress. She was a mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and wife. She was proud of her Scottish heritage.
Mrs. Colburn was preceded in death by her husband, Lyle W. Colburn.
Survivors include children, Johann (John) Chanin of Alexandra, Va., and Robert (Eva) Colburn of Belleville; grandchildren, Joshua Chanin of Bloomington, Ind., Zoey Chanin of Michigan Hospital. He worked in service repair for Video Jack.
Survivors include wife, Gayle; son, Mark (Deborah); son, Christopher (Lara); daughter, Kathy (Michael) Kozakowski; three brothers; two sisters; and nine grandchildren.
Arrangements made by L.J. Griffin Funeral Home Canton Chapel.
Jean McKinnon Colburn
Services for Jean Colburn, 86, of Belleville (formerly of Canton) will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, at the First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. James Skimins officiating.
Mrs. Colburn was born Jan. 23, 1916, in Calumet and died Nov. 1 in Ann Arbor Township. She was a homemaker and came to the Canton community in 1994 from Midland. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Midland, the D.A.R., the American Association of University Women, and the University of Michigan. She loved to travel, having traveled to Europe, Cuba, Panama, Hawaii, Japan, the British Isles, as well as a cruise around the world. She loved to garden, especially her roses and house plants. She played bridge and was a seamstress. She was a mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and wife. She was proud of her Scottish heritage.
Mrs. Colburn was preceded in death by her husband, Lyle W. Colburn.
Survivors include children, Johann (John) Chanin of Alexandra, Va., and Robert (Eva) Colburn of Belleville; grandchildren, Joshua Chanin of Bloomington, Ind., Zoey Chanin of Georgiann (Joe) Ford, Mary Rose (Bill) Hurst, Rena (Ron) Dombroski, Nema (Richard) Coffey, Jan Von Voigtlander and Dixie (Mike) Kingsbury; 32 grandchildren; 75 great-grandchildren; and 31 great-great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the First Free Will Baptist Church of Ypsilanti Building Fund.
Arrangements made by McCabe Funeral Home Canton Chapel.
Mildred VanAuken
Services for Mildred VanAuken, 86, of Northville, were held Nov. 9 at the Vermeulen Funeral Home with the Rev. Keith Bushey officiating. Burial was at Knollwood Memorial Park in Canton.
Mrs. VanAuken was born April 16, 1916 in Hanover, Canada and died Nov. 4 in Northville. She was a retired waitress. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Northville.
Survivors include son, Joe (Arlene) D'Agostino of Texas; son, Doug (Adel) D'Agostino of California and Billie Jo (Thomas) Welty of Belleville; brother Robert Blazier of Canton; and five nieces.
Arrangements made by the Schrader-Howell Funeral Home.
Josephine Mary Phillips
A Mass was dedicated to Josephine Phillips, 91, of Plymouth at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church. Mrs. Phillips was born May 11, 1911, in Detroit and died Nov. 13 in Superior Township.
Mrs. Phillips was a homemaker. She came to the Plymouth community in 1983 from Florida. She was a member of Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church. She loved music and watching sports. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.
Mrs. Phillips was preceded in death by her husband, Jesse Phillips.
Survivors include children, Charles (Sallie) Phillips of Farmington Hills, Jess Phillips of Tampa, Fla., and Suzanne Phillips of Canton; eight grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Local arrangements were made by Schrader-Howell Funeral Home.
