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February 26, 2015
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David Vernon Hortemiller
David Vernon Hortemiller,
89, of Mecosta passed
away peacefully on Feb.
14, 2015. He was born on
April 4, 1925 in Bathville,
Indiana, the son of the late
Bernard and Madeline
(Durkin) Hortemiller.
Dave grew up in Wayne,
Michigan. He earned
Bachelors and Masters
Degrees from Eastern
Michigan University. Dave
was an engineer with
Lockheed-Martin / Naval
Weapons
Station
in
Charleston,
South
Carolina. In retirement, he
and his wife lived at Round
Lake. Dave was a member
of St. Michael's Catholic
Church in Remus where he
also was a member of the
Knights of Columbus.
Dave enjoyed fishing and
golfing with his friends.
He is survived by two
daughters,
Stephanie
(Royce) and Sherrie (Dan)
Percy; four grandchildren,
Joan (Daniel) Ilagan,
Mandy (Will) Davis, Stacy
(Chad) Upson, and Sam
(Jean) Percy; and nine
great grandchildren. Also
surviving are many nieces
and nephews who cared
for and spent time with
their "Uncle Dave."
Dave was preceded in
death by his parents; his
wife, Joyce Ann; son, David
Jr.; one brother, Bernard
"Bud" Hortemiller; and one
sister, Gertrude "Sally"
Bryant.
Arrangements by the
Mohnke Funeral Home of
Big Rapids. Share a mem-
ory or express condo-
lences at
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neralhome.com
Virginia L. Peters
Harmon
Virginia L. Peters Harmon,
95, of Waters Edge in
Bradenton, FL passed
away on Feb. 22, at
Tidewell Hospice House,
Bradenton, FL. She was
born on March 26, 1919 in
Leeton, MO and was pre-
ceded in death by her par-
ents, Edward and Bessie
Peters; her husband, J. E.
Harmon; three brothers,
Eugene Peters, Harold
Peters, and William Peters;
two sisters, Eunice Barker
and Edith Officer, and one
son,
James
Edward
Harmon. Mrs. Harmon was
of the Christian faith.
She is survived by her two
daughters, Beverly (Joe)
Flavin of Kansas City, MO,
Linda (Bob) Thomas of
Hanson, KY; her daughter-
in-law, Rose Harmon of Ft.
Wayne, IN; five grand-
daughters, Patty Flavin
(Kent) Baker of Olathe, KS,
Stephanie Thomas(Chris)
Taylor of Madisonville, KY,
Melissa Harmon (Brian)
Beck of Noblesville, IN,
Becky Harmon (Chad)
Batchelor of McCordsville,
IN, and Megan Harmon
(Jeremy)
Johns
of
Indianapolis IN; three
grandsons, Mike (Cathy)
Flavin of Kansas City, MO,
Tim (Paula) Flavin of North
Kansas City, MO, and
Bryan
Thomas
of
Lexington, KY; seven great-
granddaughters, Olivia and
Maggie
Beck
of
Noblesville, IN, Sophia
Batchelor of McCordsville,
IN, Amanda Flavin of
Kansas
City,
MO,
Stephanie Flavin of Olathe,
KS, Natalie Flavin and Casy
Lawson (Jake) of Kansas
City, MO; great-grandsons,
Drew
Bennett
of
Madisonville, KY, and
Mathew Griffin of Kansas
City, MO. She is also sur-
vived by one sister, Elaine
Trump of Lansing, MI, and
numerous nieces and
nephews.
Mrs. Harmon retired from
the City of Wayne,
Michigan after more than
25 years, then moved to
Ellenton, FL from Wayne,
MI.
She was an avid sports fan,
crossword puzzle enthusi-
ast, Facebook follower, and
enjoyed playing cards with
her friends.
No funeral services are
planned. Interment will be
at Cadillac Memorial
Gardens in Westland, MI.
Memorial
contributions
may be made online to the
American Cancer Society
at
or Tidewell Hospice of
Bradenton, FL at
totidewell.org, or to the
charity of choice in honor
of Virginia L. Harmon.
Andy Thomas
Anderson, Jr.
Sunrise: March 19, 1963
Sunset: Feb. 7, 2015
Andy "Junior" Thomas
Anderson Jr. died Feb. 7,
2015.
Among those survivors left
to cherish his memory is
his son, Andy Anderson, III;
a daughter, Kimberly Starr
Anderson; two stepsons,
Eric Taylor and James
(Jimmy) Taylor; a step-
daughter, Melanie Juco;
three
grandchildren,
Sabrina Anderson, Michael
Anderson and Nevaeh;
three brothers, Jimmie
Lewis
Abson,
David
Anderson of Tampa, FL
and Jemeiquka Anderson;
five sisters, Janice Denton
of Lynn, MA, Bobby Jo
Moore of Alexandria, LA,
Valarie Mikke Brown, Ollie
Ruth Howard of Bronx, NY
and Kim Joyner; four broth-
ers-in-law, Charles Moore
of Alexandra, LA, Joseph
C. Brown, Jr., Allan Howard
of Bronx, NY and Anthony
Harshaw; a sister-in-law,
Tamika
Anderson
of
Tampa, FL; a host of
nieces,
great-nieces,
nephews, great-nephews
and other relatives, and
many friends.
Funeral services took place
at Gateway Baptist Church
in Westland with the Rev.
Arthur J. Brown, Sr. officiat-
ing.
Final arrangements were
entrusted to the Penn
Funeral Home on Inkster
Road in Inkster.
Interment was at Sunset
Hills in Ypsilanti.
Erik Gamaliel Patterson
Sunrise: July 33, 1997
Sunset: Feb. 9, 2015
Erik Gamaliel Patterson
died Feb. 9, 2015.
Among those survivors left
to cherish his memory are
his parents, Tina E.
Patterson and Cedric B.
Patterson, Sr.; his brothers,
Walter (Leslie) Thompson,
Cedric B. Patterson, Jr.; sis-
ters, Ashanta C. Patterson,
Carla Woods and Aysha
Woods; his grandmother,
Sidney Smith; uncles, Keith
Patterson, Mark Smith,
Robert (Jennifer) Smith;
Keith (Lana) Woods, Mark
(Denise) Woods and
Stephen (Tracy) Woods;
his aunts, Denise Gee,
Sandra,
Anita,
Nellis
Tillman,
Kim,
Janice
Patterson and MenYon; five
nieces; three nephews; a
host of other relatives, and
many friends.
Mr. Patterson was preced-
ed in death by his grand-
parents,
John
Lee
Patterson, Warren Sr. and
Marion Woods, Warren, Jr.,
William Woods, Byron
Woods and an aunt, Kristie
M. Patterson.
Funeral services took place
at the Penn Funeral Home
on Inkster Road in Inkster
with
Pastor
Carolyn
Williams officiating.
Interment was at Sunset
Hills in Ypsilanti.
Henry Boyd Patterson, III
Sunrise: Aug. 24, 2952
Sunset: Feb. 6, 2015
Henry Boyd Patterson, III
died Feb. 6, 2015.
Among those left to cherish
his memory are his loving
mother, Barbara Patterson;
brothers, Darrell Patterson
and Karl Patterson; a sister,
Boydea Patterson; sisters-
in-law, Susan and Rhonda;
an uncle, Orlando (Audrey)
Patterson; aunts, Elizabeth
Payton, June Patterson
and Betty Patterson; two
nieces; two nephews; six
great-nieces and nephews;
may dear cousins; many
other family members, and
a host of friends.
He was preceded in death
by his father, Henry Boyd
Patterson, Jr; a brother,
Norman Keith Patterson
and
his
stepmother,
Florence Patterson.
Funeral services took place
at the Penn Funeral Home
on Inkster Road in Inkster
with the Rev. Dr. Arthur
Willis officiating.
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Johnson about her, he said she
had probably gone to the hospi-
tal.
Akins' beaten body was found
without identification on a curb
along a street in Dearborn
Heights on Jan. 19. The Wayne
County Medical Examiner ruled
her death a homicide caused by
massive blows to the head. She
also had broken ribs, according
to the autopsy report.
Prosecutors have also
charged Michael Bashlor, 34, and
Joshua Hurston-Herron, 23, both
of Westland as accessories after
the fact in Akins' death. Both
have been arraigned in Wayne
County Circuit Court and remain
in the Wayne County Jail in lieu
of a $250,000 cash bond. Bashlor
went to the Westland Police
Station the day after Akins' body
was found to confess to his part
in disposing of her body, accord-
ing to court testimony. Based on
that information, officers from
Westland interviewed Johnson
about the death of his girlfriend.
He reportedly blamed Batts,
according to police, while he
admitted tying her with rope and
taping her mouth after she was
bleeding and severely injured.
The pair kept Akins' body
wrapped in a blanket in a closet
for about 12 hours before calling
Bashlor and Hurston-Herron to
help them move her to the loca-
tion where she was found in
Dearborn Heights, according to
testimony.
McConnell ordered both Batts
and Johnson bound over for trial
in the death. The two face a pre-
liminary court examination on
the murder and torture charges
today in Wayne County Circuit
Court.
Opening of new justice center celebrated
Romulus library announces monthly programs
Staff members at theWestland
Public Library have been deal-
ing with a great deal more than
overdue books and talkative
readers.
During the last month, staff
members have been faced with a
drug overdose in a restroom, a
naked drunk who took off his
clothes in the lavatory, a violent
physical attack on the caregiver
of a group home patient and a
woman who proudly displayed
her private parts to the audience
during openmic night.
In response, the members of
theWestland Library Board have
been asked to hire a security
guard at the William P. Faust
Public Library by members of
the staff who discussed their
request with Library Director
SheilaCollins.
Staff members were also
interrupted from their regular
duties last month to help a young
man who was accosted while
walking down the library drive-
way and the arrest Feb. 4 of a
Westland man who was watching
child pornography on one of the
library computers.
Westland Mayor William Wild
said he was supportive of a secu-
rity guard at the library, particu-
larly in light of the number of
people who frequent the facility.
He noted that the city uses the
library building as a warming
center in the extreme cold and
that the staff there most likely
needs help dealing with security
issues. City hall has had a securi-
ty guard/greeter following an
incident two years ago when a
man seeking to speak to the
mayor held an administrative
assistant hostage.
Police Chief Jeff Jedruski said
that the library was a high priori-
ty for his department and that
officers make regular patrol
checks and walk through to
ensure the safety and security of
both library visitors and the staff.
The hiring of a security guard
for the library is expected to be
discussed by the members of the
library board during the March 4
meeting.
Inkster officials have invited
the public to the official grand
opening ceremony of the new
Inkster JusticeCenter.
The official opening of the
new facility, which now houses
the Inkster Police Department
and the 22nd District Court is
planned for 10 a.m. until noon
March 3 and is open to the pub-
lic.
City Manager Richard Marsh,
Jr. is understandably proud of the
newbuilding.
“The citizens of Inkster
deserve to be proud of their city
buildings. The employees who
serve the citizens deserve to
work in a facility that comple-
ments their professionalism and
makes them proud to be a part of
our team. This project has been a
long time coming, and I am truly
excited that the citizens of our
city have a court and a police
department that they can be
proud of!”
The facility was funded by use
of Tax Increment Finance
Authority revenue and board
members are expected to be on
hand at the open house, along
with Mayor Hilliard Hampton,
22nd District Court Judge
Sabrina Johnson, March, Chief of
Police Vicki Yost andmembers of
the Inkster CityCouncil.
During the open house, there
will be tours of the facility and an
opportunity to speak with city
officials and members of the city
council.
The new center is located at
26279MichiganAve. in Inkster.
Romulus Public Library will
present a series of programs on
Mondays nextmonth.
Author John Kozak will dis-
cuss and sign copies of his book
Through the Eyes of Rose: A
Mother's Flight to Freedom in a
Memory Mosaic at 6:30 p.m.
March 2. The book is the true
account of Kozak's mother's
harrowing escape from
Communist
occupied
Czechoslovakia with her two
children.
Representatives of Astute
Artistry will present and
demonstrate Special Effects
Make-up for those 18 years of
age and older at 6:30 p.m.
March 16. Space is limited for
this program, organizers said.
Hot Reads for Cold Nights
Adult Winter Reading Program
Wrap Up party is planned for
6:30 p.m. March 23. The event is
for those who participated in
the reading program and will
include treats and a raffle and
book discussion.
At 6:30 p.m. March 20, speak-
ers from the Detroit Institute of
Arts will present, Through Her
Eyes, viewing the work of
women artist in the DIA collec-
tion.
Organizers said that all pro-
grams subject to change.
Registration for the free pro-
grams is available at the library
or by phone at (734) 942-7589.
Space is limited.
The Romulus Public Library
is located at 11121 Wayne Road
inRomulus.
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The hiring of a security guard for
the library is expected to be discussed
by the members of the library board
during the March 4 meeting.
Library staff to request security guard
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