David proudly served his country in the Korean War, with the US Marine Corps and his community, retiring from the Chicago Police Department.
"He did it simply, with such beauty," says Gilroy's NPR colleague Ari Shaprio.
Mayor Bob Gatt: “All the citizens of Novi are grateful that Mr. Barr passed our way, in our time.”
Visitation and the funeral will both be in Fenton, and burial will follow at Fairview Cemetery in Linden.
Trooper was dragged behind a trailer for several miles after his department-issued motorcycle was struck Friday.
Trooper Chad H. Wolf was patrolling on his department-issued motorcycle when he was struck and dragged several miles.
Zoo staff and visitors mourn the loss of “a lovely, intelligent being and wonderful mother” of two.
Michigan woman dies almost a month to the day she met President Obama, who called her a “true trailblazer for generations of Americans."
"Mother Talley," as she was known, credited longevity to an enduring belief in God. “If you want to do right, follow Him,” she often said.
Through Detroit Nation, Rachel Jacobs left a legacy of community service that shows “one person can always make an impact.”
Three Marines with ties to Michigan believed aboard doomed Black Hawk helicopter; one confirmed dead, two others believed to have perished.
The Detroit Zoo was the first zoo in the country to decide solely on ethical grounds to no longer keep elephants. Others followed suit.
A funeral Mass for Pia Farrenkopf called off at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston because of snowy weather will be rescheduled.
Rochester Hills Mayor Bryan Barnett credits teen's "amazing friends" with securing the legacy of a "courageous hero" and "fighter."
A Miss America runner-up, she defied the stereotype by opening male-bastions to women and advocating internationally for women’s rights.
The Detroit native’s legendary career with the Harlem Globetrotters took him around the world and behind the Iron Curtain.
Space Camp scholarships intended to memorialize Daniel Wilson’s “passion, excitement and wonder of what’s beyond our little blue marble.”
Koko, who understands spoken English and expresses human emotions, hadn’t smiled for seven months. Then she met Robin Williams.
Jennifer Hutcheson knew she had little time on July 6 when she married her longtime fiancé and became Mrs. Allen Korth. She died Monday.
Dick Wagner, remembered as one of rock ‘n’ roll’s best guitarists, has died. He was 71.
A star on both the big and small screens, the Detroit-born actress was most at home on the stage, where she was noted for her acrid delivery. “She takes a wicked stance, purses her mouth thoughtfully and waits long enough to devastate the landscape,”
A compilation of recent obituaries from the Birmingham area.
The Birmingham couple died in a plane crash in northern Michigan Monday morning. Authorities are investigating.
A compilation of recent Birmingham-area obituaries.
A compilation of recent obituaries for the Birmingham area.
A compilation of obituaries from the Birmingham area this week.
Boomer assisted in several high-profile arrests.
A compilation of obituaries from the Bloomfield area this week.
The world-renowned crime novelist and former Birmingham resident died Tuesday at his Bloomfield Village home.