LAST ALARM

DETROIT FIRE DEPARTMENT

NOTICE OF DEATH

William A. Pousho
Retired Battalion Chief, 2nd Battalion

Lived:  10/24/1916 to 05/18/2013
Served:  03/02/1942 to 02/07/1976

Visitation:  Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 5pm to 8pm
Cross in the Woods 
7078 Michigan 68, Indian River, MI

Thursday, May 23, 2013
11:00am
From the Church

Interment:  at Church Cemetery

Donald C. Johnson
Retired Lieutenant, E-8

Lived:  02/17/1945 to 05/08/2013
Served:  01/22/1973 to 02/16/2003

Visitation:  May 17, 2013
2:00-7:00pm
Ellis Memorial Funeral Home
22401 Grand River Ave.
Detroit, MI

Service:  May 18, 2013
Family Hour:  11:00am
Service:  12:00Noon
Gethsemane Church
17701 Glendale Ave.
Detroit, MI

Interment:  Mt. Hope Cemetery, Livonia, MI  

Samuel J. Adams
Retired Battalion Chief

Lived:  06/09/1920 to 12/26/2012
Served:  06/05/1942 to 02/08/1977

Memorial Service at
Great Lakes National Cemetery
4200 Belford Rd., Holly, MI
May 17, 2013
2:30 pm

 

David H. Hood
Retired Battalion Chief

 Lived:  06/22/1943 to 03/04/2013

Served:  04/04/1966 to 06/20/2003

Great Lakes National Cemetery
4200 Belford Rd., Holly, MI
May 21, 2013
10:30am

Immediately following interment there will be a wake at Casey’s Pub, 1830 Michigan, Detroit

 

William R. Walker

Retired Battalion Chief, 1st Battalion

Lived:  07/24/1924 to 05/05/2013
Served:  12/30/1946 to 06/18/1985

No Visitation

No Service

Martin Fox
Retired Lieutenant, E-33

Lived:  11/19/1925 to 05/05/2013
Served:  04/01/1947 to 04/05/1972

No Visitation

No Service

Clifford L. Ellrich

Retired Firefighter, L-24

Lived:  09/26/1932 to 04/17/2013
Served:  11/18/1957 to 09/23/1973

Cremation, No Service  

Richard A. Hartsfield
Retired Battalion Chief, 2nd Battalion

Lived: 01/16/1953 to 04/12/2013
Served: 02/13/1978 to 12/07/2012

 

 Mark W. Stelzer
Retired Lieutenant, E-5

Lived:  03/04/1959 to 04/04/2013
Served:  12/05/1977 to 07/05/2005

 

Everett W. Shirley

Retired Sergeant, S-1

Lived:  08/18/1925 to 04/04/2013
Served:  10/25/1954 to 07/02/1977

 

 

Donald A. Howard

Retired Firefighter Driver, L-21

Lived:  05/30/1930 to 04/03/2013

Served:  07/23/1951 to 03/02/1969

Gordon W. Rohrer

Retired FEO, E-43

Lived:  07/18/1926 to 02/27/2013

Served:  08/03/1953 to 05/26/1977

 

 

Emmett A. Graves, Jr.

Retired Firefighter Driver, E-35

Lived:  04/20/1947 to 03/18/2013

Served:  10/10/1977 to 12/29/1983

 

 

John T. O’Grady
Retired Battalion Chief, 7th Battalion

Lived:  08/19/1932 to 03/16/2013

Served:  07/01/1957 to 06/17/1992

 

 

David H. Hood
Retired Battalion Chief

 Lived:  06/22/1943 to 03/04/2013

Served:  04/04/1966 to 06/20/2003

 

Donald A. Wolf
Retired Battalion Chief

Lived:  04/27/1930 to 02/26/2013

Served:  08/03/1953 to 04/26/1990

William J. Nicholas
Retired Captain, Ladder 21

Lived:  11/28/1920 to 02/21/2013

Served:  09/06/1945 to 07/07/1977

Anthony J. Spezia
Retired Chief, 4th Battalion

Lived:  04/06/1919 to 02/23/2013

Served:  10/04/1945 to 04/05/1979

Jay W. Smith
Retired Captain, E-35

Lived:  05/13/1917 to 02/17/13

Served:  09/12/1945 to 05/11/1977

 

John (Jack) B. DeVoy
Retired Sergeant, E-33

Lived:  01/14/1925 to 02/12/2013

Served:  05/19/1947 to 05/22/1972

 

Paul D. Sanders

Retired Battalion Chief, Battalion 8

 Lived:  09/14/1941 to 01/26/2013

Served:  07/07/1964 to 02/23/1999

Martin R. Snarski

Retired Chief, 1st Battalion

                                                                                      Lived:  08/14/1917 to 01/18/2013

Served:  12/01/1941 to 09/01/1977

Donald A. MacIntyre
Retired Lieutenant, E-40

Lived:  06/17/1930 to 01/15/2013
Served:  01/16/1956 to 10/12/1982 

 

Harold Heikkila
Retired Captain, E-56

Lived:  09/08/1922 to 12/12/12
Served:  04/01/1947 to 05/10/1981

Bernard M. Sustrich
Retired Lieutenant, E-11

Lived:  06/08/1918 to 01/11/2012
Served:  02/10/1947 to 05/15/1973

William M. Fountain
Retired FEO, E-10

Lived:  12/06/1926 to 01/05/2013
Served:  02/23/1948 to 02/23/1973

 

Samuel J. Adams
Retired Battalion Chief

Lived:  06/09/1920 to 12/26/2012
Served:  06/05/1942 to 02/08/1977

James H. Cubitt
Retired Lieutenant, E-42

 Lived:  09/29/1916 to 12/25/2012
Served:  06/01/1943 to 07/16/1968

John Fairbairn

Retired Captain, E-46

Lived:  04/10/1930 to 12/07/2012
Served:  11/12/1951 to 02/06/1983

John A. Davis
Retired Lieutenant, L-7

Lived:  09/07/1951 to 12/06/2012
Served:  03/12/1973 to 07/15/2006

William O’Dell
Retired Battalion Chief 

Lived:  06/24/1926 to 12/05/2012
Served:  02/23/1948 to 02/27/1983

 

Cedric Johnson
Retired Firefighter, L-13

Lived:  02/22/1949 to 12/03/2012
Served:  10/30/1972 to 02/22/1987

 Eugene F. Kotlinski
Retired Battalion Chief, 5th Battalion

Lived:  02/06/1923 to 11/07/2012
Served:  02/05/1946 to 03/01/1983

Leon G. Corteville
Retired Captain, E-52

Lived:  03/24/1922 to 11/06/2012
Served:  09/27/1945 to 10/10/1975

Robert P. Michalik
Retired Fire Marshal

Lived:  07/25/1938 to 11/25/2012
Served:  07/02/1962 to 05/09/1998

 

Edward E. Willis
Retired Battalion Chief, 8th Battalion

 Lived:  11/13/1914 to 11/24/2012
Served:  02/02/1942 to 05/15/1974

 

Jack D. Jurmo
Retired Lieutenant, E-49

Visitation:   Memorial Service at later date

Service:  Memorial Service at later date

Robert F. Johnson
Retired FEO, E-48

Lived:  04/28/1926 to 10/24/2012
Served:  02/23/1948 to 03/02/1986

Leo D. Krouse

Retired Lieutenant, E-18

Lived:  04/01/1925 to 10/16/2012
Served:  06/11/1951 to 02/14/1977

 

Harry E. Nann

Retired Arson Investigator

Lived:  03/05/1952 to 10/14/2012
Served:  01/22/1973 to 03/01/2006

Nicholas L. Reghi
Retired Battalion Chief, 4th Battalion

Lived: 08/04/1932 to 10/12/2012
Served:  07/30/1956 to 06/28/1992

Dennis S. McGarry
ACTIVE Firefighter,  L-21 

Lived:  11/23/1967 to 10/14/2012
Served:  03/09/1992 to 10/14/2012 

Robert H. Lyons

Retired Lieutenant, L-14

Lived:  08/20/1944 to 10/12/2012 
Served:  11/19/1973 to 08/20/2000

Nelson E. Belanger
Retired FEO, E-38

Lived:  07/21/1928 to 10/09/2012
Served:  10/02/1950 to 07/05/1986

Dennis M. Spets
Retired Lieutenant, L-31

Lived:  10/28/1918 to 09/14/2012
Served:  10/05/1942 to 08/01/1968

James Tonti, Jr.
Retired Sr. Lt., L-13

Lived:  09/22/1940 to 09/18/2012
Served:  06/26/1972 to 09/20/2000

Alfred J. Neumann
Retired Lieutenant, E-36

Lived:  08/19/1931 to 09/09/2012
Served:  08/03/1953 to 09/12/1978

Louis F. Masch, Jr.
Retired Lieutenant, E-17

Lived:  08/02/1924 to 08/18/2012
Served:  04/01/1947 to 06/20/1972 

John R. Thomas
Retired Lieutenant, E-3

Lived:  03/20/1926 to 08/05/2012
Served:  05/19/1947 to 03/07/1975

Joseph Tomakowski, Jr.
Retired Battalion Chief, 4th Battalion

Lived:  05/20/1927 to 08/01/2012 
Served:  10/02/1950 to 05/18/1987

 

Leonard J. Bartlett
Retired Lieutenant, E-51

Lived:  02/02/1939 to 07/24/2012
Served:  09/24/1962 to 09/25/1987

 

Benjamin G. Patterson
Retired Captain, E-53

 Lived:  07/05/1923 to 06/30/2012
Served:  11/12/1951 to 07/31/1983

Louis J. Cardew
Retired Firefighter, E-10

Lived:  06/09/1924 to 06/23/2012 
Served:  02/12/1945 to 02/12/1970

 

Clarence J. Zdanowski
Retired Firefighter, Squad 2

Lived:  08/23/1942 to 06/19/2012
Served:  01/06/1969 to 03/04/1979

                                                                                                   

James A. Choike
Retired Battalion Chief, 5th Battalion

Lived:  08/26/1930 to 06/19/2012
Served:  01/16/1956 to 08/24/1990

Jack H. Bissett
Retired Lieutenant, L-24

Lived:  01/24/1927 to 06/07/2012
Served:  11/24/1947 to 04/19/1975

 

Charles E. Lankford
Retired FEO, E-31
Lived:  03/06/1924 to 05/31/2012
Served:  12/10/1945 to 03/05/1971

James R. Steffke (non-member)
Retired Captain, L-26

Lived:  08/15/1927 to 05/29/2012

Served:  05/19/1947 to 07/17/1981

 

Sidney M. Heathman
Retired Firefighter, L-5

                                                         Lived:  11/27/1921 to 05/28/2012

Served:  05/19/1947 to 09/17/1969

Daniel J. Katchmark
Retired Firefighter, TMS 3

Lived:  08/19/1939 to 05/21/2012
Served:  07/02/1962 to 03/31/1979

 

Carl A. Brugge
Retired Lieutenant, E-39

Lived:  10/28/1923 to 05/19/2012
Served:  11/29/1945 to 11/29/1970

Robert J. Hoff
Retired Firefighter, L-25

Lived:  04/01/1926 to 05/13/12
Served:  05/19/1947 to 09/04/1966

 

Thomas M. Rozansky
Retired Firefighter, TMS-6

Lived:  03/09/1939 to 05/11/2012
Served:   05/04/1970 to 07/25/1985

Donald Klann
Retired Battalion Chief, 2nd Battalion
(Father of Sgt. Troy Klann,  E-42)

Lived:  04/05/1934 to 05/12/2012
Served:  11/18/1957  to 04/04/1994

 

Chester  H. Stuch
Retired Battalion Chief, 8th Battalion

Lived:  09/12/1921 to 05/08/2012
Served:  12/30/1946 to 10/01/1981

 

Gerald M. Ward
Retired FFDA, L-26

Lived:  10/22/1947 to 03/30/2012
Served:  0 9/18/1972 to 09/29/1977

 

Richard V. Lancaster
Retired FEO, E-32

Lived:  04/08/1945 to 05/07/2012
Served:  09/18/1972 to 04/08/2005

 

Gregory R. Navarre
Retired FEO, E-22

Lived:  11/17/1927 to 05/06/2012
Served:  11/12/1951 to 07/05/1979

Charles H. Kuess
Retired FEO, E-58

Lived:  10/09/1916 to 05/04/2012
Served:  08/16/1943 to 03/01/1969

Leo T. Westrick

Retired Firefighter, E-60

Lived:  01/18/1936 to 04/18/2012
Served:  11/18/1957 to 10/22/1974

Richard L. Waem

Retired Lieutenant, L-23

Lived:  07/25/1928 to 04/16/2012
Served:  03/30/1953 to 07/11/1980

 

Jon E. Barrow (Non-Member)

Retired Firefighter, E-30

Lived:  03/30/1943 to 03/01/2012
Served:  02/13/1978 to 09/24/1998

Edward C. Murray

Retired Firefighter, L-16

Lived:  05/28/1941 to 04/04/2012
Served:  01/04/1965 to 08/19/1979

William G. Clark (Non-Member)

Retired Firefighter, L-6 

Lived:  09/09/1918 to 03/26/2012
Served:  01/31/1945 to 04/08/1946

Gerald F. Klassa
Retired Lieutenant, E-55

Lived:  08/27/1933 to 03/08/2012
Served:  07/01/1957 to 07/11/1982

Gerald Smith, Sr. 
Retired FEO, E-49

Lived:  04/16/1951 to 03/08/2012
Served:  02/07/1983  to 07/08/2008

Donald O. Morris
Retired Lieutenant, E-56

Lived:  11/20/1925 to 03/10/2012
Served:  11/12/1951 to 06/08/1980

 

Louis W. Cardinale
Retired Captain E-33

Lived:  11/20/1920 to 02/28/2012
Served:  02/23/1948 to 11/18/1980

Robert G. Marsh
Retired Captain, E-8
Lived:  07/14/1945 to 02/29/2012
Served:  10/03/1966 to 02/13/1996

Edward B. Stephens 
 Retired Lieutenant, E-32
Lived:      7/29/1929 to 02/20/2012
Served:  02/04/1952 to 07/17/1979 

 

Robert R. Roths
Retired Captain, L-24
 Lived :     12/29/1929  to  02/14/2012
Served:   03/05/1951  to  07/01/1985 

 

Percy L. Warmack
Retired Chief of Department
Lived:   06/07/1944 to 02//10/2012
Served:     05/01/1967  to  05/03/2002

         

 

    Frederick A. Toms
Retired Captain, E-17

Lived:  11/29/1924 to 02/02/2012
Served:  07/31/1946 to 02/24/1976

Donald J. Putrycus
Retired Battalion Chief, 8th Battalion

Lived:  08/26/1925 to 02/08/2012
Served:  04/01/1947 to 05/11/1984

Julius L. Vermeulen
Retired FEO, E-32

 Lived:  03/19/1925 to 02/02/2012
Served:  09/16/1946 to 09/19/1971

Denis R. Wittig (Non-Member of Fund)
Retired Captain, 9th Battalion

Lived:  04/05/1938 to 02/01/2012
Served:  02/27/1961 to 01/02/1992

Michael J. Dell

Retired Captain, 8th Battalion

Lived:  06/27/1945 to 01/30/2012
Served:  01/04/1966 to 01/03/1993

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

                                                                   

Nicholas D. Cretu

Retired Battalion Chief, 5th Battalion

Lived:  07/01/1936 – 01/16/2012
Served:  07/01/1957 – 07/01/1996

 
 

Stephen  L.  Christophel
Retired Sergeant, E-9

  Lived:  10/06/1946 to 01/04/2012
Served:  05/04/1970 to 09-20-1996