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Teaching was an enduring vocation for Caroline Kracht, and the longtime educator delighted in helping students discover the tools necessary to achieve their goals. An elementary school teacher for 43 years, Mrs. Kracht died Feb. 4 at her home in St. Clair Shores after an extended bout with lupus. She was 80.
Jeff Zaslow, , the West Bloomfield-based author , was eulogized this afternoon by Capt. Chesley (Sully) Sullenberger, the US Airways pilot who landed a plane full of passengers on the Hudson River in New York. Zaslow wrote a book with Sullenberger titled "Highest Duty."
At age 18, the L.A. native was the national women’s slalom champion and on the cover of Sports Illustrated. She was trying to make the U.S. Olympic team in 1955 when she crashed and broke her neck.
Houston, who reigned as pop music’s queen until her voice and image were ravaged by drug use, erratic behavior and a tumultuous marriage to singer Bobby Brown, was 48. She died today in her room at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills. See video of her final public appearance at a party Thursday night.
Mr. Zaslow, 53, was a Philadelphia native who was married to Sherry Margolis, a Fox 2 Detroit TV news anchor since 1987, and the father of three daughters. Fox 2 Detroit confirmed Zaslow’s death late this afternoon.
Hundreds of family and friends remembered 12-year-old Kade’jah Davis at Christ Jesus Personal Image Ministries in Detroit today as a child who had warmth and dreams and whose life ended too early.
Nello Ferrara, the candy company executive who brought the world Lemonheads and Atomic Fire Balls, has died. He was 93.
Ben Gazzara, whose powerful dramatic performances brought an intensity to a variety of roles and made him a memorable presence in such iconic productions over the decades as the original "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" on Broadway and the film "The Big Lebowski," died Friday at 81.
Mike Kelley, a Detroit-born, internationally renowned artist with roots in Detroit's punk rock scene, has died in an apparent suicide. Kelley was found dead Tuesday at his home in South Pasadena, Calif., according to reports. He was 57.
"Soul Train" became a pioneering outlet for a culture whose access to television was strictly limited.
WJBK-TV (Channel 2) vice president and general manager Jeff Murri died today at the age of 50, representatives from Fox said.
Ian Abercrombie, a veteran British stage and screen actor whose TV roles included Elaine's boss Mr. Pitt on "Seinfeld" and the voice of Chancellor Palpatine in "Star Wars: The Clone Wars," has died. He was 77.
For those whose lives she touched on a routine basis, Sarah Lenhoff evoked a wealth of inspirational memories. Her children recalled her as an endless source of unconditional love who, with her sympathetic ear and healthy sense of humor, instilled in them the confidence to pursue their dreams.
Although he enjoyed a successful career in the furniture and interior design industry, businessman and philanthropist Marvin Danto never lost focus of his prime objective in life -- giving back to the community. Mr. Danto was the chairman and CEO of Danto Investment and the founder and owner of the Michigan Design Center, both in Troy.
Actor James Farentino, who appeared in dozens of movies and television shows, died Tuesday in a Los Angeles hospital, according to a family spokesman. He was 73.
Charla Krupp, a popular author and commentator on fashion and beauty whose best-sellers included "How Not to Look Old" and "How to Never Look Fat Again," has died at age 58.
Etta James, the legendary blues singer who battled personal demons, died Friday in Southern California of complications of leukemia.
