Obituaries: Shelby Township and Utica, Week of Jan. 6

Here are a few of the people with ties to Shelby Township and Utica we pay tribute to this week, courtesy of Wm. Sullivan & Son Funeral Directors, Gramer Funeral Home - Diener Chapel and Wasik Funeral Home. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families and loved ones of these current or former area residents:

• Merle Bond Tupper, 75; May 29, 1937-Jan. 12, 2013

• Mary Jane Kubiak, 89; April 13, 1923-Jan. 7, 2013

• Thomas John Pitlanish, 69; April 16, 1943-Jan. 7, 2013

• David L. Menzel, 50; Aug. 19, 1962-Jan. 7, 2013