RUTH JOAN "JOANNE"'S Vecellio
1941-2021
Joanne, of Livonia, entered eternal life at Angela Hospice, Livonia, on Saturday morning, February 13. She was 79 years old.
Joanne was born March 9, 1941, in Highland Park, to the late William and Ruth (Carter) Savage. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Roger in 1993, daughter, Cynthia in 2004, and son, Mark (Lisa), in 2011.
Surviving are her sister, Martha (Norman) Gros; granddaughter, Alison Vecellio; sister-in-law, Marilyn (Sam) Testa; nieces and nephews, David Gros, and Romamaria, Mariann, Michael (Christina), and especially David Testa; great-nieces and nephews, Gabriella, Dominic, Milena and Stella; and her loving caregiver, Elaine Quesade.
Joanne's funeral ceremony is planned for Wednesday afternoon, February 17th, at 3 pm, at the Funeral Home. The family will receive guests for visitation from 11 am until the start of the 3 pm ceremony.
Memorial tributes are suggested to Angela Hospice, Livonia.
Kindly keep Joanne and her family in your thoughts and prayers during this difficult time.
Sharron Gulick (Carpenter)
Mack and I send our condolences to the family. Joanne will be dearly missed by all of our classmates.
Linda Stultz (Tucker)
Basketball, bowling and golf were just three activities Joanne excelled at. She was quite an athlete and a very humble person. I was especially sad to see she had outlived both her children. Life can sure be cruel; may her soul live in peace forever.
Laurie Gossett (Randall)
Sorry to hear about Joanne's passing. She was a great athlete, not only basketball but also tennis. In this era of more women's sports, she might have played professionally. I emjkyed talking with her at the 50th reunion. She had many problems in her life and she overcame many obstacles. She will be missed.
Ronald F. Schram
I remember Joanne in High School when she was on crutches with a broken ankle. I carried her books for her from class to class. She was a very sweet person. Then a couple of years ago she attended on of our Tuesday lunches. I had a very nice conversation. We will miss you Joanne. Ron
Diane Kaiser (Rose)
Joanne and I lived very close to each other when she moved to the neighborhood in 7th grade and we became fast friends We used to shoot hoops in her back yard and play baseball in the street . I remember when we were at Vetal and when my mom was working we would go (once in a while) to my house and had a lunch of chocolate pudding and lemonade LOL. We thought we were so bad. lol (that would never be allowed. if my mom was home. .) .. Some of you remember. crystal pool on 8 mile and greenfield and we would do chores to make enough money to go . Every year since then we would meet for lunch in the summer and we always had a nice time I. will miss her alot