Brian Woehlke funeral service

A funeral service for Brian Woehlke, the 29-year-old Westland firefighter who died in the line of duty on May 8, will be at 11 a.m. on Monday, May 13, at Divine Child Church, 1055 N. Silvery Lane in Dearborn. Fr. James Bilot, pastor of Divine Child Parish, will preside at the Mass.

The Archdiocesan Department of Communications relays a request from the family and parish that no recording devices— video, audio, or still photography— be allowed in the church or elsewhere on church property before, during, or after the funeral service. Due to limited parking spaces available for attendees, the church and school parking lots will not be opened to media vehicles.

Likewise, following the funeral Mass, the services at St. Hedwig Cemetery will remain private and not open to the news media.

We thank in advance reporters, editors and camera crews for their respect of the solemnity and dignity of this occasion, and for honoring the family’s wishes at this sensitive time.