William Joseph Downey, Jr.

1934 - 2017  (83 years)

• Name	William Joseph Downey
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	23 Nov 1934	Detroit, WAYNE, Michigan
  Gender	Male
  Death	3 Dec 2017	Chesterfield Twp., MACOMB, Michigan   [1]
  Person ID	I826	King/Roy
  Last Modified	15 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	William Joseph Downey, Sr.,   b. 14 Sep 1900, ENGLAND d. 28 May 1981, Detroit, WAYNE, Michigan (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Clara Friedrich,   b. ca. 1887, Pennsylvania
  Marriage	31 Oct 1934	Detroit, WAYNE, Michigan
  Documents » Slide Show		Federal Census 1950, William Joseph Downey, Sr. / Clara (F12462) 5100 Canton Street Detroit, MIchigan
  		William Joseph Downey, Sr. / Clara Friedrich (F12462) Marriage Record
  		Federal Census 1930, William Joseph Downey, Sr. / Clara Friedrich (F12462) 3908 Canton Street Detroit, Michigan
  Family ID	F12462	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Living
  Children	+ 1. Living + 2. Living   3. William Joseph Downey, III + 4. Living
  Family ID	F143	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Jan 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 23 Nov 1934 - Detroit, Wayne, Michigan Death - 3 Dec 2017 - Chesterfield Twp., MACOMB, Michigan  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  William Downey, 1993

  
  

• Sources

  [S5] Obituary. William J. Downey, Jr. Chesterfield - Age 83, passed away Sunday, December 3, 2017. Beloved husband of Marge Downey; dear father to Elizabeth (Billy) Sells, the late William J. Downey, III, Bruce (Lourdes) Downey, and Alicia (Joseph) Fairlamb; cherished grandfather to 14; and loving great-grandfather to 13. Visitation will be held 3:00 until 8:00 p.m. Friday, December 8, 2017 at Kaul Funeral Home, 27830 Gratiot, Roseville, MI. Memorial contribution may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Please share a memory with the family at www.kaulfuneralhome.com