Many people face the problem when they want to remove the Stock / Default apps from their Androids. For curious minds even after rooting the phone, the danger of removing essential service or apps can’t be avoided. Removing some totally useless looking app may create a problem because you actually don’t know is it important or not. I have gone through the same and bricking my phone for a day.
I found this list which is very useful and details what you can remove and what you shall not touch. Also, it describes for what a particular app is present, so you learn something new.
Download it from here >> Android APK Removal Guide. (17 KB Word 2007 Document)
Have fun.