Obituaries

Charles Bailey Gabbard

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, July 20, 2026 at the Estes-Leadley Holt/Delhi Chapel.  Interment will follow at Maple Ridge Cemetery in Holt.  The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Monday for 1 hour prior to the service. Those who wish may make memorial contributions, in memory of Charles, to the American Heart Association.

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Brian Lee Dalrymple

The services for Brian will be private. Interment will take place in Beach Cemetery, Essex Township, Michigan. Arrangements are by the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel.

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Tabatha Kathleen Estes

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 9, 2026 at CP-Holt, 1705 N. Cedar St. in Holt with Pastor Chris Tenneriello officiating.  The family will receive friends at the Church on Thursday for 1 hour prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, you can make a donation to Make-A-Wish Foundation in Tabatha’s name. 

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Ladislado “Lalo” Marinez, Jr.

The Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 8, 2026, at St. Therese of Lisieux Parish. The family will receive friends at the church on Wednesday for one hour prior to the Mass. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to his church.

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Christopher D. Browers

A celebration of Chris’s life will be held from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 25, 2026, at Epic Community Church, Portland, MI. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention – Michigan Chapter (Out of the Darkness Walks); to a GoFundMe fundraiser; or to the funeral home to go towards funeral expenses.

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Charles Edgar “Chuck” Hallman

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Neighbors United, an organization that provided compassionate support to both Chuck and Rick during their battles with cancer. There will be no public services.

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Warren E. Bertram, Jr.

Age 84 of Bath, passed away June 16, 2026. There will be no public services. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to the VA National Home, 3575 S. Waverly Rd., Eaton Rapids, MI, 48827

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Austin Ryan Colligan

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, at South Church of the Nazarene.  The family will receive friends at the church, on Tuesday, from 11:00 a.m. until the service starts at 1:00 p.m. The family would like you to join them for a luncheon, at the Church, immediately following the service. Those who wish may make memorial contributions to the DeWitt Futbol Club.

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Helina Jo Beleski

Age 44 of Lansing, passed away June 13, 2026. Arrangements are pending at this time, there will be a memorial service held at later date. -A full obituary is forthcoming-

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Mary Margaret Haltom

Her family will receive friends at the Estes-Leadley Holt/Delhi Chapel from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 18, 2026.  The graveside service will be private.

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Lorraine Ann Zimmerman

There will be no public service. Those who wish may make memorial contributions to the McLaren Greater Lansing Foundation for the Love of Blankets project or to DeWitt Football Touchdown Club.

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Cathy Caswell

Catherine Diane “Cathy” (Tallon) Caswell

Catherine Diane (Tallon) Caswell, “Cathy”, was born on December 12, 1946 in Saginaw, Michigan and died in East Lansing, Michigan on May 29, 2026 at the age of 79. Her parents, Lillian Armstrong Tallon and John Klein Tallon, predeceased her. She is survived by her life partner Christopher Jan “Curly” Wolf, her brother John Klein […]

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Betty Pettit

Betty Jo Pettit

The funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, June 12, 2026, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel, where her family will receive friends beginning at 9:30 a.m.  Interment will follow in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens.  Those who wish may make memorial contributions to Heartland Hospice.

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Robert Frederick Baecker

A private family service will take place at Ft. Custer National Cemetery in Augusta, Michigan. Those who wish may make memorial contributions, in memory of Robert, to a charity of their choice.

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Jimmy Neal

James F. “Jimmy” Neal

The funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 26, 2026, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel.  Burial will follow in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens.  His family will receive friends at the funeral home beginning at Noon on Tuesday.  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to GrandVue Medical Care Facility, or to Special Olympics.

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