Obituaries

Her family will meet at the Estes-Leadley Holt/Delhi Chapel on Saturday, April 27, 2024, at 9:30 a.m., where they will process to Maple Ridge Cemetery for a combined graveside service for her and her husband, Vernon Howard.  

Francis John Sierawski, Jr., affectionately and professionally known as “Frankie D”, blessed the lives of all who knew him right up to the moment of his death in the early morning hours of April 24.  We were blessed with 64 years of this Michigan man who was born in Royal Oak, grew up in and […]

Arrangements are incomplete at this time.

A memorial service will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Trinity Lutheran Church.

Funeral Mass: 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, at St. Mary Cathedral, Lansing. The Rite of Committal will follow in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Lansing. His family will receive relatives and friends from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. on Monday, April 22nd at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel, where the Rosary will be prayed at 7:00 p.m.

Funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 4, 2024 at Parker Memorial Baptist Church, 1902 E. Cavanaugh Rd., Lansing, MI 48910. The family will receive friends at the Church on Saturday for 1 hour prior to the funeral service.

The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 27, 2024, at Hope Community Church, Lansing. Her family will receive friends at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Friday, April 26, and one hour prior to the funeral service at the church on Saturday.  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hope Community Church, Greater Lansing Youth for Christ, or Lansing Christian School.

Arrangements are incomplete at this time.

A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, April 18, 2024, at Congregation Kehillat Israel in Lansing.  In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Ken Harrow ASA Film Fund.

Memorial Mass: 1:00 p.m. Saturday, April 27, 2024, at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, Lansing. The family will receive friends at noon. Guests are welcome to wear a hat or a ‘spot’ of yellow, Alfreda’s favorite color. A public tribute begins at 2:00 p.m., Friday, April 26, at the Alfreda Schmidt Community Center, Lansing, with family visitation from 3-6 p.m. Alfreda loved flowers, and friends may also donate in Alfreda’s memory to the Little Arlington Project, in care of the Military Order of the Purple Heart, Chapter 27, Holt, or to “Pastor’s Scholarship Fund” at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic School.

Funeral service: 11:00 a.m. Thursday, April 18, 2024, at the Estes-Leadley Holt/Delhi Chapel. Interment will follow in Deepdale Memorial Gardens. Her family will receive relatives and friends from 4-7 p.m. on Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Disabled American Veterans, Ingham County Animal Shelter, or to Potter Park Zoo.

A memorial service will be held at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in the fall of 2024. Those who wish may make memorial contributions, in memory of Gary, to Safe and Just Michigan.

Arrangements are incomplete at this time.

A celebration of life will be planned at a later date. Donations can be made in Richard and Barbara’s name to The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation or The Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

The Funeral service for Robert will be held 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, April 16, 2024 at Central United Methodist Church, Lansing. Interment will take place 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 17, 2024, at Fort Custer National Cemetery, Augusta. Visitation will be 4:00-7:00 p.m. Monday at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel, and also one hour prior the funeral on Tuesday at the church.  Donations in his memory be made to the Ebersole Foundation, Central United Methodist Church, and the Spartan Marching Band.

A graveside service will be held at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 25, 2024, at Maple Ridge Cemetery, in Holt. Memorial donations may be made to the National Breast Cancer Foundation, Wounded Warrior Project, or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

The family will receive friends at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 11, 2024, at Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel. A Trisagion Service will follow at 7:00 p.m. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, April 12, 2024, at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Lansing. Interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church.

There will be no service. Memorial contributions may be made to Mother Teresa House, Lansing.

Age 70, passed away April 1, 2024.  She was born December 22, 1953, in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, to Leon and Pauline Kappler.  Connie attended Lansing Community College and then graduated from Eastern Kentucky University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry.  She worked at Abbott Laboratories for 5 years, then worked at Renite Co. for 2 […]

The funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Friday, April 12, 2024, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel, with interment to follow in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens.  His family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Thursday.   In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Elara Caring Hospice.