Merle G. Barnhart
A private family service will be held.
The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, May 15, 2025, at Chapel Pointe Holt. The family will receive guests at the church on Thursday, for one hour prior to the funeral service. Interment will take place in Dimondale Cemetery.
The Funeral Mass will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, May 12, 2025, at the Church of the Resurrection. The Rite of Committal will follow at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery. Family will receive friends at the church 1 hour prior to the funeral service. Memorial donations may be made to the Michigan Parkinson Foundation.
The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, May 12, 2025, at the Estes-Leadley Holt/Delhi Chapel, with interment to follow in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens. Her family will receive friends at the funeral home from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. Sunday, as well as one hour prior to the funeral service on Monday. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Lansing City Rescue Mission or HarmonyCares Hospice.
There will be a celebration of life held 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 7, 2025, at the Estes-Leadley Holt/Delhi Chapel. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Wednesday, for one hour prior to the celebration. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, at the First Presbyterian Church of Holt. Her family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the First Presbyterian Church of Holt or the Holt Education Foundation.
A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Victory Life Church, Battle Creek, MI. Memorial contributions may be made to the Victory Life Kids Camp or Wounded Warrior Project.
Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at Church of the Resurrection. Rite of Christian burial will follow at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery. The family will receive guests at the church on Wednesday for 1 hour prior to the Mass.
Loraynes’s family will receive friends at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. and 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 30, 2025. The funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, May 1, 2025, at St. David’s Episcopal Church, with visitation beginning at 12:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Capital Region Community Foundation for the Richard and Lorayne Otto Scholarship, or St. Peter’s By-The-Lake Episcopal Church.
A graveside service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Monday, April 28, 2025, at Evergreen Cemetery in Lansing.
The funeral service will be held at 12:00 p.m. Monday, May 5, 2025, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel, with interment to follow in Deepdale Memorial Gardens. His family will receive friends at the funeral home beginning at 11:00 a.m. on Monday. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association.
Born June 19, 1953, in Saginaw, Michigan, Ken died peacefully in his Lansing, Michigan, home, April 23, 2025, at the age of 71. Ken is survived by his children, Branda and Mike Smith of Caro, Michigan, Christopher and Leslie Anderson of Jackson, Michigan, Shawn and Carrie Anderson of Bellevue, Michigan, […]
Memorial service: 11:00 a.m. Saturday, May 3, 2025, at The Commons Church, Okemos. The family will receive friends on Saturday for one hour prior to the memorial service at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in memory of Mike to University of Michigan Sparrow Hospice Services choose Hospice services.
Funeral Mass: 11:00 a.m. Thursday, April 24th, 2025, at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, Lansing, with visitation beginning at 10:00 a.m. Interment will follow immediately at Maple Ridge Cemetery, Holt. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to her church.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 1, 2025 at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church. Interment will follow at Deepdale Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel on Wednesday, April 30, 2025 from 2:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. with a Trisagion service to be held at 7:00 p.m. The family will also receive guests at the Church on Thursday for 1 hour prior to the funeral service. In lieu of flowers, Peggy would encourage contributions be made to Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church.
The funeral will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 23, 2025, at Central Free Methodist Church, Lansing. The family will receive friends 12:00-2:00 p.m. and 5:00-7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel, and also one hour prior to the funeral on Wednesday at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hannah’s House, Lansing.
Funeral: 11:00 a.m. Monday, April 21, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. at South Church, Lansing. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Interment will take place on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, at 12:00 p.m. at Lakeview Cemetery in Howell. Donations can be made to Faith Hospice (faithhospicecare.org/donate/) or to South Church Missions.
A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 19, 2025, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel, with livestream available. Her family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Memorial contributions may be made to the Capital Area Humane Society or the Autism Alliance of Michigan.
A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 15, 2025, at Evergreen Cemetery in Lansing. Memorial contributions may be made to Grace United Methodist Church.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Gerard Catholic Church, 4437 W. Willow Hwy., Lansing on Tuesday, April 29th at 10:30 am. The family will receive friends at Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel, 325 W. Washtenaw St., Lansing on Monday, April 28th, from 6:00-7:00 pm with a Rosary to be prayed at 6:30 pm. The family will also receive friends at the church on Tuesday for one hour prior to the Mass.