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Wayne B. Castle

Age 82, passed away December 19, 2014.  He was born July 26, 1932, in Maple Rapids, MI.  Wayne graduated from Everett High School in 1950, then joined the U.S. Army, serving in the Military Police.  In 1955, Wayne became a police officer, working for the Lansing Police Department until retiring […]

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Charles F. "Chuck" Hineline

  Age 79, of Lansing, MI, went to be with the Lord on December 20, 2014. Chuck enjoyed fishing, bowling, hunting, and woodworking. He enjoyed spending time with his family and his grandchildren. He worked for Oldsmobile (General Motors) for 30 years and then Builders Square for 10 years. He […]

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William S. Bubb

Age 62, of Holt, MI, passed away December 18, 2014. He was born June 17, 1952, in Williamsport, PA. There will be no service. Memorial contributions may be made to PACC 911 (Phoenix Animal Care Coalition), 10645 N. Tatum Blvd., Suite 200-516, Phoenix, AZ 85028 or to Pet Support Services, […]

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Lawrence A. Rost

Age 78, of Haslett, MI, passed away December 18, 2014. He was born October 17, 1936, in Potterville, MI, the son of Frances and Geneva Rost. He was a longtime barber in Haslett, MI. A private family service will be held.

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Orvil L. "Ike" Rockhold, Jr.

Age 73, of Holt, MI, passed away December 16, 2014. He was born January 17, 1941, in Jackson, MI, the son of Orvil, Sr. and Jane Rockhold. There will be no service.

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Allan K. Orler

Age 87, of Holt, MI, formerly of San Francisco, CA, passed away December 17, 2014.  He was born in Vulcan, MI on July 14, 1927 to Leon and Violet (Tarr) Orler and had lived in Lansing from 1929 to 1959 before he moved to San Francisco. He attended Michigan State […]

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Loujinia Ruth "Ginny" Wheat

Ginny passed peacefully from this world at the age of 90 on December 13, 2014.  She was born May 5, 1924 in Dresden, TN to Thomas Edward & Susan Alva (Woodruff) Capps.  Shortly after her mother’s death, she was given to her oldest brother Casey & his wife Susan Elizabeth […]

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Lynelle Marolf

Age 57, of Mason, MI, passed away on December 14, 2014. She was born on August 15, 1957, the daughter of Leland and Ann Marolf. The funeral service will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, December 20, 2014, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel. The family will receive friends […]

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Pearl J. Baldwin

Age 82, passed away December 12, 2014.  She was born December 2, 1932, in Lehr, ND, to William and Hulda (George) Erbele.  Pearl moved to Detroit in 1942, and to Lansing in 1947, where she attended Eastern High School, and, in 1951, she married James Baldwin.  She worked for the […]

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Dr. Eleanor A. Berden

Age 91, of Lansing, MI, passed away December 11, 2014. She was born November 20, 1923, in Greenburg, Delaware, daughter of the late George and Clara Berden. Dr. Berden received her M.D. in 1953 from Women’s Medical College of Pennsylvania (now known as Medical College of Pennsylvania). She was a […]

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Kenneth J. Kimmel

Kenneth J. Kimmel was born in St. Johns, Michigan, December 11, 1946, to Kenneth S. and Vivian G. (Waldren) Kimmel. Ken died December 6, 2014, after a brief illness.  He had been living at Whitehills Health Care Center in East Lansing, MI. Ken retired from Department of Agriculture where he […]

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Lecia Ann Brown

Age 51, of Lansing, MI, passed away December 6, 2014. She was born May 7, 1963, in Missouri. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 20, 2014, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel, with a family hour to begin at 10:00 a.m.

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Anne Carolyn Robison (Clark) Darling

 Born: July 28, 1934 Chicago, IL Died: December 6, 2014, Holt, MI Anne was raised in Des Plaines, IL and received a diploma from Main Township High School.  She graduated from Michigan State University in 1956 with a degree in Home Economics and married William “Bill” Clark the same year. […]

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Benson B. Purchase

  Born November 27, 1946 in Detroit, Michigan son of the late Russell and Florence (Payne) Purchase passed away on Saturday, December 6, 2014 at age 68. He was currently of Lansing, MI. Benson was raised in Fowlerville, Michigan and graduated from Fowlerville High School in 1966.  Following high school […]

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John Russell Anderson

Age 56, of East Lansing, Michigan, passed on Saturday, December 6, 2014, in Lansing, Michigan after a courageous battle with cancer.  He was born December 14, 1957, in Lansing, Michigan. After graduating from Holt High School, he became a vehicle painter and ultimately spent many years in employment at AIS […]

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Harold E. Jacobson, Jr.

  Age 88, of Okemos, MI, died on Thursday, December 4, 2014, at Clare Bridge of Meridian, a loving memory care community.  He was born on Saturday, June 12, 1926, in Lansing, Michigan. After graduating from Lansing Sexton High School, Harold graduated Michigan State University in 1947 followed by service […]

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Betty J. Durling

Loving wife, mother, aunt, and grandmother, passed away December 2, 2014, at the age of 84.  She was born October 9, 1930, in Jackson, MI.  Betty lived in Michigan until 2007 when she moved to Columbus, OH to be near her daughter, Brenda Sprite. Betty was preceded in death by […]

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Dana Denise Scherer

Loving wife, mother, grandmother, passed away November 28, 2014, at the age of 62.  She was born September 18, 1952, in Lansing.  Dana enjoyed spending time with her friends, but her true love was spoiling her grandchildren and her dog. Dana was preceded in death by her husband, Jack Scherer […]

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Kathryn Klein Hoffmaster

Kathryn Klein Hoffmaster passed peacefully November 28, 2014, at Sparrow Hospital, Lansing. Katie was born December 21, 1922, in Grand Rapids to Michael and Edith (Brown) Klein. Following her mother’s death, Michael married Florence Taft and Katie was raised as their daughter. She was currently of Lansing, Michigan. Kathryn graduated […]

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Pondo "Pete" Dines

Pondo “Pete”  Dines passed away suddenly on November 26, 2014, in Merrillville, Indiana.  Born in Battle Creek, Michigan, on March 28, 1930, he resided in Lansing for most of his life.  He served in the U.S. Army, was a member of the American Legion and a member of the American Bulgarian Macedonian […]

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