Obituaries

Janet E. (Sullivan) O’Leary

Funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 10, 2018, at St. Mary Cathedral, 219 Seymour Street in Lansing. A visitation will be held from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Tuesday evening at Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel, 325 W. Washtenaw, as well for one half hour before the service at the church. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to REACH Art Studio, 1804 S. Washington Street, Lansing, Michigan, 48910.

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Fern B. Barris

No service will be held at this time. Donations in her name can be made to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) or the American Cancer Society of Michigan.

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Marylinn June “Marilyn” Hudson

Memorial Mass: 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 17, 2018, at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, 3815 S. Cedar St., Lansing, with visitation beginning at 11:00 a.m. Memorial contributions may be made to Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church.

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Jeanette A. Parker

Funeral service: 12:00 p.m. Friday, October 5, 2018, at the Estes-Leadley Holt/Delhi Chapel. Interment will follow in Maple Ridge Cemetery. Her family will receive friends beginning at 11:00 a.m. on Friday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Holt Baptist Church.

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Marina Theresa Farhat

Funeral Mass: 10:30 a.m. on Monday, October 1, 2018, at St. Gerard Catholic Church, Lansing. You are welcome to join the family from 3-7 p.m. on Sunday at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel, where a prayer service will be held at 6 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Gerard Catholic Church or Pam’s Academy of Champions, Lansing.

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Sharon Lee Stanaway

Funeral service: 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 3, 2018, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel, with Pastor Rob Cook officiating. Interment will follow in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens. Her family will receive friends from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. on Tuesday, with a 7:00 p.m. auxiliary memorial service, at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

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Betty Vlahakis

Betty Yeotis Vlahakis

Funeral service: 12:00 noon on Thursday, September 27, 2018, at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, 1701 E. Saginaw St. Visitation will be held this Wednesday at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel from 3-5 p.m. and 6-8 p.m., with a Trisagion at 7:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the “Angelos J. and Betty Yeotis Vlahakis SIRC Scholarship in The School of Hospitality Business”, c/o Authella Hawks, 645 N. Shaw Lane, Room 227, East Lansing, MI 48824-1121, or the Betty Yeotis Vlahakis Memorial Children’s Educational Fund c/o Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church.

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Patricia A. “Patti” Mills

Funeral Mass: 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 26, 2018, at St. Casimir Catholic Church; interment will follow in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held 6:00-8:00 p.m. Tuesday at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel with a Scripture Service to be held at 7:00 p.m. There will also be a visitation one hour prior to the Mass at church on Wednesday. Memorial donations may be made to MDA Greater Michigan Office, Okemos, MI.

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Joyce Etta Watson

Memorial visitation: Estes-Leadley Holt/Delhi Chapel on Friday, September 28th from 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. with an informal service/time of sharing at 6:30 p.m.

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Alice A. Wolf

Memorial service: 11:00 a.m. on Monday, October 1, 2018, at North Westminster Presbyterian Church, 743 N. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Lansing, MI 48915. There will be a visitation one hour prior to the service at the church on Monday. Memorial contributions may be made to the North Westminster Presbyterian Church.

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Doris Emma Wallace

Funeral service: 11:00 a.m. on Monday, September 24, 2018, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel. Interment will follow in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens. Her family will receive friends from 2-5 p.m. on Sunday at the funeral home.

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Elton L. Sellers

Memorial visitation: 4-8 p.m. on Tuesday, September 25, 2018, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice House of Mid-Michigan.

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Blanche “Marie” Hovde

The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, September 28, 2018, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel. Interment will follow at East Lawn Memorial Gardens in Okemos, MI. Her family will receive friends from 10 – 11 a.m. on Friday at the funeral home.

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Tamara Lawrence

At Tammy’s request, cremation has taken place, and there will be no service. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Sparrow Hospice Services.

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Douglas L. Bartrem

Date change from the Lansing State Journal edition: Memorial service: 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 20, 2018, at the Grand Ledge Country Club, 5811 E. St. Joe Hwy., Grand Ledge, MI 48837. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Sparrow Hospice Services or to the American Cancer Society.

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Charlotte Craney Chamberlain

The service will be private. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to the Norwich Free Academy Foundation, Inc., 321 Broadway, Norwich, Connecticut 06360, the Johns Hopkins University Wilmer Institute, 600 North Wolfe Street, Wilmer 112, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, or the Dominican Sisters, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 2025 East Fulton Street, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503.

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Al Johnson

Memorial service: 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 29, 2018, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel, with visitation starting at 12:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that a donation be made in Al’s honor to: Disabled American Veterans or The Wounded Warrior Project.

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