Obituaries

Dr. William J. Helder

Memorial service: 10:00 a.m. on Monday, September 10, 2018, at Riverwalk Theatre, 228 Museum Dr., Lansing. Memorial contributions may be made to Riverwalk Theatre, P.O. Box 12249, Lansing, MI 48901.

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Barbara Bacon

Memorial service: 11:00 a.m. Saturday, October 6, 2018, at First Presbyterian Church of Holt.  Her family will receive friends at the church one hour prior to the memorial service. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, 383 Main Avenue, 5th Floor, Norwalk, CT 06851

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John E. Temple

Per John’s wishes, no service will be held. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to a charity of one’s choice.

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George Edward Pettinger

Funeral service: 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, August 29, 2018, 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 Tuesday from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Those who wish may make memorial contributions, in loving memory of George, to Ele’s Place or the Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired of Michigan.

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Yong Thao Lee

Funeral service: 10:00 a.m. on Monday, September 24, 2018, at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 1108 Old U.S. 27, St Johns, MI 48879. Interment will follow in Evergreen Cemetery, Lansing. Visitation will begin at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 22, 2018, and continue Sunday, September 23rd until the service time on Monday, all at the hall.

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Mary Jane Fuller

There will be a gathering at 10:00 a.m., Friday, August 24, 2018, at the Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens Chapel, Lansing. In memory of Mary Jane, memorial donations may be made to the charity of the donor’s choice.

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David C. Schaberg

Memorial service: 11:00 a.m. on Monday, August 27, 2018, at Holt United Methodist Church. Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the family towards funeral expenses.

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Joan W. Dunlap

Funeral service: 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 25, 2018, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel. Interment will follow in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Lansing. Her family will receive friends from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of one’s choice.

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Barry J. Baker

Funeral service: 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 22, 2018, at St. Michael’s Episcopal Church, 6500 Amwood Dr., Lansing. Interment will take place in Oak Lawn Cemetery, Stockbridge, at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday. His family will receive friends at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Tuesday. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Michael’s Episcopal Church in memory of Barry Baker.

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Larry L. Gunthorpe

Larry L. Gunthorpe

The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, August 23, 2018, at Emanuel First Evangelical Lutheran Church.  His family will receive friends at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Wednesday.  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, Building Fund. 

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Sandra L. Dornbos

Sandra Dornbos

An informal visitation will be held at the Estes-Leadley Holt/Delhi Chapel from 6-8 p.m. Monday, August 20, 2018.  Interment will take place in Maple Ridge Cemetery at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday.

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Ruby Rosette Sorrell

Funeral service: 12:00 p.m. on Monday, August 20, 2018, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel. Interment will take place in West Carmel Cemetery, Charlotte, MI. Her family will receive friends from 2-4 p.m. on Sunday and beginning at 11:00 a.m. on Monday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, those planning an expression of sympathy may wish to consider memorials to the Capital Area Humane Society or the Alzheimer’s Association (national headquarters).

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Troy M. Wendell

The Funeral Mass will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, August 24, 2018, at Church of the Resurrection, with interment to follow in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery.  His family will receive friends at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel from 4-8 p.m. Thursday, where the Rosary will be prayed at 6:00 p.m.  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Capital Area Humane Society.

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Louis Caruso

Louis J. Caruso

A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, August 22, 2018, at St. Gerard Catholic Church, 4437 W. Willow Hwy., Lansing.  His family will receive friends at the church from 9:30 until service time on Wednesday.  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Capital Area Humane Society, or St. Vincent Society.

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Evelyn M. Burns

Funeral Mass: 10:30 a.m. on Monday, August 27, 2018, at St. Gerard Catholic Church, Lansing. Her family will receive visitors from 9:30-10:30 a.m. at the church.

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Joseph H. “Josh” Fields

Memorial service: 11:00 a.m. on Monday, October 15, 2018, at Congregation Shaarey Zedek, East Lansing. Memorial contributions may be made to the National Parkinson’s Foundation or the Ingham County Medical Care Facility.

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Marc Van Wormer

Memorial celebration: 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 1, 2018, at the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center – Corniche Room, 219 S. Harrison Rd., East Lansing, MI.

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Dennis John DeWitt

Memorial service: 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, August 21, 2018, at Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 9 a.m. until service time on Tuesday. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Salvation Army – Flint Citadel Band or to St. Mary Cathedral, Lansing.

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