Obituaries

Robert Sidney Sterling

The family will receive friends at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel on Monday, April 23rd from 5:00-8:00 p.m.  A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 24th, at Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church, 549 E. Mt. Hope in Lansing. Those who wish may make memorial contributions to the Endowment Fund at Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church.

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Ednah C. “Edie” Copenhaver

Funeral Mass: 10:00 a.m. on Monday, April 23, 2018, at St. Mary Cathedral, Lansing. The Rite of Committal will follow in Deepdale Memorial Gardens, Lansing. Her family will receive friends beginning at 9:00 a.m. at the church.

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Neil Vande Vord, Jr.

Memorial service: 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 18, 2018, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel, 325 W. Washtenaw St., Lansing, MI 48933. Visitation will be on Tuesday, April 17, 2018, from 2:00-4:00 and 6:00-8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, Michigan Great Lakes Chapter or the Civitan International Research Center.

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Lois Louise Case

Memorial service: 12:00 p.m. on Monday, April 16, 2018, at the Estes-Leadley Holt/Delhi Chapel. Her family will receive friends beginning at 11:00 a.m. on Monday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Rosary Makers c/o St. James Catholic Church, Mason, MI.

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Thelma M. Warner

Funeral service: 1:00 p.m. on Friday, April 13, 2018, at the Estes-Leadley Holt/Delhi Chapel, with interment to follow in Delta Center Cemetery. Her family will receive friends at the funeral home from 12:00 p.m. until service time on Friday.

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Gary Butterfield

Memorial service: 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 21, 2018, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel. His family will receive friends beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday before the service. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association.

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Michael J. Harrison

Service for Michael will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 10, 2018, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel.  Interment will follow at Evergreen Cemetery.  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Congregation Kehillat Israel.

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Peter Priggooris

The funeral for Peter Priggooris will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 10, 2018 at the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church with Fr. Mark Sietsema and Fr. Dean Hountalas officiating. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 p.m. Monday at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel with a Trisagion service at 7:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church.

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Howard James Soldan

The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 14, 2018, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel, with interment to follow in Evergreen Cemetery.  His family will receive friends at the funeral home from 2:00 – 4:00 and 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Friday.  Memorial contributions may be made to Capital Area Humane Society.

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Robert D. “Bob” Smyth

Celebration of Bob’s Life: 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 17, 2018, at the Estes-Leadley Holt/Delhi Chapel. His family will receive friends beginning at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association or Heart to Heart Hospice Foundation.

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Devin Reed McKenney

Memorial service: 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 7, 2018, at the Okemos Community Church. There will be a visitation one hour prior to the service, at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Heartwood School, 625 Hagadorn Rd., Mason, MI 48854.

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Ruth Wardwell

Funeral service: 11:00 a.m. Friday, April 6, 2018, at the Estes-Leadley Holt/Delhi Chapel. Her family will receive friends at the funeral home from 10:00 a.m. until service time on Friday. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Senior Community Care of Michigan PACE

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Arvid R. Rehkopf

Funeral service: 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 7, 2018, at Emanuel First Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1001 N. Capitol Ave., Lansing. Interment will follow in Evergreen Cemetery. His family will receive friends at the church from 10:00 a.m. until service time on Saturday. In lieu of flowers, those desiring may make contributions to Emanuel First Lutheran Church or to a charitable organization of their choice.

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Wallace A. “Wally” Landis

The funeral service will be held at 1:00 Thursday, April 5, 2018, 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 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, with a Masonic service held at 7:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Eaton Community Palliative Care, or Mt. Hope United Methodist Church in memory of Wallace Landis.

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Lottie L. Wozniak

Funeral Mass: 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 7, 2018, at the St. John Student Parish, 327 M.A.C. Ave., East Lansing, MI. Her family will receive friends 1 hour prior to the service on Saturday. Memorial contributions may be made to the St. John Student Center Alternative Spring Break Scholarship Fund.

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Barbara Ann Kaye

Memorial service: 11:00 a.m. on Friday, April 6, 2018, at the First Presbyterian Church of Lansing. Her family will receive friends from 5-8 p.m. Thursday at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society or the American Diabetes Association or the First Presbyterian Church of Lansing.

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Grace Rose Whiting

Funeral Mass: 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 3, 2018, at Church of the Resurrection, 1505 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing, with visitation one hour prior. Private interment will take place at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Detroit. Memorial contributions may be made to the Kidney Foundation or Hospice House of Mid-Michigan.

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Jack Scott Snoor

Funeral service: 6:00 p.m. on Friday, March 30, 2018, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel. His family will receive friends from 1-4 p.m. on Friday before the service. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that you please make donations to the American Heart Association, American Diabetes Association, or a charity of your choice.

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