Obituaries

Linda K. Spry

The funeral for Linda will be 12:30 p.m., Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at Faith Church, 2300 Lake Lansing Rd., Lansing, MI 48912, interment will follow in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at the church on Wednesday for one hour prior to the funeral. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Capital Area Humane Society. Arrangements are by the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel.

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James Edward “Ed” Baker

A celebration of life will be held Saturday, July 19 from 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. at DeWitt Charter Township Community Center, 16101 Brook Rd., Lansing, MI 48906.
Contributions may be made in Ed’s memory to the Miracle League of Mid-Michigan: Operations Fund (1445 W Herbison Rd., DeWitt, MI 48820) or Hospice House of Mid-Michigan (www.uofmhealthsparrow.org/our-hospitals-services/services/hospice-care)

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David C. Spangenberg, P.E.

Funeral services will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, July 9, 2025 at Trinity Episcopal Church, 201 E. Jefferson St., Grand Ledge, MI 48837.  The family will receive guests at the Church, on Wednesday, for one hour prior to the service.  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Trinity Episcopal Church or the Capital Area Humane Society.

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Carmon Joy Crawford

Carmon J. Crawford

A memorial service will be held at 12:00 p.m. Saturday, July 12, 2025, at Trinity Church, Lansing.  Her family will receive friends at the church from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Friday, as well as two hours prior to the memorial service on Saturday. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Greater Lansing Youth for Christ, or to Lansing Christian School.

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Gerald Fritz Vedder

The funeral will be held 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, July 15, 2025, at Emanuel First Lutheran Church. Visitation will be 4:00-7:00 p.m. Monday, July 14, 2025 at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel, and also for one hour prior to the funeral at the church.  In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Lung Association, Emanuel First Lutheran Church of Lansing, and the Steam Railroading Institute in Owosso, Michigan.

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Sharon Kay Border

An informal celebration of Sharon’s life will be held at Origami Rehabilitation Center, Mason, on Friday, August 1, 2025, from 12:00 – 3:00 p.m..  Donations can be made in Sharon’s memory to the Origami Rehabilitation Center.

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Dorothy Frederickson

Dorothy M. Frederickson

A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, July 12, 2025, at Holt United Methodist Church.  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Soaring Unlimited – Baby Box Program.

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Marian Elizabeth (Gelow) “Ducky” Zeis

The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 2, 2025, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel. Her family will receive friends at the funeral home one hour prior to the service. Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association or Ele’s Place.

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Darwin L. “Sy” Shaver

Visitation will be held Thursday, July 10th, from 4-7 PM at Estes-Leadley Holt/Delhi Chapel in Holt, Michigan. A celebration of Sy’s life will be held on Saturday, August 16th, from 2-6 PM at his farm in Leslie, Michigan. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Ingham County Animal Control and Shelter.

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Donald Hough

A memorial service will be at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, July 11, 2025, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel. Inurnment to follow at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens. A visitation will be held at the funeral home on Thursday from 4:00-6:00 p.m. and one hour prior to the service. Memorial contributions may be made to Ele’s Place.

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Diane Lynne Dyer

A private graveside service will take place on July 3, 2025, at Bailey Cemetery (Vergennes Township) in Lowell, Michigan. Memorial contributions can be made to the City Rescue Mission of Lansing.

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David Eugene LaHaine

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, June 27, 2025 at Emanuel First Evangelical Lutheran Church, Lansing. Interment will follow at Maple Ridge Cemetery in Holt. The family will receive friends at the Estes-Leadley Holt/Delhi Chapel on Thursday, June 26th, from 5-8 p.m. and again on Friday, at the Church, for 1 hour prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to either Emanuel First Evangelical Lutheran Church or to the family to help defer funeral costs c/o Christine Kadu, 5013 Oakbrook Dr., Lansing, MI 48910.

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Yusuf “Cookie” Qawee

There will be a visitation for family and friends on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, 9:30a.m.-11:30a.m. at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel, 325 W. Washtenaw St., Lansing, MI 48933. The visitation will be immediately followed by a 12:00p.m. graveside service, at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, 4444 W. Grand River Ave, Lansing MI 48906. Memorial contributions may be made to the family.

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Betty Jacqueline Green

A service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, June 21, 2025, with calling one hour prior, at the Holt United Methodist Church. In lieu of flowers, charitable donations may be made to Holt United Methodist Church and to Hospice of Lansing.

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Jim Rynbrandt

James Edwin Rynbrandt

The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 4, 2025, at South Church in Lansing, where his family will receive friends beginning at 10:00 a.m.  

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Randolph A. “Randy” Miles

Celebration of Life: 11:00 a.m. Saturday, June 28, 2025, at South Lansing Christian Church. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and/or South Lansing Christian Church in Randy’s honor.

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Don LeDuc

Don did not wish to have a funeral or memorial service, instead opting for his family to host a party to celebrate his life at a future date. He chose two deserving local charities for those who wish to make a memorial donation: Stoneleigh Residence & Hospice of Lansing or the Lansing Symphony Orchestra.

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