Obituaries

Betty Mae Wilson

Funeral service: 11:00 a.m. Saturday, March 3, 2018 at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.

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Elva A. Youngs

Funeral service: 11:00 a.m. Saturday, March 10, 2018, Estes-Leadley Holt/Delhi Chapel, located at 2121 N. Cedar, Holt, Michigan. Interment will take place at Dimondale Cemetery but there will be no graveside service. The family will receive visitors on Saturday, March 10th from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers those desiring may make contributions in memory of Elva to the American Tinnitus Association.

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Howard R. Martin

Funeral service: 10:30 a.m. on Monday, February 26, 2018, at South Church of the Nazarene, 401 W. Holmes Rd., Lansing. His family will receive friends beginning at 9:30 a.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation.

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Ann McConnell

Memorial service: 10:00 a.m. Friday, May 18, 2018, at the First Presbyterian Church in Holt (2021 N Aurelius Rd., Holt, MI 48842). Memorial contributions may be made to the American Belgian Malinois Rescue, Inc.

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Charles J. Lay

Per Charlie’s wishes, there will be no services. Memorial contributions may be made to the Leslie Community Outreach, 614 Mill St., Leslie, MI 49251, or the Leslie American Legion Post #491, 422 Woodworth St., Leslie, MI 49251.

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Kelli Jo Shelton

There will be no funeral services but a memorial service to honor Kelli will be set at a future date. All donations may be to Ingham County Animal Shelter.

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Eric von Skutz

Memorial visitation: 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 22, 2018, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel. Inurnment will follow in Glendale Cemetery, Okemos.

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Jean F. Dalton

Funeral Mass: 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 20, 2018, at Church of the Resurrection, Lansing. The family will receive friends at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Monday, February 19, 2018, where the Rosary will be recited at 7:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Vincent Catholic Charities.

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Shirley Ann Smith

Funeral service: 10:00 a.m. Saturday, February 17, 2018, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel, with interment to follow in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens. Her family will receive friends at the funeral home from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Friday.

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Ilene Sandefer

Funeral service: 10:00 a.m. on Monday, February 26, 2018, at South Church, 5250 Cornerstone Dr., Lansing, MI. Visitation begins at 9:00 a.m. Interment will be in the Oak Grove Cemetery in St. Louis, MI. Memorial contributions can be made to Wycliffe Bible Translators or the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research.

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Maude “Betty” Looney

Funeral service: 11:00 a.m. on Friday, February 16, 2018, at Holt Baptist Church, 2020 Dean Ave., Holt. Interment will follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, Dimondale. Her family will receive friends from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. on Thursday at the Estes-Leadley Holt/Delhi Chapel, plus one hour prior to the service on Friday at the church. Memorial contributions may be made to Compassus Hospice or The Brook of Gladwin.

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Paul Robert Abramson

Funeral service: 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 14, 2018, at Congregation Shaarey Zedek, 1924 Coolidge Road, East Lansing. Interment will follow in Evergreen Cemetery, Lansing. Donations made to Congregation Shaarey Zedek or to the ALS Therapy Development Institute.

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Vern L. Norris

Service of Coronation: 11:00 a.m. on Friday, February 16, 2018, at Trinity Lutheran Church, 501 W. Saginaw St., Lansing. His family will receive friends from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. on Thursday at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel, and beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Friday at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, Camp O’Malley (Alto, MI), or the Trinity Memorial Fund.

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Herman Thomas “Herm” Bushnell

Funeral service: 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, February 17, 2018, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel. His family will receive friends beginning at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday at the funeral home. Interment will take place in Deepdale Memorial Gardens, Lansing. Those who wish, may make a memorial contribution, in Herm’s memory, to Gideons International or Christ Community Church of Lansing.

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Andre Friedlis

Funeral services will be held at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, February 11, 2018 at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel. Interment will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Lansing. Those who wish may make memorial contributions, in memory of Andre, to the Haven House Homeless Shelter, 121 Whitehills Dr., East Lansing, MI 48823

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Pete Hart

Pete Hart

A celebration of life will be hosted by his daughters in Spring, 2018. Memorial contributions can be made to Heartland Hospice, 865 S. Cedar Street, Mason, MI 48854.

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Mordechai Eliahu “Max” Kreinin, Phd.

Funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, February 11, 2018 at Congregation Shaarey Zedek, 1924 Coolidge Rd., East Lansing, MI with Cantor Pamela Schiffer officiating.  Burial will take place at Beit Olam East Cemetery in Wayland, MA. Those who wish, may make memorial contributions, in Max’s memory, to American Friends of Tel Aviv University at www.aftau.org

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Randy P. Kinney

Age 60, of Lansing, MI, passed away on February 8, 2018.  He was born in Lansing, MI, to Kenneth and Barbara Kinney. A memorial service will be held at a later date.

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