Obituaries

Richard P. Dembowski

A Memorial Mass will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, October 12, 2017 at St. Martha Catholic Church, 1100 W. Grand River, Okemos, MI. The family will receive friends at the Church 1 hour prior to the Mass. Memorial contributions may be made to Alzheimer’s Association or the National Parkinson Foundation.

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Sue A. Carpenter

Funeral: 12:00 Noon Friday, October 6, 2017, in the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel. The family will receive friends at the funeral home 1 hour prior to the service. Memorial contributions may be made to the Leukemia Foundation or to Autism Awareness.

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Ella C. Dellamater

Celebration of Ella’s life: 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Saturday, October 28, 2017, at Ryan’s Roadhouse, 902 E. State St., St. Johns; please dress casual. In lieu of flowers please make contributions to: Grace Hospice, Okemos.

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June L. Knostman

June L. Knostman

June, of Lansing, age 96, died peacefully on September 30 after a brief illness. She was predeceased by her husband Kenneth Knostman in 1981 and long-time partner Kenneth Hall in 2010. June began a long professional career starting as a salesperson at Kresge’s in Lansing and later as a buyer for department stores in Milwaukee. […]

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Charles Johnston

A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, October 6, 2017, at Wesleyan Nazarene Church, 908 W. Jefferson St., Grand Ledge.

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Jenny Adams

The funeral service will be at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, October 3, 2017, at First Presbyterian Church, 510 W. Ottawa St., Lansing. Interment will take place in Evergreen Cemetery at 2:00 p.m. Her family will receive friends at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. Monday. Memorial contributions may be made to Capital Area Humane Society or First Presbyterian Church.

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Virginia H. “Gina” Ellefson

A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, October 2, 2017, at University Lutheran Church, 1020 S. Harrison Rd., East Lansing. The family will receive visitors at 10:00 a.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to University Lutheran Church.

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Zachary M. Bristol-Aldrich

Funeral service: 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 28, 2017, at Mount Hope Church, 202 S. Creyts Rd., Lansing. His family will receive friends from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. on Wednesday at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel and beginning at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday at the church. Donations are accepted at www.gofundme.com/marine-zachary-bristol-aldrich

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Daniel L. Popoff

Daniel L. Popoff

The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, September 25, 2017, at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, 1701 E. Saginaw St., Lansing, with interment to follow in Evergreen Cemetery. His family will receive friends at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel from 4:00 – 8:00 p.m. Sunday, with a Trisagion service at 7:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church.

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Esther M. Mogis

Visitation: 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 27, 2017, at the Estes-Leadley Holt/Delhi Chapel. Interment will follow at Maple Ridge Cemetery. Contributions in Esther’s name may be given to Goodwill of Lansing.

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Christopher D. Knight, Jr.

Funeral service: 10:00 a.m. on Monday, September 25, 2017, at South Lansing Christian Church, 6300 N. Aurelius Rd., Lansing, MI 48911. Visitation will be from 12:00 – 5:00 p.m. on Sunday at the Estes-Leadley Holt/Delhi Chapel. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to a Go Fund Me page set up in memory of Chris.

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Dan A. Magistro

Mass of Christian Burial: 11:00 a.m. Friday, September 29, 2017, at the Church of the Resurrection, 1505 E. Michigan Avenue, Lansing. The family will receive friends on Thursday, September 28th from 5-8 p.m. at Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel, 325 W. Washtenaw, Lansing and 10 a.m. at the church on Friday. The rosary and the Knight of Columbus Chalice Ceremony will be celebrated at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, please consider honoring his life with a donation to one of the following charities: to honor Dan’s dogs – Voiceless Michigan or Karen Hartwig Foundation; to honor a cousin’s son – Families Against Narcotics Ingham County; to honor where we all started – Resurrection School.

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Samuel Hall

Funeral service: 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 23, 2017, at Immanuel’s Temple Systems of Church, 5400 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Lansing, MI 48911. His family will receive friends at the church at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association.

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Emly Rose (Marks) Horne

Funeral service: 11:00 a.m. Friday, September 22, 2017, at University Lutheran Church, East Lansing, with interment to follow in Evergreen Cemetery. Her family will receive friends at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Thursday and beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Friday at the church.. Memorial contributions may be made to University Lutheran Church organ fund, or Bethlehem Lutheran Church.

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Geneva I. Moorehouse

Celebration of Geneva’s life: 11:00 a.m. on Friday, September 29, 2017, at Pilgrim Congregational UCC, 125 S. Pennsylvania Ave., Lansing. Family visitation at 10:00 a.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Lansing Habitat for Humanity or Pilgrim Congregational UCC.

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Lynn Kerner Rycus

Memorial service: 12:00 p.m. on Monday, September 11, 2017, at Congregation Shaarey Zedek, 1924 Coolidge Rd., East Lansing. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hospice House of Mid-Michigan.

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Jean M. Bennett

Jean M. Bennett

The funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, September 11, 2017, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing, with interment in Evergreen Cemetery. Her family will receive friends at the funeral home from 2 – 5 p.m. Sunday. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Great Lakes Caring Hospice, Great Lakes Christian Home, or the Mother Teresa House.

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