Obituaries

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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Peggy Stryker

Margaret L. “Peggy” Stryker

The funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Monday, September 11, 2017, at the Estes-Leadley Holt/Delhi Chapel. Her family will receive friends at the funeral home from 2:00 p.m. until service time on Monday. Private interment will take place in Cadillac.

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Luann C. (Nalett) Kramer

Funeral service: 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 7, 2017, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel. Interment will follow in Maple Hill Cemetery, Charlotte. Her family will receive friends beginning at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Leader Dogs for the Blind or VFW Post #2406 in Charlotte.

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S. Richard “Dick” Pearse

Funeral Mass: 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 6, 2017, at St. Gerard Catholic Church, 4437 W. Willow Hwy., Lansing, MI 48917. The Rite of Committal will take place in Deepdale Memorial Gardens. His family will receive friends beginning at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday at the church. Memorial contributions may be made to the church.

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Hiep Van Nguyen

Buddhist prayers: 8:30 – 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, September 2, 2017, at the Estes-Leadley Holt/Delhi Chapel. Cremation will follow. His family will receive friends from 9:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. on Friday at the funeral home.

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Joan C. Fuller

Funeral service: 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 30, 2017, at the Estes-Leadley Holt/Delhi Chapel. Interment will follow in Maple Ridge Cemetery. Her family will receive friends beginning at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to McLaren Hospice.

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Elmer E. Speer, Jr.

Funeral service: 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 5, 2017, at the Estes-Leadley Holt/Delhi Chapel. Interment will follow in East Lawn Memory Gardens, Okemos. His family will receive friends beginning at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the family.

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Diane A. Beehler

Funeral service: 1:00 p.m. on Friday, August 25, 2017, at the Estes-Leadley Holt/Delhi Chapel. Her family will receive friends from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home and beginning at 12:00 p.m. on Friday. Casual attire is encouraged. In lieu of flowers, a donation to go to ASPCA is preferred.

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Matthew “Butch” Rens, Jr.

Funeral service: 11:00 a.m. Friday, August 25, 2017, at Grovenburg United Methodist Church. Family will receive friends on Thursday evening at the church from 6:00-8:00 p.m. and at 10:00 a.m. Friday. Interment will take place at Markham Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project or the Capital Area Humane Society.

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Ramona G. Alegria

Funeral service: 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 2, 2017, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel. Interment will follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, Dimondale. Her family will receive friends beginning at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 2, at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.

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Sandra K. Parsons

A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, August 22, 2017, at the Estes-Leadley Holt/Delhi Chapel. Her family will receive friends at the funeral home from 11:00 a.m. until service time on Tuesday. In lieu of flower, memorial contributions may be made to the Ingham County Animal Control Shelter.

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Eva J. Crusoe

Funeral service: 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 26, 2017, at Greater Love Apostolic Temple, 505 Seymour Ave., Lansing. Interment will follow in East Lawn Memory Gardens, Okemos. Her family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m. on Friday, August 25th at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel.

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Maxine R. Lechlitner

Memorial service: 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 26, 2017, at Holt United Methodist Church, 2321 N. Aurelius Rd. Her family will receive friends beginning at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday at the church. Inurnment will take place at a later date in Maple Ridge Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Holt United Methodist Church, Buck Reasoner Post #238 American Legion, or the Ingham County Animal Shelter.

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Edward A. Ziesman

Funeral service: 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, August 16, 2017, at Emanuel First Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1001 N. Capitol Ave., Lansing. His family will receive friends beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday at the church. The family asks that in lieu of flowers donations be made to his church.

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Dorothy Schuitema

Funeral service: 12:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 16, 2017, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel. Her family will receive friends at the funeral home from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, where the Rosary will be prayed at 7:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Sparrow Hospice Services or St. Casimir Catholic Church

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