Obituaries

Peggy B. Rabineau

Age 76, of Holt, MI, passed away February 19, 2016. She was born April 4, 1939, in Alpena, MI, to Richard and Blythe Dimick. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, February 26, 2016, at the Estes-Leadley Holt/Delhi Chapel. Her family will receive friends beginning at 1:00 p.m. on Friday at […]

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Daniel Campbell Curnow

Age 56, of Holt, MI, died February 19th, 2016. He was born to the late Clayton C. and Barbara M. Curnow on September 20, 1959, in Kalamazoo, MI. He graduated from Holt High School in 1977 and went on to work at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island where he met his wife, Lisabeth A. […]

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Donald G. Popoff

Donald George Popoff, 83, passed away Saturday, February 20, 2016, surrounded by his loving family. Don was born May 30, 1932, in Lansing, Michigan, to Atanas and Anna (Harsick) Popoff. Following his graduation from Eastern High School, he was trained as a gunner in the United States Air Force during the Korean War.  In 1952, he […]

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Barry Lee Tons

Age 60, passed away on Thursday, February 19, 2016, at his home. He was born June 21, 1955, in St. Louis, Missouri, to the late Eugene and Phyllis (Feldman) Tons. He was a graduate of University of Missouri and was a staunch Mizzou Tigers fan. His daughters have fond memories of him mowing the lawn […]

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Robert C. Trowbridge

Age 79, of Lansing, Michigan, passed away February 17, 2016. He was born December 10, 1936, in Lansing, to Allen and Lucille Trowbridge. Robert retired from the City of Lansing. He loved bowling, golfing, fishing, hunting, and gambling. He also enjoyed spending summers at the lake with his family. He is survived by his loving […]

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John G. "Jack" Walters

Age 72, went to be with his Lord and Savior, February 16, 2016.  He was born January 2, 1944, in Lansing.  Jack attended Holy Cross School and graduated from Sexton High School, and LCC.  John served in the U.S. Air Force, and enjoyed golf, fishing and was a big MSU sports fan.  He retired from […]

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Christopher Strazisar

Chris, age 33, of Lansing, Michigan, passed away February 12, 2016. He was born February 26, 1982, in Hastings, Michigan. He is forever in the hearts of his wife, Jennifer Strazisar, parents, John and Joan Strazisar / Paul and Janis Quada, and siblings, Beth/Cory (Strazisar) Beard (Skylar/Haylee), Brian Strazisar, George Ruffner (Ben), Jodie Ruffner (Levi/Shayla) and […]

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Marilyn Culpepper

Lansing, Michigan Marilyn Mayer Culpepper passed away very peacefully on Valentine’s Day 2016, which happened to be her favorite holiday. She was born in Flint, MI, to Florence and Glenn Mayer. She moved with her parents to Lansing, where she spent the rest of her life. Marilyn was predeceased by her beloved husband, Tom. Marilyn […]

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Edward Leikam

Grand Rapids, Michigan Formerly of Lansing Age 94, was born April 4, 1921, in Lincoln, Nebraska, to Peter and Mary Margaret Leikam.  Ed was the 4th youngest of 11 children, educated to the 8th grade when he left school to begin working.  He served in the United States Army during World War II as a […]

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Carmen S. Herben

Age 74, of Lansing, MI, passed away February 10, 2016. She was born January 13, 1942, in Caguaas, Puerto Rico, to Julien and Rosamary Colon. There will be no service.

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Richard C. Wrook

Age 91, of Holt, MI, passed away February 8, 2016. He was born April 11, 1924, in Delhi Township, MI, to Ernest and Anna Wrook. Richard was a dairy farmer. A visitation for family and friends will be held from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 11, 2016, at the Estes-Leadley Holt/Delhi Chapel. Inurnment […]

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Jack R. Larson

Age 81, of Lansing, MI, passed February 8, 2016, in Lansing. He was born July 11, 1934, in Saginaw, MI, to the late John Clarence and Beulah Larson. Jack was a civil engineer for the Michigan Department of Transportation. Jack was an ordained elder in the Community of Christ Capital Area Congregation, and also had […]

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Dale Leonard Thelen

Dale Leonard Thelen, age 69, completed his journey here on earth on February 7, 2016. He fought so very hard and courageously during his 3-year battle with cancer due to his exposure to Agent Orange while serving in Vietnam. The son of Harold and Germaine (Snitgen) Thelen, Dale was born on Groundhog Day, February 2, […]

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Goldie Heos

Goldie Spiropoulos Heos was born April 15, 1920, in Chicago to Greek immigrant parents, George and Garifalia (Kallis) Spiropoulos. In 1925, the family moved to Greektown Detroit and Goldie graduated from Northwestern High School in 1937, then worked in military manufacturing during World War II.  As part of the Greatest Generation, she experienced 95 exceptional […]

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John "JB" Johnson

Born April 6, 1949, in Lansing and passed away too soon on February 6, 2016.  John married the love of his life, Fran, on April 23, 1972.  Together, they opened JB’s Party Store & Pizza in Dimondale in 1972, where they worked together every day until their retirement.  In addition to several other businesses, John […]

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Barbara Ann Moore

Belding, Michigan Barbara passed away on February 2, 2016, at the age of 84. She was born on October 19, 1931, in Lansing, MI. She was the daughter of Ernest and Ina Stanton. Barbara graduated from Eastern High School in 1949. She was an avid lover of music and loved to travel with her husband […]

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Ruth B. Fox

East Lansing, Michigan. Ruth Bufman Fox was born in Haifa, then in the British mandate of Palestine on January 17, 1927, and died in East Lansing, MI on January 29, 2016. She grew up in Tel Aviv and attended the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. She served in the Israel Defense Forces during Israel’s War of […]

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Joyce E. Whitford

Lansing, Michigan Our loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother passed away on January 26, 2016, at age 78. She was born December 22, 1937, in Lansing, to Theodore and Elsie Hafner. Joyce retired from the City of Lansing (Housing Commission) in 1996. After she retired, she enjoyed spending time with her parents, children and grandchildren. She […]

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Kathleen B. Shapiro

East Lansing, Michigan Kathleen “Kay” Shapiro was born in Cleveland, Ohio, June 13, 1927, and passed away on January 24, 2016, in East Lansing, Michigan. Kay was a lifelong volunteer and helped the community in a variety of ways. She served on the board of the Sisterhood of Congregation Shaarey Zedek including as President and […]

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Steve T. Soulliere

Age 61, passed away January 22, 2016.  He was born January 17, 1955, in Traverse City.  Steve was a veteran, serving in the U.S. Army, and retired from GM after 30 years.  He loved art, plays and playing cards, but most of all, he loved his family. Surviving are:  his sons, Richard Wolf and Steven […]

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