Obituaries

Dorothy Kay Croyle

The funeral for Dorothy will be 11:00a.m., Thursday, July 24, 2025 at the Estes-Leadley Holt/Delhi Chapel, 2121 Cedar St., Holt, MI 48842. Visitation will begin at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday and continue until service time. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to Capital Area Humane Society or Dogs for Better Lives.

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Lowell Barricklow

A visitation will be held on Saturday, July 26, 2025, at Faith Lutheran Church, 4515 Dobie Rd., Okemos, MI 48864 from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m., immediately followed by a memorial service with Rev. Megan Floyd officiating. A graveside service will be held at Coloma Cemetery in Coloma, Michigan on Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. A luncheon will immediately follow at Salem Lutheran Church, 275 Marvin St., Coloma, MI. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Faith Lutheran Church, the Capital Area Humane Society, Forster Woods Adult Day Center in East Lansing, or the Alzheimer’s Association.

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Steven C. Russell

There will be no service. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Ingham County Animal Control and Shelter in memory of Steven.

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James Douglas Hanson

Public visitation will be held at the Estes-Leadley Holt/Delhi Chapel, 2121 N. Cedar St. in Holt on Wednesday, July 16th from 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. with a service to follow at 7:00 p.m.   Private interment will take place at Maple Ridge Cemetery in Holt. Those who wish may make memorial contributions, in memory of Jim, to Delhi Township Parks and Recreation Department – for youth sports programs and the City Garden. Mail check to: Delhi Township Parks and Recreation, 2074 Aurelius Rd., Holt, MI 48842 or to Messiah Lutheran Church, 5740 W. Holt Rd, Holt, MI 48842.

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Nhia Lee

Visitation will be at the Knights of Columbus Hall, St. Johns, Michigan, beginning at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 16, 2025, and ending with the funeral service on Monday morning.  Burial will take place in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery in Lansing.

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Nancy L. (Hause) Martin

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 16, 2025, at the Estes-Leadley Holt/Delhi Chapel. The family will receive friends at the funeral home one hour prior to the funeral service. Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens immediately following the service. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association.

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Mary “Sally” Margaret Tellier

The Funeral Mass will be held at 4:00 p.m. Friday, August 8, 2025, at Cristo Rey Church, Lansing. A private Rite of Committal will take place at a later date. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the funeral service. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Cristo Rey Church.

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Kathryn A. Peyton

Celebration of life will be held at the Estes-Leadley Holt/Delhi Chapel on Saturday, July 19, 2025, from 2:00-4:00 p.m. Interment will be at Funk’s Grove Cemetery, McLean, Illinois, in the Fall. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Friends of Holt-Delhi Library, the Sam Corey Senior Center, Holt, Michigan, or the Susan G. Komen for the Cure.

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Sarah C. (Morlok) Cotton

Sarah’s family will receive visitors on Thursday, July 17, 2025 from 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel, 325 W. Washtenaw St., Lansing, MI., 48933.  Following visitation there will be a procession to Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens in Lansing for a 2:00 p.m. graveside service.  Memorial contributions may be made to her surviving son, David A. Cotton, or to Emanuel First Evangelical Lutheran Church.

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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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