Obituaries

Andora Pilarski-Heacock

Andora, 8 months old, of Holt, MI, passed away January 3, 2017. She was born April 11, 2016, in Aurora, CO, to Heather Ann Pilarski and John Heacock. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 7, 2017, at the Estes-Leadley Holt/Delhi Chapel. Her family will greet friends beginning at 1:00 […]

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Ngia Cha Lo

Age 72, of East Lansing, MI, passed away December 27, 2016. He was born January 1, 1944, in Laos. The funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, January 9, 2017, at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 1108 N. U.S. Highway 27, St. Johns, MI 48879. Interment will follow in Chapel Hill Memorial […]

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Frances M. Dobrick

Age 95, of Haslett, MI, passed away January 3, 2017. She was born October 26, 1921, in DeWitt, MI, to Albert and Margaret Dobrick. The funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, January 6, 2017, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel. Interment will follow in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Lansing. Memorial contributions […]

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Jose V. Trejo, Sr.

Age 89, of Lansing, MI, passed away January 3, 2017. He was born April 19, 1927, in Converse, TX, to Julian and Julia Trejo. A graveside service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, January 6, 2017, at Fort Custer National Cemetery, Augusta, MI.  

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Theodore G. “Ted” Minnick

Mason Ted passed on to his spiritual life peacefully on January 1, 2017, held in the loving arms of family members.  He was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on May 26, 1944, to Edward and Pauline Minnick, who preceded him in death, as well as his son, Shawn. Family was always first with Ted and he […]

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William S. “Bill” Bathie

Age 60, of Okemos, MI, passed away November 13, 2016. He was born January 28, 1956, in Glen Cove, NY, to Alexander and Cora Bathie. A memorial service will be held at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, January 28, 2017, at the Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbot Rd., East Lansing. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions […]

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Dorothy M. “Dee” Smyth

Dorothy Marilyn “Dee” Smyth, age 88, transitioned from the confines of our earthly world on December 31, 2016. She has been freed from her captor of more than 10 years, Alzheimer’s Disease. An area resident for 75 years, she was born in Greenfield, Indiana, and was a graduate of Holt High School in 1946. Dee […]

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Eunice Solis

Age 70, of Lansing, MI, passed away January 7, 2017. She was born December 9, 1946, in Grand Ledge, MI, to Fortino and Noemi Diaz. Her family will receive visitors on Thursday, January 12, 2017, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel.  Interment will follow in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Lansing.

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George Maynard Chute, III

Lansing, Michigan. Born January 16, 1925 at Schenectady, NY, of George M. Chute, Jr., and Josephine LaSorta Chute. Resided with parents in Scotia, NY, from birth until about 1927. Then to Detroit, MI at 18532 Riopelle St., south of Seven Mile Rd. until about 1928. Then to Plymouth, MI in about 1928-9, until his marriage […]

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Luretta Kamm

Age 93, of East Lansing, MI, passed away December 28, 2016. She was born October 18, 1923, in Grand Traverse County, MI, to Leo and Pearl Skinner. There will be no service. Memorial contributions may be made to WKAR-TV or to the Greater Lansing Food Bank.

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Peggy J. Steenbergen

Age 91, of East Lansing, MI, passed away December 25, 2016. She was born September 12, 1925, in Grand Rapids, MI, to William and Vivian Steenbergen. There will be no service.

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Barbara Ann Matthews

Barbara Ann (Petersen) Matthews, age 80, of Lansing, MI, peacefully passed away December 27, 2016. She was born April 15, 1936, in Escanaba, MI, to Wesley and Evelyn Petersen (Aronson). In 1958, Barbara graduated from Bellin Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in Green Bay, WI, and went on to have a 30-year nursing career. She […]

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Judy M. Hazelo

Lansing, MI September 15, 1948 December 26, 2016 I was born Judy M. Taylor and raised in Pontiac, Michigan.  I attended all 12 years at St. Benedicts and St. Fredericks Catholic schools.  My parents were very hard workers.  My mother Irene Carrier was an accountant for General Motors.  My father Seldon Taylor was a Long […]

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Virginia Stoddard Peery

Age 87, of East Lansing and Harbor Springs, Michigan, passed away peacefully December 22, 2016, in Petoskey, Michigan. She was born September 8, 1929, to Jennie Creer Stoddard and Howard James Stoddard. She was very proud of her Mormon ancestry and had many loving friends. Virginia married Paul Davis Peery in the Salt Lake Temple […]

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Patricia J. McClure

Holt Loving wife, mother, and grandmother, Patricia McClure passed away peacefully on Christmas Eve. Pat was born in Ionia, Michigan, and graduated from Everett High School in 1956. She was a full-time mother until the death of her late husband, after which she enrolled in college to train for a career in health care. She […]

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Laura A. Ely

Age 88, of Lansing, MI, born on October 29, 1928, passed away December 23, 2016. She was a lifelong Lansing-area resident. She began her working career at REO Motors and was an employee and officer of Superior Electric of Lansing, Inc. for 50 years. She was an avid reader and enjoyed traveling with her husband […]

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Dorothy L. Cooley

Age 87, of Dimondale, MI, passed away December 21, 2016, in Dimondale. She was born March 18, 192,9 in Dansville, MI, to the late Seth and Florence (Penix) Parker. She worked at the Holt Nursing Home for thirty years and attended Holt Nazarene Church for several years. Dorothy was preceded in death by 6 brothers […]

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Evelyn E. Danbeck

Age 70, of East Lansing, MI, passed away December 14, 2016. She was born November 16, 1946, in Indianapolis, IN, to Percy and Evelyn Mouron. There will be no service.

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Gordon Milne, Jr.

Gordon Milne, Jr. of Lansing, MI, passed away on Saturday, December 17, 2016. Gordon was born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, on July 14, 1925, the first child of Gordon and Olive (Coomes) Milne. He attended Pittsfield schools and lettered on the ski team. Gordon was also active in scouting, earning the rank of Eagle Scout, and […]

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Anastasios “Tommy” Malvetis

Age 94, passed away December 21, 2016.  He was born October 31, 1922, in Haverhill, MA.  Tommy was a veteran of WWII, serving in the U.S. Army, Logistics Division; specializing as an intelligence photographer for European operations, which resulted in photography being a favorite hobby throughout his lifetime. His post-military career endeavors were as the […]

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