Obituaries

Robert Louis Jorae

Age 57, of Lansing, MI, passed away August 18, 2016. He was born July 27, 1959, in Owosso, MI, to the late Robert Leo and Barbara Jean (Dilley) Jorae. Robert was a longtime member of St. Mary Cathedral in Lansing. His family would like to thank CMH and the ACT Program for their support over […]

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Clara Joan Klisch

Age 75, of Lansing, MI, passed away August 19, 2016.  She was born July 23, 1941, in Midland, to Haessel and Dorothy Peacock.  Clara served in the U.S. Air Force and worked for the State of Michigan, Department of Treasury, retiring in 2001. Surviving are:  2 sons, Leo Joseph (Kristin) Klisch and Anthony Thomas (Michele) […]

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Barbara Marguerite Curnow

Holt, Michigan Barbara Marguerite Curnow passed away peacefully August 17, 2016. She was born on November 19, 1933 in Ripley, MI to Ben and Elizabeth Jaehnig. She left the Upper Peninsula after marrying Clayton C. Curnow of Ely, MN. They lived several years in Ann Arbor and Kalamazoo, before moving to Holt, MI to raise […]

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James H. "Jim" Booth

Jim Booth, 78, of Lansing, MI, died August 14th, 2016, with his loving wife of 52 years and family by his side. James Harold Booth was born July 17, 1938, in Baldwin, Kansas, to parents Helen Ehrhardt and Harvey Mellenbruch Booth. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Kathryn “Kathy” Gebhart Booth; children, […]

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Matthew Herbert Epstein, PhD.

Okemos, Michigan. Born January 14, 1920 in Manhattan, New York son of the late Harry and Henrietta (Abramson) Epstein passed away at his home on Saturday, August 13, 2016 at age 96. Surviving are his wife of 17 years, Charlene Epstein; children, Jonathan (Terry) Epstein, Seth Epstein, Evlynn Applebaum, and Anita (Perrin) Parkhurst; grandchildren, Evan, […]

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Billie Jean Virch

Holt, Michigan. Age 78, passed away at her home on Saturday, August 13, 2016. She was born June 30, 1938, in Angola, Indiana, to Cecil and Anna Dolph. Billie Jean is survived by her husband, Dale Virch; daughter, Susan (Mark) Novakoski Proctor; son, Victor (Brenda) Novakoski; stepdaughter, Kelly Brayton and her children and grandchildren; sisters, […]

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Lt. Col. Flando E. Jackson

Lansing, Michigan. Lt Col. Flando Elix Jackson, born September 28, 1970 to Mae Jackson of Lansing, MI and John Jackson of Seattle, WA passed Thursday, August 4th 2016 while on active duty with the Washington Air National Guard. Flando was a graduate of J. W. Sexton High School. He obtained the rank of Lt Col […]

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Jean May Patton

Age 87, passed away August 12, 2016.  She was born September 18, 1928, in Toledo, Ohio, to Chester and Ruth Rischman.  Jean graduated from Lansing Community College with a degree in Business Management, and worked at Farm Bureau as the Purchasing Manager, retiring after 28 years.  She was proud to be a Certified Purchasing Manager […]

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Michael James "Mike" Peller

Michael James “Mike” Peller, age 33, of Lansing, Michigan passed away unexpectedly at home on August 6th, 2016. He was born in Charleston, SC, on October 15th, 1982, to Bonnie and Charlie Peller.  He was a loving husband, father, son, brother, uncle and friend.  He loved spending time with his children, family, friends, and loved […]

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Donna Jean Wilkinson

Age 87, of Venice, Florida, formerly of East Lansing, Michigan, passed away peacefully on August 9, 2016. Beloved wife of Joseph “Joe” for 62 years. Devoted mother of Barbara Rader, Dale, Nancy (Dan) Paternoster, Marilyn (Mark) Anibal, Joan (Mark) Mollon, Donald (Kelly), William (Cindy), Sandra (Ben) Manring, David (Roxann), and Robert (Tiffany). Proud grandmother of […]

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Steven W. Gray

Steven W. Gray, of Grand Ledge, MI, passed away on Thursday, August 4, 2016, at the age of 55. He was a 1979 graduate of Belleville High School, earned a bachelor’s degree from Michigan State in 1985 and later his master’s in Career/Technical education from Western Michigan. He worked many years in the restaurant business: […]

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Shirley Lynne Sharp

Age 81, passed away on August 4, 2016.  She was born in Lansing on July 14, 1935 to Perry and Winifred (Leadley) Converse.  She was a 1953 graduate of Lansing Eastern High School, and earned an Associate Degree in business from Lansing Community College in 1979. Shirley was a former long time member of Central […]

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Ilie "Sue" Dawson

Sue went to be with the Lord on August 5, 2016, at the age of 79.  She was born in Greenfield, TN on February 13, 1937, to Macon and Annie Mae (Jenkins) Dinwiddie.  Sue retired from Okemos Meijer as a bookkeeper in 1994.  She was the loving wife of 61 years to Richard Dawson; devoted […]

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Pamela R. Stevens

Age 56, of Holt, MI, passed away August 3, 2016. She was born May 1, 1960, in Lansing, MI, to Kenneth and Edith Cary. She is survived by her husband, Richard “Rick” Stevens; daughters, Nicole (Josh) Herzfeld along with Kayla Stevens and Ryan Hawkins: father, Kenneth Cary; sisters, Terry (Monty) Klopp, Ge-Ann (Pete) Mireles; brothers, Danny, Chris, and Joel Jacques as […]

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Hai Van Tran

Age 80, of Lansing, MI, passed away July 26, 2016. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 30, 2016, at St. Andrew Dung-Lac Catholic Church, 1611 W. Oakland Ave., Lansing. Interment will follow in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery in Lansing. His family will receive friends from 12:00-8:00 p.m. Friday at […]

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Hung Van Tran

Age 44, of Washington, MI, passed away in Palm Beach, FL, on July 24, 2016. He was born September 16, 1971, in Phuc Tinh, Vietnam. He is survived by his wife, Huyen Do, son Ethan, and many other family members and friends. The funeral service will be held at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 30, […]

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Emmett Kelley, Jr.

Lansing, Michigan The sun rose on February 2, 1945, in Blytheville, Arkansas, and God gave Victoria and Emmett Kelley, Sr. the responsibility of nurturing one of His precious children, Emmett Kelley, Jr., as the next to the oldest son of the family. God looked around his earthly garden, saw a flower that was looking very […]

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Sharon Childs

Age 62, of Remus, MI, passed away at her home on July 24, 2016.  She was born September 24, 1953, in Tyler, Texas, to Forest and Lerlene Allen.  Sharon had a heart of gold.   Her southern hospitality showed in love of taking care of people, especially by cooking for them. Sharon was preceded in death […]

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Waneta J. Wilson

Age 74, of Holt, MI, passed away July 20, 2016. She was born April 30, 1942, in Lansing, MI, to R.J. and Grace Wright. She is survived by daughter Michelle, son Scott, and many other family members and friends. The funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 24, 2016, at the […]

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Betty A. (Goodman) Krohngold

Age 88, beloved mother and grandmother, Betty Krohngold peacefully passed away July 19, 2016, with her family by her side.  She was born October 9, 1927, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.  She was the daughter of Alfred and Gertrude (Samuels) Feiler.  Betty graduated from Wayne State University with a degree in medical technology.  She worked at […]

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