Obituaries

Age 68, of East Lansing, MI, passed away February 21, 2016. She was born October 25, 1947, in Bancroft, MI. There will be no service. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Greater Lansing Food Bank.

Joe Byers, 86, of Lansing, MI, passed away on Sunday, February 21, 2016. He was born in New York, New York on August 6, 1929, to Ruth and Marcus Byers.  Joe was a veteran of the Korean War, serving in the U.S. Army. He earned two Bachelor’s degrees from the University of Wisconsin in Agriculture and […]

Age 78, of Lansing, MI, passed away February 21, 2016. She was born on August 25, 1937, in Laos, to Nhia and Mai Xiong. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, February 29, 2016, at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 1108 N. U.S. 27, St. Johns, MI. Interment will follow in […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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.

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]