Lansing, Michigan Our beloved mother and grandmother, Olive Ann “Annie” (Droste) May passed away January 21, 2015, in Haslett, MI. She was born May 19, 1930, in Grosse Pointe, MI, to Clara and Louis Droste. Her mother died 3 days later from childbirth complications and she was then raised by her paternal aunt and uncle, […]
Age 79, of Lansing, MI, formerly of Lupton, MI, passed away January 26, 2015. She was born January 15, 1936, in Lima, Ohio, the daughter of Francis and Marguerite Baumgardner. Janice was a graduate of Bowling Green State University. She married the late Gordon Wilson in 1959. She went on to teach English for over […]
Age 74, of East Lansing, MI, passed away on Sunday, January 25, 2015, at home after a long, courageous battle with cancer. He was predeceased by his parents Neal Forrest and Margaret Ruby (White) Potter. Bruce was born on December 7, 1940, in Lansing, Michigan, and spent his entire life in the Lansing area. Bruce […]
Went to be with the Lord on Friday, January 23, 2015. She passed peacefully in her sleep. We all have different things we loved her for and will remember her by, but all can agree that she was a truly passionate loving individual who would do anything for anybody. She passed far before any of […]
Phyllis E. Lynch, 88, of Lansing, passed away Friday, January 23, 2015. She was born June 19, 1926, in Lansing, where she lived a majority of her life. She is a retired Michigan Bell Telephone switch board operator. Surviving relatives include: her children, Daniel L. Hayes of Lansing, Michael V. Hayes of Lansing and Paul […]
Lee received his crown of glory on Saturday, January 24, 2015, at the age of 91. He was born in Wisconsin, November 28, 1923, the son of the late Ruby and Berger Peterson. He loved his Lord, his family and his music. He is survived by: his children, Diane (Robert) Dowding, Carol Peterson, James Peterson, […]
Charles (Casimir) Edwin Karpinski was born July 5, 1931, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the tenth child of Walter Peter and Bernice (Waluszka) Karpinski. With family by his side, he entered Eternal Life on January 24, 2015. He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers (Walter, Stanley and Roman) and six sisters (Helen, Agnes, […]
Age 74, of Swartz Creek, MI, passed away January 20, 2015. She was born October 25, 1940, in Ann Arbor, MI, the daughter of Walter and Cecilia Baker. She is survived by her husband Gordon and many other family members and friends. The funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 24, […]
Age 64, of Lansing, MI, passed away January 18, 2015. She was born April 29, 1950, in Lansing, the daughter of Billy and Charlotte Ford. A private family service will be held. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the charity of one’s choice.
Age 90, of Okemos, MI, passed away January 19, 2015. He was born December 22, 1924, in Columbia, South Carolina, the son of Harold, Sr. and Moultrie Anders. There will be no service. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the National Audubon Society.
Elaine Marian Emerson, of Holt, Michigan, formerly of Traverse City, died Jan. 19, 2015. She was 83. Born Sept. 8, 1931, in Chicago, she was the daughter of Ann and Peter Luinstra, who preceded her in death. Elaine lived most of her life in Traverse City, where she picked cherries as a young woman, enjoyed […]
Age 51, of Lansing, Michigan, passed away January 19, 2015. He was born March 26, 1963, in Lansing, MI, the son of Terry and Bonnie Gaffney. Christopher was a people person. He had a passion for camping, fishing and golfing and he made sure to attend every one of his son Christopher’s baseball games. He […]
Lansing, Michigan Born April 28, 1953, died January 18, 2015. He was a graduate of Holt High School and Michigan State University. A retired GM employee, Doug was fond of the great outdoors especially upper Michigan. He loved fishing in a quiet lake, and taking a walk in the woods. Doug is survived by his […]
Age 70, of Lansing, MI, passed away January 10, 2015. He was born February 19, 1944, in Rochester, NY. A private family service will be held.
We lost our amazing mom, grandma and great-grandma on January 14, 2015, at the age of 84. She was born on October 23, 1930, in Muskegon, to John and Helen Wichtoski, and grew up in Lansing. She graduated from St. Mary’s in 1949 as the class valedictorian, married Delbert, raised 9 children, then worked as a bookkeeper […]
Roger Lewis Frayre, age 77, passed away Wednesday, January 14, 2015 at his home in Lansing, Michigan with his family. Roger was born May 27, 1937 in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan to the late Anthony Panfilo Frayre and Bernice (Foutch) Frayre. Roger was also preceded in death by his loving grandparents, May and Floyd Foutch. […]
Bath, Michigan Irmgard Dorothea (nee Feyerabend) Black was born in Saranac, Michigan, on August 30, 1923, three months after her parents, Herman and Marie (Roth) Feyerabend, arrived in the United States from Germany. She died after a very brief illness on Wednesday, January 14, 2015. Irmy attended the one-room Appleton School near Wacousta for elementary grades, […]
Age 88, of Lansing, Michigan, passed away on January 13, 2015. He was born on Oct. 4, 1926 the son of Forrest and Idella (Grunden) Neal on a farm in Mason, Michigan. It was here that he learned the benefit of hard work and self sufficiency that served him so well throughout a life […]
Age 72, passed away January 13, 2015. He was born March 27, 1942, in Lansing, to Kenneth L. and Helen M. (Grinstern) Hoffman. Jerry graduated from MSU and worked for GM for 30 years. He proudly served in the U.S. Navy for 6 years. Jerry enjoyed outdoor gardening, photography and woodworking. Jerry was preceded in […]
Age 84, of Holt, MI, passed away January 11, 2015. She was born August 29, 1930, in Dresden, TN, the daughter of Fred and Eva Cooper. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 15, 2015, at the Estes-Leadley Holt/Delhi Chapel. Interment will follow in Maple Ridge Cemetery. The family will […]