Obituaries

Jim Pappas

Age 79, of Lansing, MI, passed away June 12, 2013. He was born on June 7, 1934, in Syrizon, Greece, son of the late Christos and Stavroula Papacostantinos. Jim was a longtime member of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church. He retired from the G.M. Fisher Body plant. He is survived by his wife of 43 […]

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John “Jack” Mullins

Age 82, of Philadelphia and East Lansing, died June 8, 2013 in East Lansing with his wife Donna at his side. Jack was born and raised in Philadelphia.  After serving in the Korean Conflict, he returned to Philly to attend the University of Pennsylvania where he received a PhD in physical chemistry.  His post-doctoral work […]

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Albert Nucich

Lansing, Michigan. Age 85 passed away June 9, 2013 after a dauntless battle with Leukemia. He was born August 13, 1927 in Hiawatha, Utah to John and Mary Nucich. Albert was a WWII Veteran of the United States Army Air Corps. He owned and operated Century Travel Trailers in Webberville for many years and later […]

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Binh Trung Nguyen

Lansing, Michigan.  Born May 1, 1946 in Vietnam passed away at his home in Lansing on Saturday, June 8, 2013 at age 67.  Visitation will be held at the Estes-Leadley Holt/Delhi Chapel on Monday, June 10, 2013 from 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.  There will be prayers at the funeral home on Tuesday morning, June […]

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Kathleen Marie Boutin

Age 65, of Holt, MI, passed away, June 7, 2013 in Albion, MI.  She was born March 15, 1948 in Jacksonville, FL. She is survived by her husband William R. Boutin Sr., brother Danny & Sandy Due of Rockford, son Tim & Kimberly Girvin of Saranac, daughter Trisha & Scott Anderson of Knob Knoster, MO, […]

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Eleanor Miteff

Lansing, Michigan. The beloved Eleanor, at age 87, passed away peacefully with her family at her side June 6, 2013. Eleanor was born is Sofia, Bulgaria. In her teen years she moved to Germany where she met and married the love of her life, Penju Miteff, her husband of 66 years. They immigrated to the […]

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Helen L. Hanley

Age 91, of Lansing, passed away, June 4, 2013 in Lansing. She was born June 22, 1921 in Elk Rapids, Michigan to Walter and Laura (Easley) McLain. In August 1944 Helen married her loving husband Earl Hanley and he survives; also surviving are two sisters: Eugenia Aldridge and Alice Clark; and nieces and cousins. Helen […]

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Frederick V. Tabor

  Precious husband, father, and grandfather, passed away peacefully on Monday, June 3, 2013, at age 85, surrounded by his loving family. “Friendly Freddie” was born October 26, 1927 in Lansing, Michigan, to Aaron and Francis Ruth Tabor. Fred graduated from Lansing Eastern High School in 1945 and then served in the Army as a […]

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Elmer G. Boyer

Born September 18, 1918; died June 1, 2013 in his home. Elmer was born in Pontiac, Michigan and graduated from Michigan State University in 1940.  He joined the US Army 32nd Red Arrow Division in April of 1941 and served in the South Pacific until April of 1946 during World War II.  He reached the […]

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Archie V. Tarpoff

Age 98, passed away June 1, 2013.  He was born September 12, 1914, in Macedonia.  Archie moved to the Lansing area in 1923, and graduated from Eastern High School, and was a veteran of WWII, serving in the U.S. Army.  He owned and operated Tarpoff’s Restaurant and Catering and had also owned several other restaurants […]

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Beth Ann Stockenauer

Age 56, of East Lansing, passed away May 26, 2013. She was born December 8, 1956, in Lansing, daughter of Donald and Barbara Stockenauer. A graveside service will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Monday, June 3, 2013, at East Lawn Memory Gardens (in the chapel), 2400 Bennett Rd., Okemos, MI.

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John M. Coryell

Age 87, of Lansing, MI, died May 31, 2013.  He was born August 26, 1925, in Lansing.  Surviving are:  sons, Bob, Tim, Kevin and Tom; 10 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and 6 great-great-grandchildren. The funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 4, 2013, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel, with interment to follow […]

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Ann-Mary Louise “Annie” Hershberger

Ann-Mary was born April 3, 1941, to Robert and Louise Newland in Flint, Michigan. She passed away on May 31, 2013, following a short battle with cancer. She was currently of Haslett, MI. Ann loved spending time with her family. She enjoyed doing handicrafts: knitting, crocheting and plastic canvas. She also liked playing darts and […]

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Kevin L. Bentley

Age 54, of Lansing, passed away May 29, 2013. He was born March 11, 1959, in Saginaw, MI, a son of John and Lucille Bentley. A memorial service will be held at a later date.

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Klon “Harold” Corner

  Born August 27, 1931 in Lansing, Michigan son of the late Park and Edith Corner, passed away on Wednesday, May 29, 2013, in his Delta Township home at the age of 81, after a long battle with heart disease and Pulmonary Fibrosis. Surviving are his wife of 57 years, Marlene Corner; their children, Bryan […]

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Abdul-Kerim Akhmedov

Age 76, passed away May 30, 2013. He was born January 1, 1937. A prayer service will be held at 12:15 p.m. on Friday, May 31, 2013, at the Islamic Center of Greater Lansing, 920 S. Harrison Rd., East Lansing. Interment will follow in Evergreen Cemetery in Lansing.

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Ronald B. Blanchard

Our loving husband, father, brother, grandfather, great-grandfather and uncle, left his earthly body at 11:38 p.m. May 28, 2013. He was currently of Delta Township, MI. Ron was born December 10, 1922 to Blanche (Swan) and Roy Blanchard in Williamston, MI.  Ron, and his twin brother Don, moved to Lansing with their parents when they […]

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Emily Pritsker

Age 93, of East Lansing, passed away May 24, 2013. She was born November 5,1919, in Russia, daughter of Jacob and Faina Pritsker. There will be a graveside service held at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, May 30, 2013, at Evergreen Cemetery, Lansing, MI.

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Veronica M. "Ronnie" Tyler

Loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend, age 78, passed away May 22, 2013.  She was born November 22, 1934, in Bluefield, WV.   Ronnie was preceded in death by her parents, Almo J. Janutolo and Norah G. (Janutolo) Hulett; son, Joseph Mahoney; brother, Almo Janutolo; sister, Mary Puckett; brother-in-law, James Puckett.  She is survived […]

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John Szarka

Passed away, May 22, 2013 at the Hospice House of Mid-Michigan in Lansing. He was born July 8, 1925 in Bennington Twp., Michigan to Jasper and Angela Szarka. John grew up in Ovid, moving to Laingsburg in 1965, and the last few years in Lansing and then at Hazel Findlay in St. Johns.  He was […]

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