Obituaries

Janet L. (Warden) Maurer

The Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, December 5, 2024, at St. Mary Cathedral. Her family will receive friends one hour prior to the Funeral Mass.

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Mariann D. Cathey

A viewing will be held on Friday, November 22, 2024, from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. at the Estes-Leadley Holt/Delhi Chapel. The funeral will be held on Saturday, November 23, 2024, at 12:00 p.m. at St. Michael’s Episcopal Church. There will be a viewing at the church before the service at 11:00 a.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to her church or to the Alzheimer’s Association.

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David Lee “Abby” Abendroth

The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, November 15, 2024, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel; Military Honors will follow.  The family will receive friends at the funeral home for 1 hour prior to the service. Memorial contributions may be made to John Ganton’s Countryside.

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Connie Sue Norris

A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, November 8, 2024, at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Lansing. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Shriners Children’s.

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Shannon Marie Shepard

A celebration of life will be held on Monday, November 11, 2024, from 6:00pm-8:00pm, at South Church of the Nazarene. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Capital Area Humane Society.

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Patricia Rohrbacher

Patricia Ann Rohrbacher

The funeral service will be held at 12:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 6, 2024, at the Estes-Leadley Holt/Delhi Chapel, with visitation one hour prior.  Interment will follow in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens.

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Betty Ann Garnett

Betty A. Garnett

A memorial service will be held Saturday, November 9, 2024, at the First Presbyterian Church of Holt, 11:00 a.m. with visitation beginning at 10:00 a.m., and a luncheon following.  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to First Presbyterian Church of Holt.

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Faris A. Howrani

Memorial service: 11:00 AM Friday, November 15, 2024, at St. David’s Episcopal Church, Lansing. The family will be present to greet friends and family at 10:00 AM. In lieu of flowers, the family has established a music fund in Faris’ honor to support the continued development of the church choir at St. David’s.

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Daniel J. Murphy

Funeral Mass: 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, November 5, 2024, at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, East Lansing. The Rite of Committal will follow in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Lansing. His family will receive relatives and friends beginning at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday at the church. Memorial contributions may be made to the St. Vincent de Paul Society.

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Joyce Ann Mitoska

A memorial service will be held at the First Presbyterian Church of Holt, on November 13, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. The family will receive friends at the church one hour prior to the service. Memorial contributions may be made to the church.

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Lawrence Lynn Dumeney

The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, October 31, 2024, at Our Savior Lutheran Church, Lansing. His family will receive friends at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel on Wednesday from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. and again at the Church on Thursday for one hour prior to the funeral service. Entombment will take place in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Our Savior Lutheran Church.

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Marilyn Jean Davis

Funeral services will be held at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel on Friday, November 1, 2024, at 11:00 a.m.  Interment will follow at Reed Cemetery in Laingsburg.  The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Friday for one hour prior to the service. Memorial contributions may be made to Breakthrough TID (formerly the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation).

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Maryon Sowton

Funeral service: 11:00 a.m. Friday, November 1, 2024, at Grace United Methodist Church, Lansing. Interment will take place in Maple Hill Cemetery, Cadillac. Visitation will be held Friday at the church for one hour prior to the funeral. Memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association.

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Doug Newcomb

Douglas A. Newcomb

A memorial service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Friday, November 22, 2024, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel, with visitation one hour prior to the memorial service.  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Parkinson’s Foundation.

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Carol Barish

Carol Barish

A memorial service will be held at 5:00 p.m. Monday, November 25, 2024, at Holt United Methodist Church, followed by a reception. Visitation will begin at 4:00 p.m. on Monday at the church. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Lansing, Inc. or to Daughters of the American Revolution.

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Rhonda Kaye Murray

Visitation: 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. with a time of sharing at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, November 2, 2024, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel, concluding with a burial service at Orleans Cemetery, Orleans, MI, at 3:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to her veterinarian, Prairie Creek Vet Services, Belding, MI.

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Maria E. Pratt

Marie Eilene Pratt

A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, November 4, 2024, at Maple Ridge Cemetery in Holt.  A luncheon will follow at Holt United Methodist Church. No flowers, please.

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Long Thi Nguyen

There will be visitations held at the Estes-Leadley Holt/Delhi Chapel on both Thursday and Friday from 12:00 – 4:30 p.m. & 6:30 – 8:00 p.m., and Saturday, 9:00 a.m. until service time. Following services at the funeral home interment will follow in Maple Ridge Cemetery, Holt, MI.

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William “Bill” Fritze

Memorial service: 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 20, 2024, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel. His family will receive relatives and friends beginning at 10:00 a.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Greater Lansing Food Bank.

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