Obituaries

Due to COVID restrictions, a celebration of life will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to Elara Caring Hospice of Lansing.

A funeral procession will leave Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, March 20, 2021, arriving at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery around 11:30 a.m..  His family will receive friends at the funeral home from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Thursday, and from 1:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Friday, with a prayer service at 3:30 p.m. Friday.

A memorial service will be held at a future date. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Ingham County Animal Shelter.

A memorial visitation will be held at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel on Wednesday, March 10, 2021 from 6-8 p.m.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Fenner Nature Center.

The funeral will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 10, 2021, at Cedar Street Church, 1705 Cedar St,, Holt. The family will receive friends at the church on Wednesday, one hour prior to the funeral. People are welcome to watch the service via live stream by following this link: http://cedarstreetchurch.org/boxcast-streaming-channel/.

Contributions may be made to one of the MSU School of Journalism Scholarship Funds or to the University Club of MSU Staff Scholarship  Endowment.

The funeral service will be held at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, March 6, 2021, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel. Interment will follow in East Lawn Memory Gardens, Okemos. Her family will receive relatives and friends beginning at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. Memorial contributions may be made to the Holt United Methodist Church.

A graveside memorial service will be held at the Maple Ridge Cemetery in Holt, at 1:00 p.m. Friday, May 21, 2021.

A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, March 14, 2021, at the East Lansing University Seventh-day Adventist Church. All are requested to wear masks and to practice social distancing. The memorial service may be viewed live on YouTube.

No service will be held at this time.

Karlene’s family will be welcoming guests on Thursday, March 4, 2021, from 2-4 p.m., and 6-8 p.m., at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel.  A service will be held on Friday, March 5, at 12:00 p.m. at the funeral home. We ask that everyone please wear a mask and practice social distancing. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Paul’s Episcopal Church of the Capital Area Humane Society.

There will be no service.

The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Mary Cathedral at 10:00 a.m., on Saturday, March 6, 2021. There will be a private Rite of Committal at a later date at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery. The family will receive friends at 9 a.m. at the Cathedral before the funeral Mass. The family has asked that everyone follow the covid safety guidelines with masks and social distancing. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Angela Andrews Ryan Rome Scholarship at St. Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN or to the charity of your choice.

A service in Michigan will be held at a later date. Donations can be made to Lakers Scholarship Fund, 6136 Pigeon Road, Pigeon, MI 48755; Brunet Memorial, Central Michigan University, Carlin Alumni House G/E, 524 E. Bellows St., Mount Pleasant, MI 48858; or Michigan State University College of Education Student Emergency Fund in memory of Harry J. Brunet, Michigan State University, 535 Chestnut Road, Suite 300, East Lansing, MI 48824.

As per her request, there will be no service.

The family will announce a date for a Memorial this summer. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions could be made to the Ionia County Commission on Aging.

There will be no funeral or memorial service at this time. A small family service will be held at a later date.

There will be no public service at this time. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Capital Area Humane Society.

The service will be private; however, there will be a link to a Live Stream of the service to added shortly. Memorial donations may be made to the Capital Area Humane Society.

The service will be private. In lieu of flowers or gifts, donations may be made to the American Heart Association or The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research.