Obituaries

Amy Jo Eldridge

Amy Jo Eldridge

The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, September 26, 2024, at St. Michael’s Episcopal Church in Lansing.  Visitation will also be at the church on Thursday, beginning at 10:30 a.m.  Private burial will take place in Fairfax, Virginia.  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St Jude Children’s Hospital.

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Debra Sue “Deb” (Schultz) Dodge

Memorial service: 2:00 p.m. Sunday, September 22, 2024, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel. Her family will receive relatives and friends beginning at 1:00 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the Lymphoma Research Foundation.

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Edna M. Minnis

There will be a celebration of life gathering to be held, Saturday, September 28, 2024, beginning at 1:00 p.m. at the family home. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to the Holt Food Bank.

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Clifton Christian

The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 2, 2024, at First Presbyterian Church, Lansing.  His family will receive friends at the church beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday.  

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Judith Everett Fessenden Sargent Snyder

Service of Thanksgiving: 1:00 p.m. Saturday, October 5, 2024, at the Spirit of Peace Church of the Brethren, East Lansing. In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting that you consider a donation to Leader Dogs for the Blind or the Spirit of Peace Church of the Brethren.

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Roger Boulter

Roger R. Boulter

The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, September 20, 2024, at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Lansing, with interment to follow in Delta Center Cemetery. His family will receive friends at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Thursday, as well as one hour prior to the funeral service at the church on Friday. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Michigan Parkinson Foundation in memory of Roger Boulter.

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Violet Elaine Middleton

The Funeral Liturgy will be celebrated at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 23, 2025, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel with visitation one hour prior at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Capital Area Humane Society or the Greater Lansing Food Bank.

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Michael Robert Ball, PhD

Funeral Mass: 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 18, 2024, at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, East Lansing.  Visitation will be held at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church on Tuesday, September 17, 2024, from 4-7 p.m., with a Rosary at 6:30 p.m., and again on Wednesday for one hour prior to the Mass.  There will be no visitation at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Church of the Resurrection, Lansing.

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Kevin Taiga Haun

Funeral Mass: 10:00 a.m. Saturday, October 12, 2024, at St. Mary Cathedral, Lansing. The Rite of Committal will follow in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Lansing. Visitation will begin 1 hour prior to the Mass.

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Karen G. Dale

A private family memorial will be held in the spring. In lieu of flowers or a contribution, Karen requested that people plant a flower in her memory and continue to push the boundaries as she did, and seek out new, unique experiences.

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John Edward Theroux

Funeral service: Noon Friday, September 13, 2024, at the Estes-Leadley Holt/Delhi Chapel, with interment to follow in Maple Ridge Cemetery. His family will receive friends at the funeral home from 10-12 and 4-7 on Thursday, as well as one hour prior to the funeral service on Friday. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Norte Youth Cycling based in Traverse City, Michigan, or Aurelius Road Baptist Church in Holt.

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Michael David Bates

A celebration of Mike’s life will be held at Royal Scot Golf and Bowl on Saturday, October 12, from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations be made to Hospice of Greater Lansing.

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Johnathan Keith Riley

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 4, 2024 at South Church, 5250 Cornerstone Dr. in Lansing. Interment will take place at East Lawn Memory Gardens in Okemos. Keith’s family will receive friends at the church on Wednesday for one hour prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, those who wish may make memorial contributions, in Keith’s memory, to the Lansing City Rescue Mission.

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