Obituaries

Age 70, of Lansing, passed away April 1, 2011. He was born on December 22, 1940 in Buffalo, NY the son of Alfred, Sr. and Marion Buerger. There will be no service.

Age 59, passed away April 3, 2011. She was born on November 3, 1951 in Lansing the daughter of Frederick and Margaret Crandell. There will be no service. Memorial contributions may be made to the Capital Area Humane Society.

Age 92, of Holt, passed away April 2, 2011. She was born on August 24, 1918 in Indiana. There will be no service. Memorial contributions may be made to the Capital Area Humane Society.

Rev. J. Thomas Churn, of Lansing, passed away Thursday, March 31, 2011, at the age of 84.  He was born October 1, 1926 in Wilmington, Delaware the son of J. Thomas and Ruth C. Churn Jr. Rev. Churn served the United Methodist Church in the Peninsula-Delaware and West Michigan Conferences.  After retiring from the church, […]

Age 90, of DeWitt, passed away on March 31, 2011. He was born on April 23, 1920 in Bath, MI the son of William and Ida Seeger. He was a survivor of the Bath School disaster. Lawrence served in the U.S. Army during WWII and graduated with a degree in Agriculture from Michigan Agricultural College. […]

Age 99, of East Lansing, passed away on March 29, 2011. She was born November 20, 1911 in New York City to Beatrice Madrigal and Thomas Terrence O’Brien, moving to Lansing when her father was offered a job as general sales manager of Oldsmobile in 1920. Her father later became mayor of Lansing. Beatrice graduated […]

Age 74, of Williamston, passed away March 29, 2011. She was born on December 25, 1936 in Bald Hill, Oklahoma the daughter of Ocey and Grace Tennison. The funeral service will be held in Sulphur, Louisiana with interment in Highland Memorial Park in Lake Charles, LA.

Helen (Bader) Shingler Martin, age 98, of Kewadin, MI, formerly of Grand Ledge, passed away on March 28, 2011 after a short illness.  Helen was born in 1913 in Rosebush, MI, the daughter of Clarence and Lua (Calkins) Bader. Helen graduated from Eastern High School in 1930 and graduated from Lansing Business University.  She was […]

Born September 20, 1918 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania daughter of the late Morris and Stella (Farber) Glass passed away at her home on Saturday, March 26, 2011 at the age of 92.  Esther showed unconditional love and generosity for everyone she met and will be fondly remembered. Surviving are her husband of 68 years, George M.  […]

Age 49, passed away March 25, 2011. William was born in Grand Haven, MI on August 15, 1961 the son of William and Donna Shepard. William had been a local resident of Charlotte for the past 20 years. He was an expert roofer and had spent the last several years traveling the country in his […]

Age 67, of Lansing, passed away March 25, 2011.  She was born in Lansing on January 15, 1944 and was a 1961 graduate of Lansing Everett High School.  Following her retirement Sandy was employed at Younker’s in the Lansing Mall. She was preceded in death by her sister, Judy Penski, mother, Doris Phillips, former husband […]

Age 80, of Mason, beloved husband, father and grandfather, went to be with his Lord on Friday, March 25, 2011. Jim proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy, from 1948 to 1952, aboard the USS Roanoke CL-145.  He told many stories of his shipmates and their adventures overseas.  He was member of the USS […]

Age 90, of Holt, died March 24, 2011 in Lansing, MI.  She was born April 1, 1920 in Elsie, MI to George and Grace Phelps.  Reva graduated from Everett High School in 1938 and retired from Estes Furniture in 1981. Surviving are one sister, Donna; two sons, Dennis (Jodi) and Curtis (Margaret); daughter-in-law, Donna; 5 […]

Age 94, of Okemos, passed away March 24, 2011. He was born on August 2, 1916 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A graveside service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 27, 2011 at Glendale Cemetery,  2500 Mt. Hope Road, Okemos, MI. Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of one’s choice.

Age 56, of Lansing, passed away March 22, 2011. He was born on February 2, 1955 in Lansing the son of Martin and Mae Foster. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 26, 2011 at Columbia Road Baptist Church, 5000 W. Columbia Rd., Mason, MI 48854 with Pastor John O. […]

Age 65, of Lansing, passed away March 21, 2011. He was born on June 21, 1945 in Big Rapids, MI the son of William and Maxine Jehnsen. There will be no service. Memorial contributions may be made to the Disabled American Veterans.  

Gale arrived on February 1, 1937, youngest son of Horace and Hazel Mead of Ovid, MI and departed to heaven on this day of March 18, 2011. He was currently of Clearwater, FL and DeWitt, MI. Gale retired from Fisher Body in 1997 as a pipe fitter/purchasing expediter. For many years, Gale enjoyed bowling, deer […]

Age 93, of Okemos, passed away March 20, 2011. She was born on March 18, 1918 in Bellevue, MI the daughter of Wiliam and Flossie Hoeflinger. The funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, March 25, 2011 at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel. Interment will follow in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens. Visitation […]

Born December 20, 1925 in Johnston City, Illinois to Arthur and Laura (Kelly) Bell died on Friday, March 18, 2011 at the age of 85.  He was preceded in death by his first wife, Joyce and second wife, Sarah “Sally” as well as his brother, Lamont Bell and sister, Catherine Dillow. Grange graduated from Southern […]

Willard J. Jones, Jr. went home to be with the Lord on Friday, March 18, 2011, at the age of 84.  Willard worked as a chemist for the State of Michigan Department of Public Health, retiring after twenty four years.  He served in the U.S. Army during WWII and Korea.  Surviving are his wife, Evelyn; […]