Age 70, passed away April 1, 2024. She was born December 22, 1953, in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, to Leon and Pauline Kappler. Connie attended Lansing Community College and then graduated from Eastern Kentucky University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry. She worked at Abbott Laboratories for 5 years, then worked at Renite Co. for 2 […]
The funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Friday, April 12, 2024, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel, with interment to follow in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens. His family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Thursday. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Elara Caring Hospice.
A celebration of Karen’s life will be held from 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 19, 2024, at The Hidden Gem Event Venue, Holt. Her family will receive guests beginning at 11:00 a.m., with a memorial service at 12:30 p.m. and a luncheon to follow. Please bring your best “Karen Koval” stories. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to CASA for Kids Inc.
Funeral service: 11:00 a.m. Monday, April 8, 2024, at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Lansing. Interment will take place at 2:00 p.m. on Monday in Fort Custer National Cemetery, Augusta, MI. His family will receive relatives and friends from 2-5 p.m. on Sunday at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel and beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Monday at the church. Memorial contributions may be made to Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church.
The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 6, 2024, at Hope Baptist Church, Mason, with entombment to follow in Deepdale Memorial Gardens. Her family will receive friends at the church beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hope Baptist Church.
The funeral service, with military honors, will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, April 4, 2024, at the Estes-Leadley Holt/Delhi Chapel, which will be available on livestream. His family will receive friends at the funeral home from 3:00 – 8:00 p.m. Wednesday. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, Mesothelioma.com, or McLaren Hospice.
Celebration: 12:00 p.m. Saturday, April 20, 2024, at Neland Church, Grand Rapids. Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m. at the church. In lieu of flowers, Memorial contributions may be made to the Kentwood Rotary Club or Neland Church.
A private ceremony will be held at a later date in East Lawn Memory Gardens. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Capital Area Humane Society.
The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, March 28, 2024, at Emanuel First Evangelical Lutheran Church, Lansing, with interment to follow in Maple Ridge Cemetery. Her family will receive friends at the Estes-Leadley Holt/Delhi Chapel from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, and one hour prior to the funeral service at the church on Thursday. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Emanuel Lutheran School.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Rheumatoid Arthritis Foundation or Western Michigan University’s Bronson School of Nursing.
A luncheon open house will be held in her memory from 12:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 11, 2024, at Best Sellers Book and Coffee Co, Mason, Michigan. Memorial contributions may be made at hospiceoflansing.org
His family will meet at the Estes-Leadley Holt/Delhi Chapel on Saturday, April 27, 2024, at 9:30 a.m., where they will process to Maple Ridge Cemetery for a combined graveside service with military honors for him and his wife, Jacquelyn Howard.
There will be a private interment held. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to Careline Hospice. Arrangements are by Estes-Leadley Funeral Homes.
Marian will be buried at the Western N.Y. National Cemetery in Corfu, N.Y. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to the charity of the donor’s choice. Arrangements are by the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel.
Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11:00a.m. on Thursday, March 14, 2024, at St. Therese of Lisieux Parish. Rite of Christian Burial will follow at Delta Center Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church on Thursday for one hour prior to the Mass. Memorial contributions may be made to to St. Therese of Lisieux Parish.
Funeral service: 11:00 a.m. Saturday, March 9, 2024, at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Lansing; visitation at 10:00 a.m. Interment in Evergreen Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Paul’s Episcopal Church.
