Obituaries

Philip H. Foote

Funeral service: 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 24, 2024, at Heritage Baptist Church, DeWitt. Interment will follow at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens. His family will receive relatives and friends beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday at the church. Memorial contributions may be made to Mother Teresa House or the Lansing City Rescue Mission.

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Anna Joe Pettinger

AnnaJoe Pettinger

The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, January 22, 2024, at the Estes-Leadley Holt/Delhi Chapel, with interment to follow in Maple Ridge Cemetery.  Her family will receive friends at the funeral home from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Sunday. 

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Carl P. Kentner

Memorial service: 2:00 p.m. Saturday, April 13, 2024, at Christ Community Church, Lansing, with interment occurring at Fort Custer National Cemetery, Augusta, MI. Those planning an expression of sympathy or remembrance are asked to consider a memorial contribution to The State of Michigan/Save the Flags.

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Gerhard Komm

The funeral service will be held at Emanuel First Evangelical. Lutheran Church, Lansing, Michigan on Saturday, January 27th, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. with visitation one hour prior to the service. The service will be Live Steamed at www.emanuelfirst.org. Interment will be on Monday, January 29, at 2:00 p.m., at East Lawn Memorial Gardens. Donations may be made to Emanuel First Evangelical Lutheran Church (Almoner Fund) or the Lansing Liederkranz Club.

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Patricia M. Sladek

Funeral service: 12:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 23, 2024, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Tuesday beginning at 10:00 a.m. Interment will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Lansing. Memorial contributions may be made to Beekman Center of the Lansing School District, and the Autism Society of America.

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Donna Mae Piehl

The gathering will be private, with a remembrance celebration to be planned for the spring. In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be as desired: donations to your favorite charity or local library, share a special memory, tell a fishing story, attend a local theater production, or just reach out to someone who could use a kind word and a smile.

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Larry L. Berryhill, Sr.

There will be a burial service, with military honors, at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, June 15, 2024, at East Lawn Memory Gardens, Okemos. Memorial donations may be made to Disabled American Veterans (D.A.V.)

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Connie Kavalaris

Constance B. Kavalaris

The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 23, 2024, at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, with interment to follow in Deepdale Memorial Gardens.  Her family will receive friends at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel from 5:00 to 7:30 p.m. Monday, where the Trisagion Service will be held at 7:30 p.m.  Memorial contributions may be made to Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church.

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Thelma Irene (Parks) Hicks

Funeral service: 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 16, 2024, at the Estes-Leadley Holt/Delhi Chapel. Interment will follow in Markham Cemetery. Her family will receive relatives and friends from 2-4 p.m. on Sunday, January 14 at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the family.

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Dorothy Akin

Dorothy Mary “Dottie” Akin

The funeral service will be held at 12:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 9, 2024, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel, with interment to follow in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery.  Her family will receive friends at the funeral home from 2:00 – 4:00 and 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Monday.

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Mae Pearlene “Lady” Jackson

There will be a memorial service to honor Lady’s life which will be held 11:00 a.m., Saturday, January 6, 2024, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel. There will be a visitation for one hour prior to the memorial service on Saturday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Kidney Foundation, or the American Heart Association.

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Delores Ann “Dee” Flower

Memorial service: 3:00 p.m. Friday, January 26, 2024, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel. Her family will receive relatives and friends beginning at 1:00 p.m. on Friday at the funeral home.

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Patricia Trudgen

Patricia Lee Trudgen

A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Friday, January 5, 2024, at Holt Christian Church, where family will receive friends beginning at 12:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to American Lung Association. 

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