Obituaries

Betty Zietlow

The memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, November 6, 2026, at Messiah Lutheran Church, where her family will receive friends beginning at 10:00 a.m. Memorial contributions may be made to Messiah Lutheran Church or Sparrow Hospice through University of Michigan Health- Sparrow Foundation.

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Frederick Duane Rieger

The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 9, 2026, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel. Interment will follow in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Lansing. His family will receive relatives and friends from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the City Rescue Mission of Lansing.

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Rain Adair Israel Norris

Rain Adair Israel Norris

His family will receive friends at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel from 6:00 – 8:00  p.m. Saturday, September 12, 2026.  The funeral service will take place at the funeral home at 1:00 Sunday, September 13.  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to The Fledge Foundation.

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John Paul Wilke

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, September 5, 2026, at the Estes-Leadley Holt/Delhi Chapel. Interment will follow at Deepdale Memorial Gardens in Lansing. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Saturday for 30 minutes prior to the funeral. Memorial contributions may be made to Forster Woods Adult Day Services. Please feel free to wear your maize and blue!

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Jennifer Sue Shroeger

A private memorial service celebrating Jennifer’s life will be held at a later date. Memorial contributions may be on line to the Michigan Region of the American Red Cross or Cristo Rey East Campus Clothing Closet 1717 N High St. Lansing, MI 48906

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Jacqueline Lee Ladson

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, September 3, 2026, at Mt. Hope Church, Williamston. Interment will follow at East Lawn Memory Gardens in Okemos. The family will receive friends at the Estes-Leadley Holt/Delhi Chapel on Wednesday, September 2nd, from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m.

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Gus P. Carantza

The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 26, 2026, at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, Lansing. The Trisagion service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday at the church, followed by visitation before the service. Memorial contributions may be made to Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church or the Humane Society.

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Arloa Gay Marmion

 A Celebration of Life will be held outdoors in the midst of Arloa’s gardens on Saturday, October 24, 2026, at 11:00 AM at 3525 Arabian Circle, Lansing, MI 48906

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Ann Marie Hallenbeck

The funeral liturgy will be celebrated 11:00 a.m., Monday, August 24, 2026, at the Estes-Leadley Holt/Delhi Chapel. Interment will follow in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Lansing. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Monday for one hour prior to the funeral. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church.

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Judy I. (Larner) Mattson

The funeral service will be held at 3:30 p.m., Thursday, August 20, 2026, at the Estes-Leadley Holt/Delhi Chapel. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service on Thursday. 

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Don Mercer

Donald James Mercer

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, August 21, 2026, at St. Mary Cathedral, Lansing, with the Rite of Committal in Evergreen Cemetery. Visitation will be at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Thursday.

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Lawrence Alfred “Larry” Drolett, Jr.

The Funeral Liturgy will be celebrated at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 29, 2026, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel.  His family will receive relatives and friends from 4-8 p.m. on Friday, August 28, at the funeral home. Private family inurnment will take place in Gunnisonville Cemetery. Contributions may be made to the charity of your choice in memory of Larry.

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Zarada Olive Lichte

A celebration of life will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, September 14, 2026, at Riverview Church, Holt. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the church.

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Marjorie Marie Tharnish-Brown

The Mass of Christian Burial will be held 11:00 a.m., Saturday, August 22, 2026, at St. James Catholic Church. The family will receive friends for one hour prior to the Mass on Saturday at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to St. James Catholic Church.

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Dean Hull

Dean Hull

Visitation will be from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. Thursday, August 13, 2026, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel.  The funeral service will be at 10:00 a.m. Friday, August 14, at the funeral home.  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Glenn Sharp Endowment for Football Fund.

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Raul Martinez “Roy” Lino

The Funeral Liturgy will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, August 13, 2026, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel, with the Rite of Committal to follow in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Lansing. His family will receive friends at the funeral home one hour prior to the funeral service.

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Alexander Vincent Piersante-Horn

Funeral Mass will be held 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, August 11, 2026 at St. Mary Cathedral, Lansing.  The family will receive friends at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel on Monday, August 10, 2026 from 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. with a Rosary to be prayed at 6:30 p.m.  The family will also be receiving friends at the Church on Tuesday for 1 hour prior to the Mass. Memorial contributions may be made to The Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Lansing District Council.

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Ysmael “Maye” Briones

A funeral service will be held at 10:00 AM on Saturday, August 8, 2026, at Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel. Interment will follow at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery in Lansing.
The family will receive relatives and friends from 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM on Friday, August 7, 2026, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel and again one hour prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association in memory of Ysmael.

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Fredrick Richard Enghoffer, Jr.

Memorial service: 12:00 p.m. Monday, August 17, 2026, at the Estes-Leadley Holt/Delhi Chapel. Inurnment will follow in Evergreen Cemetery, Lansing. His family will receive relatives and friends beginning at 11:00 a.m. on Monday at the funeral home. Those who wish may make memorial contributions, in memory of Fredrick, to the St. Vincent de Paul Pantry in Prudenville, Michigan.

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Amy Cheryl Rotter

A private graveside service is planned at Ohioville Cemetery in Indian River, MI at a later date.  Memorial donations may be made to the Special Olympics Area 8 or the American Heart Association. 

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