Obituaries

Hazel Gilliland-Hodges

Funeral service: 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 12, 2023, at the Estes-Leadley Holt/Delhi Chapel. Graveside service will be private. Visitation will be Monday from 4-6:30 p.m. at the funeral home followed by The Order of the Eastern Star Service at 7:00 p.m., and beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions should be made to Delta Mills United Methodist Church; Post #150 Order of the Eastern Star; or Careline Hospice.

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Esperanza “Hope” Quiroga

The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, September 11, 2023, at Estes-Leadley Holt/Delhi Chapel. Interment will follow in Maple Ridge Cemetery, Holt. The family will receive relatives and friends from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. on Sunday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Holt Church of the Nazarene.

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Gloria Rae Van Kirk

The family will receive friends at the Estes-Leadley Holt/Delhi Chapel on Friday, September 8, 2023, from 12:00 – 4:00 p.m. and again from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. There will be a graveside service held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 9, 2023, at Maple Grove Cemetery in Mason. Those who wish may assemble at Estes-Leadley Holt/Delhi Chapel beginning at Noon on Saturday and proceed to the cemetery leaving at 12:30. In lieu of flowers, the family has suggested that Memorial contributions, in loving memory of Gloria, may be made to the Ingham County Animal Shelter, Mason, Michigan or to your favorite charity.

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Frank D. Burke

A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, September 23, 2023, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel, 325 W. Washtenaw St., Lansing, MI, 48933. A private inurnment will take place at a later date. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions to the Greater Lansing Food Bank

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John E. Williams

A memorial service will be officiated by Rev. Anita K. Hahn at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, September 15, 2023, at Holt United Methodist Church with a luncheon to follow. Those who wish may make memorial contributions, in memory of John, to either Holt United Methodist Church or McLaren Home Hospice.

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Srinivasan Vedantham

The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 31, 2023, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel, with visitation until 3:30 p.m.

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Jessica Dee Cowles

A celebration of life is planned for September 24, 2023 from 2 to 5 PM at the Unity Spiritual Center of Lansing, 2395 Washington Rd, Lansing, MI 48911
2 PM – Gather and Greet Music, Art, and Photographs Hors d’oeuvres (Potluck items optional but welcome)
3 PM – Time for Sharing Stories, Reminiscences
4 PM – Closing Remarks

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Marcia Elsesser

Marcia B. Elsesser

A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, September 2, 2023, at Pilgrim Congregational Church in Lansing. Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Pilgrim Congregational Church or the charity of one’s choice.

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Leslie Kay Kent

A celebration of life will be held from 1-4 p.m. on Saturday, September 30, 2023 at her nephew, Steve Kent’s home at 532 Canal St., Eaton Rapids, MI 48827. Memorial donations may be made to Hospice House of Mid-Michigan or American Diabetes Association.

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Ronnie Garrison

Memorial service: 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 12, 2023, at the Estes-Leadley Holt/Delhi Chapel. The family will receive friends at the funeral home for one hour before the service. Ron’s remains will be interred at Fort Custer National Cemetery, Augusta, Michigan, with military honors on Wednesday, September 13, at 1:30 p.m. The family welcomes donations to The Alzheimer’s Association.

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Dorothy Jean Anderson

Funeral service: 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, August 31, 2023, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel. Interment to follow in Mt. Hope Cemetery. Her family will receive relatives and friends beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday at the funeral home.

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Gary L. Howell

Funeral service: 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, August 24, 2023, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel. The family will receive visitors at the funeral home on Wednesday from 3-7 p.m. and one hour prior to the funeral service on Thursday. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Macular Degeneration Foundation.

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Esther (Fabiano) Young

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, August 21, 2023, at St. Mary Cathedral, with visitation one hour prior to the Mass at the cathedral. Interment will follow in Deepdale Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital or Sparrow Hospice House of Mid-Michigan.

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Gray W. Smith III (“Buck”)

A Memorial Service will take place on Saturday, September 9, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. at Sycamore Creek Potterville Campus.  The Family will receive friends on Saturday beginning at noon until the time of service.

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Kay L. Frazier

Celebration of life: 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. Saturday, October 7, 2023, at the Mason Holt Eagles, Mason. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to Hospice of Lansing.

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Mary Kathryn (Hueni) Cantrell

Mary Kathryn (Hueni) Cantrell

Mary Kathryn (Hueni) Cantrell, a long-time resident of Capitol Hill, Washington, DC, died Monday the 7th of August in her hometown of Lansing, Michigan. Born in 1932 in Lansing, Michigan, Mary graduated from Sexton High School and received a Bachelor of Science from the Michigan State University. After college, she was a flight attendant and […]

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