Obituaries

Marcella Stachwick

Marcella E. (Harvat) Stachwick

Age 100, passed away at her home on January 2, 2023.  She was born September 29, 1922, in Spokane, WA, to John and Eleaveth (Weigum) Harvat.  Marcella’s family owned the Harvat Sheep Company and Ranch in Montana where her mom owned The Pin Cushion.  Marcella was a devoted member of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in […]

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John Wallace Hayden

A private service will be held. Interment will take place in Great Lakes National Cemetery, Holly, MI. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

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Sherill L. Studt

There will be no funeral service. For those desiring memorial contributions may be made to a food bank of the donor’s choice, Capital Area Humane Society, or a charity of the donor’s choice.

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Perry M. Johnson

Memorial service: 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 22, 2023, at Holt United Methodist Church. Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m. In lieu of flowers, those wishing to honor Perry’s memory may do so through contributions to: “Perry M. and Uyvonne Johnson Endowed Scholarship in Criminal Justice and Ethics” endowed scholarship in Criminal Justice at MSU; Holt United Methodist Church; or The Southern Poverty Law Center.

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Cassandra Ann (Millis) Foster

The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, December 30, 2022, at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, with interment in Oak Plain Cemetery in Shaftsburg.  Her family will receive friends at the church from 10:00 a.m. until service time on Friday, where a Trisagion service will take place at 10:30 a.m.  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, or to Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church.

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Brenda Smith

Brenda J. Smith

The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, January 2, 2023, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel, with interment to follow in East Lawn Memory Gardens. Her family will receive friends at the funeral home from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. and from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Sunday, January 1, 2023.

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Justin L. Lewis

Funeral service: 3:00 p.m. Saturday, January 14, 2023, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel. Visitation: 12:00-4:00 p.m. Thursday, January 12, 2023, and also one hour prior to the funeral at Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel.

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Ruth Anne Taliaferro

Funeral service: 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, December 20, 2022, at Emanuel First Evangelical Lutheran Church, Lansing. Entombment will follow in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens. Her family will receive relatives and friends from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. on Monday at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Emanuel First Lutheran Church & School.

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Rev. Christopher Ian Chenoweth

ThefFuneral service will be held at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel, on Saturday, December 17, 2022, at 12:00 p.m.  The funeral will be livestreamed. The family will greet visitors at the funeral home for 1 hour prior to the service.  Interment will follow at Leek Cemetery.

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Richard Hershberger

Age 80, passed away December 8, 2022.  He was born May 24, 1942, in Anderson, Indiana, to Russell and Catherine Hershberger.  Richard retired from the State of Michigan.  He will be buried next to his wife, in Great Lakes National Cemetery, Holly, Michigan.

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Michele Corinne Hibbs

Visitation will be from 12-3 and 4-7 p.m. on Wednesday, December 21, 2022, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel. If anyone wishes to share memories of Michele, they may do so from 2:30-3:00 p.m. (during the first visitation). Memorial donations may be made to the Capital Area Humane Society or Susan G. Komen (Breast Cancer Foundation).

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Dale E. Marshall

Funeral service: 12:00 p.m. Saturday, January 14, 2023, at Holt Baptist Church. Interment will follow in Oaklawn Cemetery, Stockbridge. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. on Saturday at the church.

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