Obituaries

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.

Age 76 of Lansing passed away January 13, 2024. Larry was a proud Army Veteran and worked for many years at General Motors. There will be a memorial service held at a later date. 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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Raymond Conner, Jr

Raymond Conner, Jr.

The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, January 5, 2024, at Emanuel First Evangelical Lutheran Church, Lansing, with interment to follow in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens. His family will receive friends at the church beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Friday. Memorial contributions may be made to the church, Alzheimer’s Association, or the charity of one’s choice.

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Dick Sowton

Richard Charles “Dick” Sowton

The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 10, 2024, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel.  His family will receive friends at the funeral home beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday.  Private interment will take place in Cadillac. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association or to the American Diabetes Association.

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Janet A. Luoma

The family will have an interment ceremony, for both Janet and Bob’s urns, at the family plot at Evergreen Cemetery in Lansing at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 1st, 2024.  A gathering for family and friends will follow the interment at the VFW Post #671, 12250 Old US 27, DeWitt, MI 48820. Please send donations to Hospice House of Mid-Michigan in memory of Janet.

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Alan Wayne Barrett

There will be no service. Private inurnment will take place at Fort Custer National Cemetery, Augusta, MI. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to City Church, Lansing.

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