Obituaries

Marcia J. Stahl

The Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, January 6, 2022, at St. Gerard Catholic Church, Lansing. Masks are required. The Rite of Committal will follow in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery. Her family will receive relatives and friends from 4-8 p.m., with a 7:30 p.m. Vigil Service, on Wednesday, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel. Her family requires masks be worn. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Lewy Body Dementia Association, Michigan Parkinson Foundation, or St. Gerard. Additionally, a celebration of Marcia’s life will also be held in Spring 2022.

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Phillip M. “Phil” Dimitrijevic

A memorial service will be held at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel on Tuesday, January 11, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Tuesday for one hour prior to the service. Memorial contributions may be made to the Superior Watershed Partnership & Land Conservancy.

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William A. Hanes

Visitation will be on Monday, January 3, 2022, from 2:00 – 4:00 P.M. and 6:00 – 8:00 P.M. at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel. A service will be held on Tuesday, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel. Interment will take place at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Lansing, following the service.

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Billy Gordon Mohr

There will be no service.  In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to McLaren Hospice and Homecare Foundation or Old Newsboys of Greater Lansing.

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Ruth Marie Ferguson

The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 28, 2021, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Lansing. Interment will follow in Evergreen Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel on Monday from 6-8 p.m. and before the service at the church from 10:00 a.m. until service time. Memorial contributions may be made to Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church Memorial Fund.

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Milton LeRoy DeLaPaz

The funeral service will be held at 12:00 p.m. Monday, December 27, 2021, at Maranatha Bilingual Church, Lansing. His family will receive friends at the church beginning at 11:00 a.m. Monday. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to his church.

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Marilyn J. Lewis

The funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, December 30, 2021, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel. Interment will follow in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens. Her family will receive relatives and friends beginning at 12:00 on Thursday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to North Westminster Presbyterian Church.

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Jacalyn “Jackie” Kish

A graveside service will be held on December 22, 2021, at Mt. Hope Cemetery, at 12:20 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital.

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Russell V. “Russ” Jorae

Funeral Mass: 12:00 p.m. Thursday, December 23, 2021, at St. Isidore Catholic Church, Laingsburg. Visitation will be on Thursday, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. at the church. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the EBF3-HADDS Foundation or to a charity of your choosing.

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Dayne K. Miller

Dayne K. “Mudcat” Miller

The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 22, 2021, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel.  Interment with military honors will follow in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens.  His family will receive friends at the funeral home from 10:00 a.m. until service time on Wednesday. 

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Billy Jerry Houston

The burial will take place at a later date in Ft. Custer National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to South Church of the Nazarene.

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Maria G. Raymond

Family will welcome guests for visitation, on Wednesday, December 22nd, from 4-7pm, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel. A funeral celebrating Maria’s life will be held Thursday, December 23rd, and 12:00pm, at Cristo Rey Church 201 W. Miller, Rd. Lansing, MI 48911. Interment following the service, at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that contributions be made to Sparrow Hospice Services.

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Tod Alvin Finch

Tod Finch

There will be no public memorial service.  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Ingham County Animal Shelter.

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Brandon Coady Rios

Memorial services will be held in Texas and in Michigan. Dates and times will be announced at a later date.  Charitable donations may go to: AIDS services of Dallas, Texas.

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Corinne “Kay” Christensen

A private family memorial service will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Kay’s honor to Careline Hospice, Jackson, MI, or to a local hospice organization of your choice.

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