Obituaries

Jerome B. (Jerry or JB) Allaire

A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, December 3, 2021, at Our Savior Lutheran Church. A live stream of the service can be found at www.oursaviorlansing.org. Visitation will be from 4:00-7:00 p.m. Thursday, December 2, 2021, at the Estes-Leadley Holt/Delhi Chapel. The family strongly requests that all attending visitation and the memorial service please wear a mask. Memorial donations may be made to Our Savior Lutheran Church and School, or Camp Arcadia.

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Harold Chipps

A service celebrating Harold’s life will be held on Friday, November 26, 2021, at 12:10 p.m. at the Estes-Leadley Holt/Delhi Chapel, with visitation beginning at 10:30 a.m. Interment will take place at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, in Dimondale, immediately following the service. Contributions can be made to The American Cancer Society.

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Betty Lou Yunker

A graveside service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, December 3, 2021 at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens in Lansing. Those who wish may make memorial contributions, in loving memory of Betty, to the Ingham County Animal Shelter, St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, or the Smile Train.

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Brian V. Howe

A memorial service for Brian will take place at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 11, 2022, at Plymouth First United Methodist Church, Plymouth, MI. Donations, in lieu of flowers, may be made to The Leelanau Conservancy.

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Barbara Jean Brown

Barbara Jean Brown of East Lansing, Michigan – Age 81, passed away November 19, 2021.  Barbara was born July 23, 1940, in Detroit, Michigan, to Frank and Josephine M. Gurskey.  She attended High School in Detroit and South Lyon, Michigan.  She was married to Glen Allen Campbell in 1956 and had her first son Glenn […]

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John Hueni, Jr.

John chose not to have a funeral. His preference was that people who cared should go out and share an act of kindness with someone less fortunate or make a donation to a favorite charity in his honor. Life is short, make a difference.

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Sidney P. Beurmann

A private service will be held at a future date.  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Leader Dogs for the Blind, or to Elara Caring Hospice in Jackson.

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Debra Jo Cooper

A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, November 22, 2021 at the Estes-Leadley Holt/Delhi Chapel.  The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Monday from Noon until service time at 2:00. Anyone wanting to make a donation in memory of Debra Jo Cooper can make it to the Ingham County Animal Shelter.

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Douglas F. “Doug” Stephens

A Celebration of Life is planned for the spring of 2022. In lieu of flowers, those wishing to honor Douglas’ memory may do so through contributions to the Music Ministry at Mount Hope United Methodist Church in Lansing.

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Charles R. “Chuck” Ellingson

Age 74, he was born January 13, 1947, in Decorah, Iowa.  Chuck served in the U.S. Navy as a hospital corpsman, retiring from the Navy after 22 years.  He spent his retirement in Lansing, Michigan, where he passed away November 9, 2021.  Interment will take place at a later date in Fort Custer National Cemetery, […]

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Jeffrey E. Goad

A Celebration of Jeff’s Life will be held on Friday, November 26, 2021, at the Hilton Garden Inn Lansing West from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., with a time to share memories at 1:00 p.m.

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Cornelius A. “Neil” French

The family will be welcoming guests for a visitation on Sunday, November 7, 2021, from 2:00 – 5:00 p.m. at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel, with a service beginning at 5:00 p.m.

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Dortha “Dot” Pile

A private graveside service will be held at Deepdale Memorial Garden, where she will be laid to rest beside her parents.
In lieu of flowers the family wishes donations be made in Dot’s name to Old Newsboys, one of her favorite charities. 

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Paulette E. Laing

The funeral service will be held at 1:30 pm. on Friday, November 5, 2021, at Redeemer United Methodist Church, DeWitt. Interment will follow in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Lansing. Her family will receive relatives and friends one hour prior to the service on Friday at the church. Memorial contributions may be made to the National Parkinson’s Foundation or Redeemer United Methodist Church Camp Scholarship Fund.

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Arlene K. Powers

A memorial service will be held at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 10, 2021, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel. Her family will receive relatives and friends after the service from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association.

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