Obituaries

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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Michelle “Mickey” Oden

A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 20, 2021, at the Estes-Leadley Holt/Delhi Chapel.  Her family will receive friends at the funeral home beginning at 1:00 p.m.  Following the service there will be a luncheon to CELEBRATE the life of Mickey at the Polish Federated Home.  In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting monetary donations be sent to: Kristine Searles or Deborah Oden, PO Box 45, Eagle, MI 48822.

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Michael Kevin Bowen

A memorial service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Monday, November 8, 2021, at the Estes-Leadley Holt/Delhi Chapel. The family will greet relatives and friends one hour prior to the service.

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Kirt A. Baker

There will be memorial service held 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, November 9, 2021, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel. A memorial visitation will be 4:00-7:00 p.m. Monday also at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made the Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) Foundation.

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Delores Lucille Carlson

A graveside service will be held at 12:45 p.m. on Wednesday, November 10, 2021, at East Lawn Memory Gardens, Okemos. Her family will receive relatives and friends from 11:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday at the Estes-Leadley Holt/Delhi Chapel. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions, may be made to Youth Haven Ranch or McLaren Hospice.

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Ann Tukey Harrison

Interment took place at 11:00 a.m., Sunday, October, 31, 2021, at Evergreen Cemetery, in Lansing, Michigan.
Donations can be made in her memory to your favorite local charity.

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John W. Lipka

The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, November 1, 2021, at South Church of the Nazarene, with interment to follow in Mt. Hope Cemetery. His family will receive friends at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. Sunday, and also one hour prior to the funeral on Monday at the church.  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to The Gideons International.

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