Obituaries

Funeral Mass will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, December 29, 2025, at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Lansing.  The family will receive friends at the church on Monday, for one hour prior to the service.

The celebration Grethe’s life will be held 11:00 a.m., Saturday, May 30, 2026, at Messiah Lutheran Church, 5740 W. Holt Rd., Holt, Michigan 48842, with a luncheon to follow. In lieu of flowers contributions can be made to Messiah Lutheran Church 5740 W. Holt Rd., Holt, MI, 48842 or Meals-on-Wheels through Tri-County Office on Aging 5303 S. Cedar St., Lansing, MI, 48911. Arrangements by Estes-Leadley Holt/Delhi Chapel.

Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 20, 2025 at St. Andrew Dung-Lac Catholic Church, Lansing.  Rite of Interment will follow at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery in Lansing.  The family will receive friends at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel on Thursday, December 18 from 4:00 – 8:00 p.m., on Friday, December 19 from 4:00 – 8:00 p.m. and again on Saturday, at the Church, for 1 hour prior to the Mass.

The visitation and funeral will be held at Emanuel First Evangelical Lutheran Church on Friday, December 19, 2025. Visitation will be at 10:00 a.m., with the funeral at 11:00 a.m. and a luncheon to follow. A private interment will follow at Evergreen Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Emanuel Lutheran Women’s Missionary Society and Trinity Health at Home (Hospice).

There will be no service. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the charity of the donor’s choice.

The funeral service will take place at the Estes-Leadley Holt/Delhi Chapel, on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. His family will receive friends at the funeral home beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday. Interment will be in Pekin, Illinois.

The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 17, 2025, at the Estes-Leadley Holt/Delhi Chapel. Interment will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Lansing. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Wednesday for 1 hour prior to the service. Memorial contributions may be made to U of M Sparrow Home Hospice.

A Memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on December 19, 2025, at the Estes-Leadley Holt/Delhi Chapel. The family will receive friends for one hour prior to the memorial service. Flowers may be sent to Estes-Leadley Holt/Delhi Chapel or memorial contributions may be made to the National Wildlife Federation (NWF).

A memorial service will be held at a later date.

The funeral service will be held 11:00 a.m., Saturday, December 20, 2025, at the First Presbyterian Church of Lansing, Interment will follow in Evergreen Cemetery, Lansing. Visitation will be 2:00-5:00 p.m., Friday, December 19, 2025, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel, and also for one hour prior to the funeral on Saturday at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorial donation may be made First Presbyterian Church of Lansing Food Pantry.

The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 6, 2025, at Pilgrim Congregational United Church of Christ.  The family will receive guests at the church on Saturday, for one hour prior to the service.  Interment will take place at Summit Cemetery in Williamston, Michigan. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to Hospice House of Mid-Michigan.

The Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated 12:00 p.m. Saturday, December 13, 2025, at St. Mary Cathedral. The family will receive friends for one hour prior to the Mass on Saturday at the church. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to the MSU Athletic Department.

Visitation will be held on Thursday, December 4, 2025, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel. The funeral service will be on Sunday, December 7, 2025, at the funeral home.

John’s celebration of life will take place on July 18, 2026 in Lansing, Michigan.

A memorial visitation will be from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. and from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 2, 2025, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Capital Area Humane Society.

A memorial visitation will be from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. Saturday, November 29, 2025, at the Estes-Leadley Holt/Delhi Chapel.

Age 61 of Lansing, passed away November 21, 2025. He was born March 19, 1964 in Lansing to the late Robert Eugene and Mary Ann (Sterrett) Nelson. There will be celebration of life to be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Hospice of Lansing.

No formal services will be held. The family will gather for a private burial at the cemetery.

The funeral service will be held at 12:00 Monday, November 24, 2025, at the Estes-Leadley Holt/Delhi Chapel. Interment will follow in Maple Ridge Cemetery, Holt. Her family will receive friends and relatives beginning at 10:30 a.m. until the service time. Memorial contributions may be made to Ele’s Place, Lansing.

The funeral service will be held at 12:00 p.m. Monday, November 24, 2025, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel, where her family will receive friends beginning at 11:00 a.m.   A graveside service will take place in Oakwood Cemetery in Eaton Rapids at 2:30 p.m. Monday. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Vincent Home for Children, or to Capital Area Humane Society.