Obituaries

Gary Steven Kolonich

Age 83 of Lansing passed away January 22, 2026. The funeral service will be held 11:00 a.m., Monday, January 26, 2026, at St. Matthew Lutheran Church, 2418 N. Aurelius Rd, Holt, MI 48842, with Pastor Dean Poellet officiating. Visitation will be at the church on Monday, 9:00-11:00 a.m. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to St. Matthew Lutheran Church, The Lutheran Hour Ministries, or Holt Lutheran School. Arrangements are by the Estes-Leadley Holt/Delhi Chapel

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Andrew Joseph John

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 31, 2026 in the Molly Grove Chapel at First Presbyterian Church of Lansing, 510 W. Ottawa St., Lansing, MI 48933.  There will be a family hour at the Church on Saturday, beginning at 10:00 a.m. until the service starts at 11:00. Memorial contributions, in memory of Andrew, may be made to the Salvation Army of Lansing, 525 N. Pennsylvania Ave., Lansing, MI 48912.

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Buffy Mann

A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, February 7, 2026, at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 218 W. Ottawa St. Lansing. 

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Margaret H. Turner

Age 99, passed away January 17, 2026. There will be no service. In lieu of memorial gifts, live life well and spend time with those you love. Time flies-

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Peggy J. Higdon

There will be a funeral service held 12:00 p.m., Thursday, January 22, 2026, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel. Visitation will be for one hour prior the funeral on Thursday at the funeral home. Memorial donations may be made to Optimal Care Hospice.

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James Kent (Jim) Rider

The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, January 14, 2026, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel. Interment will follow in Deepdale Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Memorial contributions may be made to Ele’s Place in memory of Jim.   

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Nu Tran

The Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:00a.m., Saturday, January 3, 2026, at St. Andrew Dung-Lac Catholic Church, 1611 W. Oakland Ave, Lansing, MI. Interment will follow in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Lansing. Visitation will be held 12:00-8:30 p.m. Friday, January 2, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel, 325 W. Washtenaw St., Lansing, MI.

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Debbie Grescowle

A memorial visitation will be held from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 3, 2026, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel.

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Catherine Anne Claypool

The funeral service will be held at 4:00 p.m. Friday, January 2, 2026, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel, where her family will receive friends beginning at 3:00 p.m.  Private interment will take place in Pioneer Cemetery in Marshall, Michigan.  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Potter Park Zoo or Ascension Lutheran Church.

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Jack M. Dunn

There will be a funeral held 12:30 p.m., Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at the Estes-Leadley Holt/Delhi Chapel, with Military honors to follow. Interment will take place in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Lansing, MI. There will be visitation for one hour prior to the funeral on Wednesday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association or to the Capital Area Humane Society. 

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Helen M. Athy

The funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on December 29, 2025, at South Lansing Christian Church. Interment will follow at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at the church one hour prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the charity of the donor’s choice.

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Connie Winona Gavitt

A funeral will be at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, December 30, 2025, at Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel, with internment to immediately follow at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens.  Visitation will be Tuesday, for one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the Greater Hillsdale Humane Society, Osseo, Michigan, or Elara Caring of Adrian, Michigan. 

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Antonio Mario “Tony” Faggion

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.

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Grethe Kathrine Nielsen

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.

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Huong Van Phan

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.

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