Obituaries

Private interment will take place in East Lawn Memory Gardens, Okemos. Memorial contributions may be made to the family.

The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, July 22, 2021, at St. Luke Lutheran Church, Haslett.  Interment will follow in Evergreen Cemetery.  His family will receive friends at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday. . In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Luke Lutheran Church or 2021 Walk to End Alzheimer’s in memory of Charles R. Stragier. 

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 18, 2021, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel, 325 W. Washtenaw St.  The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Sunday beginning at 1:00 p.m. until time of service. Private family burial will take place at Evergreen Cemetery in Lansing. Those who wish may make memorial contributions, in loving memory of Becky, to The Fledge, 1300 Eureka St., Lansing, MI 48912.

The Funeral Mass will be celebrated by Fr. Bill Lugger at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 20, 2021, at St. Mary Cathedral, 219 Seymour Ave., Lansing.  Interment will follow at DeWitt Cemetery.  The family will receive friends at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel on Monday from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. with a Rosary at 7:00 p.m.  In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to St. Jude’s Research Hospital or Hospice of Michigan.

The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, July 20, 2021, at the Estes-Leadley Holt/Delhi Chapel.  Interment will follow in Maple Ridge Cemetery.  His family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Monday.  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Holt Food Bank or Holt Church of the Nazarene Building Fund

There will be no service. Memorial contribution may be made in her honor to the American Legion, Post 238 in Holt, MI, of which she was an auxiliary member.

Funeral service: 12:00 p.m. on Friday, July 16, 2021, at the Estes-Leadley Holt/Delhi Chapel. Interment will follow in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Lansing. Her family will receive relatives and friends beginning at 11:00 a.m. on Friday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.

Lawrence “Larry” Schoen passed away on November 12, 2020, and Ella Jane Schoen went to be by his side on July 9, 2021. They were both longtime residents of Mason, Michigan. Larry and Ella Jane were married for 70 years. They met when they were both young, both students at the same School. They grew […]

Celebration of life: 2 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, July 25, 2021, at the Eagle’s Landing Pavilion at Potter Park Zoo, near the playground, with inspirational readings at 2:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Disability Network Capital Area.

A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, July 10, 2021, at the Estes-Leadley Holt/Delhi Chapel.  Her family will receive friends at the funeral home beginning at 10:00 a.m. Her remains’ final resting place will be by her mother’s and sister’s memorial at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens in Lansing.

There will be no service.

A Celebration of Patricia’s Life will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 13, 2021, at South Lansing Christian Church, 6300 N. Aurelius Rd., Lansing, MI, with visitation beginning at 12:00 p.m. A graveside committal will follow at Maple Ridge Cemetery in Holt. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to: “Joshua and Caleb Leadership Center” in Brecksville, OH.

Visitation will be held on Monday, July 12, 2021, 2:00-4:00 p.m. and 6:00-8:00 p.m. at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel, 325 W. Washtenaw St. in Lansing. The funeral will be held on Tuesday, July 13, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. at the funeral home. Interment will follow at Glendale Cemetery, Okemos.

Memorial service: 4:00 p.m. Friday, July 9, 2021, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel. Visitation will be held from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Tom’s memory to the “Future Education Fund” through MSUFCU, 200 E. Jolly Rd., Lansing, MI 48911 (for Cole and Lucy).

Irene’s family will receive friends at the Estes-Leadley Holt/Delhi Chapel from 4:00 to 9:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 7, 2021, with a prayer service at 8:00 p.m.  The Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 3:00 p.m. Thursday, July 8, 2021, at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, with interment to follow in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery.  Memorial contributions may be made to Faith Hospice at Trillium Woods in Byron Center, Michigan, or to Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish.

Age 56, of Lansing, Michigan passed away Tuesday, June 29, 2021. Vicki was born July 12, 1964 to Shirley Shinaver Watkins McKenna and DuWayne Watkins. A graduate of East Lansing High School, Vicki was sweet, funny and loved animals. She couldn’t bear the thought of an animal suffering and would often feed strays from the […]

The funeral service will be held at 12:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 6, 2021, at Pennway Church of God. The family will receive friends at the church from 2-4 p.m and 6-8 p.m. Monday, and also one hour prior to the service on Tuesday. Memorial contributions may be made to the Pennway Church of God.

There will be an Irish wake to be held 4:00 p.m. Sunday, July 18, 2021 at the Hidden Gem Event Venue (formerly Charlar Place) 4230 Charlar Dr., Holt, Michigan 48842.

The funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 6, 2021, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel.  His family will receive friends at the funeral home for two hours prior to the funeral on Tuesday.  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Our Savior Lutheran Church or School. 

Open house: Wednesday, August 4, 2021 from 3:00 – 7:00 pm at the Hidden Gem Event Venue, 4230 Charlar Drive, Holt. In lieu of flowers, and to help keep Nancie’s passions alive, donations can be made to ahealthieramerica.org, elesplace.org or the Holt Community Foundation Nancie Bauer scholarship fund, holtcommunity.org.