Obituaries

In place of a formal service, Lu’s desire was to be honored privately by her children. To honor Lu, please consider extending Lu’s generous spirit by giving to the Leelanau Conservancy and Hospice of Lansing Stoneleigh Residence.

The funeral service will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 9, 2021, at the Holt High School Gymnasium, 5885 W. Holt Rd.  Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m. in the gym.  Please use the West Commons entrance. Interment will follow at East Lawn Memory Gardens, Okemos. Memorial contributions may be made to the Holt Wrestling Club, Inc., P.O. Box 272, Holt, MI 48842.

The funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 3, 2021, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel. Interment will follow in Deepdale Memorial Gardens, Lansing. Her family will receive relatives and friends beginning at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday at the funeral home.

A memorial visitation will be held at Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 2, with a 6:30 p.m. Vigil service . A graveside service will be held on Thursday, June 3, at 11:00 a.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

There will be no service.

A celebration of Jim’s life will be held at 11:00 a.m. on July 24, 2021, at Hudson Congregational Church, Hudson, Michigan.

Darlene’s family will receive friends at the Estes-Leadley Holt/Delhi Chapel from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, May 25, 2021, with a funeral service at 6:30 p.m.

A memorial service will be held on Sunday, May 23, 2021, at 3:00 p.m., at West Lansing Church of Christ. Facial masks are required to attend. Memorial contributions may be made to the family through GoFundMe.

A celebration of life is planned for Debi and Joe on Saturday, July 17, 2021 (venue and time TBD). In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Sparrow Hospice House of Mid-Michigan.

The memorial service will be private. Memorial donations may be made to the Huntington’s Disease Society of America.

There will be a funeral service held at 1:00 p.m. Friday, May 21, 2021, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel, with interment to follow in Evergreen Cemetery. Visitation will be 3:00-6:00 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

A celebration of her life will begin at 2:00 p.m. on July 31, 2021, at 6971 Oneida Rd. in Charlotte.

Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, May 21, 2021, at St. Gerard Catholic Church.  Entombment will follow at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery.  The family will receive friends at Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel on Thursday, May 20, from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. with a Rosary at 3:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Advent House or the Greater Lansing Food Bank.

The funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 18, 2021, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel.  Her family will receive friends at the funeral home from 11:00 a.m. until service time on Tuesday. 

The service will be private. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to GiGi’s Playhouse Detroit.

Helen’s family will receive visitors beginning at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 13th at Journey Life Church, Holt, with the memorial of Helen’s life beginning at 2:00 p.m. Celebration of life will immediately follow at Journey Life Church. Memorial contributions may be made to the Morley S. Oates Post #701 VFW.

The service was private, with inurnment in Evergreen Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Grace United Methodist Church in Lansing or the American Red Cross.

A small memorial service will be held in May in Lansing.

A private family service will be held at a later date. Memorial contributions may be made to: Huntington’s Disease Society of America-Great Lakes Region; the The National MS Society; or the Autism Society of North Carolina.

There will be no service.