Obituaries

Gene Alan Nesbitt

A graveside service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 21, 2021, at Maple Grove Cemetery in Mason.  Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice House of Mid-Michigan.

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Vernagene Evelyn Brandell

The funeral service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, April 22, 2021, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel.  Interment will follow at Deepdale Memorial Gardens.  The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Thursday for 1 hour prior to the funeral. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society or the Capital Area Humane Society.

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Thomas Dalton

Thomas M. Dalton

The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, May 15, 2021, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel. His family will receive friends at the funeral home one hour prior to the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Michigan Veteran’s Affairs Agency.

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Ronald K. Palk

A memorial service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, April 17, 2021, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel. The family will receive friends and relatives beginning at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to: Assist the Officer Foundation (Dallas, TX) or K-9 Officer Collin Rose Memorial Foundation (Grosse Pointe Farms, MI).

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Carl R. Westerhof

A celebration of his life with his family will take place at a later date.  Memorial contributions may be made to First Presbyterian Church of Holt.

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Robert Zapolski

Robert B. Zapolski

Visitation will be at the Estes-Leadley Holt/Delhi Chapel from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. Friday, April 30, 2021. The funeral service and burial will be private, but there is a livestream link available. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association or to the National Kidney Foundation.

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Philip A. Scott

Philip A. Scott

Age 76, passed away April 11, 2021.  He was born January 2, 1945, at Ft. Sam Houston, San Antonio, TX, to Lt. Col. Robert and Sarah Scott.  A graduate of Haslett High School and Earlham College, Philip would go on to serve in the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) during the Vietnam War. His […]

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Sharon L. Chamberlain

Funeral service: 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 14, 2021, at Messiah Lutheran Church, Holt. The family will receive relatives and friends from 6-8 p.m. on Tuesday at the Estes-Leadley Holt/Delhi Chapel, and beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday at the church. Memorial contributions may be made to Messiah Lutheran Church.

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Jean Emilia “Jeanie” Moore

Funeral Mass: 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 17, 2021, at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, 3815 S. Cedar St., Lansing. Inurnment will follow at the Mt. Hope Cemetery Columbarium, Lansing.

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Brian Lee Gaukel

Memorial service: 2:00 p.m. on Monday, April 12, 2021, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel. Visitation will begin at 12:00 p.m. on Monday at the funeral home. A livestream of the service is available.

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Helen Jane Herson

Funeral Mass: 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 7, 2021, at St. Mary Cathedral, Lansing. The Rite of Committal will follow in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Lansing. Visitation will begin at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday at the church. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations be made to the Mid-County Rescue Squad in Stephenson, Michigan, the National Kidney Foundation or the American Cancer Society.

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Naomi Rachman

The graveside service will be held at 12:30 p.m. Sunday, April 11, 2021, at Evergreen Cemetery, Lansing, Michigan. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Congregation Shaarey Zedek in East Lansing, Michigan.

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Patricia Ann Townsend

A graveside visitation will be held at Deepdale Memorial Gardens in Lansing on Monday, April 12th, at 12:30 p.m., followed by a graveside service at 1:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family asks for you to consider donating in Patricia’s name to the Alzheimer’s Association.

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Linda (Marks) Woodrow

Linda’s funeral will be held at 12:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 6th at Evergreen Cemetery in Lansing, Michigan. In lieu of flowers the family has asked donations be made in memory of Linda Woodrow to the American Diabetes Association (ADA), Sparrow Hospital (Lansing, Michigan) or Shaarey Zedek Congregation (East Lansing, Michigan).

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Angelos James Vlahakis

The funeral service will be held at 12:00 p.m., on Friday, April 9, 2021, at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, 1701 E. Saginaw St., Lansing, with Rev. Fr. Mark Sietsema officiating.  Interment will follow in Evergreen Cemetery.  The Trisagion will be held at the Church starting at 11:30 a.m. on Friday.  The funeral will be available by live stream at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjXIV7rFPxVLir2Vm_c18xg.  In lieu of flowers, friends who wish to join in celebrating this life so fully lived may remember Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church or the MSU/SIRC Angelos and Betty Endowment Fund c/o The School of Hospitality Business, 232 Eppley, MSU, East Lansing, MI  48824-1121.

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