Obituaries

There will be a private service held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Residential Hospice.

Lansing, MI William Allen Townsend was born in Jackson, MI on February 3, 1936, and passed away June 23, 2020. Bill and his wife Sue were married for 60 years.  They had 3 children: Michael (Joanne) of Holland, MI., Kittie (Jim) Lynch of Lansing, MI., Scott (Cindy) of Wake Forest, NC.  Brothers Clayton (Beverly) of […]

A memorial Mass will be held on Saturday, July 18, 2020, at 11:00 a. m. at the Church of the Resurrection in Lansing, with visitation one hour prior. Please wear a mask.

There will be a graveside service held 2:00 p.m. Friday, June 26, 2020 at the Dewitt City Cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to Care Team Hospice.

Graveside service: 2:30 p.m. Friday, June 26, 2020, at East Lawn Memory Gardens in Okemos.

Arrangements are incomplete at this time.

Memorial visitation: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. on Saturday, July 18, 2020, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel, with a Masonic Service to follow at 12:00 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to Shriners Hospitals for Children, Chicago, IL.

A graveside service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 20, 2020, at Deepdale Memorial Gardens, in Delta Township.

A memorial service will be held at a later date. Those who wish may make memorial contributions, in Patrick’s memory, to the American Diabetes Association.

The visitation will be 10:00 a.m. and funeral mass at 11:00 a.m., Monday, June 22, 2020 both at St. Thomas Aquinas Parish, 955 Alton Road, East Lansing, MI 48823. In lieu of flowers, please consider donations to the St. Vincent de Paul Society of Our Lady of Grace Parish, 300 Malabar Road SE, Palm Bay, Florida, 32907, or online at: https://bit.ly/3fn2xPX. Your donation will support their food bank and basic needs for low-income families.

There will be a private service for immediate family; interment will take place in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, Dimondale.

A memorial service will be held at a later date.

A private graveside service will be held at Marengo Pioneer Cemetery in Marshall. For those wishing to honor Allan through a donation, the family suggests the Veterans of Foreign Wars, P.O. Box 8958, Topeka, Kansas 66608-8958 or any charity of your choice.

A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, June 8, 2020, at Maple Ridge Cemetery, Holt. A celebration of Bob’s life will be held at Houghton Lake later this summer. Bob’s family asks that in lieu of flowers, donations to the Alzheimer’s Association would be much appreciated.

A memorial service will be held at a later date.

The funeral service will be private.  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church.

There will be no service.

The service will be private. Interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery.

A private celebration of Dick’s life will be held. Memorial contributions may be made to the Old Newsboys Association of Greater Lansing or the Capital Area United Way.

A celebration of Lisa’s life will be held from 1:00 -4:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 24, 2021 at The English Inn, 677 S. Michigan Rd., Eaton Rapids, MI 48827.  In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Capital Area Humane Society or Ele’s Place in Lisa’s name.