Obituaries

Jeffery L. Hetrick

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, September 13, 2019 at Our Savior Lutheran Church, 7910 E. St. Joseph Hwy., Lansing.  The family will receive friends at the Church on Friday from 12:30 p.m. until service time at 2:00.  Interment and military honors will take place on Saturday, September, 14 at 2:00 p.m. at White Chapel Cemetery in Troy, Michigan. In lieu of flowers please make contributions to the USO, Wounded Warrior Project, American Legion, Sparrow Hospice, and Our Savior Lutheran Church.

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Michele E. Bair

Funeral service: 12:00 p.m. Saturday, September 7, 2019, at Emanuel First Evangelical Lutheran Church, Lansing. Visitation: 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. Friday at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel, and beginning at 11 a.m. on Saturday at the church. Those who wish to remember Michele in a special way may make gifts in her memory to ALS Michigan Chapter or the Susan Mast ALS Foundation.

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Linda Susan Stiffler

Funeral service: 12:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 4, 2019, at St. Stephen Lutheran Church, 2900 N. Waverly Rd., Lansing. Her family will receive friends at the church from 11:00 a.m. until service time on Wednesday.

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Theodore D. “Ted” Samra, Sr.

Funeral service: 10:00 a.m. on Monday, September 2, 2019, at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, Lansing. Interment will follow in Evergreen Cemetery. His family will receive friends and relatives from 4-8 p.m. on Sunday, September 1st, with a 7:30 p.m. Trisagion service, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel.

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Gola C. Bitterman

Funeral Mass: 10:00 a.m. Saturday, September 21, 2019, at St. Clement Catholic Church in Toledo, Ohio. Burial will follow the funeral at Toledo Memorial Park. Visitation will begin at 9:00 a.m. at the church.

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Marlene K. Thocker

Funeral service: 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 3, 2019, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel, with visitation one hour prior to the service. Memorial contributions may be made to The Parkinson’s Foundation.

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Simone Ila Brewster

Simone Ila Brewster

A memorial service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 4, 2019, at Redeemer United Methodist Church, DeWitt.  Memorial contributions may be made to the ALS Foundation.

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Floyd Arnold Miles

Funeral service: 10:00 a.m. Saturday, August 24, 2019, at the Estes-Leadley Holt/Delhi Chapel. Interment will follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens. His family will receive friends and relatives from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Ingham County Animal Shelter or McLaren Hospice.

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Nancy S. Berger

A memorial service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, August 25, 2019, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel. Visitation will be on Saturday, from 4:00-7:00 p.m. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Residential Hospice, Junior League of Lansing, or Highfields.

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Doris J. Cramer

A memorial service will be held at a later date. Memorial contributions may be made to the Afghan Hound Rescue of Central Ohio or to a charity of one’s choice.

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Gary L. Thomas

Funeral service: 1:00 p.m. Saturday, August 24, 2019, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel. There will be a visitation held Friday, August 23rd from 2:00-4:00 p.m. and 6:00-8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to the Muscular Dystrophy Association Boot Drive or the Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital.

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Richard James Riggle

The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, August 17, 2019, at the Estes-Leadley Holt/Delhi Chapel.  His family will receive friends at the funeral home from 1:00 p.m. until service time on Saturday.  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Capital Area Humane Society.

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