Obituaries

Christopher J. Brogan

A memorial service will be held at the Asbury United Methodist church, 2200 Lake Lansing Road, Lansing, MI, on Saturday,  June 22nd, at 11:00 am. Friends and family are invited to a memorial visitation, starting at 10:00, prior to the service, at the church. A second memorial service will be held on Friday, August 9th, in Lake Mecosta, MI. For information, please call Steve or Brian Brogan; 1-864-992-4355 or 1-602-799-2721

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Todd Alan Anderson

Funeral service: 10:00 a.m. on Monday, June 10, 2019, at Capitol City Baptist Church, 5100 W. Willoughby Rd., Holt. Interment will follow in Maple Ridge Cemetery, Holt. His family will receive friends from 3:30 – 5:30 p.m. on Sunday at the Estes-Leadley Holt/Delhi Chapel and beginning at 9:00 a.m. on Monday at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital or to Antrim Baptist Church, Byron, MI.

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Joseph V. Stanyar

Memorial service: 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June 12, 2019, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to NAMI Lansing.

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Fred C. H. Holmer

Memorial service: 11:00 a.m. on Friday, June 7, 2019, at First Presbyterian Church of Holt. Memorial contributions may be made to the First Presbyterian Church of Holt Memorial Fund.

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Joseph E. “Joe” Drolett

Memorial Mass: 1:30 p.m. Friday, September 13, 2019, at St. Gerard Catholic Church, 4437 W. Willow Hwy., Lansing, with visitation beginning at 12:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Lansing Catholic Central or the Greater Lansing Food Bank.

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JoAnn DeLoach

The Funeral Mass will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, June 7, 2019, at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, 3815 S. Cedar St. Lansing, MI 48910, with Fr. John A. Byers as celebrant.  Her family will receive friends at the church from 10:00 a.m. until service time on Friday.  Private interment will take place in Maple Ridge Cemetery at a later date.  Memorial contributions may be made to MICOPS in memory of JoAnn DeLoach.  Arrangements are by the Estes-Leadley Holt/Delhi Chapel.

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Cynthia Norvell

Celebration of life: 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 19, 2019, at Friendship Baptist Church, 2912 Pleasant Grove Road, Lansing, Michigan. Memorials should be made in Cynthia’s name to: The American Cancer Society.

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Blanche B. Samohovetz

A memorial service will be held at 4:30 p.m. Monday, June 17, 2019, at Mayflower Congregational Church, 2901 W. Mt. Hope Ave., Lansing. Her family will receive friends at the church from 3:30 p.m. until service time on Monday.  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to her church, or to Salvation Army. 

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Ronald Edmund Wiegandt

Memorial visitation: 3-6 p.m. Monday, June 3, 2019, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel. In lieu of flowers, please consider honoring his memory by making a donation to any local food pantry.

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Robert Leo Brent

A private memorial service will be held at a later date.  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Calhoun County Animal Center.

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Kenneth Russell Parker

Memorial service: 11:00 a.m. Thursday, June 6, 2019, at the Holt United Methodist Church, with visitation one hour prior. Visitation: 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, June 5, 2019, with a Masonic memorial service held at 6:30 p.m., at the Estes-Leadley Holt/Delhi Chapel. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made the Holt United Methodist Church or Masonic Lodge #70 F&AM, Mason.

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Joseph Harold Wilkinson

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, June 15, 2019, at 2:30pm at South Church, 5250 Cornerstone Drive, Lansing, MI, 48917. Light refreshments and a time of fellowship with the family will follow at the church. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations in Joe’s name to Helping Hands Adult Day Care, 201 Hillside Court, East Lansing, MI 48823 or to Ingham County Medical Care Facility Music Therapy Program, 3860 Dobie Road, Okemos, MI 48864.

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Richard Milo Smith

Memorial service: 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 23, 2019, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel. Memorial contributions may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project.

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Kenneth Lee Colter

Funeral service: 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 21, 2019, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel. His family will receive friends beginning at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday at the funeral home.

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Mary Volakakis

Mary Volakakis

The funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 22, 2019, at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, 1701 E. Saginaw St., Lansing, with interment to follow in East Lawn Memory Gardens. Visitation will be from 2:00 – 4:00 and 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel, with a Trisagion Service at 7:30 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church.

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Arthur L. Falk

Arthur L. “Artie” Falk

The funeral service will be held at 12:30 p.m. Sunday, May 19, 2019, at Congregation Shaarey Zedek in East Lansing. Interment will follow in Evergreen Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Capital Area Humane Society, or to Congregation Shaarey Zedek.

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Bill Rosenthal

Bill Rosenthal, Ed.D.

A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Sunday, May 19, 2019, at Congregation Shaarey Zedek, 1924 Coolidge Rd, East Lansing.  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Illinois Doberman Rescue Plus, or Intrepid Sea & Air Museum.  

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