Obituaries

Ines Libiran

The Family will be welcoming guests for a visitation at Estes-Leadley Funeral Home’s Greater Lansing Chapel, on Wednesday, April 24, from 6pm-8pm, with a Rosary service at 7:30pm.

A Funeral Mass will be held at St. Mary Cathedral, on Thursday, April 25, at 10:00 am. Interment will take place at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, in Lansing, following the service.

Contributions can be made to St. Mary Cathedral of Lansing.

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Margery Sue Shanker

A celebration of her life will be held on Tuesday, April 23rd at 11 a.m. at Shaarey Zedek Synagogue in East Lansing. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in Margie’s name to the Alzheimer’s Association, Michigan Great Lakes Chapter (https://www.alz.org/mglc) or Shaarey Zedek, 1924 Coolidge Rd., East Lansing, MI 48823.

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Diane Lynn (Slee) Warncke

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, April 27, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at Our Savior Lutheran Church, 7910 E. St. Joe Hwy., Lansing, MI.  Visitation will take place on Friday, April 26, 2019 from 6-8 p.m. at Our Savior Lutheran Church and again on Saturday for 1 hour prior to the service.  In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Our Savior Lutheran Message of Hope Scholarship or the Lutheran Women’s Mission League.

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Marilyn R. “Mary” Braund

Age 85, passed away April 20, 2019.  Mary was born May 21, 1933, in Adams Friendship, WI, to Eldon and Marjorie Payne.  She married Philip R. Braund on March 14, 1953, in Hustler, WI.  In 1975, she moved to Lafayette, IN, and moved to Alma, MI, in 2013. Mary was preceded in death by her […]

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Myrna J. Campbell

Memorial service: 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 23, 2019, at Grace United Methodist Church, 1900 Boston Blvd., Lansing. Her family will receive friends beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday at the church. Inurnment will take place at a later date in Deepdale Memorial Gardens, Lansing. Memorial contributions may be made to her church or to Hospice House of Mid-Michigan.

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Olga Zabrodsky Ovenhouse

Keeping with Olga’s wishes, there will be no service. Memorial contributions may be made to Capital Area Humane Society, 7095 West Grand River Avenue, Lansing, MI 48906, or Hospice House of Mid-Michigan, 1210 West Saginaw Highway, Lansing, MI 48915.

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Brandon Starkey-Ueberroth

Funeral service: 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 6, 2019, at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel. His family will receive friends from 4-8 p.m. on Friday and beginning at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, all at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to an education fund set up through MSUFCU for his brother, Grady. The fund is called “In Memory of Brandon Starkey-Ueberroth for Grady.” Please make checks out to “Grady IMO Brandon.”

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Virginia A. Mizga

Funeral service: 11:00 a.m. Monday, April 8, 2019, at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 501 W. Saginaw St., Lansing, MI. Visitation will be 2:00-5:00 p.m. Sunday at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel, also one hour prior to the service at the church. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to Sparrow Hospice Services or House of Promise.

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William W. “Bill” Henderson, Jr.

A funeral service will be held on Saturday, April 13 at 11 a.m. at Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel, 325 West Washtenaw Street, Lansing, Michigan.  Visitation will be from 10-11 a.m., also at Estes-Leadley Funeral Home.  Private family Burial will be at Delta Center Cemetery, Lansing, Michigan

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Rolland D. Farr

There will be a visitation for family and friends 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Thursday April 4, 2019 at the Estes-Leadley Holt/Delhi Chapel. A private graveside service will take place. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to the charity of the donor’s choice.

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Mary Louise Buck Lindquist

Memorial service: 11:00 a.m. on Friday, May 17, 2019, at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 218 W. Ottawa St., Lansing, MI with a visitation luncheon to follow. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her name to The Salvation Army; P.E.O. Chapter BB, 3843 Sandlewood Dr., Okemos, MI 48864; Michigan Premier Hospice, 312 E. Houghton Ave., West Branch, MI 48661; or St. Paul’s Episcopal Church.

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Donald L. Stiver, Jr.

Funeral Mass: Noon on Saturday, April 6, 2019, at St. Mary Cathedral, Lansing, MI. The Rite of Committal will follow in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Lansing. His family will receive friends beginning at 11:30 at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

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LCpl. James Tien Tan Huynh

Funeral Mass: 10:00 a.m. Monday, April 8, 2019, at St. Andrew Dung-Lac Catholic Church, 1611 Old Oakland Ave., in Lansing. Rite of Christian burial with military honors will follow at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel on Saturday from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. and again on Sunday from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m.

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Cecil Stevens

The family will welcome guests for visitation on Friday, April 5th, from 5-7 pm, at the Estes-Leadley Holt/Delhi Chapel. Another visitation will be held on Saturday, April 6th, at 10 am, with a funeral service to follow at 11:00 am. Interment will take place at East Lawn Memorial Gardens, in Okemos, MI.

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Robert L. “Bob” Farr

A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, April 5, 2019, at Holt Church of the Nazarene.  His family will receive friends at the church, one hour prior to the memorial service.

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J. Douglas Alexander

A memorial service will be held at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, May 4, 2019, at First Presbyterian Church of Holt.  His family will receive friends at the church beginning at 11:00 a.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Kiwanis of Michigan Foundation, or to First Presbyterian Church of Holt. 

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Donita M. “Sis” Fritze

Memorial service: 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 16, 2019, at the First Presbyterian Church of Okemos, 2258 Bennett Rd., Okemos, MI 48864. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to First Presbyterian Church of Okemos or Greater Lansing Food Bank.

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Charles H. Smiley

A celebration of his life will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 14, 2019 at Mason/Holt Eagles, 1111 N. Cedar St., Mason. Memorial contributions may be made to Give-A-Kid Projects, P.O. Box 576, Holt, MI 48842.

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