Lansing State Journal from Lansing, Michigan • Page 10

Journal Editorial Assistant KLEIN 4B 377-1112 THURSDAY www.lsj.com DECEMBER 31, 2009 DEATHS FUNERALS DEATH NOTICES APPEAR ON PAGE 2B For paid obituary call 377-1104 notices, Formerly of Grand Rapids. Age 81, passed away at his home, December 29, 2009. Joe was born in Grand Rapids on April 20, 1928, the son of Joseph and Anna (Stepanski) Frederick. Joe graduated from Michigan State University where he earned a masters degree in social work. He retired from Ingham Intermediate School District after 20 years of service.

Joe was a member of St. Peter Catholic Church. He was a very devout Catholic that served his church as a former Grand Knight, active the building program, and was a committee member with the playground of dreams. Joe was a volunteer with the Dimondale Center and Meals on Wheels. He enjoyed baking bread, vegetable gardening and building.

His true loves were that of his family and grandchildren. Joe is survived by his wife, Colette C. (Weber) Frederick of Eaton Rapids; children, Paul (Barbara) Frederick of South Haven, John (Marcia) Frederick of Rockford, Mary (Derek) Schraft of Eaton Rapids, Jim Frederick of Eaton Rapids; grandchildren, Anna and Shelby Frederick of South Haven, David, Daniel and Darren Frederick of Rockford, Nathan Schraft of Portland, Rachel and Kevin Schraft of Eaton Rapids; numerous nieces and nephews and numerous brothers and sisters-in-law. He was preceded in death by his parents; siblings, Sister Dorothy Marie, Sister Agnes of Jesus and Father Edwin Frederick. Funeral services will be 11 am Saturday, January 2, 2010 at St.

Peter Catholic Church, 515 E. Knight St. Eaton Rapids with Father Gerard Weber and Father Bennett Constantine officiating. Visitation will be held Friday from 2-4pm and 6-8 1 pm at the church with a rosary at 7pm. Interment will be at Rosehill Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may made to St. Vincent DePaul or the City Rescue Mission. Arrangements were entrusted to the Shelly-Odell Funeral Home, 518 S. Main St. Eaton Rapids.

www.shellyodell.com Joseph Paul Frederick Eaton Rapids Thelma was a Stanley Home Products dealer and Unit Manager for over fifty years. For 60 years she gave service and support as a Charter Partner in Ingham County Salon of the 8 et 40. A member of Trinity Church, and a visitor to the University United Methodist Church, she was a beloved and loving wife, mother, and grandmother. Surviving are her two daughters, Dorothy (Mike) Long of Wacousta, Jo Pamment of East Lansing; 7 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Funeral services will held Monday, January 2010 at Gorsline Runciman Funeral Homes, 1730 Grand River East Lansing, MI, with the Rev.

Royce Allen of Trinity Church officiating. Interment will follow in Greenwood Cemetery in Fowlerville, MI. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Sunday, January 3, 2010 from and p.m. Those desiring may make contributions to McLaren Visiting Nurse Hospice, 2316 S. Cedar St, Suite 600, Lansing, MI 48910 or Home Sweet Home, 5917 Edson, Haslett, MI 48840 in memory of Thelma.

The family would like to extend a special thank you to the staff at Home Sweet Home and McLaren Visiting Nurse and Hospice for their loving care. Online condolences may be made at Thelma J. Pamment East Lansing Age 95, died December 29, 2009. Born January 15, 1914 in Fowlerville, Michigan and graduated from Eastern High School. She was preceded in death by her husband, Hubert (Doc) Pamment, and grandson, Jeff Long.

www.gorslineruncimanfuneralhomes.com mes.com LaRainne F. Jones Fowlerville LaRainne F. Jones, age 91, of Fowlerville, died Monday, December 28, 2009 in Lansing. She was born October 6, 1918, in Waverly, Iowa to Arthur and Barbara (Tiggeman) Stewart and married Sam D. Jones in Duluth on September 5, 1942, he preceded her in death in 1968.

She owned LaRainne's Studio of Dance in Fowlerville for 25 years, taught at of and was a member of National and local dance councils. Surviving are 2 daughters: Sandra Boyd of Okemos and Sheri (Duane) Starkey of Fowlerville; 5 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren; 6 great-great-grandchildren; and sister, Darlene Page of Iowa. Services 1:00 p.m. Saturday, January 2, 2010, at Niblack Funeral Home, Dillingham Liverance Chapel, where visitation will be held from 11:30 until service time Sa- Fern Georgia (Satterlund) Wright East Lansing Fern Georgia (Satterlund) Wright, 88, died November 20, 2009. She was born July 19, 1921 in rural New Richmond, WI, the daughter of N.

George and Ruth (Carlson) Satterlund; all four grandparents had emigrated from the Swedish province of Vaermland in the late 1800s. Mrs. Wright was predeceased by her brother, Harold Satterlund, and his wife, Jean. She is survived by her husband of 65 years, Robert L. Wright; daughter, Rochelle "Shelley" Wright, and her husband, Goeran Sandberg of Stockholm, Sweden and Urbana, IL; grandson, Erik A.

Wright of Minneapolis, MN; brother-in-law, William T. Wright, and his wife, Barbara of Huber Heights, OH; and several cousins, nieces, and nephews. Mrs. Wright was educated at River Falls State Teachers College (now the University, of Falls), the University of Minnesota, and Michigan State University. She taught elementary school in Wisconsin and Minnesota andworked briefly in Chicago, where she met her future husband, then a Navy midshipman.

In 1944-45, while his ship operated in the Pacific, she relocated to San Diego, where she was responsible for staffing more than twenty daycare centers created for families of men and women in the armed services. In 1948 she and her husband moved from St. Paul, MN to East Lansing, which became their permanent home, though the family also lived in New York City, Newcastle, DE, and for two separate years, in Stockholm, Sweden. Mrs. Wright worked for 23 years in the office of the Michigan 'Attorney General, retiring in 1987 as Senior Complaints Examiner and Departmental Supervisor of the Consumer Protection Division.

Mrs. Wright enjoyed reading, musical and theatrical performances, and travel, activities she was forced to give up when her health began to fail. Her family is grateful to Burcham Hills Retirement Community for the loving care she received there, and to Sparrow Hospice Services, which made her last days peaceful and without pain. Mrs. Wright donated her body to the Anatomy Department at MSU.

There will be no services. Contributions in her memory may be made to Sparrow Hospice Services or to the East Lansing Public Library. Margaret Sonaglia Lansing Age 93, passed away on December 29, 2009. Born December 21, 1916 in Lansing to Immigrant parents, George and Catherine Kazanowsky. Margaret retired as a food service employee at Otto Middle School in Lansing.

She was a life long resident on North Lansing. was very kind generous to her grandchildren. She enjoyed Crocheting and made many shawls and blankets. She was charter member of St. Therese Parish, and helped or volunteered her time for numerous funeral dinners at church.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph; son, Gerard; sisters, Anna Lamanna, Olga Newcomer; brother, Lloyd Kazanowsky. Surviving are son, Joseph Sonalia; grandchildren, Jeffery (Elizabeth), and Rebecca; 3 great-grandchildren, Calvin, Charles, and Camille; sister, Lillian Walters; brother, John Scmishko. Visitation is from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Friday in the Tiffany Funeral Home, 3232 W. Saginaw, Lansing.

Funeral Liturgy is 10:00 a.m. Saturday, January 2, at St. Therese Parish, 102 W. Randolph St, 1 Lansing, with Fr. Michael Williams presiding.

Viewing will be from 9:30 to 10 a.m. Saturday at church. Rite of committal St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery. Special thanks to the staff, you all know who you are, at Ingham County Medical Care for their kindness and care.

Friends may visit the guest book at www.tiffanyfuneralhome.com. e.com. Ardis M. (Van Tassell) Parker December Born 29th, January Ardis 21, left 1922. this On world to Tuesday, join loved ones who were waiting "on the other side" In particular her parents, James and Sadie; cousins; husbands, Laurance B.

Van Tassell and George W. Parker; sisters, Viola and Phyllis; brothers, Wayne, Charles, and Ken. Ardis is. survived by son, David (Judy) Van Tassell; daughter, Patricia (Michael) Host; sister, Shirley (Thad) Terry; grandchildren, David, Brian, Heather, Jody, Shari, Elizabeth, and Jennifer; several great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. Also surviving are step-children, James (Anne) Parker, John (Kathy) Parker, Bill (Karen) Parker, Patti Beth (Dean) Forrester.

Ardis enjoyed traveling, dancing, reading, music, and bridge. She lived in Williamson for 29 years, and retired from the Hayward Insurance Agency. She was a lifetime member of the American Legion Women's Auxiliary The family will receive friends from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. with Memorial Services 2:00 p.m. Saturday, January 2nd in the Tiffany Funeral Home, 3232 W.

Saginaw, Lansing. In a lieu of flowers, donations would be appreciated to Alzheimer's Association Hospice House of Mid-Michigan at St. Lawrence. Special thanks to Delta Retirement Center, Clarebridge, Tendercare West, IRMC Penn. Campus 2-East, Dr.

Abdullah, and Sparrow Hospice. Friends may visit the guest book at John "Pat" Moynahan Age 79, passed away at home December 29, 2009. Pat retired from the State of Michigan Dept. of Aeronautics January 31, 2002 as a pilot. He was a retired Chief Warrant Officer with the U.S.

Army Air National Guard. He loved playing in the Dept of Aeronautics golf league and was a member of the Quiet Birdmen. Mr. Moynahan was preceded in death by his parents, John and Margaret (Heinritz) Moynahan; son, Brian; and grandson, Ryan Moynahan. Surviving are his wife, Connie (Culver); and his daughters, Kathleen Moynahan, Theresa (Michael) Goduto, Patricia (Michael) Glossop, Shannon (Gordon) Sullivan; sons, Michael (Mary Helen) Moynahan, Kevin (Barbara) Moynahan, Shawn Moynahan; grandchildren, Daniel Moynahan, Dustin Moynahan, Whitney Goduto, Michael Goduto, Matthew Goduto, Katherine Glossop, Andrew Sullivan, Aaron Sullivan, Molly Sullivan, Nathan Moynahan, Christopher Moynahan, Moynahan, Sean Moynahan, Lyndsey Moynahan; sisters Darlene (James) Phillips and Mary Michelle Pechinski; brother-in-law, Richard Culver.

Services will be at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 2, at Resurrection Church, 1531 E. Michigan Ave, Lansing, Fr. Koenigsknecht officiating. The family will be welcoming friends and visitors from 9:30 10:30 a.m.

Saturday at Tiffany Funeral Home, 3232 W. Saginaw, Lansing. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Pat's name to Sparrow Home Hospice. Friends may sign the online guestbook at www.tiffanyfuneralhome.com Walter M. Kent Brighton Formerly of Lansing and Northville.

passed away peacefully in Howell on December the beloved husband of 55 years to Christine; ing father of daughters, Patricia Brighton and Holly (Tom) Korbitz of Colorado Springs, CO. Also survived by many nieces, nephews and cousins; special long time friend Carolyn Wickham of East Lansing; and many other dear friends. He was predeceased by his parents, Esther and Kent; brother, Charles; nephew, Robert; niece, Diane; and long time best forever friend, Jack Wickham of East Lansing. Walter was a graduate of Eastern High School in Lansing. A World War II veteran serving in the Phillipines.

After his discharge the Army, he continued his education, graduating from Ferris State College. He was employed by the State of Michigan for 34 years, retiring from Maxey Boys Training School in Whitmore Lake in 1984. Cremation arrangements were made through Lynch Sons Funeral Directors in Brighton. Memorial services will be scheduled at a later date. Memorial contributions may be made in Walter's name to a charity of choice.

For further information please phone 810-229-2905 or visit www.LynchFuneralDirectors.com. Marlene S. Plott Hilton Head Island, SC Died peacefully at home with her loved ones by her side, December 18, 2009. A memorial service will be held on 2010, at 11:00 a.m., at St. John's Episcopal Church, 3000 Washington Huntington, WV 25705.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions to a memorial fund in the name of Marlene S. Plott. All of the proceeds contributed to the South Carolina Cancer Institute Chemotherapy Room. located in Hilton Head IsSC. The funds will be used to further the comfort of patients who are fortunate enough to receive care from this exceptional staff.

Contributions may be sent to Box 37, Alma, Michigan, 48801. Judy A. Blankenship February 2, 1945 December 28, 2009 Judy A. Blankenship passed away on Monday, December 28, 2009 at age 64. Judy was born and raised in Bath, where much of her family still remains.

Judy was preceded in death by her father Clare Vail and sister Betty Stull. Surviving are her husband, John; children, Brenden, Jennifer and Rayshelle (Rich) Darr; grandchildren, Jon, Brad, Justine, Jessica, Cole and Reilly; her mother, Josephine Vail; and siblings, Claude (Shirley) Vail, Leonard Stull, Joyce (Glenn) Svendsen, Nancy Miller, Hewitt (Barbara) Vail and Martha (Dan) Sherman. Judy Loved summers at the cottage and taking care of her flowers. Mostly, she spent her time taking care of everyone she cared about. Those who have been touched by Judy, will miss her deeply.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday January 2, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. at Watkins Brothers Funeral Home, Laingsburg Chapel with Joe Fortino officiating. Family will meet with friends on Saturday from noon until time of service. Burial will take. place in Reed Cemetery.

In Lieu of flowers family ask that contributions made to Hospice of Lansing (4052 Legacy Pkwy Ste. 200 Lansing, MI 48911). Online condolences can be sent to www.watkinsfuneralhomes.com Ruth V. Jeffries Lansing Age 81, was born May 22, 1928 in Pine Bluff, AR, and passed away December 25, 2009. She moved to Lansing and joined Collins Memorial Church, which is now Trinity A.M.E.

Church. Funeral p.m. 11 a.m., In lieu Jeffries Credit Friends may visit Mrs. Jeffries Thursday, December 31, 9 a.m. 9 p.m., at the Riley Home, with the family receiving friends from 6 7 Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 2, at Trinity A.M.E.

Church, 3500 W. Holmes Rd. of flowers, contributions may be made to the Ruth V. Scholarship at Michigan State University Federal Mark Herring Lansing Age 57, our loving son and brother passed away December 29, 2009 in Detroit, MI Born December 11, 1952 in Lansing, MI. Mark was a teacher at L.C.C.

and he enjoyed Harley-Davidson Motorcycles. Mark was preceded in death by his wife, Janice; mother, Pauline; sister, Patricia. Surviving are his father, Ronald Herring; brother, Tim (Chris Moline) Herring; dear aunt, Joanne Moubray; special friend, Denise Funtukis; and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends. Visitation is from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Monday, with a 7:00 p.m.

service in the Tiffany Funeral 3232 W. Saginaw, Lansing. Funeral Liturgy is 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 5, at St. Gerard Catholic Church, 4437 W.

Willow, Lansing with Fr. John P. Klein presiding. Viewing will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at church.

Rite of Committal St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery. I Carlos "Richie" Gutierrez East Lansing Our beloved Carlos Gutierrez went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, December 29, 2009. Carlos was born November 13, 1965 in New York to Rafael and Gloria Gutierrez. His father preceded him in death on December 31, 1966.

Surviving are his wife, Anna (Luna); mother, Gloria Gutierrez; children, Carlos, Brooke, Matthew, Mark, and Mariah; grandson, Robert; brothers, Rafael Gutierrez and Rogelio Bueno; sister, Glorimar (Richard) Carroll; and countless family and friends. Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 2, 2010 at 3:00 p.m. at the Palmer Bush Jensen Family Funeral Home, Lansing Chapel, 520 E. Mt. Hope Ave.

The family will receive family and friends from-1- 3 p.m. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the family in Anna Gutierrez at MSU Federal Credit Union. Friends may sign the online guest book at www.palmerbush.com. PJB PALMER, BUSH JENSEN Gregory A.

Wilson Holt Passed away Sunday, December 27, 2009 at age 62. Born July 17, 1947 in Ladysmith, Wisconsin to Ronald and Shirley (Howard) Wilson. Gregory retired from the D.N.R. in 1993. The joys of his life were his family and flying his hot air balloon.

Preceding him in death were his father-in-law, Jerry Surateaux, and niece, Kellie Wilson. He is survived by his wife, Sandra (Surateaux) Wilson; son, Chad (Liz) Wilson; daughter, Stephanie Wilson; brothers, Jeffrey (Barb) Wilson, Leslie (Denise) Wilson, Richard (Chris) Wilson; parents, Ronald and Shirley of Gladstone, MI; mother- Helen Surateaux; sister-in-law, Susan Surateaux; as well as several nieces, nephews and greatnieces and nephews. A memorial service will be held Saturday, January 2, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. at the Holt United Methodist Church. For those desiring, memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Lansing, Gift of Life, or Holt United Methodist Church Scholarship Fund in Gregory's name.

For online condolence go to Walter Mayes Holt Age 87, passed away December 27, 2009. He was born May 13, 1922 to Matthew, and Lina Mayes. Walter was a longtime resident and WWII veteran of the 8th Air Force. He is survived by his children: Gregg (Cindy) Mayes, Roz (Chuck) Loveless and Brenda Kloos (Patrick Mitchell); many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He was one of thirteen children six of which have preceded him in death.

He was also preceded in death by his wife, Winifred. The funeral service will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, January 2, 2010 at the Estes-Leadley Chapel. Visitation will be Saturday one hour prior to service time. Memorial contributions may be made to Buck Reasoner Post 238 American Legion of Holt, or Jean R.

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