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Danny Washington (Lansing)

Danny Washington (Lansing)

Jan 18, 2025

Mr. Danny Washington passed away Saturday, January 18, 2025. Age 69 years.

Lucille Marie Porterfield

Lucille Marie Porterfield

Jan 17, 2025

Ms. Lucille Marie Porterfield passed away Friday, January 17, 2025, at MyMichigan Medical Center.  Age 87 years.

Baron L. Collins

Baron L. Collins

Jan 17, 2025

Mr. Baron L. Collins passed away Friday, January 17, 2025 at Covenant Healthcare-Cooper.  Age 75 years.

Carolyn Grzesiak

Carolyn Grzesiak

Jan 16, 2025

Carolyn Grzesiak, 82, from Merrill, Michigan passed away on Thursday, January 16, 2025. She was born in Marquette County. Carolyn graduated from Saginaw High School. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother who worked as a medical professional for Dr. Rajagopal. She enjoyed sewing and playing Euchre at Saginaw Field and Stream.

Carolyn leaves behind her husband, Pat, sister Audrey,...

William E. Harris III

William E. Harris III

Jan 15, 2025

Mr. William E. Harris III passed away Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at Covenant Healthcare-Cooper.  Age 36 years.

Josiah Webster (Lansing)

Josiah Webster (Lansing)

Jan 14, 2025

Josiah Webster passed away Tuesday, January 14, 2025. Age 9 years. 

Donnie LaShone Rowe

Donnie LaShone Rowe

Jan 13, 2025

Ms. Donnie LaShone Rowe passed away on Monday, January 13, 2025, at her residence in Saginaw, Michigan. Age 58 years.

Willie Ray Rodgers

Willie Ray Rodgers

Jan 13, 2025

Willie Ray Rodgers, also known as “Willie Ray” and “Ray,” our beloved Father, Grandfather, and Great-Grandfather, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, January 13, 2025, at the age of 84. Willie was born on February 27, 1940, in Ozan, Arkansas, to Avery Rodgers and Valsie (Sue) White and raised by his uncle and aunt, Mitchell and Everlee...

Paul Sorrells (Lansing)

Paul Sorrells (Lansing)

Jan 12, 2025

Mr. Paul Sorrells passed away Sunday, January 12, 2025, in Hospice House in Burton, Michigan. Age 88 years.

Geneva Brathwaite (Lansing)

Geneva Brathwaite (Lansing)

Jan 11, 2025

Ms. Geneva Brathwaite passed away Saturday, January 11, 2025, at her resience in Lansing, Michigan. Age 86 years.

Kathy F. Lipp  (Lansing)

Kathy F. Lipp (Lansing)

Jan 11, 2025

Kathy F. Lipp passed away Saturday, January 11, 2025, in Lansing, Michigan. Age 70 years. She was born on Wednesday, December 15, 1954, in Franklin, Tennessee, the daughter of Phillip and Mary Adams.  

Kathy was a resident of Lansing, Michigan. She was a waitress at several different restaurants throughout the years. She will be deeply missed by her family. 

Kathy leaves...

TaShyla A. Dear (Lansing)

TaShyla A. Dear (Lansing)

Jan 11, 2025

TaShyla Ann Dear departed her earthly home peacefully surrounded by her loved ones on Saturday, January 11, 2025. She was born on Sunday, December 9, 1979, to the union of Helbert and Ruthie Dear in Lansing, Michigan.  

TaShyla was educated in the Lansing Public School system. She attended Lewton Elementary School, Dwight Rich Middle School and Eastern High School. She...

Albert Berry (Lansing)

Albert Berry (Lansing)

Jan 9, 2025

Mr. Albert Berry passed away Thursday, January 9, 2025. Age 68 years. 

Willie "Gumdrop" James

Willie "Gumdrop" James

Jan 9, 2025

Mrs. Willie James passed away Thursday, January 9, 2025. Age 75 years.

Earnest Atkins (Lansing)

Earnest Atkins (Lansing)

Jan 9, 2025

Earnest Atkins passed away January 9, 2025. Age 75. He was born on August 8, 1949 in Ingham County, Lansing, Michigan to the late Earnest Davis and Dorothy Watkins-Atkins-Johnson. 

Earnest was raised and lived most of his life in Lansing, Michigan; with only a few short years living in Ypsilanti, Michigan. He was educated in the Lansing Public School System. Earnest...

Joe Edward Smith

Joe Edward Smith

Jan 8, 2025

In The Beginning

Our beloved son, father, brother, grandson, uncle, nephew, and friend, Joe Edward Smith was born on June 17, 1994, to Barbara Smith and the late Rodrick Smith Sr. On January 8, 2025, God opened his arms to receive his son into eternal glory at the age of 30 years.

Young Boy

As a child, he loved playing video games, painting,...

Larry D. Toney

Larry D. Toney

Jan 8, 2025

Oh Lord you have searched me and known me, you know when I sit down and when I rise up you discern my thoughts from afar; 

Psalms 139:1-2 

Our beloved Larry D. Toney "L Toney" danced his way into Heaven's gates on January 8, 2025, at 41. Larry was born on May 10th, 1983, to Manison Toney Sr. and Teresa Yrlas on...

Earl T. Nicholson Sr. (Lansing)

Earl T. Nicholson Sr. (Lansing)

Jan 8, 2025

Earl Tucker Nicholson, went from labor to reward on Wednesday, January 8, 2025, at his residence in Lansing, Michigan, at the age of 92 years old. He was born on Sunday, August 28, 1932, in Columbia, Tennessee, entered this world on a sharecropper farm as the seventh of nine children to Granville and Ardena Nicholson. He attended and graduated from...

Stanley S. Roper (Lansing)

Stanley S. Roper (Lansing)

Jan 4, 2025

Mr. Stanley S. Roper passed away Saturday, January 4, 2025, at his residence in Lansing, Michigan. Age 41 years.

Dawarn Lamar Moncrief "Sire"

Dawarn Lamar Moncrief "Sire"

Jan 4, 2025

Mr. Dawarn Lamar Moncrief “Sire” passed away on Saturday, January 4, 2025, in Detroit, Michigan. Dawarn was born December 19, 1976, in Saginaw, Michigan. He was the only child of the late Larry Gene Moncrief and Wanda Dolores Givan. He was raised by his late grandparents Wallace and Annie Anderson. 

Dawarn received the nickname "Sire" from his cousin Tamekia as a...

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