Lansing State Journal from Lansing, Michigan • Page 11

Lansing State Journal Laurie Hollinger Editorial Assistant 377-1112 E-mail: IhollingerSlsj.com www.lsj.com Monday May 21, 2007 DEATH NOTICES APPEAR ON PAGE 4B For paid obituary notices, call 377-1104 1D TT OPLE JO RNAL George W.Loomis Jack H. Drayton DeVVitt, Ml Ronald M.Unruh Dansville, Ml Lucille Ellen Blodgett Mason, Ml Dale W.Mathews Holt, Ml WaDaceH. 'Wally Holloway Lansing, Ml ijw i fj Age 64, beloved $3 ifr husband and 1 U1CUU JJdSSCU 1 awav Mav 19. 2007. Born Janu-(X ary 12, 1943 in if St.

Clair Shores, Ml. waiiy served with U.S. Navy on the USS Independence. He retired in 2000 from General Motors after 36 years of service. He enjoyed boating and playing cards.

Wally ana his wife loved traveling twice a year to Las Vegas. Wally was preceded in death by his parents, Donald A. and Luewellow Holloway, and his brother, Dennis Holloway. Surviving are his wife of 22 years, Patricia A. Holloway; his daughter, Kelly Holloway; his son, Kevin Holloway; 5 grandsons; and his companion, his pet dog, Bear.

Visitation is from 2-4, 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, May 23, in the Tiffany Funeral Home, 3232 W. Saginaw, Lansing. Services and Interment will be announced at a later date. Contributions may be made to the Hospice House of Mid-Michigan in memory of Wally.

Friends may visit the guestbook at www.tiffanyfunerajhome.com. It has been 1 year ago today, time goes by, our love does not Ju fade. Our memories In are within us always.lJ We thank God you All our Love, Lisa and Chris, Faith and Mike, Matt and Natalie, Am and Carolyn jonwtfffmy 809 E. Michigan, Lansing BAFLORISTonline.com A Leanord "Bud" Jtrf 1 1 Middaugh II i '1 vww m. jv I Loving husband, father, and grandfather, went to be twith the Lord 2007.

Born Au-eust 6. 1941. in 1 Lansing, MI. Ro- 1 1 nald was an ac- I tive member of Memorial Lu theran Church in Williamston. He is survived by his wife, Karen; daughter, Shelly Unruh of Dansville, MI; son, Steven (Karla) Unruh of Williamston, MI; grandsons, Chris and Josh Unruh; brother, Henry (Beth) Unruh of Laingsburg, MI; and sisters, Mary (Jim) Schneider of Webberville, MI, and Evelyn (Gail) Estes of Laingsburg, ML Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, May 23 at 12:00 p.m., at the Memorial Lutheran Church, 1022 West Grand River Williamston, MI, with Pastor David Voss officiating.

Interment will follow at Summit Cemetery in Williamston. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, May 22, from 5-8 p.m.at Gorsline-Runciman Funeral Homes, 205 E. Middle Street, Williamston, MI. Those desiring may make contributions to Memorial Lutheran Church in memory of Ronald. Christopher Lee Whitford Grand Rapids, Ml Age 41, died on Thursday, May 17, 2007.

He is survived by his wife, Sarah, two children, Abigail and Christopher Jr, parents, William and Gretchen Whitford, brother, Timothy (Michaelle) Whitford and their children Alexandra, Michael and Ashton, sister, Jenell (John) Corey and their children John III, Charlotte and Sloane, father and mother-in-law Price and Jane Watts, brother-in-law, Jon (Jen Tutlis) Watts and their children Ella and Eli and his brother-in-law David Watts. Chris loved life, his work and his family. He was Chief Technology Officer Executive Vice President at Sky Financial Group in Bowling Green, OH; Chief Technology Officer at Munder Capital Management in Birmingham, MI; Senior Vice President at Michigan National Bank in Lansing, MI and Corporate Services Division Head at Swiss Bank Corporation in New York, NY. He was an avid cyclist and skier and an all-around athlete. Visitation will be held on Monday, June 11 from 12 to 2 p.m.

with a memorial service starting at 2 p.m. at the Watermark Country Club in Grand Rapids, MI. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions are suggested to the charity of your choice or railtrails.org, caringbridge.org, abta.org, or Heartland Hospice Memorial Fund. The family is being served by Metcalf Jonkhoff Funeral Service, Grand Rapids, MI 616-940-7333 www.metcalfandjonkhoff.com WildaK. McVeigh Passed away May 14, 2007, at age 92.

Dear wife of the late Dean. Dear mother of L. Dean (Mary) and Connie (Bernard) Mala. Survived by six grandchildren and five greatgrandchildren. Visitation is Wednesday 130-8 p.m.

at Gendernalik Funeral Home, 35259 23-Mile Road, New Baltimore. Interment Thursday at 1:00 p.m. in Evergreen Cemetery, Lansing. Memorials to Breast Cancer Research LA Lucille Ellen Blodgett, age 87 of Mason died peacefully in her sleep on Thursday, May 17, 2007. She '43, 1920, in Dalhart, Texas, to DeLacy and i i a Frampton.

She moved to southern Michigan in 1939 and enrolled at Albion College. She married Ross Howard Blodgett of Albion on February 14, 1941, in Angola, Indiana. He died September 9, 1971. Lucille moved from Albion to Mason in 1969 and became a bookkeeper at Mason State Bank until her retirement in 1982. Surviving are sons, Robert Ellsworth of Fort Myers, Florida, and James Allen of Edwardsville, Illinois; 5 grandchildren; 3 greatgrandchildren; and 2 brothers, DeLacy Frampton, Jr.

of Lamesa, Texas, and Arlin Frampton of AmarUlo, Texas. She was preceded in death by a sister, Dorothy (Frampton) Maul of Lansing, Michigan. She will be fondly remembered by special friends, Roberta, Karen, Casey, Christian Hensley, and Don Toddy. She was a member of All Saints Lutheran Church in Mason and a Member of Mason Senior Citizens. She enjoyed quilting, walking, and loved to watch and feed the birds and squirrels.

Visitation will be Tuesday, May 22 from p.m., at the Gorsline-Runciman Funeral Homes in Mason, 621 S. Jefferson, Mason, MI. Interment will follow at Maple Grove Cemetery in Mason. JoAnne Dietzen Williamston, Ml JoAnne passed away Sunday, May 20, VjS2007 after a V7 long battle i with cancer. She was pre- ceded in death by her father and mother, Fred and Irene Dietzen.

She is survived by her significant other of 30 years, Ron Cluley of Williamston; brothers Kenny Dietzen arid Jon (Elizabeth) Dietzen of Grand Blanc, MI; sisters, Julia Fountain (David Ettinger) of Atlanta, MI, Judith (Kim) Miller of Lansing, MI, and Karla (Rob) Rousseau of Munsing, MI; and 4 nieces. A Memorial celebration will be held on Saturday, June 2. 2007 at 2:00 p.m. at Ron and JoAnne's home, 14689 Shaftsburg Perry, MI 48872. The family is being served by Gorsline-Runciman Funeral Homes, Williamston.

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504 S. Creyts Rd. Suite A Lansing, Ml 48917 327-0300 mmmivmmmim am (Firestone) I i -yi 1 Age passea 1 awav on Sun- day, May 20, 2007. He was 1 Dorn on May iu, 1 -a Ji J193U Sagi-w JLminmmk naw, MI to Wesley F. and Leota R.

(Elliston) Mathews. Dale was a 1948 graduate of Vassar High School and 1956 graduate of Michigan State University. He enlisted and served his country in the U.S. Regular Army during the Korean War. Dale loved helping others especially when he worked at Lumbertown.

He could always be found as of late walking his beloved Bichon Frise, Charlie. Dale was preceded in death by his loving wife of 25 years, Joyce in 2005. Surviving are: his son, Roy L. (Kay) Musgrove; granddaughter, Amber Musgrove; 2 great-grandchildren; sisters-in-law, Patricia (Donald) Sevick of Beulah, MI, Barbara (William) Longest of Sarasota, FL and Tudy Powell of Grand Ledge; ana numerous nieces and nephews. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m.

on Thursday, May 24, 2007 at the Holt United Methodist Church 2321 N. Aurelius Holt, with Pastor Carl Trahan-True officiating. Interment will follow in Deepdale Memorial Gardens. The family will receive visitors from 6 to 8 E.m. on Wednesday at the Estes-eadley HoltDelhi Chapel.

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Loomis, a Lansing attorney for half a century and a founder of one of the city's leading law firms, died on May 17, 2007 at Hospice of Lansing. He was 88 and suf fered from congestive heart failure. In his long career he practiced in many areas of busmess law but was particularly reputed for his expertise in public utility law, arguing many Michigan Supreme Court cases that framed the state's law in this area. He headed the firm of Loomis, Ewert, Parsley, Davis, Gotting for many years of its existence and was instrumental in its growth from a two-attorney operation in 1953 to a firm of 24 lawyers and 60 employees. Mr.

Loomis was born on October 15, 1918, in Grand Rapids and graduated from Grand Rapids Central High School. He spent two years at Grand Rapids Junior College before transferring to the University of Michigan, from which he graduated in 1940. In 1942 he graduated from its law school, where he was an editor of the law review. At Grand Rapids Junior College he met Miriam Stevens, whom he married in 1942. At Michigan he made the acquaintance of Philip W.

Buchen, who later married his sister Beatrice "Bunny' and during the administration of President Gerald R. Ford served as counsel to the president. After law school Mr. Loomis entered the United States Navy Reserves as an ensign following an officers' training course and rose to the rank of full lieutenant. During World War II, he served as communications officer on an LST (Landing Ship, Tank) and participated in the assault landings North Africa, Sicily, Salerno, Anzio and Normandy.

Following the war, he joined the Kent. County Prosecuting Attorney's office in Grand Rapids. He also established a lifetime association with Fountain Street Church, which under its minister, the Rev. Dr. Duncan E.

Littlefair, developed a highly liberal Christian theology. In 1948 he moved to Lansing as assistant counsel to the Michigan Public Service Commission, but soon entered private practice with the firm currently known as Foster, Swift, Collins Smith, subsequently becoming a partner. In 1953 he and a senior partner-of that firm, Plummer Snyder, 1 formed the firm of Snyder Loomis, from which the firm of Loomis, Ewert, Parsley, Davis Gotting grew. He and Mr. Snyder were joined by the latter's older brother, Dr.

LeMoyne Snyder, a renowned authority on forensic medicine, and later by Quentin A. Ewert, who became the firm's third Eartner. In 1967, with considera-le public utility legal experience behind him, Mr. Loomis embarked on a career in executive management, becoming president of Michigan Gas Utilities, a post he held for three years. He then relocated to Lincoln, Nebraska as executive vice president of Central Telephone and Utilities Corporation, but returned to the law firm in 1971.

A man of keen public awareness, he was Ingham County Chairman of Citizens for Eisenhower in 1952 and a presidential elector that year. He remained active in Republican politics through the early 1960s but began to be disenchanted with the party during the Vietnam War. He nevertheless remained staunch in his support of President Ford, whom he knew as a youth, and of Governor William G. Milliken. He particularly admired Ford for his appointments of people of unimpeachable ability and integrity in the legal area, such as Attorney General Edward H.

Levy and Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens. He felt distanced from the Republican Party as it moved increasingly toward the right, sometimes jokingly calling himself a McGovern Republican. And he was quick to spot shortcomings of the Presidency of George W. Bush. He served on numerous committees of professional legal organizations.

Among other honors, he received in 1997 the State of Michigan's "highest tribute" in recognition of his professional and civic accomplishments. An avid golfer, he was a member of the Country Club of Lansing and for many years he and his wife wintered at the Mountain Lake Club, Lake Wales, Florida. In addition to his wife, he is survived by two sons, George, of Moscow, Russia, and Mamaroneck, NY, and Stevens, of Manistee, MI, a daughter, Anne, of Grand Rapids, and six grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at a date to be determined. www mrkJfc.MU Age 78, died May 19, 2007 after a lengthy illness; born September 2, 1928 in Flint, MI.

He was preceded in death by his first wife, Winifred (1989). He is survived by his wife, Gail; daughters, Debra (Robert) Nelson of Cadillac, MI, and Leslie Kitchen of Sterling Heights, MI; sons, David (Sherri) Drayton of DeWitt, MI, and Matthew (Kelly) Richmond of Traverse City, MI; grandchildren, Charles (Teagan) Drayton Benjamin (Amy) Drayton, Katie (Paul) Cervenak, Christy Drayton, Leslie Danielle, Kirstin, and Graham Nelson, Makenzie, Madison, and Spencer Kitchen, Lauren Richmond, and an ex- Eected grandchild (August); and rothers, Dale J. (Mary Kay) Drayton of Fenton, MI, and Lynn (Delores) Drayton of Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, May 22, 11:00 a.m., at the Redeemer United Methodist Church, 13980 Schavey DeWitt, MI, with Rev.

Rod Kalajainen officiating. The family will receive friends on Monday, May 21, from 4-8 p.m. at Gorsline-Runciman Funeral Homes, 205 E. Washington, DeWitt, MI, as well as one hour prior to the service at the church. Those desiring may make contributions to Redeemer United Methodist Church in memory of Jack.

Larry LeVerne McKenzie Blanchard, Ml Age 71, passed away on Wednesday, May 16, 2007 at his home. Graveside services will be held on Wednesday, May 23, 2007 at 11 a.m. at Maple Ridjge Cemetery, Delhi Township, Ingham County, Michigan with the Rev. Gus Nussdorfer of the First Presbyterian Church of Holt officiating. Memorial contributions in Larry's memory have been suggested to the family.

Envelopes are available at the Helms Funeral Home, 330 S. University Mt. Pleasant, Michigan 48858. Larry was bora on Thursday, February 27, 1936 in Lansing, Michigan, the son of Adelbert and" Martha (Jenks) McKenzie. On June 21, 1955, Larry married Patricia Farr.

They were married for over 51 years. A resident of Blanchard, Michigan since 1972, Larry was a retired carpenter. He enjoyed NASCAR, fishing, hunting, boating, and going to Arizona for the winter months. Survivors include his wife, Pat; children, Teresa Deal of Blanchard, and Mark and Karen McKenzie of Mecosta, MI; four grandchildren, Ryan and Carrie Deal, Haylely Deal, Jennifer and Brent Schriner, and Drew Guy; two great-grandsons; four brothers, Walter R. McKenzie, Lowell and Nancy McKenzie of Owosso, MI, George McKenzie of Harrison, MI, and Lyle McKenzie of Orange, CA; and several special nieces and nephews.

Larry was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Larry Alan McKenzie; and a sister, Audrey. Please see www.helmsfuneral home.com for an online obituary and to leave a message for the family. 'Serving the Family for Alice Louise Atwood Age 90, died May 19, 2007; born December 15, 1916 in Maple Rapids, MI. She was preceded in death by her husband of 57 years, Maurice (1994). She is survived by her daughters, Ellen (Arthur) Bennett of Battle Creek and Sharane Atwood of Battle Creek; sons, Phillip (Sandra) Atwood of California and Llwyn (Melody) Atwood of Lansing; 5 grandchildren; and 4 greatgrandchildren.

Private funeral services will be held. The family is being served by Gorsline-Runciman Funeral Homes, Lansing. Time takes away the edge of grief, But memory turns back every leaf. sourteThe Book of In Memoriams Mt. HOPE MONUMENT CO.

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