Obituaries
Rita M. Hubbard
Rita May Hubbard, age 82, of Albion passed away February 24, 2020. Rita was born in Springport, Mich., on September 29, 1937, the daughter of Kelly and Monabell (Richardson) England. She graduated from Springport High School in 1954.
Rita worked as a nanny for many years and was a foster mother to 48 kids. She then went on to work for Union Steel, Ganton’s and Spartan Manufacturing. Rita enjoyed gardening, sewing, crocheting, baking and knitting. She loved to make hats, blankets and mittens for her family
and was known to donate many of those items to hospitals. Rita will be greatly missed by her family and friends.
She is survived by her daughter, Brenda (Richard) Lewis of Jackson; grandchildren, Archie (Jennifer) Hall of Albion, Bobby Smith of Albion, Benjamin Smith of Dexter; great-grandchildren, Dylan, Maizyn and Mea Hall; brother, Mitchell England; special nephew, Butch Lucas and several other nieces and nephews.
Rita was preceded in death by her parents; sons, Jodie Hubbard, David Hubbard; special nephews, Joe and Kelly England; brother, Arlo (Ollie) England; and sister-in-law, Mary England.
Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, February 29, 2020, at Mills Funeral Home, Shelly-Odell Chapel, 518 S. Main St. in Eaton Rapids. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service. Those desiring may make memorial contributions to the Covenant House, Times Square Station, PO Box 731, New York N.Y. 10108-0900. Those interested can place online condolences by visiting www.millsfuneral.com.
Denise A. Handziak
Denise A. Handziak, age 62, of Decatur, Ind., passed away on Tuesday, February 11, 2020, at her residence. Denise was born on November 11, 1957, in Lansing, to the late Glen and Marice (Marcham) Davis. She was 1 of 17 siblings.
Denise attended Faith Baptist Church in Berne, Ind. She worked for Walmart and appeared briefly in the movie “Sleep” in 2003. She also served in the U.S. Army.
She is survived by her daughters, Brandy (Joe) Vergara of Decatur and Letha (Matt) Cranson of Rockford, Mich.; 12 grandchildren and three great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, Joshua Handziak; mother and step father, Archie and Marice Lumbert and father, Glen Davis.
A memorial service will take place at 1 p.m. on Saturday, February 29, 2020, at Faith Baptist Church, 989 W 700 S, in Berne. Preferred memorials are to the family. Arrangements were handled by Haggard-Sefton-Hirschy & Zelt Funeral Home in Decatur. To sign the guest book, visit hshfuneralhome.com.
Lawrence Campbell
Lawrence “Larry” Campbell of Charlotte, a car enthusiast and loving father and friend, died on Wednesday, February 19, 2020. Larry was born May 15, 1940, in Lansing, the son of Albert and Ruth (Miller) Campbell. He was a very talented builder. Larry owned and operated his own dry wall company called Larry’s Dry Wall. He was talented and was able to build homes from ground to finish. When Larry was not working, he enjoyed taking his classic cars to car shows around the area. He loved his 1969 Cadillac convertible. Larry also had a large collection of model cars that he had built over the years. His cars were his biggest passion in life. Larry also enjoyed spending time with his best friends and enjoying a cold beer.
Larry is survived by his children, Robert (Deb Dzik) Campbell of Charlotte, Tamara Campbell-Davis of Fort Peirce, Fla.; 10 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren; siblings, Karen (Al) Brooks, Mike (Peggy) Katuscinski, Steve (Anna) Katuscinski, and Joe (Mandy) Katuscinski; best friends, AG Twitchell, Jim Cashen and Randy Bryner. He was preceded in death by his parents; and brother, Phillip Campbell.
Friends are encouraged to support Larry’s family. A Celebration of Life will be held on Tuesday, February 25, 2020, at 1 p.m. at the Charlotte Eagles Aerie 3552 with Pastor Charles Jenson officiating. If desired, memorial contributions are suggested to the family. Share memories of Larry on his tribute page at prayfuneral.com. The family is in the care of Pray Funeral Home, Charlotte.
LeeAnn Sipes
LeeAnn Sipes, age 55, of Olivet passed away suddenly January 30, 2020, at Sparrow Hospital in Lansing. She was born April 18, 1964, in Landstuhl, Germany, the daughter of Albert Fawcett and Virginia Stansbury. She attended International Business College in El Paso, Texas. LeeAnn worked as a supervisor for Peckham in Lansing. In her free time, she enjoyed cooking, sewing, fishing and spending time with her family.
LeeAnn is survived by her husband, Daniel; step-father, Bill Stansbury; step-mother, Isabelle Fawcett; children: Dianna Hill, Albert (Michelle Mohr) Hill, Daniel Sipes; seven grandchildren; brother, Darryl Fawcett of Yucaipa, Calif.; step-sisters: Denise Hamilton, Daisy Rodriguez, Maggie Castillo, all of Calif.; brothers-in-law: Robert (Peggy) Sipes of Hampton, Va., Chris (Annette) Sipes of Lansing, Randy (Norma) Law of Lawton, Okla.; sister-in-law, Laurie Law of Lansing, and mother-in-law Priscilla Law. She was preceded in death by her parents.
In keeping with LeeAnn’s wishes, cremation was entrusted to Burkhead-Green-Kilgo Funeral Home. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, February 29, 2020, at Gresham United Church, located at 5055 Mulliken Rd. in Charlotte.