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- Big Rapids News, Michigan, 20 August 2024
Marlene A. Johns
August 18, 2024
Marlene Anne (Bassett) Johns, age 91, of Lakeland, FL, Lakeview, MI, formerly of Lansing, MI, passed away on August 18, 2024.
A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, August 23, 2024, at Grace United Methodist Church, Lansing. Arrangements by the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel. Please read her full obituary at www.EstesLeadley.com.
Estes-Leadley Funeral Homes
Marlene Anne (Bassett) Johns
Age 91, of Lakeland, FL, Lakeview, MI, formerly of Lansing, MI, passed away on August 18, 2024. She was born on January 20, 1933, in Aurora, IL, and had been a resident of Lansing, MI for 16 years moving to Lakeview, MI (50+ years), and Lakeland, FL (28 years) in retirement. She attended North Central College in Naperville, Illinois. She was a teacher, actively involved in church leadership by the side of her husband, The Reverend Richard E. Johns? 42-year Ministerial Career. She was actively involved through the United Methodist Women, the Church Choirs, Music Director of several choral and bell choirs, and Pre-School Program director and teacher. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was a true woman of faith and a disciple of Christ who blessed everyone that came across her path.
Surviving are her 5 children, Richard Johns of Lakeland, FL, Douglas (Cathy) Johns of Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Dianne Smith of Pompano Beach, FL, Jodi (Mark) Sullivant of Hendersonville, NC, and Jill (Emmanuel) Sikaundi of Kalamazoo; 5 grandchildren, Ashley (Mike) Rosa of Cincinnati, OH, Blake (Jessica) Johns of Lexington, SC, Mackenzie Sullivant of Oxford, OH, Jason Sikaundi, and Caleb Sikaundi; 4 great-grandchildren, Emerson Rosa, Jack Rosa, Charlotte Johns, and Sophie Johns; 2 sisters, Donna Heck of Lakeland, FL, and Carol (Bruce) Panse of Holland, MI; and nieces and nephews.
Religious memorial services will be conducted by the Rev. Douglas M. Johns at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, August 23, 2024, at Grace United Methodist Church, 1900 Boston Blvd., Lansing. Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m.
Memorial contributions may be made to The Johns/Bassett Scholarship Fund for Seminary Students. Please make checks payable to either: Grace United Methodist Church, 1900 Boston Blvd., Lansing, MI 48910 or United Methodist Foundation of Michigan, 3347 Eagle Run Dr. NE, Suite B, Grand Rapids, MI 49525. *Earmarked for Johns/Bassett Scholarship Fund.
Arrangements by the Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel.
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Bassett Family Association Database
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d. 3 May 1986 (Age 76 years)