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Evelyn Boersma
August 8, 2019
Evelyn J. Boersma, nee Hoekstra, age 75, beloved wife of 53 years to Gary A. Boersma, Sr. Loving mother of Gary (Diane) Boersma, Jr. Cherished grandmother of four, one of whom preceded her in death. Dearest great-grandmother of four. Dear sister of Arlene (Gerry) DeHorn, Patricia (Bill) Schaafsma and Bettilou (Doug) Timmer. Fond aunt of many nieces and nephews. Visitation...
Walter Harrison
August 8, 2019
Walter “Wall(y)” Harrison, age 68. Best friend, drinking partner, and soulmate to Bev nee Umgelder for 40 years. Menards-aisle peruser, chauffeur and proud, thoughtful dad to Melanie “Mitts” Harrison. Professional concrete driver of the “Wally Bauer Edition” at Wille Brothers for 27 years. Garage aficionado and master of decals, frequently seen riding his lawnmower and cooling off with a beer...
Lorraine Foster
August 7, 2019
Lorraine A. Foster, nee Eklund, age 91, beloved wife of the late George M. Groenewold and late Donald R. Foster. Loving mother of Karen (late Don) Zimmerman, Linda (Tom) Spanraft, Scott (Peggy) Foster, Patti Young and Jim Foster. Cherished grandmother of 11. Dearest great-grandmother of 17. Dear sister of the late Donald Eklund and the late Richard Eklund. Fond aunt...
Mildred Degroot
August 6, 2019
Mildred "Millie" DeGroot, nee Smit, age 96, beloved wife of the late John DeGroot (1990). Loving mother of John (Deborah) DeGroot, Kathleen (Rick) Stanson, Ruth (Linda Holmes) DeGroot and Steven (late Tammy) DeGroot. Cherished grandmother of nine. Dearest great-grandmother of 18 and great-great grandmother of one. Preceded in death by two brothers and one sister. Dear aunt of many nieces...
John Rosier
August 2, 2019
John Rosier, US Army WWII Veteran, passed away on August 2, 2019 at the age of 95. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 65 years, Agnes J. Rosier, nee Persenaire (2013), and his sisters Winifred (late John) Eldrenkamp, Betty (late Neil) Poort, and Dorothy (late Rich) Weidenaar, and by his brothers, Frank (late Ann), Martin (late...
Gary Graczyk
August 1, 2019
Gary J. Graczyk, age 64, US Air Force Vietnam Veteran. Beloved husband of Joan, nee Bashaw, and the late Karen, nee Nicholson. Loving father of Michael (Amanda) Graczyk and Mindy Graczyk. Cherished grandfather of Andrew. Dear brother of Wayne (Debbie) Graczyk. Retired from UPS as a maintenance engineer with many years of service. Visitation Tuesday, August 6, 2019 from 3-8...
Jill Garrett
July 31, 2019
Jill D. Garrett, nee Perna, age 67, passed away at home following a courageous battle with a motor neuron disease. Beloved wife of John Garrett. Loving mother of Lynsey Romo, Bryan (Kristina) Kluever and dear step-mother of Matthew (Jennifer) Garrett and Michael (Sarah) Garrett. Cherished grandmother of Colin and Ella Kluever; Mia, Ava and Emma Garrett; and Carsen and Helen...
Elizabeth Adams
July 28, 2019
Elizabeth A. "Beth" Adams, age 55, beloved daughter of Shirley Adams and daughter of Robert Adams. Loving sister of David (Shari) Adams, Dennis Adams, Daniel Adams and Mary Chiquet. Dear aunt of Kyle, Taryn, Cole, Zoe and Jordan and great-aunt of Tegan. Fond niece of Susan (Ken) Moore, the late Toni Seel and Mary (Edward) Slepski. Much loved granddaughter of...
Catherine Mitcheff
July 26, 2019
Catherine Mitcheff, nee Glisson, age 92, beloved wife for 70 years to the late Rusy E. Mitcheff, Sr. (2015). Loving mother of Rusy Jr. (Karen), Stella (late Doug) Lawrence and the late Rudy Dean. Cherished grandmother of Renee Golminas, Rusy III (Jennifer) and Catherine Lawrence. Dearest great-grandmother of Samantha, Margaret, Rusy IV, Mark and Nicholas. Survived by her sister Fanny...
Lois Roessler
July 22, 2019
Lois I. "Lolo" Roessler, nee Cook, age 91, beloved wife of the late Edward Roessler (1971). Loving mother of Edie (Wayne) Aardsma, Keith Roessler, Cindy (fiancé Al Ortega) Vice. Cherished grandmother of Lisa, Dan, Shayla, Christina, Jordan, Robert, Matthew, Emily and Kelsey. Dearest great-grandmother of Taelyn and Jayden. Preceded in death by her sisters Florence Butler, Shirley and her brother...
Ringedena Hoekstra
July 20, 2019
Ringedena Hoekstra, nee Prime, age 98, passed away at East Texas Hospice "Home Place" on Saturday, July 20, 2019. Born April 21,1921 in Chicago, IL. Currently resided at Colonial Retirement Home in Longview, TX. Beloved wife of the late Henry Hoekstra. Loving mother of Henry Ronald Hoekstra, Rene Elaine Hostetler, Karen Deanne Ray and the late James Timothy Hoekstra. Cherished...
Martha Deecken
July 17, 2019
Martha Deecken, nee Lotspeich, age 89, beloved wife of the late Allyn Deecken. Loving mother of Diane Deecken and the late Richard (Maria) Deecken. Cherished grandmother of Jennifer Deecken and Alex Deecken. Dearest sister of the late Emil (Rosina) Lotspeich and the late Joseph (Rosemarie) Lotspeich. Dear aunt and cousin of many. Martha was a strong woman who was born...
Edward Meilner
July 17, 2019
Edward S. Meilner, age 98, WWII U.S. Army Veteran, Purple Heart Recipient. Beloved husband for 67 years to the late Dorothy E. Meilner, nee Jones (2009). Loving father of Diane (Joseph) McHale, Donna (Patrick) Cody, Nancy (late Anthony) Konkol and the late Judy (Tony) Pendroy. Cherished grandfather of seven. Dearest great-grandfather of 11. Dear brother of Ben Worden and the...
Carol Santefort
July 16, 2019
Carol J. Santefort, nee Gritter, age 92, beloved wife of the late Harold Santefort (1971). Loving mother of Beverly (Ron) Miedema, Jan (Tom) Wensch, Laurel (Tim) Bultema, Marcia (Craig) Roxas and the late Lisa Marie Santefort. Cherished grandmother of 9. Dearest great-grandmother of 13. Dear sister of Berdy (late Marty) Kuiken, Rev. Wayne (Joan) Gritter and the late Roy (late...
Louise Van Lonkhuyzen
July 11, 2019
Louise A. Van Lonkhuyzen, nee Clousing, age 98, born May 1, 1921, passed away at her home on July 11, 2019. Beloved wife of the late Calvin Van Lonkhuyzen (1991). Loving mother of Diane (Thomas) Teune, Robert (Lisa) Van Lonkhuyzen, Sandra (Gerald) Swets, Nancy (Michael) Rhodes and the late Curtis Van Lonkhuyzen (2005). Cherished grandmother of 17. Dearest great-grandmother of...
George Opyt
July 11, 2019
George F. Opyt, age 86, USAF Korean War Veteran, beloved husband for 59 years to Stella, nee Stanaszek. Loving father of Ken (Debbie) Opyt and Susan (Brad) Johnson. Cherished grandfather of Jennifer Opyt, Nicole (Mike) Goshorn, Wes Opyt; Brittani Johnson and Skylar Johnson. Dearest great-grandfather of Hannah Goshorn. Dear brother of Marge Unton and preceded in death by two brothers...
Wayne Piersma
July 10, 2019
Wayne D. Piersma, age 84, beloved husband for 63 years to Clarice, nee Venhuizen. Loving father of Darlene (Raymond) Steinhart, Brenda Gilles, Howard Piersma and Gregory (Janice) Piersma. Cherished grandfather of Corrie and Justin; Jason and Chad; Bradley and Brittany; and Michelle and Michael. Dearest great-grandfather of three. Dear brother of Randall Piersma. Fond uncle of Darcy, Dawn, Rachel, Troy...
Isabelle Triezenberg
July 10, 2019
Isabelle J. Triezenberg, age 27, loving mother of Colton. Cherished daughter of Jean Marie Graf. Dearest sister of Matt (Stephanie) Cerniglia, Madeline Triezenberg and the late Connor Triezenberg. Dear aunt of Lillian and Nicholas. Cherished granddaughter of Kathleen and the late Donald Graf. Dear niece of Don (Sherry) Graf and the late Theodore Graf. Much loved cousin and friend of...
Carol Smith-Brazen
July 9, 2019
Carol D. Smith-Brazen, nee Smith, age 62, beloved wife for 16 years to Chris Brazen. Loving mother of Wesley (Julie) Brazen. Devoted daughter of the late Donald and Maryellen Smith. Cherished sister of Craig (Denise) Smith and Sheri Smith. Fond daughter-in-law of Josephine and the late Alfred Brazen. Kind sister-in-law of Linda Brazen, Nancy White, Donna (Kurt) Engelhart and David...
Corinne Hedge
July 9, 2019
Corinne E. "Corky" Hedge, nee Bonas, age 80, loving mother of Wendy Hedge, Marilou (Michael) Lerner and Jill (Randy) Struzik. Cherished grandmother of Elyse (Elliot) Small, Kyle Lerner, Cameron Lerner, Zachary Struzik and Zoe Struzik. Dearest great-grandmother of McKenna Small. Dear sister of the late Annette Schoenheider and the late Lois Schall. Visitation Sunday, July 14, 2019 from 2-8 p.m....
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