Spark

Heritage

Rhea Van Heest Arnold ex’45
Dec. 6, 2015, Zanesville, Ohio

Robert Baker ’51
June 19, 2016, Byron Center, Mich.

Thelma DeWeerd Bergsma ex’60
April 4, 2016, Zeeland, Mich.

Syne Bierma ’48
May 27, 2016, Hudsonville, Mich.

Winston Boelkins ’52
March 27, 2016, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Ivan “Ike” Boerman ’59
May 24, 2016, Grand Rapids, Mich.

William Borst ex’56
Jan. 11, 2016, Kirkland, Wash.

Jean Estie Bosman ex’48
March 14, 2016, Lynden, Wash.

Lorraine Bossenga ’49
April 18, 2016, South Haven, Mich.

Marilyn DuMez Brill ex’48
Dec. 10, 2015, Oostburg, Wis.

James Bultman ’50
May 3, 2016, Kalamazoo, Mich.

William Camping ex’48
Feb. 22, 2016, Norco, Calif.

Eleanore Ploeg Chapel ’50
Sept. 3, 2015, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Silas Cheuk ’62
March 25, 2016, Valparaiso, Ind.

Silas was a Distinguished Alumni Award winner in 2014.

DeMaris “Debbie” Ostrander Childs ’62
Dec. 10, 2015, Ceresco, Mich.

Lillian van Baalen Coppock ex’39
July 29, 2015, Lake Oswego, Ore.

R. Jack De Vos ’51
May 7, 2016, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Alma Vander Lugt De Vries ex’57
Sept. 3, 2015, Mokena, Ill.

Henrietta Kornelis DeWaard ex’47
April 24, 2016, Ferndale, Wash.

James De Young ’53
April 23, 2016, Sanborn, Iowa

Harriet Van Der Puy Fisher ’48
April 26, 2016, St. Petersburg, Fla.

Roger Greenway ’55
April 30, 2016, Rockford, Mich.

Jeanette “Jenny” Bult Grooters ’64
April 27, 2016, Empire, Mich.

Glen Haan ’62
April 27, 2016, Rockwood, Tenn.

Senetta Helder Havinga ex’43
June 14, 2016, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Wilhelmina Kalsbeek Hiemstra ex’51
April 9, 2016, Prescott, Ariz.

June Boersma Holtvluwer ’47
June 1, 2016, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Thomas Holwerda ’63
May 1, 2016, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Tom Hoogeboom ’62
June 4, 2016, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Nicholas Huizenga ’50
June 19, 2016, Grand Rapids, Mich.

William Huizingh ex’37
March 18, 2016, Scottsdale, Ariz.

George Jager ’65
June 30, 2016, Cutlerville, Mich.

Phyllis Mulder Klyn ’64
May 24, 2016, Jenison, Mich.

Sophie Terpsma Koolhaas ex’43
June 14, 2016, Ripon, Calif.

Ronald Korthuis ex’58
Sept. 12, 2015, Lambertville, Mich.

Henderik “Henry” Munneke ’61
April 14, 2016, Mounds View, Minn.

Hal Ravesloot ex’52
May 26, 2016, Longmont, Colo.

Grace Staal Reyneveld ex’50
Oct. 29, 2015, Ripon, Calif.

Eleanor “Non” Kieft Rycenga ex’41
Aug. 31, 2015, Grand Haven, Mich.

Raymond Schapp ex’41
Jan. 13, 2016, Beresford, S.D.

Lorraine VanderWel Schoolland ’65
March 17, 2016, Ripon, Calif.

Howard Schuitema ’52
June 11, 2016, Grand Rapids, Mich.

William Schultze ’45
Nov. 17, 2015, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Gordon Stuit ’51
Oct. 19, 2015, Albuquerque, N.M.

David Spyker ex’64
June 11, 2016, Holland, Mich.

Jack Tromp ’48
June 27, 2016, Lake Odessa, Mich.

Carl Van Appledorn ’59
April 29, 2016, Ann Arbor, Mich.

Marlys Weg Van Beek ex’58
Oct. 20, 2015, Belgrade, Mont.

Norma Brink Van Beek ex’52
June 8, 2016, Lynden, Wash.

Peter VandeHaar ’64
June 29, 2016, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Martin Vanden Berg ’50
May 29, 2016, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Tom Vanden Bosch ’54
March 31, 2016, Sioux Falls, S.D.

Albertha “Birdie” Den Herder Vander Broek ’49
Aug. 29, 2015, Idaho Falls, Idaho

Agnes Oppenhuizen Vander Molen ’34
March 14, 2016, McBain, Mich.

Helen Vanderveen ’58
May 19, 2016, Grand Rapids, Mich.

James Vander Velde ’61
March 4, 2016, Plymouth, Ind.

Wilma Nonhoff Van Dyk ’59
June 26, 2016, Ontario, Calif.

Helen Sikkema Van Harken ’53
April 2, 2016, Waldwick, N.J.

Earle Van Heyningen ’43
June 23, 2016, Holland, Mich.

Vernon Van Heyningen ex’43
Sept. 28, 2015, Seattle, Wash.

Paul Van Kooten ’48
May 29, 2016, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Jane Kuipers Veenstra ex’46
May 5, 2016, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Richard Venema ’51
Nov. 30, 2015, Helena, Mont.

Elizabeth “Marie” Nieuwdorp Warmels ex’41
May 10, 2016, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Luella Menninga Warnshuis ’53
Feb. 24, 2016, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Marilyn Wezeman Webster ’66
May 9, 2016, Lowell, Mich.

Wilmer Witte ’48
May 10, 2016, Grand Rapids, Mich.

David Wright ex’58
June 23, 2016, Caledonia, Mich.

1960s

Patsy Holleman Bode ex’68
Nov. 7, 2016, Puyallup, Wash.

James Cooper ’69
Dec. 14, 2015, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Margaret Sypkens Eldridge ’68
Aug. 21, 2015, St. Petersburg, Fla.

1970s

David DeVries ’76
May 14, 2016, Byron Center, Mich.

Susan Eldersveld ex’70
May 1, 2016, Chicago, Ill.

Harlan Sipma ’71
March 21, 2016, Pipestone, Minn.

1980s

Julie Brinks Holtrop ’89
May 3, 2016, Silver Spring, Md.

Tom Hooyer ’86
May 4, 2016, Arvada, Colo.

Everett Kuiper ’82
Jan. 15, 2016, Racine, Wis.

Wilma Vander Helm Vande Guchte ’83
June 17, 2016, Grand Rapids, Mich.

1990s

Elisabeth Diepersloot Schnitzler ’94
Feb. 13, 2016, Visalia, Calif.

2000s

Brian Genzink ’08
July 12, 2016, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Vicki Schofield ex’00
March 30, 2016, Aurora, Colo.

Andrew Vache ’05
June 26, 2016, Baltimore, Md.