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In Memoriam

Tue, Sep 01, 2020

Heritage

Eugene Berends ’50
Feb. 26, 2020, Hudsonville, Mich.

Margery Taylor Bernbaum ’65
May 22, 2020, Rockville, Md.

Barbara Gesink Boeve ’54
Apr. 16, 2020, Holland, Mich.

Clarence Bolt ’50
Apr. 24, 2020, Holland, Mich.

Franklin Bolt ex’48
Jan. 28, 2020, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Robert Bolt ’52
Mar. 23, 2020, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Francis Bolthuis ’53
May 22, 2020, Grand Rapids, Mich.

David Bos ’60
June 29, 2020, Hudsonville, Mich.

Jeanne Hammond Bosman ex’42
June 25, 2020, Byron Center, Mich.

Norma Sikkema Bouwkamp ex’62
Feb. 13, 2020, Zeeland, Mich.

David Brink ex’61
July 7, 2020, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Marijane Scheffers Buining ex’51
May 15, 2019, Sun City, Ariz.

Rodger Buining ’52
Nov. 26, 2019, Sun City, Ariz.

Annette Minnema Cooke ’50
May 15, 2020, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Adeline Van Rhee De Graaf ’49
Apr. 4, 2020, Bloomington, Ill.

John De Haan ’57
May 7, 2020, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Howard De Jong ’56
July 4, 2020, Hudsonville, Mich.

Trenton De Jong ’61
Dec. 26, 2019, Caledonia, Mich.

Herbert De Jonge ’56
Feb. 14, 2020, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Karl De Jonge ’59
Jan. 13, 2019, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Marian Cooper De Vries ’58
May 31, 2020, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Harmon Diemer ’59
June 15, 2020, Caledonia, Mich.

Sandra Hollebeek Dooyema ’68
Oct. 26, 2019, Encinitas, Calif

Bernard Ebbers ex’64
Feb. 2, 2020, Ridgeland, Miss.

Leona Bulthuis Euwema ex’49
May 17, 2019, Elmhurst, Ill.

Garald Gemmen, Sr. ex’59
June 22, 2019, Allendale, Mich.

Georg Gerritsen ’59
May 15, 2020, Port Huron, Mich.

Robert Gillies ’55
Sept. 17, 2019, Ada, Mich.

Marilyn Pranger Gossman ’60
Apr. 2, 2020, St. John, Ind.

Beatrice Koetsier Gregory ex’48
Jan. 22, 2020, Jenison, Mich.

Kay De Graaf Haan ’49
Feb. 7, 2020, Zeeland, Mich.

Lewis Haeck ex’63
Jan. 26, 2020, Port Charlotte, Fla.

Karen Block Hertel ’55
Oct. 2, 2019, Byron Center, Mich.

Ahleen Dekker Heynen ’40
July 7, 2020, Anchorage, Alaska

Rachel Van Someren Hofman ’66
Nov. 20, 2109, Milwaukee, Wis.

Jean Waalkes Homan ’40
Feb. 20, 2020, Jenison, Mich.

David Jansma ’67
Nov. 19, 2019, Santa Fe, N.M.

Robert Jipping ’59
Feb. 10, 2020, Lansing, Ill.

Judith Schut Johnson ’67
Apr. 26, 2019, North Port, Fla.

Rosemary Buist Jongsma ex’55
Apr. 16, 2020, Hudsonville, Mich.

Gerald Koop ex’58
May 15, 2020, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Robert Kuiken ’69
June 2, 2020, Dallas, Texas

Harriet Vandenberg Kuipers ex’46
Mar. 1, 2020, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Marvin Kuipers ’66
Sept. 24, 2109, South Hadley, Mass.

John Lameyer ex’67
Mar. 13, 2020, Hudsonville, Mich.

John Last ’60
Apr. 18, 2020, Newfoundland, N.J.

Charlotte Lendick ex’47
Jan. 6, 2020, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Weldon Luckey ’60
Dec. 15, 2019, Grand Haven, Mich.

Linda Halma McCoy ex’68
Nov. 23, 2019, Gaithersburg, Md.

Karen Ploegstra Meyer ’63
May 13, 2020, Holland, Mich.

Martha Huissen Minnema ’45
Mar. 30, 2020, Visalia, Calif.

Robert Muller ex’63
May 8, 2020, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Hudson Nyenhuis ’49
Apr. 30, 2020, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Eugene Otten ex’54
Sept. 22, 2019, Sheboygan, Wis.

Robert Overbeck ex’48
Feb. 22, 2020, Kalamazoo, Mich.

Douglas Paauw, Sr. ’46
Feb. 17, 2020, Bellevue, Wash.

Boyd Pastoor ex’58
June 2, 2020, Satellite Beach, Fla.

Mary Bylsma Patrick ’65
May 6, 2020, Rockford, Mich.

Agatha Jellema Peterson ’48
Apr. 8, 2020, Montague, Mich.

Dena Stout Prins ’55
Mar. 21, 2020, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Wayne Rietberg ’61
Nov. 22, 2019, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Betty Rycenga Rodrigues ’52
July 28, 2019, Grand Haven, Mich.

Ellen Kolk Schroder ’56
Mar. 11, 2020, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Katherine Kooistra Sechrist ex’42
Apr. 17, 2020, Ridgewood, N.J.

Arlo Siegersma ’59
Mar. 12, 2020, Nampa, Idaho

Donald Sikkema ’53
Feb. 25, 2020, Grand Haven, Mich.

Mary Smitter ex’56
Jan. 31, 2020, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Johanna Goodyk Spykerman ex’49
Apr. 5, 2020, Holland, Mich.

Herbert Start ’55
Nov. 13, 2019, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Russell Sterenberg ’67
Mar. 28, 2020, Hillsboro, Ore.

Martha Blystra Terpstra ex’50
Dec. 19, 2019, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Paul Tuls ’68
May 6, 2020, Holland, Mich.

Gise Van Baren ’53
Aug. 31, 2019, Hudsonville, Mich.

Edward Vandenberg, Jr. ex’43
Jan. 18, 2020, Ann Arbor, Mich.

Marlin “Mike” Vanden Bosch ’57
Apr. 7, 2020, Sioux Center, Mo.

Nancy Vanderploeg Vanden Heuvel ’60
Apr. 3, 2020, Holland, Mich.

William Van de Riet ’66
Sept. 23, 2019, Fort Myers, Fla.

Pearl Vannette Vanderlaan ex’50
Nov. 8, 2019, Muskegon, Mich.

Allan Vander Lugt ’59
July 21, 2019, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Jack Vander Meulen ex’63
Feb. 12, 2020, Wyoming, Mich.

Shirley Bult Vander Wall ex’51
Nov. 18, 2019, Citrus Heights, Calif.

Geurt Van Hal ’54
Feb. 23, 2020, Homer Glen, Ill.

Angelyn Van Appledorn Van Hamersveld ex’48
Nov. 22, 2019, Kalamazoo, Mich.

Herman Van Hamersveld, Jr. ex’48
June 8, 2019, Kalamazoo, Mich.

Eleanor Brunink Van Houten ex’45
Jan. 15, 2020, Cadillac, Mich.

Betty Sikkema Van Kalker ’60
May 7, 2020, Lake Worth, Fla.

Ralph Van Kampen ’48
Mar. 17, 2019, DeKalb, Ill.

Warren Van Tongeren ’60
Apr. 17, 2020, Jenison, Mich.

Bernard Veenstra ’50
Mar. 12, 2020, Grand Haven, Mich.

Frances Dykema Vryhof ex’48
April 24, 2020, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Bonnie Vande Pol Wiersma ex’62
Feb. 19, 2020, Hudsonville, Mich.

Alice Wisse ex’48
Oct. 27, 2019, Orland Park, Ill.

Rodger Woltjer ’69
Nov. 8, 2019, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Sierd Woudstra ’55
Mar. 22, 2020, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Joyce Schrotenboer Wyma ex’51
Apr. 1, 2020, Holland, Mich.

Roger Wyngarden ex’53
Feb. 27, 2020, Grant, Mich.

Jane Hofstra Zwiers ’67
May 4, 2019, Holland, Mich.

1970's

Arlyn Boorsma ’77
Feb. 11, 2020, Wyoming, Mich.

Chris De Korver ex’78
July 4, 2020, Comstock Park, Mich.

Robert DeKraker ex’75
Feb. 19, 2020, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Susan Smies Feringa ’77
April 24, 2020, Sheboygan, Wis.

Denise Slager Kraker ex’76
Feb. 16, 2020, West Olive, Mich.

Kenneth Mange ’77
Apr. 29, 2020, Petaluma, Calif.

Jane Kooi Markoski ’75
Dec. 28, 2019, Wilmette, Ill.

Gregg Muilenburg ’71
May 8, 2020, Phoenix, Ariz.

Harlene Padding ’74
Jan. 10, 2020, Walker, Iowa

Garry Quakkelaar ex’77
May 24, 2019, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Paul Recker ’72
Mar. 17, 2020, Rockford, Mich.

William Renkema ’74
Oct. 28, 2019, Lake Odessa, Mich.

Kenneth Schemper ’73
Apr. 24, 2020, Grandville, Mich.

Douglas Schuurman ’77
Feb. 15, 2020, Northfield, Minn.

Gayla Lankheet Vander Molen ex’74
Mar. 11, 2020, Grandville, Mich.

Ronald Vander Molen ex’78
Sept. 24, 2019, Plainwell, Mich.

Larry Wever ex’77
May 19, 2020, Ripon, Calif.

Douglas Wieringa ex’75
Mar. 1, 2020, Hudsonville, Mich.

1980's

John Boonstra ’80
Nov. 29, 2019, Cornelia, Ga.

Catherine Bouwsma ’86
Feb. 25, 2020, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Anne Davis Clifford ’80
Dec. 31, 2019, Ellicott City, Md.

Karen De Vries De Haan ex’83
Jan. 26, 2020, Rockford, Mich.

Marilyn Kroondyk Greenway ex’82
Feb. 16, 2020, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Janet Daane Overzet ex’81
Richardson, Texas, Dec. 16, 2019

Susan Tameling ’84
Apr. 5. 2020, Indianapolis, Ind.

Rebecca Knoppers Ver Hoef ’83
Mar. 15, 2020, Alto, Mich.

1990's

Thalia “Tolly” Bairas Stiffler ’96
Mar. 29, 2020, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Marlene Hinkley Curtis ’95
Jan. 11, 2020, Ravenna, Mich.

Ann Stoub ’96
Apr. 23, 2020, St. Joseph, Mich.

2000's

Jordan Kok ’08
Jan. 12, 2020, Seattle, Wash.

Andrew Vlietstra ’07
June 11, 2020, Zeeland, Mich.

2010's

Patrick Hekman ’12
Feb. 28, 2020, Alto, Mich.

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