Heritage

Elaine denDulk Achterhof ex’54
Sept. 14, 2016, Davenport, Fla.

Jack Andriese ’53
Sept. 18, 2016, Redlands, Calif.

Raymond Andriese ’54
Nov. 26, 2016, Spring Lake, Mich.

Alice Van Hofwegen Apol ex’49
Oct. 22, 2016, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Dirk Baay ’51
Aug. 12, 2016, Colorado Springs, Colo.

Thelma Aardema Bakker ’61
March 12, 2016, Hudsonville, Mich.

Donald Ballast ’52
Jan. 1, 2017, Caledonia, Mich.

Edward Bekker ’59
Nov. 23, 2016, Ada, Mich.

Jeanette VanderGiessen Bittner ex’46
Oct. 17, 2016, Poulan, Ga.

Beatrice Den Boer Blanke ’67
Dec. 22, 2016, Grand Island, Fla.

Mary Tolsma Boerema ’56
Oct. 6, 2016, Grand Rapids, Mich.

June Fish Boeve ’64
Jan. 9, 2017, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Peter Boogaart ’49
Feb. 11, 2017, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Gordon Bordewyk ex’50
Feb. 20, 2017, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Marianne Steenbergen Bratt ex’56
Oct. 9, 2016, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Carolyn Miersma Brinks ’42
Jan. 24, 2017, Leesburg, Fla.

Mildred Schuurmann Buma ’55
Feb. 25, 2017, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Geraldine Butterman ’60
Nov. 15, 2016, Lansing, Mich.

Lawrence Butterworth ’62
Oct. 7, 2016, Spring Lake, Mich.

Donald Byker ’57
Feb. 4, 2017, Alton, N.H.

James Cook ’55
Oct. 3, 2016, Winfield, Ill.

Ruth Beadle Cota ex’44
Oct. 17, 2016, Cutlerville, Mich.

Marilyn Goorman Covert ’63
Oct. 11, 2016, Holland, Mich.

John DeBoer ’56
John DeBoer ’56

Robert DeBruyne ex’58
Dec. 15, 2016, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Andrea Meeter Dekker ’63
Feb. 22, 2017, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Herbert DeMaagd ’49
Nov. 27, 2016, Byron Center, Mich.

Marva Musch DeVries ’53
Jan. 23, 2017, Jenison, Mich.

Alma DeHaas DeYoung ’51
Jan. 25, 2017, Fremont, Mich.

Carl Eggebeen ’45
Jan. 26, 2017, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Jean Kamp Ettesvold ’44
Oct. 28, 2016, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Anne Mc Coll Forslund ’57
March 8, 2017, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Stephen Gabrielse ’54
Sept. 19, 2016, Visalia, Calif.

Karen Peters Gerdes ’57
March 22, 2017, Greenville, Mich.

Kathleen Doezema Gritter ex’51
Nov. 5, 2016, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Frederick Groen ’64
Dec. 17, 2016, Zeeland, Mich.

Helen Bartlett Hoffman ’57
Oct. 30, 2016, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Simon Holleman ’61
Feb. 3, 2017, Kentwood, Mich.

Lawrence Hoogerhyde ex’56
Dec. 20, 2016, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Jean Holkeboer Hunt ’63
April 10, 2017, Wauwatosa, Wis.

Laura De Jager Joling ex’44
Feb. 24, 2017, Kalamazoo, Mich.

Robert Knott ’50
April 3, 2017, Holland, Mich.

Louis Kok ’53
Jan. 27, 2017, Lynden, Wash.

Mary Sharpe Konynenbelt ’66
Dec. 19, 2016, Holland, Mich.

George Koopmans ’65
May 26, 2016, Telkwa, British Columbia

Bernard Koops ’34
Dec. 12, 2016, Holland, Mich.

Elton “Al” Koops ’55
Dec. 26, 2016, Downs, Kan.

Richard Kooy ’49
March 15, 2017, Orland Park, Ill.

James Last ’59
April 7, 2017, Ada, Mich.

Edson “Bill” Lewis ’53
Jan. 25, 2017, Columbus, Ohio

Margaret Vogel Morris ’54
March 12, 2017, Lynden, Wash.

Anne Lobbes Mulder ’42
April 5, 2017, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Joy Smith Oostendorp ’58
Feb. 22, 2017, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Jack Ripstra ’49
March 31, 2017, Belmont, Mich.

Connie Post Rodenhouse ’41
April 6, 2017, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Gysbert Rozenboom ’38
April 2, 2017, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Kathleen Tuuk Sharda ’50
Jan. 14, 2017, Kentwood, Mich.

John “Jack” Stevens ex’49
Jan. 5, 2017, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Ronald Stuk ’56
March 7, 2017, Muskegon, Mich.

Charles Terpstra ’65
Jan. 15, 2017, Zeeland, Mich.

Laverne Tubergen ’64
Oct. 24, 2016, Indianapolis, Ind.

Edward VanderKamp Jr. ex’42
Edward VanderKamp Jr. ex’42

Katherine Postma Vander Werp ex’45
Dec. 25, 2016, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Henry Vander Ziel ex’59
March 18, 2017, Lowell, Mich.

Ronald Van Valkenburg ’56
Jan. 23, 2017, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Esther Hoitenga Van Zytveld ’58
April 9, 2017, Byron Center, Mich.

Shirley Heyboer Veltema ’53
Shirley Heyboer Veltema ’53 Dec. 25, 2016, Hudsonville, Mich.
Shirley was a long-time librarian at Calvin’s Hekman Library.

Marvin Veltkamp ex’50
Jan. 18, 2017, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Jay Veltman ’51
March 16, 2017, Holland, Mich.

Alvin Ver Burg ’58
July 24, 2016, Brandon, S.D.

Johanna Vanderson Vermeer ’50
Sept. 24, 2016, Sheldon, Iowa

Duane Voorman ’52
July 18, 2017, Middleville, Mich.

John Voss ’67
Feb. 17, 2017, Austinville, Iowa

Edwin Walhout ’48
Jan. 1, 2017, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Robert Westerhof ’65
Jan. 21, 2017, Warsaw, Ind.

1960s

Paul Oosting ’69
Dec. 25, 2016, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Talena Hovinga Pessink ’69
March 18, 2017, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Timothy Roek ’69
May 15, 2016, Alto, Mich.

Rosemary Meeusen Sharda ’69
April 5, 2017, Zeeland, Mich.

1970s

Betty Krikke Brink ’71
Feb. 26, 2017, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Linda Vander Lugt Brooks ’70
March 29, 2017, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Barbara Jipping Prieur ex’77
March 28, 2017, Candler, N.C.

Donald “Drew” Robinson ’71
March 14, 2017, Grand Rapids, Mich.

David Snoeyink ex’70
March 5, 2017, Grandville, Mich.

Sharon Verbeek Ter Horst ’74
April 7, 2017, Holland, Mich.

Margo Thomas ex’70
Dec. 23, 2016, Wyoming, Mich.

Ronald Verburg ex’72
Jan. 3, 2017, Munster, Ind.

1980s

Julie Kuipers-Sandri ’80
Dec. 20, 2016, New York, N.Y.

Kenric Van Wyk ’89
Jan. 29, 2017, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Craig Ver Burg ’85
April 6, 2017, Morley, Mich.

1990s

Christopher Norman ’92
March 26, 2017, Byron Center, Mich.