Connor Zachary Weaver, 17, of West Olive, passed away on Sunday, September 6, 2026. Connor was diagnosed with cancer in January of 2025, and he fought through treatments all of 2025. Connor rang the bell cancer-free in December of 2025. His cancer was found to have returned on August 5, 2026. Connor received his Make-A-Wish gift in April. It was a blessed and profound experience for Connor and his family.
Connor was born August 20, 2009, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He is the oldest of the three children of Justin and Sara (Barendse) Weaver. Connor liked mowing grass. He mowed the family lawn, he mowed for grandparents, and anyone else who needed their grass cut. Connor also enjoyed many science and engineering toys, and especially Lego projects. Connor and the Weaver family attend Life Church Grand Haven.
Connor is survived by his parents, Justin and Sara Weaver, his sisters Ella and Aliya, grandparents: Steve and Donna Barendse, Scott and Carlene Weaver; great-grandparents Neil and Elaine Jacobsen, aunts, uncles, and cousins: Darrin and Rachelle Geurink (Jacob, Eli), Jonathan and Amy Barendse (Sebastian).
A funeral service will be held at 1:00 pm Friday, September 11, 2026, at Life Church Grand Haven,1000 Waverly Ave., Grand Haven MI 49417. Visitation will be 5:00-7:00 pm, Thursday, at the Yntema Funeral Home, 251 S. State Street, Zeeland MI 49464. Interment will be in Olive Township Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Make-A-Wish Foundation.
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