Chrun Song was born on September 10, 1935, in Cambodia. He passed away on Friday, July 24, 2026.
He was Husband to Yorm Khim and Dad to Mum Van (Voeuth Dam), Chantha Baker (Joe Baker), Dara Song (Tailin Gutierrez), Mary Abundo (Rainier Abundo) and Alexander Song. He was Grandfather to: Michael Van, Paul Van, Kevin Van, Sorena Van, Sidney Krouch, Aloni Sok, Nicholas Inthisack, Cody Inthisack, Mateo Inthisack, CJ Song Baker, Abigail Baker, Dasani Song, Dariel Song, Nasario Gutierrez, Juliano Song, Giovani Song and Noah Abundo, Chrun was loved by MANY! He has an abundance of Godchildren and their mom, nieces and nephews, community members and best friends.
His journey was a long one, having lived over 90 adventurous years. He and Yorm immigrated from Thailand to the United States in 1980 after escaping Cambodia during the Khmer Rouge Regime. They raised their family in Chicago, Ill. And eventually landed in Holland, MI in late 1990’s.
His garden was his favorite hobby. He could spend all day among his plants. “If you can’t eat It…
don’t plant it” was his saying in the yesterdays. As he got older, we started to see pretty flowers make their way into his pride and joy.
Another favorite way to pass time away was mushrooms foraging and fishing with friends. This very special soul was always keeping his family members on their toes with all his escape routes. There are many of us who can share his adventures with you. He is also known for being the comedian in a crowd. Especially when he was around his nieces and grandsons. He had a special way of making everyone laugh until your stomach hurt. So many stories could be shared, and he will hold a special place in a lot of hearts.
He will probably instruct us all not to cry for him. Have a party and dance! If the party takes place at the beach…that would be the best so he can wear sunglasses and people watch.
Buddhist funeral ceremony will be held on August 1, 2026 at 9:30am EDT at the Cambodian Buddhist Temple located at 3961 120th Ave., Holland, MI.
Following the temple ceremony, the Buddhist ceremony will continue at Dykstra Funeral Home located
at 295 Douglas Ave, Holland, MI 49424, at 1:30pm and a procession to the Crematory at 3:30pm.
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