Category Archives: Obituaries

Calvin "Cal" Branderhorst, 71, of Holland, Michigan, passed away peacefully at home on November 3, 2025. Born and raised in Holland/Zeeland area. Cal was a quiet man with a kind and gentle heart. He c...

Patricia Ann Hoffman, 93, of Holland, Michigan, passed away peacefully on October 27, 2025, in Holland, Michigan. Pat was born in Jackson, Michigan to Leigh and Angela Brown in 1931; she was the middl...

Carla Krueger Ryan, age 101, passed away peacefully on November 3, 2025. Born in 1924 in Muskegon Heights, Michigan, Carla graduated from Muskegon Heights High School in 1942 and went on to attend Mus...

Tamela (Tammie) Jean Van Hekken was born in Holland, MI September 10, 1957, to Gerald and Marcia (Vande Water) Van Hekken. A veteran of the U.S. Army she then went on to receive her Associates Degree ...

Paula Wilson, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and friend, passed away peacefully on November 2, 2025, in Holland, Michigan, at the age of 87. Born on August 22, 1938, Paula grew up in Norwood, Ohio...

Patsy Lou Postma, of Holland, Michigan, went to be with God on Sunday, November 2, 2025. While her passing was unexpected, her family is deeply grateful that she spent her final day actively doing wha...

Douglas E. Harper, age 71 of Holland, passed away Wednesday, October 29, 2025 in Holland. Doug was born in Holland July 22, 1954 to Donald and Beverly (Bos) Harper. He was a lifelong resident of area,...

Dr. James Lawrence "Jim" Strikwerda DDS, 96 of Holland passed away peacefully October 8th at Freedom Village where he had been a resident since 2018. Born January 28, 1929, in Grand Rapids to Charles ...

Dorothea Irene Feenstra (Dorothy) was born to John and Irene Westerby on August 10, 1925, the second youngest of 8 children. She grew up on a farm near Ortonville, MI, and walked to school where she e...

Karl Essenburg, age 89, passed away on Monday, November 3, 3025. Karl was a member of Christ Memorial Church, taught for West Ottawa Schools and Grand Valley State University. He retired after 48 year...