Bertha Blauwkamp

Nov 16th 2009

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OBITUARY:

Mrs. Bertha (nee VanZyt­veld) Blauwkamp, 94, peace­fully entered Heaven’s glory, on November 16, 2009, at the home of her daughter, Sue, and her family, in Hol­land.

She is survived by her chil­dren, Rick Blauwkamp and family, Becky and Henry Witte ( Luke, Isaac), Kate and Mark Wiersma ( Wes­ley and Maxwell), Lisa and Joe Baillargeon; Bob and Allie Blauwkamp and fam­ily, Christopher, Julie, Kim; Sherry and Ray Kloostra and family, Sarah and Tim Vanderveen ( Kylie, Brady), Ryan and Raquel Kloostra; Sue and Steve Lesky and family, Steffany, Marissa, Matt; in- laws, Harold and Lucille Blauwkamp, Mrs. Sid Ethel Teusink, Joyce and John Dark; nieces, nephews, and countless friends.

Bertha was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Dick; and daughter­in- law, Myra Blauwkamp; parents, John and Maria VanZytveld; siblings and spouses, Gertrude ( John) Camping, Cornelius (Cath­erine) VanZytveld, Bob ( Jean, Kay) VanZytveld, Kate (Pete) Zwier, Marie (Frank) Dieleman, Bill ( Audrey) VanZytveld, John (Matilda) VanZytveld, Rena (Marvin) Dozeman, Helene ( Ger­ald) Riewald; in-laws, Hat­tie Blauwkamp, Bert (Ruth) Blaukamp, Henrietta ( Art) Sterken, Janet ( Stan) Voss, Sid Teusink, and Gladys Blauwkamp.

Our family was blessed with a wonderful Chris­tian mother, grandmother, great- grandmother and friend. She was the heart of our family and loved us all deeply. We considered her our priceless treasure. She lived in awe of God’s cre­ation and enjoyed flowers, birds, the moon and sunsets (especially those from her window at Warm Friend). She felt led by God to bring joy to others and became a collector of friends. Her memory will bring smiles to all who knew her.

A celebration of her life will be Friday, November 20, at 2:00 p.m. at Third Chris­tian Reformed Church, 10 W. Central Ave., Zeeland. Visitation will be 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Thursday at Langeland­Sterenberg Funeral Home, 315 E. 16th St., Holland. Memorial contributions may be made to Holland, Zeeland or Byron Center Christian Schools, or Hos­pice of Holland.