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Louise Smith

March 10, 2023
Kalamazoo, MI

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Louise Smith (VandenBerg) passed away Friday afternoon, March 10, 2023. She was born June 5, 1932 in Kalamazoo and has been in the Fountain's memory care for the past year with progressing dementia. Louise was a beautifully strong woman who raised three children as a single mother in the 70s. She grew up working at her family's dairy farm and she prided herself on her work as a Red Cross nurse. After she retired, she maintained her position as her parish's nurse until the mid-2010s. She taught every VandenBerg the value of hard work and that you were never too busy or too important to help those in need. She will be greatly missed but she is no longer in pain and she has her husband Richard, her parents, and her siblings waiting for her. Friends may meet the family from 10:00-11:00am Wednesday, March 15 at the Langeland Family Funeral Homes, 3926 South 9th Street, Kalamazoo, MI 49009 where funeral services will be held at 11:00am. A light reception will follow the service and private interment will be in Mt. Ever-Rest Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to Bethany Reformed Church or the American Red Cross. To view Louise's personalized webpage, please visit https://www.langelands.com