Class Year: 1950

Eleanor Hoffman, 91, of Holland, went to be with her Lord, Thursday, November 21, 2019, at The Inn at Freedom Village. She was a longtime member of Third Reformed Church and a former member of Trinity Reformed Church in Holland. Eleanor was a graduate of Holland High School, class of 1946. She attended Hope College… Continue Reading →

Eugene (Gene) Scholten ’50 of Holland, Michigan, died on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019. He was 91. Survivors include his children, John Scholten ’78, David (Beth) Scholten and Nancy Scholten ’82 (Todd ’83) Kamstra; five grandchildren; brothers, Leon Scholten and Allen (Carole) Scholten; and sister, Bea Scholten. Continue Reading →

Dorothy Van Voorst Van Dort died November 27, 2019, safe in the arms of God.  Dorothy lived in Zeeland most of her life and the past year resided at Meridian Acres in Sanford, Michigan near her family.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul, and her grandson Jeffrey Mark Van Dort.  She is… Continue Reading →

Joyce Schipper, of Holland, Michigan, passed away the morning of December 27 in Holland, resting peacefully in her bed. She was 90. The former Joyce Post was a Holland native, and a 1951 Hope College (Mich.) graduate. While at a summer camp she met a fellow Hope student, Ron Schipper. They both graduated from Hope College, and in 1951 they… Continue Reading →

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Robert Van Dyke (Rock Hill, South Carolina), who passed away on January 11, 2020, at the age of 90, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family. Continue Reading →

Donald Brinks ’52 of Portage, Michigan, died on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2019. He was 89. Dad loved and served the Lord all the days of his life.  He loved Hope College; he was a graduate, all 5 of his children are graduates and 5 of his 13 grandchildren are graduates.  He loved Western Seminary, as… Continue Reading →

Mrs. Ruth Lenderink, age 90, of Orange City, passed away on Thursday, July 4, 2019, at the Orange City Area Health System. Ruth Leone was born on January 28, 1929, at home in Matlock, the daughter of Gerrit and Ruth (Kreulen) Brinkman. She was raised at Matlock, where she attended the elementary school. She graduated… Continue Reading →

James Ira Nordhoff, D.D.S. passed away on January 7, 2020. He was born in Muskegon, Michigan on August 17, 1930 to Ira Nordhoff D.D.S. and Connie (Top) Nordhoff. He grew up loving spending summers at Lake Michigan and climbing Pigeon Hill. Jim spent many happy summers at Camp Pendalouan where he was an honor camper… Continue Reading →

Ethel M. (Fasch) Salamone of New Brunswick, New Jersey, age 89, beloved church member, dedicated community soup kitchen volunteer, theological seminary library volunteer, teacher, cook and baker extraordinaire passed into the nearer presence of God on January 13, 2020. Born and raised in New Brunswick, Ethel earned a B.A. from Hope College (Holland, Michigan). Professionally, Ethel was… Continue Reading →

Fredrick Albers Yonkman passed away peacefully on January 9, 2020. He was 89 years old and a resident of the Riverside Cottages in St. Augustine, Florida.  Fredrick Albers Yonkman was born August 22nd, 1930, in Holland, Michigan. His family moved to Massachusetts and then to New Jersey where he attended high school. He went to… Continue Reading →

Anthony Sheridan Bolthouse, Wilkes-Barre, formerly of Clarks Summit died Tuesday evening at his home.  His widow is the former Ellen Ferguson. The couple married in 1956. Born in Muskegon, Michigan, he was the son of the late Anthony Samuel and Lorene Dorothy Forberg Bolthouse.  Upon his early retirement from IBM, he was able to fulfill his… Continue Reading →

Roberta VanGilder ’53 Kaye of Surprise, Arizona, died on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019. She was 90. Continue Reading →

Donald (Doug) Monroe ’53 of Romeo, Michigan, died on Friday, Nov. 29, 2019. He was 91. Survivors include his wife Eleanor (Nan) Johnson ’54 Monroe; children, Martha White, Mary (Mark) McMinn, Matt (Debbie) Monroe and Mae (Woody) Lawson; 14 grandchildren; and 26 great-grandchildren. Continue Reading →

Walter Dale de Vries, 90, of Wilmington, N.C., died November 27, 2019, at his home. He was born in Holland, Michigan, on November 13, 1929, and was the oldest son ( of seven) of the late Martin and Catherine ( VanderLeek) de Vries, immigrants from The Netherlands. He was preceded in death by his beloved… Continue Reading →

Joyce Hofman McHugh, age 87, passed from this life on Monday, December 2nd, 2019 at her home in Grand Rapids after a short illness. She was the daughter of the late Carl and Harriet Hofman and the wife of the late John McHugh. Joyce attended Lee High School in Wyoming, Michigan and graduated from Hope… Continue Reading →

Predeceased by parents “Roy” & Ruth Hand. Survived by sister, “Betty” (Clark-deceased) Miller, and brother Ronald (Kathryn) Hand, beloved niece Karon (Walt) Simoni, five nephews, great nieces, great nephews and cousins. She was a life-long member of the RCA. Special thanks to Lifetime Care and Strong’s Palliative Care Unit 4-1200. Heartfelt thanks to Oksana Robinson for her… Continue Reading →

On September 21, 2019, Marjory Jean MacEwan Kempers died peacefully in her home in Grand Rapids, Michigan surrounded by family members. Marjory was born in Keyport, New Jersey to John Archibald and Elizabeth Smith MacEwan on November 14, 1933.  Marjory was an energetic, bright young student who played numerous sports, acted in plays and was… Continue Reading →

Ernie was born April 9, 1934 in Redlands, California, the third of four girls born to Ernest and Elizabeth Brummeler. She attended Redlands High School, and Hope College in Holland, Michigan, the first in her family to attend college. Following graduation in 1955, she returned to Redlands where she was a teacher at Cope Middle… Continue Reading →

Hope Hamilton, 84 of Phoenix, passed away on September 23, 2019. Hope was born Dec 24, 1934 in Lake Odessa, Michigan. She was delivered by her uncle, a doctor. His delivery fee, a cup of coffee. She grew up in Hamilton, Michigan and moved to Holland where she attended High School and two years at… Continue Reading →