Memorials and Tributes
Supporting Your CommunityMemorials
Giving a gift to the Community Foundation in memory of a loved one is a way to support your community and pay respect to the life of a special person. This list is updated quarterly and reflects gifts made in the past twelve months.
Last updated February 9, 2023
Leslie E Cassis-Withun
Robert A. Halle
Staci Cheadle
Leo and BernadineLietzke
Nancy Rhem
Margaret Odell
Scott Flahive
Ann M. Buck
Diana Gabriel
Mary Zitta
Arlyn Walt
Ted V. John
Jack A. Braak
Helmuts M. Mednis
Marvin Walt
Robert J. Landman
Judy Porath
Gary L. Verplank
Donna VanderBroek
Jay Glaser
Richard L. Scholler
Jerry Barringer
John V. Erickson
Susan Bissell
Marci Yonker
Thomas C. Cousineau
Victor Gouveia
Jerry E. Sherman
Patrick Marshall
Ken and Lois King
David Merkle
Jerre Jean
Bill McDaniel
Joan Edison
Karen Verplank
Dave Seibold
Ed Baldwin
John and Shirley Veen
Ted John
Kathy and Doug Baker
Ralph and Ellen Thumma
Midge Verplank
Edward Baldwin
Gayle Anne S. Onash
David J. Prout
James Heynen
Kevin Baldus
Harold Sheridan
Scott DeBoer
Raymond Statema
Ted W. Losee
Connie VanSchelven
John VanSchelven
Robyn Dahl
Marian R. Stevens
Vernon James Hipwell
Gene and Sally Harbeck
Harley & Marie Pfeiffer
Peter Sturrus
Ben Dixon Mac Neill II
Ginny Duncan
Gary & Vicki Verplank
Jacob and Betty Ponstein
Roger and Lois Vander Meulen
Mr. & Mrs. Harley Pfeiffer
Mr. & Mrs. William Eidson
Barb Devries
Alice Seaver
Gordon Duram
Robert E. Felt
Kevin Ernst
Muriel R. Mersereau
J. Patrick Twa
Patricia D. Shears
Edward P. Baldwin
Margie L. Meyer
Dick Race
Wilma Boeskool
Gary L. Baas
Lorna Brittain
Sam & Mary Ann Adams
David Greer
Frank Such
Jerry V. Retzlaff
Gretchen Garrison
Daniel P. Cherette
Dick Baker
Alyssa Olafson
James F. Thayer
Marianne Czechowskyj
Marilyn Sherwood
Miller “Gary” Sherwood
Robert Landman
Valeria Haack
Raymond Umlor
Mike Cary
David Fritz Sr.
Gretchen Garrison
Daniel P. Cherette
Dick Baker
Alyssa Olafson
James F. Thayer
Marianne Czechowskyj
Marilyn Sherwood
Miller “Gary” Sherwood
Robert Landman
Valeria Haack
Raymond Umlor
Mike Cary
David Fritz Sr.
Doug Leep
Michael Karbon
Caralee Nietering
Kathy Baker
Doug Baker
David Beroza
George Bitner
Christine Burns
Carolyn Casemier-Rotz
Mary Creason
Rick Dushane
Joan Edison
Bruce Fredericks
Gene Hollmann
John Jarvi
Ted John
Rodney D. Kelley
Jack Kelley
Ken King
Lois King
Mark Kleist
Henry Kuperus
Thea Kuperus
Christine Kuperus-Boyce
Nancy McLachlan
Jerre Jean McDaniel
Bill McDaniel
David Merkle
Caralee Nietering
Alyssa Olafson
Mark Olafson
Trace Pillars
Craig Porter
Coach David Prout
Richard Race
Mary Lee Roberts
Claude Roberts
David Seibold
Miller “Gary” Sherwood
Marilyn Sherwood
Janice Sluka
Mike Smith
Daryl Tammen
Janet Tomhave
Millie Vissers
Patricia Walborn
Robert Whitelaw
Tributes
Giving a gift to the Community Foundation as a tribute to a special person in a generous and thoughtful gift. This list is updated quarterly and reflects gifts made in the past twelve months.
Last updated February 9, 2023
Sam & Mary Ann Adams
Paul Babcock
Jerry Barringer
Beverly Barringer
Charles A. Bassett
Conner Byrne
Vicki Carlson
Coopersville High School
Class of 1973 Classmates
Catie Crowley
Marianne Czechowskyj
Dorothy Davidge
Grayson Delaney
Gramma & Grampa Johnson
and Grace J D. Droste
William and Helen Eidson
John V. Erickson
Al Federico
Regina Foster
Brenda Griswold
Richard Groenevelt
Nelson and the Gnomes
Roger Jonas
Patricia R. Huff
Sherman D. Hecksel
Barb Rickard
Mindy Linebaugh
Todd Anthes
Victoria Davis
Essex Family
Connie Groth
Valerie A. Guttowsky
Ellen Hardy
The Harlow’s
Mark Herman
Robert Hipwell
Joanne Hoeksema
Marcia Jeleier
Terri Jennings
Roger Jonas
Don And S. Kaverman
James C. Key
Mary Lou Kieft
Albert Knuth
Kelly Larson
Peggy Leach
Joan G. Leder
Merritt May S. Lee
Bob J. Mersereau
Donnell Mersereau
Donald Moss
Moira & August Edwards
Linda Noyd
Lana Jacobson
Martha Erickson
The Mersereau Family
Jim and Sharon McCann
Amy Hough
Shirley Murphy
Linda Noyd
Kevin and Pat O’Neill
Gayle Anne S. Onash
Puggy
Phillip Reed
Thomas R. Reinsma
Jesse Ricord
Norah Lane Roelofs
Allison Roon
David L. Seaver
Heather and Adrienne
Karen Stehouwer
Kirsten Terborg
Sandra Teunis
Kathy W. Tikkanen
Mary Turner
Diane Veneklasen
Vernon Verplank
Paul H. Wolbrink
All That Have Served
Ken Larson
Pat McGinnis
Dorothy Davidge
Sean O’Neill
Nancy Hanenburg
Susan and Roger Jonas
Dana Beekman
Joy Gaasch
Caroline Henry
Robert Hipwell
Jack Hipwell
JoAnn Landman
Linda Lukasik
Ron Lukasik
Adrienne Masterton-Kaye
Jameson Masterton-Kaye
Joyce Pellegrom
Lupita Reyes
Fred Shaffer
Michael Vernon
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An Act of Love: Making a Memorial Gift to the Community Foundation
Our Community Foundation strives to enhance the quality of life for all by working together to collectively address challenges and opportunities throughout West Michigan. This caring impact draws community members to make a variety of contributions, including gifts in memory of loved ones.
Why I Give: The Reinecke Family
The Reinecke family has made a tradition of giving back. “Our grandmother, Frances Reinecke, gave back to the community in countless ways, but there was always one consistent theme,” said Jason Reinecke. “Frances had an enormous heart for children and families that were disadvantaged. Her compassion for others has instilled a sense of pride within our family but also the motivation to follow in her footsteps.”
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