LaVerne Arthur Sikkema, age 91, of Holland passed away on Friday, July 13, 2018. He is survived by his wife of 66 years, the former Lorraine Van Farowe. LaVerne was born near Morrison, Il on April 7, 1927. He graduated from Hope College and Cornell University. Later he attended Western Michigan University to obtain aviation training. Together with his wife, he spent 40 years as a missionary of the Reformed Church in America serving in the Sudan, Ethiopia and Kenya. LaVerne has over 14,000 flying hours in a single-engine Cessna.
He is also survived by their children Linda (Dennis) Popkes, Karen (John) Loudon, Milton (Sheri) Sikkema, Arloa (Larry) Ten Kley, and Charlotte (Barton) Pinson. He has 12 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. He is also survived by his brother Ronald (Audrey) Sikkema.
La Verne is remembered for his love of sports, especially softball (pitcher), his love for John Deere tractors, and his great sense of humor. He loved to tell jokes and puns, and enjoyed hearing people laugh.
The funeral service will be held Saturday, July 21, 2018 at 11:00 AM at the Beechwood Reformed Church, 895 Ottawa Beach Road in Holland. Visitation will also be held at the church on Thursday, July 19, 2018 from 6 to 8 PM. Burial will be in Restlawn Memorial Gardens.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the mission program of Beechwood Church or to Mission Aviation Fellowship, P.O. Box 47, Nampa, Idaho 83653. Please visit www.lakeshorememorial.com to leave a message or memory for the family.
Published in The Holland Sentinel on July 17, 2018
He is also survived by their children Linda (Dennis) Popkes, Karen (John) Loudon, Milton (Sheri) Sikkema, Arloa (Larry) Ten Kley, and Charlotte (Barton) Pinson. He has 12 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. He is also survived by his brother Ronald (Audrey) Sikkema.
La Verne is remembered for his love of sports, especially softball (pitcher), his love for John Deere tractors, and his great sense of humor. He loved to tell jokes and puns, and enjoyed hearing people laugh.
The funeral service will be held Saturday, July 21, 2018 at 11:00 AM at the Beechwood Reformed Church, 895 Ottawa Beach Road in Holland. Visitation will also be held at the church on Thursday, July 19, 2018 from 6 to 8 PM. Burial will be in Restlawn Memorial Gardens.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the mission program of Beechwood Church or to Mission Aviation Fellowship, P.O. Box 47, Nampa, Idaho 83653. Please visit www.lakeshorememorial.com to leave a message or memory for the family.
Published in The Holland Sentinel on July 17, 2018
LaVerne Arthur Sikkema, age 91, of Holland passed away on Friday, July 13, 2018. He is survived by his wife of 66 years, the former Lorraine Van Farowe. LaVerne was born near Morrison, Il on April 7, 1927. He graduated from Hope College and Cornell University. Later he attended Western Michigan University to obtain aviation training. Together with his wife, he spent 40 years as a missionary of the Reformed Church in America serving in the Sudan, Ethiopia and Kenya. LaVerne has over 14,000 flying hours in a single-engine Cessna.
He is also survived by their children Linda (Dennis) Popkes, Karen (John) Loudon, Milton (Sheri) Sikkema, Arloa (Larry) Ten Kley, and Charlotte (Barton) Pinson. He has 12 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. He is also survived by his brother Ronald (Audrey) Sikkema.
La Verne is remembered for his love of sports, especially softball (pitcher), his love for John Deere tractors, and his great sense of humor. He loved to tell jokes and puns, and enjoyed hearing people laugh.
The funeral service will be held Saturday, July 21, 2018 at 11:00 AM at the Beechwood Reformed Church, 895 Ottawa Beach Road in Holland. Visitation will also be held at the church on Thursday, July 19, 2018 from 6 to 8 PM. Burial will be in Restlawn Memorial Gardens.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the mission program of Beechwood Church or to Mission Aviation Fellowship, P.O. Box 47, Nampa, Idaho 83653. Please visit www.lakeshorememorial.com to leave a message or memory for the family.
Published in The Holland Sentinel on July 17, 2018
He is also survived by their children Linda (Dennis) Popkes, Karen (John) Loudon, Milton (Sheri) Sikkema, Arloa (Larry) Ten Kley, and Charlotte (Barton) Pinson. He has 12 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. He is also survived by his brother Ronald (Audrey) Sikkema.
La Verne is remembered for his love of sports, especially softball (pitcher), his love for John Deere tractors, and his great sense of humor. He loved to tell jokes and puns, and enjoyed hearing people laugh.
The funeral service will be held Saturday, July 21, 2018 at 11:00 AM at the Beechwood Reformed Church, 895 Ottawa Beach Road in Holland. Visitation will also be held at the church on Thursday, July 19, 2018 from 6 to 8 PM. Burial will be in Restlawn Memorial Gardens.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the mission program of Beechwood Church or to Mission Aviation Fellowship, P.O. Box 47, Nampa, Idaho 83653. Please visit www.lakeshorememorial.com to leave a message or memory for the family.
Published in The Holland Sentinel on July 17, 2018
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