Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Alderink, Joyce Cassie (Howlett) 2002 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Sandy Heintzelman sheintz@iserv.net June 6, 2011, 10:09 pm Ionia Sentinel Standard, 2002 Joyce Cassie Alderink, 76, of Clarksville went to be with her Lord early Thursday morning, Oct. 31, 2002. Joyce was born on Nov. 29, 1925 in Hastings, to Vere and Marian (Slater) Howlett. She graduated from Clarksville High School in 1944 and worked at Mary Free Bed Hospital for several years. Joyce married Bruce Alderink on Sept. 20, 1947. She was very involved in the activities of the Clarksville Bible Church, and had served as a Deaconess and Sunday school teacher. Joyce had also served as a volunteer for the American Red Cross. She loved people and had a special place in her heart for children. Joyce will be remembered as a devoted and loving wife, mother and grandmother. She is survived by Bruce, her loving husband of 55 years; her children, James (Diane) Alderink, Jane Alderink, Sue (Craig) Parris, Thomas (Claudia) Alderink, Mary (Mike) VanDenburg, Lori (Bruce Stinson) Alderink and Amy (Tom Smith) Alderink; 11 grandchildren; one great-grandson; her sisters, Patricia Howlett and Rosemary (Robert) Kauffman; her step-mother-in-law, Dorothy Alderink; and many other relatives. She was preceded in death by her parents; and her daughter, son-in-law and grandson, Nancy and Dennis Winkler and D.J. Winkler. Visitation will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday at the Koops Clarksville Memorial Chapel. The funeral service will be held at 1 p.m., Monday at the Clarksville Bible Church. Burial will be in Clarksville Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Clarksville Bible Church or the American Diabetes Association. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/a/alderink12789nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb