Annette Dick

Annette Dick, aged 94 of Grand Rapids went home to be with her Heavenly Father on Thursday, January 26, 2017. She was preceded by her husband, Dennis; sisters and brothers-in-law Kay (Charles) Buchard, Helen (Eugene) Rykse, brothers Karl DeHaan, Howard DeHaan, Jim DeHaan; sister-in-law Carolyn DeHaan; brothers-in-law David Grant, Al Veen.  She is survived by her children, David (Dee) Dick of Jenison, Kathie (Doug) Boogaart of Georgia, Douglas (Jani) Dick of Colorado, Daane (Gina) Dick of Kentwood; her grandchildren, Brian (Jill) Dick, Marcie (John) Hutchinson, Damon (Megan) Boogaart, Nathan Dick, Kyle Dick, Garran (Hannah) Dick, Danae and Isaac Collier, Caleigh Dick, and Brennon Dick; 8 great-grandchildren; sisters and brother-in-law Janet Veen, Marilyn Grant, Lois (Douglas) Nagel; brothers and sisters-in-law Franklin (Betty) DeHaan, John DeHaan, Robert (Virginia) DeHaan; sisters-in-law Helen DeHaan, Verna DeHaan, Pat DeHaan; many nieces & nephews; and her beloved cat, Tookie. Anne was an avid gardener and she loved her family and always enjoyed family get-togethers. Funeral services for Annette will be held Wednesday at 7:00 pm at Matthysse-Kuiper-DeGraaf Funeral Home (Kentwood), 4646 Kalamazoo Ave. SE, with Rev. Rich Verkaik officiating. Interment in Rest Lawn Memorial Park. Members of the family will receive relatives and friends at the funeral home on Wednesday from 6-7pm. Annette was exceptionally generous and considered it very important to continue the work of Christ through organizations such as Crossroads Prison Ministries, Guiding Light Mission, or through her grandson Garron and Hannah Dick who are missionaries with New Tribes Mission (Garran and Hannah Dick in the Memo line on check or online at ntm.org).