Obituary

Remembering Richard E. Kingma

Richard E. Kingma, age 74, of Grand Rapids, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, June 25, 2017. Rich was a devoted husband, dad, and grandpa who cherished his family.  He was a longtime member of Beverly Reformed Church serving his Lord with his time and talents in various ways. Rich was a partner at The Rehmann Group and was actively involved with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and the YMCA. He will be deeply missed by his wife of 53 years, Joyce (Engelsman) Kingma; his children, Craig and Beth Kingma, David and Lisa Kingma, Lynn and Kevin Cole, Kristen and Kelly DeWitt, Susan and Keith Stoneman; his grandchildren, Katelyn, Jacinda, Ryan, Marissa, Josiah, Carston, Nathan, Brianna, Andrew, Eamon; his siblings, Jan Dykema, Lois and George Blanco, John and Denise Kingma; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Phil and Mary Engelsman, Cheryl and Cliff Slater; several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Dirk and Grada Kingma and his brother-in-law, Dr. Merle Dykema. Funeral services will be held Friday 11 am at Beverly Reformed Church, 2141 Porter SW, Wyoming. Interment Rosedale Memorial Park.  Relatives and friends may meet the family Thursday from 2-4 and 7-9 pm at Matthysse-Kuiper-DeGraaf (Grandville) 4145 Chicago Drive SW.  In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be made to Michigan Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Attn: Rock Campbell, PO Box 894, Jenison, MI 49428.

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Dear Craig, Beth, and the Kingma family, My thoughts and prayers are with you, I just read your dad's obituary. I will always remember his awesome smile and kindness. Ken Johnson

— Ken Johnson

My sincere condolences to the family for your loss. May the promises in God’s word provide you with comfort and strength during this most difficult time. John 5:28-29

— Betty

Dear Joyce and family. Frank and I are so sorry we can't be with you during this difficult time of sadness and loss. Frank, especially, has many memories of working together on the important issues of our church, Beverly, and our faith. Rich never wavered on the things that mattered. May you feel God's presence and peace in the coming days and weeks. Love, Frank & Jane Nibbelink

— Jane Nibbelink

Many years ago, I knew and would on occasion jog with Rich from the Downtown YMCA. It was a joy to have his company, and I am sure that he will be sorely missed. As a cancer survivor myself I can understand to some extent what he went through, as well as what his family endured. My prayers have been with him and will continue with the family. Dave Conklin

— Dave Conklin

I feel I lost a second dad who took care of me every Sunday throughout my college days in Grand Rapids MI. Go GRJC. This one is for you Rich. Three seconds, Three seconds, Three seconds!!!!!!!!!

— Mark D Lamphere

Many times as we ran around downtown in our underwear Rich would pass me as he often did with a word (s) of encouragement to wit "can you pick up the pace you're stopping traffic". Always and I mean always he was the good natured critic. Ever ready with with words of friendship and wit. The memories endure.

— Thomas J Appel

Our thoughts and prayers are with the family. Rich will surely be missed!

— Tom and Marian Benedict

Well done good and faithful servant are the words that I am confident were shared with Rich at his homecoming. He will be missed!

— Clay Graham

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