Wayne Anton Medendorp Sr.

Wayne Anton Medendorp, Sr., born on September 13, 1930, died peacefully surrounded by his family on Friday, August 18, 2017. Wayne was preceded in death by his parents, Dr. John and Wilhelmina Medendorp; brothers, Peter (Virginia), Rev. John C. (Christine), Keith (Sheryl); sister, Marguerite (Hank) VanderLeest; and son-in-law, Duane (Sharon) Timmermans. He will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 65 years, Genevieve (Doornbos); children, John, Sharon Timmermans, Wayne Jr. (Vickie), Randal (Betty); 14 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; several sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law; and many nieces and nephews. Wayne taught at Manhattan Christian School in Montana. He worked for CRC World Missions, the Federal Government in Chicago, the Washington Education Association in Seattle as Treasurer, and for CRWRC. Wayne had a strong belief in “helping those in need and the less fortunate than ourselves” as Christ taught. He loved to spend time with his family and listen to stories from the past. A Memorial Service for Wayne will be held on Wednesday at 2:00 pm at Brookside Christian Reformed Church, 3600 Kalamazoo Ave. SE, Grand Rapids, with Rev. Paul DeVries officiating. Relatives and friends may meet the family at the church on Wednesday from 12 pm - 2 pm prior to the service. Memorial contributions may be made to Christian Reformed World Renew.