Wayne Hubers

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Wayne K. Hubers, 85, of Grand Rapids, MI went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023.

Wayne was born to parents, George and Gertrude Hubers on Sept. 1, 1937 on his family’s farm near Pease, MN. The third of four siblings, he grew up tending the farm until he left to attend Calvin College.

After graduating in 1959, he married his sweetheart Cheryl Brower. Wayne earned a Master’s Degree while teaching at Kalamazoo Christian High School. In 1964 he joined the first faculty of Calvin Christian High School in Grandville, MI and taught there until 1970. He then became the first full-time Director of Financial Aid at Calvin College, serving in that role for 29 years and retiring in 1999.

He enjoyed his retirement years with Cheryl and their family at their home on Indian Lake near Howard City, MI. He loved working with his hands, planning and taking trips with his family, and actively volunteering in his church.

He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Cheryl; a son, Todd (Natalie) Hubers of Grand Rapids; and a daughter, Tami (Doug) Boock of Jenison; four grandchildren, Matthew Hubers, Lauren Hubers, Ellie Boock and Kaden Boock; and two great-grandchildren, Sam and Lucy Hubers. He is also survived by siblings Harris Hubers, and Joyce (Bob) Warolin of Minneapolis, MN, and Marian Johnson of Grand Haven, MI.

Wayne had a true servant’s heart and lived a life of devoted service to his Lord, his family, and his community. He was a wonderful husband, father, and grandfather, and was dearly loved by his family.

Visitation is Wednesday, March 1 from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. and Thursday, March 2 from 1:00-1:45 p.m. at Matthysse Kuiper DeGraaf Funeral Home (Grandville) 4145 Chicago Dr. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, March 2 at 2:00 p.m. at the funeral home, followed by refreshments in the reception center. The service will be available via livestream at the livestreams and recording tab at the top right of this page.

In honor of Wayne’s life and service, memorial contributions may be made to Calvin University: Calvin Grants from Special Gifts, a fund that Wayne started to help students with financial need. Memorial contributions can be made at Calvin.edu. Please select “my gift is in honor or memory of someone” and then select “Memorial”. It will then prompt for a name and you can enter “Wayne Hubers”. Then select Calvin Annual Fund from the drop down menu and enter information about your gift.