Audrey   Veltema

Veltema, Audrey Audrey Jane (De Jager) Veltema went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, December 13, 2014 after a long courageous battle with cancer. Audrey was born December 27, 1928 in Hawarden, Iowa to Bert and Eva (VandeHoef) De Jager. She moved to Hudsonville in the fall of 1950 and married Mearl Veltema on January 18, 1954.  Audrey was preceded in death by her parents, Bert and Eva De Jager; brothers, Elmer, Clarence and Donald De Jager; sister, Johanna Elgersma; father in-law and mother in-law, Roy and Marie Veltema; many brothers and sisters-in-law.  She will be lovingly remembered by her husband of 60 years, Mearl “Bud” Veltema; her children, Kimberly and Kenneth Bosscher, Steven and Renee Veltema all of Hudsonville; grandchildren, Jason (Nhan Nguyen) Bosscher of Holland, Jennifer (Jacob) Van’t Hof of Wyoming, Rachel (Harrison) Odoh of Gambia, Africa, Michael Bosscher (special friend, Chelsey Kirkland) of Hudsonville, Kayla (Christopher) Dickson, Devon (Anna) Veltema all of Wyoming; great granddaughters, Thu Phung and Nhi Audrey (to be born January 2015) of Holland; sisters, Henrietta Johnson of Marshalltown, IA and Wilma Veltema of Hudsonville; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Corneal Veltema of Lansing, Grace Van Scoyoc of Evart; many nieces and nephews.  Funeral services will be held on Tuesday 11 am at Baldwin Street Christian Reformed Church, 2101 Baldwin St., Jenison with Rev. Jerry Van Groningen officiating.  Interment Floral View Memorial Gardens.  Relatives and friends may meet the family Monday from 2-4 and 7-9 pm at Matthysse-Kuiper-DeGraaf Funeral Home (Grandville) 4145 Chicago Dr. SW.  Those who wish may make memorial contributions to Right to Life of Michigan or Harbor House Ministries.