Beverly Nagelkerke

Beverly (Bev) Nagelkerke, age 89, of Grandville, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on August 6, 2020.  Bev loved to talk about her 5 children, 14 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren.  She will be greatly missed by her family and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, Albert and Alma Goetz; and her sister Janice.  Bev is survived by her beloved husband of 64 years, Stephen “Marv” Nagelkerke; children, Stephen Jr. and Nancy Nagelkerke, Sue Zeagler, Dan and Jenni Nagelkerke, Nancy and Scott Ledger, Mike and Jennifer Nagelkerke; grandchildren, Mike Nagelkerke, Scott Nagelkerke, Andrew Zeagler, Lindsey VanEck, Rachel Dykstra, Joshua Nagelkerke, Elizabeth Schipper, Hannah Timmer, Nathan Nagelkerke, Sarah Koetje, Brad Ledger, Allison Boss, Anna Nagelkerke, and Kate Nagelkerke. Bev was a nurse for many years, starting out her career at St Mary’s hospital as a scrub nurse.  She went on to work as an LPN at Brookcrest nursing home in Grandville for 24 years. After retiring from Brookcrest in 1996, she worked an additional 5 years at Georgetown Manor in Jenison, where she worked with Alzheimer’s patients. Marv and Bev loved to travel in their 5th wheel trailer and spent many winters in Texas and Florida. In these travels, they made countless friends throughout the United States who they are friends with to this day. Bev and Marv have been members of Zion Reformed Church in Grandville for over 60 years.  Bev was involved in many of the church's ministries. Burial Kent Memorial Gardens with Rev. Rick VanderWall officiating.  Friends and relatives may join the family at the cemetery from 10:00-11:00 on Tuesday, August 11, 2020. If you intend to attend the memorial service which starts at 11:00, please bring a chair to the cemetery. Those who wish may make memorial contributions to Faith Hospice or Kent County Humane Society.