Harley Lucy Guajardo

Harley Lucy Guajardo, age 7 months, passed on into the arms of Jesus on Monday, September 7, 2020.  Nine years of prayers were answered with the birth of our miracle baby, Harley.  Born at 23 weeks, she fought daily battles in the NICU at Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital with her parents by her side and her extended family supporting them in love and prayer.  Even though many of her family members were never able to meet her in person, she was a blessing to her many family and friends.  After seven months, her parents made the difficult decision to place her on hospice care and surrender her to our risen Lord and Savior.  She was preceded in death by her grandpa, Joe Guajardo; great-grandparents, Gregorio and Cecilia Barreto, and Gilbert and Grace Schimmel. Harley will be lovingly remembered by her parents, Daniel and Naomi; grandparents, James and Carol Schimmel, Lucy Guajardo; aunts and uncles, Joe Guajardo, Anthony Guajardo, Sarah and Erin Windemuller, Jim and Stacey Schimmel, Rebekah Bolton, and Joe and Jennifer Schimmel; cousins, Noah and Jenni Windemuller, Hannah, Malachi, Chloe, Simon, Kayli, Aubrey, Elle, JD, Easton, Mikayla, Mason, Sydnie, Lucy, Jolee, and Jakob. A private family gathering will be held at Matthysse Kuiper DeGraaf Funeral Home (Grandville) 4145 Chicago Dr. SW with Pastor Josh Warren officiating.  Burial River Bend Cemetery.   Those who wish may make memorial contributions to the family’s gofundme (https://www.gofundme.com/f/peeue6-baby-harley). Harley’s family would like to extend a special thanks to the wonderful nurses who blessed them every day, especially Jen, Sarah, Rita, and Hannah (Han-Ban).