Josephine   Dykstra

Dykstra, Josephine Josephine Dykstra, aged 84 of Jenison, was taken to glory on Saturday, January 24, 2015. She was preceded in death by her son, Richard; daughter, Janna; and two great-grandchildren, Caleb and Joshua Westra. She is survived by her husband of 60 years, John; children, Cindi and Don DeJong, Lori and Dan Pastoor, Doug Dykstra; 13 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; brother, Frank and Elaine Zinger; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Elmer DeWeerd, Marian Zinger, Janna VanderStel, Theressa and Willem Hofman, Shirley Meulenberg, Audrey Dykstra; and many nieces and nephews.  A private committal service will be held on Wednesday at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens.  A memorial service will be held on Wednesday at 2:00 pm at Hope Protestant Reformed Church, 1580 Ferndale Ave SW, Grand Rapids with Rev. David Overway officiating. Relatives and friends may meet the family on Monday from 3-5 pm and on Tuesday from 6-8 pm at Matthysse-Kuiper-DeGraaf Funeral Home, 4145 Chicago Drive, Grandville. Memorial contributions may be made to Hope Protestant Reformed School or Georgetown and Cambridge Manors (Baruch Ministries).