Thomas R. Popma

Thomas R. Popma, age 55, of Newaygo, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, August 15, 2015 doing what he loved to do. He loved spending time with family, friends, riding motorcycles, boating, kayaking, hunting and as we all know…Facebook. As a driver for UPS, he very much enjoyed his work and the friends he made there. He will be dearly missed by his life partner, Mary Schneider; his children and grandchildren, Denisha Popma (Kyra Postma), Chasity Popma-Miles (Brian and Kyleigh Miles, Dathan Scherer), Jake Schneider, Elizabeth Schneider; sisters, brothers, nieces and nephews, Carol Rinard (Shawn), Linda and Dave Campbell (Bryan, Laura), Ed Popma, Ernest Rhodes (Samantha, Ashleigh). He was preceded in death by his parents, Charlene Rhodes, Edward Popma; nephew, Patrick Rinard; and a great grand puppy, Sprocket. A memorial service will be held on Friday 1 pm at Matthysse-Kuiper-DeGraaf Funeral Home (Grandville) 4145 Chicago Dr. SW. Relatives and friends may meet the family Thursday from 6-8 pm at Matthysse-Kuiper-DeGraaf Funeral Home (Grandville) 4145 Chicago Dr. SW and on Friday from 12-1 pm at the funeral home prior to the service. Those who wish to make memorial contributions are asked to consider the needs of the family.