- Date Of Birth: January 8, 1927
- Date Of Death: March 17, 2019
- State: Michigan
Henry Leonard Ekema, age 92, went to be with the Lord Sunday, March 17, 2019. He was born January 8, 1927, in Kalamazoo, MI a son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Medema) Ekema and had been a lifelong area resident.
Henry was a devoted member of Immanuel Fellowship Church where he served as an elder and Sunday school teacher. He retired from Consumers Power Company after 37 years of service. On June 9, 1950, Henry married Alice Doorlag who preceded him in death on January 16, 2004.
He was also preceded in death by his parents, a brother, Raymond Ekema, and an infant grandson, David Woolley. Henry is survived by four children, Luann (James) LaRoy, Lynette (Donald) VanderMeer, Stuart (Alice) Ekema, and Gale (Mark) Woolley; 17 grandchildren; 39 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
