- Date Of Birth: June 8, 1925
- Date Of Death: July 31, 2010
- State: Michigan
KOETJE, John, Kalamazoo. Went home to be with his Lord on Saturday, July 31, 2010. John was born June 8, 1925 in Kalamazoo, the son of Abel and Agnes Bonnema Koetje and was a lifelong resident of Kalamazoo. He was a self employed building contractor for many years and had worked for Bronson Hospital for 14 years.
He was a member of Grace Christian Reformed Church and served his country during WW II in the United States Army. On June 14, 1946, he married Harriet Jean Koning, who preceded him in death on April 23, 1996. He was also preceded by his parents and his brother, Jack Koetje. On January 3, 1998, he married Bertha Ver Hey Van Meekeren, who survives.
John is also survived by his children, Richard J. Ruth Koetje of Kalamazoo and Donna J. Burns of Zeeland; step-daughter, Brenda Dan Batts of Kalamazoo; grandchildren, Jeffrey Koetje, Kristen Trevor Lehoczky, Brenda Van Rhee Laverne Dreyer, Brian Van Rhee, Kyle, Kaitlin and Caleb Batts; great grandchildren, Ryan, Brendan, Joshua, Brittany and Brandon; a sister, Eileen Grover Brussee of Kalamazoo; nieces and nephews.
