- Date Of Birth: March 26, 1921
- Date Of Death: March 31, 2017
- State: Illinois
Mae Hoeksema (nee Visser), long-time resident of South Holland and Lansing, IL, died on March 31, at the age of 96.
Mae is survived by her children: George Jr. (Gerri), Susan, Alan (Carol), John (Marjory), Tim, Teana Witvliet, Esther Van Hattem (Richard), Mark (Cindy); her sisters Clara Koster and Martha Frieling, brother Eli (Tootie), brother-in-law Jay Dorn (Helen), 21 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband George, her son Philip, her grandson Luke Witvliet, and her daughter-in-law Colleen.
A woman of simple but significant faith, Mae committed herself to serving the Lord as a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, friend and church member. Mae’s family and friends will greatly miss her uncommon kindness, her servant heart, and her inexhaustible encouragement, affection and cheerfulness.