- Date Of Birth: September 6, 1924
- Date Of Death: August 10, 2011
- State: Michigan
DE HAAN, Miriam C. of Kalamazoo. Passed away suddenly on August 10, 2011 at her residence. Miriam was born September 6, 1924 in Kalamazoo, MI, daughter of Neal and Nellie Sikkenga VanderWeele and was a lifelong resident. Miriam was a charter member of Westwood Christian Reformed Church. She graduated from WMU in 1946 with a BS in teaching and taught in the Portage and Kalamazoo Public Schools.
She also attended Purdue University and was employed as an Aeronautical Engineer for Curtiss Wright in Columbus, OH. Miriam left her imprint on every activity and organization with which she was involved. These include PEO, Altrusa, Community Chest Campaigns United Way, WMU Alumni Association and the Gary Fund. Miriam was preceded in death by a grandson; by two brothers Gordon J. and Orva Neal VanderWeele and a daughter-in-law Nancy DeHaan. On June 19, 1948, she was married in Kalamazoo to John J. DeHaan.
Surviving besides John are 4 children, Connie Jo and husband David Bowman of Kalamazoo, Gayle Bigelow and husband Brian of Kalamazoo, Tom �Nik� DeHaan and partner Carla Kennedy of Kalamazoo and Timothy Neal DeHaan of Salem, NJ; 10 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren.
