- Date Of Birth: December 3, 1924
- Date Of Death: March 3, 2019
- State: Michigan
Pearl Grace Sterken passed away on Sunday, March 3, 2019. She was born December 3, 1924, in Zeeland, MI a daughter of the late Benjamin and Mary (Nagelkirk) Raterink.
On December 27, 1946, Pearl married Alvin Sterken and they moved to Kalamazoo in 1950 when Al opened the Central Pharmacy on Westnedge Avenue. She focused her life on raising her family and helping Al at the store. They were members of the Third Christian Reformed Church. Al preceded Pearl in death on April 4, 2008.
Pearl is survived by three children, Tom (Sandy) Sterken of Kirkland, WA, Rick (Lena) Sterken of Kalamazoo, and Mary (Paul) Winn of Lawton; four grandchildren, Sara (Ryan) Kinter, Jeff (Bonnie) Sterken, Brandon Sterken, and Brooke Sterken; siblings, Gordon Raterink, Floyd Raterink, and Mary VanIwaarden; sisters-in-law, Esther Raterink and Esther DeVries; and several nieces and nephews.
