Cornelius "Corky" Pals

My Dad; John Kooistra worked with Corky for many years in the meat processing business. I first met Corky at his sports shop in Standale. My brother bought his first shotgun from Corky! I often stopped by his house to buy bait for fishing. He and my Dad became great friends and was a pall bearer at my dad's funeral.

We will always remember Uncle Cork and his band members at the coffee house in Hudsonville. We had a lot of good times there singing those old songs.

Dear Mrs Pals and Family,
Please accept my sincere condolences to you and your Family. I had the privilege of playing
Music with Mr. Pals, I found him to be a gentlemen and a professional in every way. I know him well enough to know that the passion he had in his Musical abilities carried over into his Faith and Love of his Family. He was most encouraging and had a wonderful touch in making one feel included. He impacted me in a way that makes me a better person today
Dick Fein,...

Mary Ann
We saw You and Corky at the Pals Cousins reunion in 2006. Corkey played his harmonica then. I remember going to your wedding when I was about 12 years old. Corky was a very likeable person. He carried the name of my father, Cornelius Pals. God bless you and the family. We will see him again in
heaven!!

Mary Lou,
I'm so happy the Lord put Corky in my life. If it were not for Corky and your brother Alan I would have been lost, but through their example and their friendship I found Jesus. Though Amy and I are so sorry to see Corky gone from this life we know we will be at his concert in the sky; I hope Jesus likes country music!
Our love and prayers are with you and the your family today and always...

Mary Lou, Corky is home with his Lord and he is so happy to be home. May our God give you peace in your heart and He now has His hand on your shoulder to guide you .God bless you.
Marv and Judy Schuiling

Dear Mary Lou,

What a pleasure it was for me to get to know Corky over the past several years. We not only shared a similar sense of humor, but an overwhelming love of music. I know that in addition to his faith and love for his family, his passion for music defined him.

Please accept my sincere condolences to you and your family. May your memories of Corky, and the love of those around you, help you through the days ahead.

God received another Pals angel with Uncle Cork. His spirit will be in our hearts forever. We truly believe that he led our Mom (Minnie) to heaven also on his chariot, so she would not be afraid. That would be possible for Uncle Cork.

Hi MaryLou!

How sad for you and your family. You have my sympathy. Corky was a great guy and will be missed by many I am sure.

Cork was from a wonderful family and we have enjoyed every member of the family thru the years.

Please know that we will miss him alot. Wish he could have made it to our last reunion here at our house however, we are glad we got to see him at the reunion in Michigan 3 years ago. We enjoyed his harmonica much.

We will keep you in our...