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You were and still were a wonderful person to be around every one at church we miss you REST in Peace
Susan Zuehlke
March 17, 2026 | Friend


Grand Rapids, Michigan
Ellen Borger Monsma, age 79, passed from life on earth to eternal life on March 21, 2025. She was predeceased by her parents, Floyd and Doris Borger and her brother Fred Borger. She is survived by her loving husband of 50 years, George Monsma, Jr.; her brother James Borger; sisters-in-law and...
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Susan Zuehlke
March 17, 2026 | Friend
I am so sorry to not be walking this earth with Ellie! I valued working with her and experiencing her wisdom on the scholarship committee of the Committee for Women in the CRC for many years and then chatting with her in later years. Her warmth and caring were a blessing to experience.
Karen Helder
March 27, 2025 | Friend
George, I am so sorry to hear that Ellen passed on. She was such a sweet and wonderful woman. I went to church with you and Ellen. She will be missed by so many people. Ellen had such a kind heart for everyone.
Jessica Langley
March 27, 2025 | Other
Dear George, I am so sorry to hear of Ellen's passing. She is the one who got me out of America for the first extended time in my life in 2003 when I led the Hungary semester. I appreciated her support as I navigated a very new situation with my two teen-aged children in tow. My daughter Cate discovered her love for language that semester and studied in Hungary again at Calvin and also twice in Germany. We owe our family's love for European travel, to some extent, to Ellen. And I remember you...
Helen Sterk
March 25, 2025 | Work
My sympathy in your loss George. She was a fine compliment to you.
Andrew De Vries
March 23, 2025 | School
Sorry for your loss. I remember her sweet and gentle spirit. She will be missed.
Cheryl and Shannon Rodriguez
March 23, 2025
George, please know of my deepest sympathy! Ellen was a terrific colleague and a wonderful person and she will be sorely missed
Karin Maag
March 22, 2025 | Work
Sympathy to the families When l started going to be on the Missionary l was one of them with her She was a sweet Loving person to be by We will miss her We will miss her Rest in Peace Your Loving Friends From Sherman St CRC By Susan Zuehlke
Susan Rienstra Zuehlke
March 22, 2025 | Friend