May God bless you and your...
My sympathy to her partner and her daughter...I knew Lana many years ago...thru Marlene Beld Taylor and Ron Taylor. a very wonderful woman
Jane Beld-Smith
June 03, 2017 | Comstock Park, MI


Grand Rapids, Michigan
Feb 24, 1936 – May 19, 2017
Eringaard, Lana Walden Darling 2/24/1936 - 5/19/2017 Grand Rapids, MI Age 81, passed away Friday, May 19, 2017. She was preceded in death by her parents, Stewart and Louise Darling, and her daughter, Leslie Eringaard Poleo. Lana was a true native Grand Rapidian and a lover of the Lake Michigan...
Read MoreMy sympathy to her partner and her daughter...I knew Lana many years ago...thru Marlene Beld Taylor and Ron Taylor. a very wonderful woman
Jane Beld-Smith
June 03, 2017 | Comstock Park, MI
I have such fond memories of Lana. They begin over thirty years ago when in her iconic quiet, classy style she welcomed me to the West Godwin teaching staff. She was ever the teacher. She introduced me to pears poached in wine at a dinner I shared with her and Bob. She introduced me to opera. We shared many years of annual subscriptions to Opera Grand Rapids and always met for dinner before the performances. She kept me tuned-in during the times we had afternoon wine (where I experienced my...
Connie Solis
May 30, 2017 | Grand Rapids, MI
Remembering Lana as the gracious lady who was my classmate at Central High School class of '54. May she have a joyous reunion with her loved ones who went on before her. Condolences to the loved ones who miss her.
Dori Swift-Sommerdyke
May 28, 2017 | Tallmadge Townshio, MI
It's obvious that Lana was the same quiet, thoughtful and wonderful person she was back in the Model A Ford days
at the Fulton Street farm. Blessings to her family.
Warren Hecker, CHS '53
May 25, 2017
Mrs. Eringaard was a wonderful teacher and taught many many students how to adore reading! I am one of them and much like her, I typically have more than one books on my nightstand. Love to family and friends!
Brandy Harmsen-Villarreal
May 25, 2017 | Grand Rapids, ME

Lana was at West Godwin when I started there - she was a model for how to really look at a child to see what their reading needs were and how to care for the whole child. Such a soft spoken yet adventurous person - I hope her spirit soars in Heaven!
My condolences to her family and our beloved Mr. Bob.
Lynn Bradford (Berry)
May 24, 2017 | Wyoming, MI | Coworker
Lana was a great person and an outstanding teacher.
Ellen and Bob Riekse
May 23, 2017 | Grand Rapids, MI | Friend