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David Geerlings Obituary

David Henry Geerligs, age 83, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, March 7, 2020, after fighting a 7 year battle with pancreatic cancer. David served his country in the United States Navy, after graduating from Ottawa Hills High School. He worked at CNA Insurance for 25 years, and Macatawa Bank for 13 years. He is survived by his wife of 59 years Joanne; Children: Lori and Bill DeWitt, Steven and Diane Geerligs; grandchildren: Scott and Rebecca, Steven and Lindsey, James and Amber, Andrew, Abby, Sophia; Siblings: Kathy and Tony VanZanten, Gerald Geerligs, Louise and Ken Idema; Brothers and sisters-in-law: Shirley and Ken Pierce, Louise Van Oeveren. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Memorial contributions may be made to Casa de Esperanza Ministries, PO Box 234, Grand Haven, MI, 49417. Please visit www.lakeshorememorial.com to leave a message or memory for the Geerligs family.

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Published by The Holland Sentinel on Mar. 22, 2020.

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March 21, 2020

As we all travel through life meeting various people along the way ,
some leaving impressions good and bad and if you are real lucky you meet a good and loyal friend as I did with Dave.I met Dave in New Smyrna Beach Fla at a condo that we both enjoyed in previous years but never at the same time Some 15 years ago we met Dave and his wife Jo at a bingo game our friendship grew from there .Dave gave me the opportunity to work with him at Macatawa Bank and encouraged me to go on three mission trips to Honduras with him and others which I am forever grateful for . Dave and I and numerous other friends enjoyed time together in Fla , Honduras and in Holland working together , bike rides and just spending time together with our wife's . We all will miss Dave and his strong faith and work ethics .
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Marti and Doug Dibkey

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