Mrs. Pauline Bierling

"Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy, and for thy truth's sake." (Psalm 115:1, KJV) Pauline Magdalene Bierling, 74, of Holland, Michigan went to be with her Lord and Savior and received from Him a crown of righteousness on Friday, July 4, 2014. Pauline was born in The Hague, Netherlands, on September 27, 1939, to Henry and Johanna (Knoester) De Lugt. She married Henry Bierling on December 18, 1959, in Grand Rapids, and they raised their family in Grand Rapids and Holland. Pauline was Secretary at Rose Park Christian School for 20 years, and she lived her life full of joy and service to others and Christ. Henry and Pauline were members of the First Protestant Reformed Church of Holland. Pauline was preceded in death by her brother Henry De Lugt, and her sister Joan de Nijs-Spee. She is survived by her husband of 54 years, Henry; their children: Michael and Sheryl Bierling of Holland, Gerard and Wendi Bierling of Allegan, Carl and Alicia Bierling of Holland, and David Bierling and Paula Lorente of College Station, Texas; grandchildren: Wesley and Meredith Bierling, Nicole and Gideon Curtis, Heath and Cassandra Bierling, Darci and Brandon Rapp, Joseph Bierling and Loren Brown, Grayson Bierling, and Saedra Bierling; great-grandchildren: Lydia Curtis, Ethan Curtis, Trace Rapp, Connor Bierling, and Atlas Rapp; siblings: Krina VanderZee, Audrey Winters, William and Geri De Lugt, Ann De Windt, Maria De Lugt-Kocsis, Irene and Doug Erickson, and Carla and Tom VerHage; in-laws: Lidy and Wim de Graaf, Jan Paul Bierling and Ilonka Van Riet, Willy and Kees Steketee; and many nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. on Friday, July 11 at the First Protestant Reformed Church of Holland, 3641 104th Ave., Zeeland MI. The Rev. Daniel Holstege will officiate. Visitation is from 7-9 p.m. on Wednesday, July 9, and from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. on Thursday, July 10 at Langeland-Sterenberg Funeral Home, 315 E. 16th Street, Holland, MI 49423. Contributions in Memoriam may be made to the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (http://www.themmrf.org/), or the Society for Protestant Reformed Special Education, and will be collected at the visitations/service or can be sent directly to the organizations.