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Ryan Eric Vander Ark died on December 5, 2024. He was born on November 14, 1968, in Phoenix, Arizona. He spent most of his life in Arizona. He was a graduate of Valley Lutheran High School and Phoenix College. He worked in billing department for Falck, a medical transportation company. He was also actively involved in the Pioneers' Cemetery Association. He is preceded in death by his brother Ross Vander Ark and survived by his parents Ron and Alison Vander Ark.
A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, January 4, 2025, starting at 1:00 P.M. at the Phoenix Christian Reformed Church located at 2438 E Earll Drive, Phoenix, Arizona 85016.
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