HERITAGE
Ella Vander Molen Aasen ’57
May 4, 2021, Seal Beach, Calif.
Sonia Tjoelker Achtyes ex’62
Aug. 18, 2021, Byron Center, Mich.
J. George Aupperlee ’69
Aug. 31, 2021, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Andries “Andy” Batelaan ’60
Nov. 15, 2020, Cobourg, Ont.
Gertrude “Trudy” Brower Borst ’51
July 30, 2021, Los Angeles, Calif.
Edgar Bosch ’62
Aug. 30, 2021, Kalamazoo, Mich.
Gary Bouma ’63
Aug. 19, 2021, Melbourne, Australia
Earl Bouwer ’60
Sept. 18, 2021, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Mary Robbert Bouwman ex’44
Aug. 8, 2021, Holland, Mich.
Tryphena “Jean” Dykstra Boyd ’61
Aug. 26, 2021, Rockford, Mich.
Richard Brandt ex’69
March 11, 2018, Pompano Beach, Fla.
Paul Bremer ’64
Aug. 2, 2021, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Muriel Hulst Buurma ’52
Aug. 6, 2021, Holland, Mich.
Greta Haverhals Cavanaugh ex’54
Jan. 18, 2017, Riverdale, N.Y.
Robert De Nooyer HON
Aug. 7, 2021, Holland, Mich.
Ivan De Witt ’60
Sept. 13, 2020, Holland, Mich.
Joan Venema Duininck ex’54
Aug. 21, 2019, Rapid City, S.D.
Harold Dykstra ex’52
Sept. 27, 2020, Sioux Falls, S.D.
Roger Fritsma ’57
July 17, 2021, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Ruth Feierabend Gendzwill ’55
May 7, 2017, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.
John Girard ex’84
Aug. 19, 2021, Lansing, Mich.
Bernadine Ledeboer Hedrick ex’53
Sept. 25, 2021, Stuart, Fla.
Ardith Ploegstra Heemskerk ex’55
Oct. 9, 2021, Bradenton, Fla.
Beverly Hoekstra ex’63
Aug. 30, 2021, Jenison, Mich.
Stanley Hoekstra ex’60
July 17, 2021, Katy, Texas
John Hoogstra ’55
Sept. 17, 2021, Holland, Mich.
Harry Huizenga ex’54
Aug. 6, 2021, Windermere, Fla.
Martha La Maire Hules ex’69
July 23, 2021, Calabasas, Calif.
Ruth Jansen HON
Jan. 31, 2021, Portage, Mich.
Peter Kamper ’58
June 30, 2021, Ontario, Calif.
Carroll Keegstra ’56
May 4, 2021, Spring Hill, Fla.
Lois Geers Klompien ’52
July 21, 2021, Manhattan, Mont.
H. Rose Kossen ’56
Oct. 12, 2021, Lake Forest Park, Wash.
Carl Kromminga ’45
June 25, 2021, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Barry Kuiper ’69
Aug. 16, 2021, Astoria, Ore.
Richard Lenger ex’67
July 13, 2021, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Paul Mac Donald ’55
April 23, 2021, Carmel, Maine
Sherman Mels ’63
Nov. 23, 2014, Orland Park, Ill.
Winifred Miersma ’56
April 21, 2021, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Joy VanderSchie Miller ex’54
Aug. 9, 2021, Hudsonville, Mich.
Marjorie Dobben Moon ’51
Sept. 9, 2021, Fremont, Mich.
Kathryn Goudberg Noble-Schlamm ’51
Aug. 6, 2021, Lynden, Wash.
Matthew Okkema ex’51
April 12, 2021, Zeeland, Mich.
David Olthoff ’67
Aug. 15, 2021, Lake Worth, Fla.
David Ondersma ’63
Oct. 7, 2021, Hudsonville, Mich.
Warren Otte ’62
Sept. 29, 2021, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Harvey Ouwinga ’54
Oct. 13, 2021, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Joyce Ryskamp Pettinga ’51
Sept. 23, 2021, Rockford, Mich.
Marilyn Dekker Roeters ex’57
Aug. 1, 2021, Willowbrook, Ill.
John Rosier ’59
May 7, 2021, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Robert Ruis ’54
Sept. 30, 2021, Council Bluffs, Iowa
Philip Ryskamp ’53
July 16, 2021, Baldwin, Mich.
Gladys De Haan Schipper ’63
July 22, 2021, Middleville, Mich.
Inamae DeKorne Skutt ’56
Aug. 31, 2021, Caledonia, Mich.
Emma Wispelwey Stanivukovich ’53
June 26, 2021, Clifton, N.J.
Paul Sterenberg ex’60
Sept. 3, 2021, Holland, Mich.
Elaine Rykse Stroo ’59
Oct. 2, 2021, Caledonia, Mich.
Debra Tilstra ex’82
May 25, 2020, Surprise, Ariz.
Lynn Dryfhout Tos ’61
Aug. 31, 2021, Walnut Creek, Calif.
Ronald Vander Kooi ’60
Sept. 14, 2021, Arvada, Colo.
Marvin Vander Pol ’50
Sept. 16, 2021, Lynden, Wash.
Marvin Vander Wall ’57
Oct. 4, 2021, Caledonia, Mich.
Marilyn Vande Riet VanDokkumburg ’55
Oct. 9, 2021, Jenison, Mich.
Ronald Van Donselaar ’67
June 27, 2021, Aurora, Colo.
Kenneth Van Dyke ’69
Sept. 20, 2021, Grand Haven, Mich.
Marilyn Doorn Van Dyken ’58
Oct. 10, 2021, Jenison, Mich.
Kenneth Van Gilst ex’57
Feb. 22, 2020, Oskaloosa, Iowa
Herman Van Laar ex’49
July 3, 2021, Grandville, Mich.
Marian Dice Van Tongeren ex’50
Sept. 10, 2021, Jenison, Mich.
Carol Aardema Van Valkenburg ’59
Aug. 16, 2021, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Paul Veltman ’69
Sept. 21, 2021, Bonita Springs, Fla.
Calvin Vork ex’67
July 21, 2021, Muskegon, Mich.
Victor Vroegop ’92
Oct. 2, 2021, Stevensville, Mich.
John Vroon ’58
Sept. 6, 2021, Grand Rapids, Mich.
John Waanders ’57
Sept. 5, 2021, Grand Haven, Mich.
Joy Hietbrink Witte ’61
Sept. 11, 2021, Wyoming, Mich.
Eleanor De Boer Zwier ’50
Aug. 8, 2021, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Cornelius Hegewald, 1929–2021
Robust singing, stories of his heritage, and cultural dress are all a part of the indelible impression that German professor emeritus Cornelius Hegewald ‘62 made on hundreds of students at Calvin over nearly three decades.
“I can still see him in his lederhosen, playing the accordion, and singing with gusto the song ‘Tomatensalat,’ which I think is tomato salad,” said former student Bob Bolt ’80. “He made the class a German experience.”
Hegewald, who taught at Calvin from 1965 to 1993, died in February; he was 91.
Growing up in Leipzig, Germany, inducted to Hitler’s Youth at age 10, and drafted at age 15, Hegewald captivated students with his stories of life during World War II.
“He told us riveting stories of growing up in Nazi Germany that gave us personal and nuanced understandings of a horrific time. While he was a tireless promoter of German language and culture, he was also aware of its complicated past,” said former student and longtime family friend Doug Bratt ‘80.
“I remember being glued to his stories of growing up in Nazi Germany and wondered that it made him the kind man that he became,” said former student Harold Pranger ’84.
He successfully taught the entire range of classes in the German department, and his “Nazi Germany” interim class consistently attracted large numbers of students from all majors.
“Herr Hegewald loved teaching German language, sure, but even more he wanted students to grow in their understanding of people and culture and history,” said former student Lisa Baar Hoogeboom ’89. “He helped me understand one of the key reasons to learn another language: to listen to people’s stories so that we can learn to connect with, learn from, empathize with, and love them.”
Hegewald is survived by his children, Sarah ’84 (Jim) Breuker; Heidi ’86 (Jack) VanSledright; Tammi ’88 (David) Haaland; Thomas Hegewald ’90; 11 grandchildren; and one great- granddaughter.
1970s
Judson Grassmid ’70
Jan. 29, 2021, Grand Rapids, Mich.
James Hoekema ’70
July 19, 2021, Newburgh, N.Y.
Douglas Vander Wall ex’71
Oct. 1, 2021, Allendale, Mich.
1980s
James Apol ex’80
July 25, 2021, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Donald Brookhouse ’82
Sept. 6, 2021, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Debra Schipper Kuiper ’88
July 22, 2021, Grandville, Mich.
Dianna Brummel Rathbun ex’84
Sept. 27, 2021, Lowell, Mich.
Rick Temple ’80
Jan. 20, 2021, Erie, Ill.
1990s
Betsy Zimmerman Beldock ’99
Sept. 4, 2021, Ludington, Mich.
Kerri Gritter Hill ’92
July 30, 2021, Simpsonville, S.C.
Wendy Winger ’90
Oct. 9, 2021, Wayland, Mich.
David Zuidema ’92
April 25, 2021, North Haledon, N.J.
2000s
Maryangel Brown ’20
Aug. 14, 2021, Grand Rapids, Mich.
