Kloosterman, Robert Robert James ("Bob") Kloosterman, 87 of Kalamazoo, passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 12, 2020. Born on November 13, 1932 in Kalamazoo to Elias and Lena Kloosterman.
He was employed at Hercules Inc., for over 40 years, and thoroughly enjoyed his children and grandkids, a good game of Cribbage, and being a child of God.
Bob is survived by his loving wife of 66 years, Tillie Joan (Dykehouse), children; David (Gail) Kloosterman, Philip (Lynn) Kloosterman, Kevin (Cheryl) Kloosterman, Thomas (Norma) Kloosterman, Daniel (Denise) Kloosterman, Cheryl (Doug) Herder, 21 grandchildren, their spouses, and 16 great-grandchildren with one more on the way. He is also survived by sister Lena Doherty and sister-in-law Evelyn Kloosterman.
Preceded in death by parents Elias and Lena Kloosterman and siblings William (Ann) Kloosterman, Nellie (Harm) Bloemsma, Martha (Martin) Vlietstra, John (Wilma) Kloosterman, Neil (Berdine) Kloosterman, Harry (Catherine) Kloosterman, Jeannette (Edwin) Kniss, Elias Jr. Kloosterman, and twin-sister Josephine (Gerald) VanderRoest.
Bob was a blessed man with a zest for life, and who genuinely cared for so many extended family members, church members, friends, and neighbors with a joyful heart, warm greeting and encouraging words. His investment in all of us reflected the love he knew in Christ and the saving grace that he received from his heavenly father. |
+ | 1. William KLOOSTERMAN, b. 19 Mar 1914, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA d. 11 Jul 1986, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA (Age 72 years) ▻ Anna GERNAAT, b. 12 Jan 1914, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA d. 6 Sep 2002, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA (Age 88 years), m. 26 May 1937
| | 2. Nellie KLOOSTERMAN, b. 3 Feb 1916, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA d. 17 Feb 1944, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA (Age 28 years) ▻ Harm BLOEMSMA, , m. 3 Sep 1937, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
| + | 3. Martha KLOOSTERMAN, b. 25 Jun 1917, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA d. 12 Jan 2002, Tucson, Pima, Arizona, USA (Age 84 years) ▻ Martin VLIETSTRA d. 21 Oct 2003, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA , m. 29 Aug 1940, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
| + | 4. John KLOOSTERMAN, b. 30 May 1920, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA d. 19 Feb 1994 (Age 73 years) ▻ Wilma VAN DER HORST L, b. 9 Jun 1923 (Age 100 years)
| + | 5. Cornelis "Neil" KLOOSTERMAN, b. 14 Nov 1921, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA d. 4 Mar 1993, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA (Age 71 years) ▻ Berdine KEIL, b. 3 Apr 1922 d. 16 Jun 2001, Portage, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, USA (Age 79 years), m. 14 May 1942, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
| + | 6. Harry KLOOSTERMAN, b. 9 Nov 1923, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA d. 12 Mar 2014 (Age 90 years) ▻ Catharina VAN DER ROEST, b. 11 Aug 1926, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA d. 23 Nov 2002, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA (Age 76 years), m. 14 Jun 1946, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
| | 7. Jeanette KLOOSTERMAN, b. 28 Apr 1925, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA d. 2006 (Age 80 years) ▻ Edwin KNISS, , m. 28 Nov 1946, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
| + | 8. Elias KLOOSTERMAN, b. 28 Nov 1927, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA d. 5 Jul 2010, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA (Age 82 years) ▻ Evelyn CRUMMEL, , m. 10 Dec 1948
| | 9. Lena KLOOSTERMAN, b. 3 Mar 1930, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA (Age 94 years) ▻ Mike DOHERTY, , m. Massachusets, USA ▻ Anthony MALAFRONTE, , m. 10 Mar 1948, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
| + | 10. Robert James "Bob" KLOOSTERMAN, b. 13 Nov 1932, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA d. 12 Nov 2020, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA (Age 87 years) ▻ Tillie DYKEHOUSE, b. Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA , m. 3 Sep 1954, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
| | 11. Josephine L. KLOOSTERMAN, b. 13 Nov 1932, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA d. 16 Sep 2002, Zeeland Cemetery, Zeeland, Ottawa County, Michigan, USA (Age 69 years) ▻ Gerald VAN DER ROEST, , m. 29 Apr 1949, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
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