Oct 5, 1914 - Jul 26, 2012
Donald Jay Timmer, 97, of Holland, Michigan, passed away peacefully Thursday morning, July 26th at Hospice House of Holland.
He was preceded in death in 2003 by his wife of 63 years, Sylvia Belle (Carrier) Timmer. He is survived by daughter Sandra K. (Timmer) Plakke, daughter Bonnie L. (Timmer) Aardema and spouse Robert Aardema, grandchildren Michael K. Aardema and spouse Charlia Aardema, Andrew J. Aardema and spouse Shannon Aardema, Jeffery J. Plakke and spouse Lara Reush, great grandson Casey Franklin Plakke, a sister Mae Jean (Timmer) Slagh, and his beloved friend and companion Jerri Prins.
Funeral services will be 4:00 p.m. Monday, July 30, 2012 at Langeland-Sterenberg Funeral Home, 315 E. 16th Street, Holland. Visitation with the family will be one hour prior to the service. A time for fellowship and refreshments will follow the service. Burial will be in Ventura Cemetery.
The family requests in lieu of flowers donations be made to Hospice House of Holland.
DONALD TIMMER
HOLLAND SENTINEL
July 29, 2012
In memory of Donald Jay Timmer, our dear father, grandfather and friend who passed away peacefully Thursday, July 26th, 2012.
In memory of Donald Jay Timmer, our dear father, grandfather and friend who passed away peacefully Thursday, July 26th, 2012. We will deeply miss his presence here on earth, but we are blessed with a multitude of delightful memories to treasure.
Don had a lifelong love of music and usually could not sit still when he heard a song he liked. In his younger days, he learned to dance and would imitate the routines he saw in the movies. It was fitting that he met his future wife, Sylvia Belle (Carrier) Timmer, at one of the dances held in the Women’s Literary Club during the late 1930s. They immediately became great dance partners and it seemed a small step from there to falling in love and forming a great marital partnership. They continued dancing throughout their 63-year marriage, moving from the Lindy Hop, Swing and Foxtrot steps to include square dancing and round dancing.
Sports were also an avid interest of Don’s. He was a careful observer and researcher of the proper form and technique for each thing he tried, including golf, bowling and archery. When in his 50s, he decided in order to keep physically fit, he would run a mile every day. He paced out a quarter mile track, first in the lot beside his workplace at H.E. Morse company, and later in his own back yard, and set about to accomplish his goal of one mile a day. For 30-plus years, that was a regular part of his daily routine, though the “run” became a “jog” as the years passed. In keeping with his desire to stay fit, he joined the Ultimate Fitness Center and was still attending to do his workout in the last few months before his death.
Don was full of curiosity and adventure. This led to a desire to see the places he learned about. As a boy, he would hike to a place or event that captured his interest, one of them being the Cleveland Air Races where he saw Jimmy Doolittle, one of his heroes. Later in his life, he accomplished his goal to visit all 50 states in the union, paying particular attention to visit national parks, Civil War battlefields and museums of every kind. He also traveled to Europe and through the Panama Canal. On one of his adventures, he was able to meet and be photographed with former president Jimmy Carter, something of which Don was very proud.
His employment also took him to various parts of the country and involved various endeavors. During the war, he worked at the Willow Run complex on the B-24 Liberator and at the Naval Air Station in Almena, Calif. He also worked for the aviation industry for a short period of time in Shawnee, Okla. Returning to Michigan to stay closer to family, he spent the majority of his career working for the H.E. Morse Company.
Family and friends will especially remember Don’s wonderful sense of humor, easy laugh and dry wit. Recalling stories of his humorous comments and sayings will bring us many smiles in the years to come.
Don was a longstanding member of Beechwood Reformed Church in Holland.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 63 years, Sylvia Belle (Carrier) Timmer.
He is survived by daughter Sandra K. (Timmer) Plakke, daughter Bonnie L. (Timmer) Aardema and spouse Robert Aardema; grandchildren, Michael K. Aardema and spouse Charlia Aardema, Andrew J. Aardema and spouse Shannon Aardema, Jeffery J. Plakke and spouse Lara Reush; great-grandson, Casey Franklin Plakke; sister, Mae Jean (Timmer) Slagh, and his dear friend and companion, Jerri Prins.
Funeral services will be 4 p.m. Monday, July 30, 2012, at Langeland-Sterenberg Funeral Home, 315 E. 16th Street, Holland. Visitation with the family will be one hour prior to the service. A time for fellowship and refreshments will follow the service. Burial will be in Ventura Cemetery. The family requests in lieu of flowers donations be made to Hospice House of Holland.
Donald Jay Timmer, 97, of Holland, Michigan, passed away peacefully Thursday morning, July 26th at Hospice House of Holland.
He was preceded in death in 2003 by his wife of 63 years, Sylvia Belle (Carrier) Timmer. He is survived by daughter Sandra K. (Timmer) Plakke, daughter Bonnie L. (Timmer) Aardema and spouse Robert Aardema, grandchildren Michael K. Aardema and spouse Charlia Aardema, Andrew J. Aardema and spouse Shannon Aardema, Jeffery J. Plakke and spouse Lara Reush, great grandson Casey Franklin Plakke, a sister Mae Jean (Timmer) Slagh, and his beloved friend and companion Jerri Prins.
Funeral services will be 4:00 p.m. Monday, July 30, 2012 at Langeland-Sterenberg Funeral Home, 315 E. 16th Street, Holland. Visitation with the family will be one hour prior to the service. A time for fellowship and refreshments will follow the service. Burial will be in Ventura Cemetery.
The family requests in lieu of flowers donations be made to Hospice House of Holland.
DONALD TIMMER
HOLLAND SENTINEL
July 29, 2012
In memory of Donald Jay Timmer, our dear father, grandfather and friend who passed away peacefully Thursday, July 26th, 2012.
In memory of Donald Jay Timmer, our dear father, grandfather and friend who passed away peacefully Thursday, July 26th, 2012. We will deeply miss his presence here on earth, but we are blessed with a multitude of delightful memories to treasure.
Don had a lifelong love of music and usually could not sit still when he heard a song he liked. In his younger days, he learned to dance and would imitate the routines he saw in the movies. It was fitting that he met his future wife, Sylvia Belle (Carrier) Timmer, at one of the dances held in the Women’s Literary Club during the late 1930s. They immediately became great dance partners and it seemed a small step from there to falling in love and forming a great marital partnership. They continued dancing throughout their 63-year marriage, moving from the Lindy Hop, Swing and Foxtrot steps to include square dancing and round dancing.
Sports were also an avid interest of Don’s. He was a careful observer and researcher of the proper form and technique for each thing he tried, including golf, bowling and archery. When in his 50s, he decided in order to keep physically fit, he would run a mile every day. He paced out a quarter mile track, first in the lot beside his workplace at H.E. Morse company, and later in his own back yard, and set about to accomplish his goal of one mile a day. For 30-plus years, that was a regular part of his daily routine, though the “run” became a “jog” as the years passed. In keeping with his desire to stay fit, he joined the Ultimate Fitness Center and was still attending to do his workout in the last few months before his death.
Don was full of curiosity and adventure. This led to a desire to see the places he learned about. As a boy, he would hike to a place or event that captured his interest, one of them being the Cleveland Air Races where he saw Jimmy Doolittle, one of his heroes. Later in his life, he accomplished his goal to visit all 50 states in the union, paying particular attention to visit national parks, Civil War battlefields and museums of every kind. He also traveled to Europe and through the Panama Canal. On one of his adventures, he was able to meet and be photographed with former president Jimmy Carter, something of which Don was very proud.
His employment also took him to various parts of the country and involved various endeavors. During the war, he worked at the Willow Run complex on the B-24 Liberator and at the Naval Air Station in Almena, Calif. He also worked for the aviation industry for a short period of time in Shawnee, Okla. Returning to Michigan to stay closer to family, he spent the majority of his career working for the H.E. Morse Company.
Family and friends will especially remember Don’s wonderful sense of humor, easy laugh and dry wit. Recalling stories of his humorous comments and sayings will bring us many smiles in the years to come.
Don was a longstanding member of Beechwood Reformed Church in Holland.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 63 years, Sylvia Belle (Carrier) Timmer.
He is survived by daughter Sandra K. (Timmer) Plakke, daughter Bonnie L. (Timmer) Aardema and spouse Robert Aardema; grandchildren, Michael K. Aardema and spouse Charlia Aardema, Andrew J. Aardema and spouse Shannon Aardema, Jeffery J. Plakke and spouse Lara Reush; great-grandson, Casey Franklin Plakke; sister, Mae Jean (Timmer) Slagh, and his dear friend and companion, Jerri Prins.
Funeral services will be 4 p.m. Monday, July 30, 2012, at Langeland-Sterenberg Funeral Home, 315 E. 16th Street, Holland. Visitation with the family will be one hour prior to the service. A time for fellowship and refreshments will follow the service. Burial will be in Ventura Cemetery. The family requests in lieu of flowers donations be made to Hospice House of Holland.
Oct 5, 1914 - Jul 26, 2012
Donald Jay Timmer, 97, of Holland, Michigan, passed away peacefully Thursday morning, July 26th at Hospice House of Holland.
He was preceded in death in 2003 by his wife of 63 years, Sylvia Belle (Carrier) Timmer. He is survived by daughter Sandra K. (Timmer) Plakke, daughter Bonnie L. (Timmer) Aardema and spouse Robert Aardema, grandchildren Michael K. Aardema and spouse Charlia Aardema, Andrew J. Aardema and spouse Shannon Aardema, Jeffery J. Plakke and spouse Lara Reush, great grandson Casey Franklin Plakke, a sister Mae Jean (Timmer) Slagh, and his beloved friend and companion Jerri Prins.
Funeral services will be 4:00 p.m. Monday, July 30, 2012 at Langeland-Sterenberg Funeral Home, 315 E. 16th Street, Holland. Visitation with the family will be one hour prior to the service. A time for fellowship and refreshments will follow the service. Burial will be in Ventura Cemetery.
The family requests in lieu of flowers donations be made to Hospice House of Holland.
DONALD TIMMER
HOLLAND SENTINEL
July 29, 2012
In memory of Donald Jay Timmer, our dear father, grandfather and friend who passed away peacefully Thursday, July 26th, 2012.
In memory of Donald Jay Timmer, our dear father, grandfather and friend who passed away peacefully Thursday, July 26th, 2012. We will deeply miss his presence here on earth, but we are blessed with a multitude of delightful memories to treasure.
Don had a lifelong love of music and usually could not sit still when he heard a song he liked. In his younger days, he learned to dance and would imitate the routines he saw in the movies. It was fitting that he met his future wife, Sylvia Belle (Carrier) Timmer, at one of the dances held in the Women’s Literary Club during the late 1930s. They immediately became great dance partners and it seemed a small step from there to falling in love and forming a great marital partnership. They continued dancing throughout their 63-year marriage, moving from the Lindy Hop, Swing and Foxtrot steps to include square dancing and round dancing.
Sports were also an avid interest of Don’s. He was a careful observer and researcher of the proper form and technique for each thing he tried, including golf, bowling and archery. When in his 50s, he decided in order to keep physically fit, he would run a mile every day. He paced out a quarter mile track, first in the lot beside his workplace at H.E. Morse company, and later in his own back yard, and set about to accomplish his goal of one mile a day. For 30-plus years, that was a regular part of his daily routine, though the “run” became a “jog” as the years passed. In keeping with his desire to stay fit, he joined the Ultimate Fitness Center and was still attending to do his workout in the last few months before his death.
Don was full of curiosity and adventure. This led to a desire to see the places he learned about. As a boy, he would hike to a place or event that captured his interest, one of them being the Cleveland Air Races where he saw Jimmy Doolittle, one of his heroes. Later in his life, he accomplished his goal to visit all 50 states in the union, paying particular attention to visit national parks, Civil War battlefields and museums of every kind. He also traveled to Europe and through the Panama Canal. On one of his adventures, he was able to meet and be photographed with former president Jimmy Carter, something of which Don was very proud.
His employment also took him to various parts of the country and involved various endeavors. During the war, he worked at the Willow Run complex on the B-24 Liberator and at the Naval Air Station in Almena, Calif. He also worked for the aviation industry for a short period of time in Shawnee, Okla. Returning to Michigan to stay closer to family, he spent the majority of his career working for the H.E. Morse Company.
Family and friends will especially remember Don’s wonderful sense of humor, easy laugh and dry wit. Recalling stories of his humorous comments and sayings will bring us many smiles in the years to come.
Don was a longstanding member of Beechwood Reformed Church in Holland.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 63 years, Sylvia Belle (Carrier) Timmer.
He is survived by daughter Sandra K. (Timmer) Plakke, daughter Bonnie L. (Timmer) Aardema and spouse Robert Aardema; grandchildren, Michael K. Aardema and spouse Charlia Aardema, Andrew J. Aardema and spouse Shannon Aardema, Jeffery J. Plakke and spouse Lara Reush; great-grandson, Casey Franklin Plakke; sister, Mae Jean (Timmer) Slagh, and his dear friend and companion, Jerri Prins.
Funeral services will be 4 p.m. Monday, July 30, 2012, at Langeland-Sterenberg Funeral Home, 315 E. 16th Street, Holland. Visitation with the family will be one hour prior to the service. A time for fellowship and refreshments will follow the service. Burial will be in Ventura Cemetery. The family requests in lieu of flowers donations be made to Hospice House of Holland.
Donald Jay Timmer, 97, of Holland, Michigan, passed away peacefully Thursday morning, July 26th at Hospice House of Holland.
He was preceded in death in 2003 by his wife of 63 years, Sylvia Belle (Carrier) Timmer. He is survived by daughter Sandra K. (Timmer) Plakke, daughter Bonnie L. (Timmer) Aardema and spouse Robert Aardema, grandchildren Michael K. Aardema and spouse Charlia Aardema, Andrew J. Aardema and spouse Shannon Aardema, Jeffery J. Plakke and spouse Lara Reush, great grandson Casey Franklin Plakke, a sister Mae Jean (Timmer) Slagh, and his beloved friend and companion Jerri Prins.
Funeral services will be 4:00 p.m. Monday, July 30, 2012 at Langeland-Sterenberg Funeral Home, 315 E. 16th Street, Holland. Visitation with the family will be one hour prior to the service. A time for fellowship and refreshments will follow the service. Burial will be in Ventura Cemetery.
The family requests in lieu of flowers donations be made to Hospice House of Holland.
DONALD TIMMER
HOLLAND SENTINEL
July 29, 2012
In memory of Donald Jay Timmer, our dear father, grandfather and friend who passed away peacefully Thursday, July 26th, 2012.
In memory of Donald Jay Timmer, our dear father, grandfather and friend who passed away peacefully Thursday, July 26th, 2012. We will deeply miss his presence here on earth, but we are blessed with a multitude of delightful memories to treasure.
Don had a lifelong love of music and usually could not sit still when he heard a song he liked. In his younger days, he learned to dance and would imitate the routines he saw in the movies. It was fitting that he met his future wife, Sylvia Belle (Carrier) Timmer, at one of the dances held in the Women’s Literary Club during the late 1930s. They immediately became great dance partners and it seemed a small step from there to falling in love and forming a great marital partnership. They continued dancing throughout their 63-year marriage, moving from the Lindy Hop, Swing and Foxtrot steps to include square dancing and round dancing.
Sports were also an avid interest of Don’s. He was a careful observer and researcher of the proper form and technique for each thing he tried, including golf, bowling and archery. When in his 50s, he decided in order to keep physically fit, he would run a mile every day. He paced out a quarter mile track, first in the lot beside his workplace at H.E. Morse company, and later in his own back yard, and set about to accomplish his goal of one mile a day. For 30-plus years, that was a regular part of his daily routine, though the “run” became a “jog” as the years passed. In keeping with his desire to stay fit, he joined the Ultimate Fitness Center and was still attending to do his workout in the last few months before his death.
Don was full of curiosity and adventure. This led to a desire to see the places he learned about. As a boy, he would hike to a place or event that captured his interest, one of them being the Cleveland Air Races where he saw Jimmy Doolittle, one of his heroes. Later in his life, he accomplished his goal to visit all 50 states in the union, paying particular attention to visit national parks, Civil War battlefields and museums of every kind. He also traveled to Europe and through the Panama Canal. On one of his adventures, he was able to meet and be photographed with former president Jimmy Carter, something of which Don was very proud.
His employment also took him to various parts of the country and involved various endeavors. During the war, he worked at the Willow Run complex on the B-24 Liberator and at the Naval Air Station in Almena, Calif. He also worked for the aviation industry for a short period of time in Shawnee, Okla. Returning to Michigan to stay closer to family, he spent the majority of his career working for the H.E. Morse Company.
Family and friends will especially remember Don’s wonderful sense of humor, easy laugh and dry wit. Recalling stories of his humorous comments and sayings will bring us many smiles in the years to come.
Don was a longstanding member of Beechwood Reformed Church in Holland.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 63 years, Sylvia Belle (Carrier) Timmer.
He is survived by daughter Sandra K. (Timmer) Plakke, daughter Bonnie L. (Timmer) Aardema and spouse Robert Aardema; grandchildren, Michael K. Aardema and spouse Charlia Aardema, Andrew J. Aardema and spouse Shannon Aardema, Jeffery J. Plakke and spouse Lara Reush; great-grandson, Casey Franklin Plakke; sister, Mae Jean (Timmer) Slagh, and his dear friend and companion, Jerri Prins.
Funeral services will be 4 p.m. Monday, July 30, 2012, at Langeland-Sterenberg Funeral Home, 315 E. 16th Street, Holland. Visitation with the family will be one hour prior to the service. A time for fellowship and refreshments will follow the service. Burial will be in Ventura Cemetery. The family requests in lieu of flowers donations be made to Hospice House of Holland.
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