This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Kingma, Siegers, Wieland, Hoeksema, Stam, Talsma Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/QFB.2ACE/798 Message Board Post: KINGMA, Renee Middleville Renee Kingma was never more at peace when she could sit in her home and look out over the countryside of Gun Lake. Renee died December 16, 2002 in Hastings after a short battle with pancreatic cancer. Her life began July 30, 1929 in Chicago, the daughter of John and Irene Siegers. Renee grew up in Chicago and moved to this area in 1973. Renee was a member of the East Martin Christian Reformed Church. As an employee and a member of the team at Sam's Gourmet Foods Store for 25 years, she knew the operation and the customers well. In recent years the gathering of all her children in the West Michigan area was a special joy. Her family includes her mother, Irene Siegers of Hastings; her 4 children and their spouses, Kerry and Robert Wieland of Newaygo, Jon and Karen Kingma of Kalamazoo, Melody Kingma of Grand Rapids, Dan and Laura Kingma of Hastings; 3 grandchildren, Jonni and her husband Dan Hoeksema, Kristin and Kelli Kingma; her sisters and their spouses, Darlene and Don Stam! Valparaiso, Indiana, Jan and Dutch Talsma of Shelbyville; several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband of 39 years, Al Kingma; and by her father. Friends may call at the Rupert, Durham, Marshall and Gren Funeral Home, Plainwell Chapel Wednesday 2-4 and 6-8 p.m., where a Celebration of Life Service will be held Thursday 11 a.m., Rev. Cal Compagner speaking. Burial will take place in the family plot next to her husband in Yankee Springs Cemetery. Friends may share a memory with the family on Renee's personal web page at www.rdmg., where you can also send a memorial gift to the East Martin Christian High School or Elim Christian Services. Published in the Kalamazoo Gazette on 12/17/2002. (posted by a volunteer-no family connection)