Karen Boeringa, nee VanderWoude. Beloved wife of John; loving mother of Mike (Drea), Laura (Jim) Lanenga, Linda (Dave) Meyer, and John III (Gloria); devoted grandmother of Hannah, Elizabeth, Sarah, Grace, Lindsay (Russ), Jaime (Stacey), Jessica, Jason, Randi, Ben, Josh, Matt, Sam, Jonathan, Kristen, Zach and Isaac; great-grandmother of three; fond sister of Larry (Nancy) VanderWoude and Kay (Don) Neitzel; sister-in-law of Gertrude (Ray Tazelaar), Florence (the late John) Davids, Jennie (Peter) Rocco, the late Simon Boeringa; aunt of many nieces and nephews. Visitation Monday from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. Knollcrest Funeral Home, 1500 S. Meyers Rd. (3 blks S. of Roosevelt), Lombard. In state Tuesday at Lombard Christian Reformed Church, 2020 S. Meyers Rd., from 10 a.m. until time of service at 11 a.m. Interment Chapel Hill Gardens West. Memorials to Timothy Christian Schools appreciated. Info: 630-932-1500.
