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Eleanor Kars

July 30, 1927 - March 30, 2019
Zeeland, MI

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Visitation

Tuesday, April 2, 2019
5:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT
Dykstra Funeral Homes
Mulder Chapel
188 West 32nd Street
Holland, MI 49423
(616) 392-2348
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Visitation

Wednesday, April 3, 2019
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM EDT
Holland Seventh Day Adventist Church
11279 East Ottogan Road
Holland, MI 49423
(616) 355-2877

Service

Wednesday, April 3, 2019
11:00 AM EDT
Holland Seventh Day Adventist Church
11279 East Ottogan Road
Holland, MI 49423
(616) 355-2877

Contributions


At the family's request memorial contributions are to be made to those listed below. Please forward payment directly to the memorial of your choice.

Interim Hospice
1971 East Beltline Ave. NE Suite 219
Grand Rapids, MI 49525

Life Story / Obituary


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Eleanor Kars, age 91, of Holland died Saturday, March 30, 2019 at American House Holland.

Eleanor was a member of the Holland Seventh Day Adventist Church. She worked in the church community service center for many years. Eleanor taught the younger children of the church, becoming a beloved and renowned story teller. She enjoyed bird watching and was known to feed any and every animal she could.

She was preceded in death by her husband Reinder Kars, her sisters Dorothy Dunnewin and Claribel Dorgelo and a brother Dale Dunnewin

She is survived by her children: Beverly and Arthur Grimes of Zeeland, Terry Kars of Hamilton and Kimberly and Bruce Bos of Martin, MI;grandchildren: Dale and Julie Grimes, Tonya and Marcel Hubbell and Courtney Grimes; great grandchildren: Megan, Sarah, Emily, Rachel, Autumn, Catelyn and Justen; great great grandson: Theodore; brother: Earl (Duke) and Dorothy Dunnewin of Citrus Heights, CA; sister-in-law: Ada Rooks of Holland; brother-in-laws: Gerrit Kars of Holland and David Kars of Holland; many nieces and nephews.

A funeral service will be 11:00 am, Wednesday, April 3, 2019 at Holland Seventh Day Adventist Church, 11279 East Ottogan Road in Holland. Pastor Sean Reed will be officiating. Burial will be in Pilgrim Home Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 5-7 pm, Tuesday, April 2, 2019 at Dykstra Funeral Home – Mulder Chapel, 188 West 32nd Street in Holland and one hour prior to the service at the church. Memorial contributions may be given to Interim Hospice, 1971 East Beltline Ave. NE, Suite 219, Grand Rapids, MI 49525 or the charity of one’s choice. To sign an on-line registry or leave a memory please visit www.dykstrafuneralhome.com