by Sam Miedema | Dec 9, 2018 | Uncategorized
For Charlene “Chuck” Nagelkerk, a lifetime of caring for others is a wonderful connection between communities of family, faith, and work. Now in her 45th year working at Sunset, Chuck gives testimony to God’s faithfulness. Charlene Grace MacDonald was named after her...
by Sam Miedema | Nov 30, 2018 | Uncategorized
By 2025, it is expected that 6,000 adults in Kent County will need specialized facilities to help them combat the effects of Alzheimer’s. Vice President of Development Dr. Dan Gowdy and Director of Recreational Therapy at Waterford Place Angie Russo appeared on WZZM13...
by Sam Miedema | Nov 29, 2018 | Uncategorized
A small suitcase carries a lot of symbolism for Jake DeWent. Jake was trained as an army medic during World War II. He shipped out from California on the U.S.S. Comfort, a hospital ship that was maintained by the navy. During the voyage to the South Pacific, the Navy...
by Sam Miedema | Nov 27, 2018 | Uncategorized
Dorothy (Slachter) Winkel showed a nurturing side even as a young girl. She lovingly cared for her dolls and even the chickens, which congregated on the back porch to wait for her and pecked at the door when they grew impatient. Dorothy was born in 1933 in Lucas,...
by Sam Miedema | Nov 23, 2018 | Uncategorized
As a young girl, Evelyn (Zeinstra) VanderKooi watched her mother sew the family’s clothing on a tread pedal machine. Today, Evelyn uses a computerized, state-of-the-art machine to sew her teddy bears, custom bags, and fleece apparel. For the years in between, sewing...
