David VanderZon Sr.

He is preceded by his parents Richard Kinder & Ruth VanderZon and his baby boy.

He is survived by his loving wife Linda Ann VanderZon, his 5 children David and (Krissy) VanderZon Jr., John and (Latisha) VanderZon, Steven and (Rebecca) VanderZon, (James) and Sarah Algera, Aaron and (Jillian) VanderZon, his 17 grandchildren (Christopher) and Kindra Gillette, (Tony) and Kacie Molina, Josiah, Ben, Grace, Claire, Olivia and Aiden VanderZon, Jeremiah, Mathias, Kayla and Vivian VanderZon, Emily, Amy and Ashley Algera, Evelyn and Eleanor VanderZon, and his 3 great grandchildren Chloe, Simeon and Nehemiah Gillette.

David (Dave) was born November 20, 1945 in Grand Rapids, MI. He graduated from Creston High School in 1964 joining the Army National Guard where he proudly served in the Detroit Riots. Dave also had a brief career as a police officer in the GRPD before starting his 40+ career as a service technician for Sears Service. He finally retired in 2011. He enjoyed spending time with his wife down in Florida and the summers on Gun Lake in Michigan with his kids and grandchildren. He will be remembered as a loving father, grandfather and friend.

In lieu of flowers the family would request a donation in Dave’s name to Samaritan's Purse.

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