Cornelius (Case) DeRuiter Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Cornelius (Case) Walter DeRuiter of Holland went to be with his Lord and Savior on September 26, 2013. At the time of his death he was a patient at The Inn of Freedom Village where he received wonderful care and comfort from all of the staff. Case was born in Giessendam, the Netherlands, on November 11, 1924. After World War II he immigrated to the US by boat with his fiancée Aalje Anna (Alice) Van der Sluijs and arrived in the US on July 12, 1950. Case and Alice were married on September 22, 1950. Case worked as a furniture finisher for Holland Furniture Company and the Worden Company for over 30 years. At the time of his death Case was a faithful member of Central Avenue Christian Reformed Church, and prior to that Maple Avenue Christian Reformed church. For his churches Case served as Elder, Deacon, Sunday School Teacher, Cadet Leader and in many other capacities. Case was preceded in death by his parents, Jan and Wilhelmina DeRuiter of the Netherlands, his brother Cornelis (Cor) DeRuiter of the Netherlands, and his son Paul DeRuiter. Surviving are his wife Alice of 63 years and children: John DeRuiter of Muskegon, MI, Jack DeRuiter and his wife Pamela of Alexander City, AL, William G. DeRuiter and his wife Sharon of Kalamazoo, MI, Elizabeth A. DeRuiter of Spanish Fort, AL, and Mark DeRuiter and his wife Cathy of Eagan, MN. Also surviving are grandchildren, Alexander and Taylor Deruiter, Casaundra Green, Jennifer Branson and Dustin DeRuiter, Matthew DeRuiter and Arie and Elissa VandeWaa; and great-grandchildren Jackson and William Green. Also surviving are Case's sisters: Tonnie DeRuiter, Jacoba DeRuiter, Riek van Houwelingen, Wil Baardman and her husband Gert, all of the Netherlands, and Jannie Tromp and her husband Kees of South Africa; and surviving in-laws Aartje van der Veken, Bets van der Sluijs, Jan van der Sluijs and his wife Jo and Co van der Sluijs and his wife Lien, all of the Netherlands. Funeral services will be held 11:00am Tuesday, October 1 at Central Avenue Christian Reformed Church, 259 Central Ave, Holland. Officiating will be Reverends James Scholten and Chad Steenwyk. Visitation will be 6-8 pm Monday, September 30 at Langeland-Sterenberg Funeral Home, 315 East 16th Street, Holland. Burial will be in Pilgrim Home Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Charity Fund of Central Avenue Christian Reformed Church.

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Cornelius (Case) DeRuiter

November 11, 1924 - September 26, 2013