Born in Muskegon May 31, 1949 to John and Sena (Blink) DeBoer - married his best friend, Sharon, in 1971. Was a veteran of United States Army and a retired semi-driver for Sara Lee Bakery. He is survived by his wife, one brother, Gerald (Nelva) DeBoer of Holland and their daughters, Gina (Ron) Cossnachia, and their son, Jonathan; Marla (Mike) Heatley and their sons, Gaiden and Colten; Rhonda (Mark) Hill and their sons, Andrew and Ethan; two brothers-in-law, Wayne (Kittie) Zandstra and their sons, Jon and Cory (Regan); Gary (Dar) Zandstra and their daughter, Marie, and her children, Bailey, Preston and Cody; a special sister-in-law, Donna and special cousin, Ellen Southland. SERVICES will be 11:00 AM Monday, October 5, 2015 at The Sytsema Chapel, 737 Apple Ave., 231-726-5210 with Pastor Burt Wachter officiating. VISITATION will be from 2-5 PM Sunday at the funeral home. You may sign his online guestbook at www.sytemafh.com