Sad Day

Ken got a call this morning from his niece, Julie, who told him that his sister Romaine, her mother, had passed away this morning. Romaine has been in hospice since January 4, so this is not unexpected news, but it is still saddening to lose a sibling. Ken's brother, Gordon, passed away in 2012. His parents are both gone, so he is the only one left of his immediate family.

We had a walk thru C-2 practice this morning with Jan and Steve on our patio. Hardy and Judy and Sandy (and later John) were our angels. The chance to walk thru some of the more difficult calls and practice them was very helpful. We focused on the calls Darryl taught last Saturday, when Jan and Steve missed the second half of the lesson because they had company.

This afternoon we went to Darryl's workshop. The conversation turned to parties, and Jean invited everyone over for an impromptu game night.

Steve came over after the dance to check out the problem of our drawer slides. He was able to put one side rail back together, but the other has a broken plastic part, so it will have to wait for warranty work.

The party was a success. We had ten people, so we broke into two tables. Hardy, Jan, Ken, and I played Sequence. The men's team won two rounds, and the women's team won two rounds. The other table (Jean, Steve, Judy, Rosa, Hal, and Dorothy) played a card game, Golf. Afterwards we all joined around the big table to play Farkel. Steve won that game.
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Romaine A. Vanden Berg

VANDEN BERG, ROMAINE A. Allendale Romaine Vanden Berg, age 82, of Allendale, passed away on Monday, February 17, 2014. She was born in Muskegon to the late Albert and Gertrude (Kempker) Marks. Romaine was a secretary at Landman, Latimer, Clink and Robb in Muskegon for 21 years and Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone in Grand Rapids for five years. She was a member of Bible Study Fellowship, devoted herself to Love in the Name of Christ, a past president of the Grandville Ladies Literary Club and an avid basket weaver. She will be lovingly remembered by her daughter, Julie Vanden Berg of Holland; sons, Mark (Tamra) Vanden Berg of Novi, Thomas Vanden Berg (Loretta Ashley) of Spring Lake; grandsons, Matthew, Brent, Scott and Eric Vanden Berg; step grandsons, Brandon (Cassie), Justin (Sharon), Aaron Hall; great-granddaughters, Adelaide and Aberlein Vanden Berg; brother, Kenneth (Lee) Marks of Livingston, TX; eight nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her brother, Gordon Marks in 2012. Funeral services will be held Friday, 11 AM at First Allendale Christian Reformed Church, 5734 Country View, Allendale, with Rev. Tim Howerzyl officiating. Relatives and friends may meet the family Thursday from 3-8 PM at Matthysse-Kuiper-DeGraaf (corner of Avery and Scott) 6651 Scott St., Allendale. Those who wish may make memorial contributions to the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund. Condolences may be sent online at www.mkdfuneralhome.com.