Carol Sue Rasinske's Obituary
Carol Sue Rasinske, age 76, of Spring Lake passed away Thursday, July 20, 2017 at the Heartwood Lodge Hospice Residence. She was born January 3, 1941 in Spring Lake to Everett and Lizzie (Bolthouse) Fisher. She married Edward P. Rasinske September 3, 198l in Muskegon and he preceded her in death on September 7, 2008.
Carol graduated from Western Michigan Christian High School in 1958 and had previously been employed as the assistant property manager for Sunny Hills Apartments in Sun Prairie, WI. She was a member of the Spring Lake Christian Reformed Church and also a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Muskegon VFW Post #3195.
She is survived by her daughter Cheryl Ann Rasinske of Jenison; step-daughter Susan (Rick) Lyons of Detroit; step-sons Robert (Nancy) Rasinske of Lansing and Edward (Vicki) Rasinske of Holland; 8 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren; her sisters Donna Gelderman of Spring Lake and Nancy Bartels of Holland, her brother Jack (Mary) Fisher of Spring Lake and her sister-in-law Betty Rycenga Rodrigues. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews and all the friends she made wherever she went over the years. Carol was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Edward, her sister Joyce Rodrigues, step-daughter Kelly Daniels, nephew Terry Rodrigues, sisters-in-law Anne Luzzader, Wilma Lorenz, Jean Butcher and Irene Humenick, and brothers-in law William “Bim” Gelderman and Roland Bartels.
A memorial service for Carol will be held at 11:00 A.M. Tuesday July 25, 2017 at the Spring Lake Christian Reformed Church with Rev. Jim Vander Meiden officiating. Friends are invited to meet the family one hour prior to the service at church. Interment will be in Spring Lake Cemetery. Memorial contributions in memory of Carol may be given to Harbor House Ministries . You are invited to sign the family’s online guestbook at www.sytsemafh.com.
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