Birth date: Jan 10, 1931 Death date: Aug 30, 2004
Edwin N. “Ed” Vanderlaan, age 73, went to be with his Lord in Heaven on Monday, August 30, 2004 after an heroic battle of 13 years with Multiple Myeloma Cancer. He was born on January 10, 1931 to Cornelius and Jennie (Witt) Vander Read Obituary
Dear Mrs. Vanderlaan,
We first met you and your husband through Sandy and Scott in Syracuse, NY many years ago. The last time we had the pleasure of seeing both of you was at Betsy's wedding. Mr.Vanderlaan was a kind and gracious gentleman. I know that he was a source of stength and inspiration not only for his family but for others around him. He will indeed be missed.##imported-begin##Christina & Michael Hall##imported-end##
Dear Joyce and family,
I would like to thank you for allowing me the opportunity to care for Ed. You are all wonderful and so supportive. I'm sure he is proud of each and every one of you for the care, support, and overwhelming love you gave him. I wish peace and comfort for you all.
God Bless You,
Tracey##imported-begin##Tracey Grigonis##imported-end##
Dear Joyce, Sandy, Deb, Pam and Lori:
What a brave and courageous soldier Ed has been the last 13 years! And what a devoted family all of you have been. I'm sure it brought him great comfort to have all of you near during his last days on earth. What a blessing that his suffering is over and he is now in the arms of His Heavenly Father. There must be one glorious homecoming party going on in heaven!! I pray that each of you will feel God's love and comfort just as Ed is now feeling God's love and care. Marilyn##imported-begin##Marilyn (Sytsema) Solorio##imported-end##
Dear Joyce and family.
In behalf of my late mother and dad I am writing this. I believe you knew my mom,Betty. Just to let you know that you are in our prayers. God be with you in days ahead. If I have made a mistake and you didn't know my mom I am sorry for the misunderstanding.##imported-begin##Barb Bartkowiak(Blink)##imported-end##
Dear Joyce -
I am so sorry to hear of Ed's passing. I knew him from being in the Army. We were drafted into the service at the same time and quickly became friends. He was such a quality person. Unfortunately, I was unable to attend any services in honor of Ed due to a surgery in the family. My thoughts and prayers are with you.
Sincerely,
Jim White##imported-begin##Jim White##imported-end##
Dear Deb and family,
I am so sorry about your father's passing. Although I only met him the one time in Kalispell, I found him to be a very gracious and kind hearted soul. Cherish the good times and memories and know that I am thinking of you.
God bless him and all of you.
Mitzi##imported-begin##Mitzi Hensleigh##imported-end##
Dear Joyce and family,
I just wanted to express my deepest sympathy for you and your family in the death of Ed. I have always had the utmost respect for him and Ed always was a great guy to talk to if you wanted a good laugh. Although I haven't seen him for a long time, I remember how he always had a smile on his face. He was just a really good person. I hope God will comfort you in this difficult time.
Mark Zuidema (Herm and Betty's son)##imported-begin##Mark Zuidema##imported-end##
Deb and Family, I want you to know that you are all in my thoughts and prayers. May God bless you and bring you comfort, strength and peace.
Love,
Teri##imported-begin##Teri Palmer##imported-end##
Pam
You and your family are in our thoughts and prayers. We take comfort in knowing our loved ones are with our Lord and Savior and we shall be together again some day
Dave and Deb##imported-begin##Deb and Dave VanderSelt##imported-end##
Dearest Dad,
I miss you so much already. I looked to take care of you yesterday, but you're already being taken care of by God. I am so proud of you, so proud to have you for my dad; God has given me the greatest blessing in having you for my father.
Thank you for your love, guidance, and for raising us as Christians; the greatest gift. Matthew and Nathan both expressed what an influence you have made in their lives, and thank you so much for helping me to raise them and for being the best Grandpa in the world!
I will never forget our wonderful times; my memories will never fade.
I'll see you in a bit!
All of my love forever, Dad!
Pam##imported-begin##Pamela Vanderlaan##imported-end##
