Birth date: Apr 23, 1918 Death date: Sep 3, 2016
Rev. Dingeman T. Teuling, age 98, went to be with his Lord on Saturday, September 3, 2016 in Muskegon. He was born in Muskegon, Michigan on April 23, 1918 to Cornelius and Sijke (Schouten) Teuling. Dingeman graduated from Muskegon Read Obituary
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I have childhood memories of Rev Ding Teuling, when he would come to the christian summer camp in Maryland. The week he would spend with us was absolutely amazing. His art was just incredible. I specifically remember when my church came up to the camp for a weekend cookout and Rev Teuling joined in the celebrations. This was back in the late 70's. 46 years later the impact he made in the life of a 9 year old still exists.
~ J. Dante
I will never forget the two years I spent with "Ding" as his song evangelist, and the many times after when we joined together for meetings. I still think of those days often: good memories.
I know we will see him draw the chalk pictures in heaven. I saw him many years @ Camp Wabanna.
I remember waiting with excitement for the black light to come on
It’s not often that a man gets to have a grandparent in his earthly life for almost 42 years. I’ve always been very close to Grandpa Ding. When I was young, I’d stay over at his and Grandma’s house on Black Lake on Friday nights. During this time, he used to show me things that boys love such as planes, rockets, and trains. He would take me by the railroad tracks to watch trains pass by and by the airport to see planes take off and land. He would read me books about rockets and space travel. When I got older, he built me a small train set when I was 6 which I enjoyed playing with until I was 9 or 10. He told me about some well-known science fiction programs such as Star Trek and how it was about space exploration and fighting enemy aliens. On Saturday’s he’d take me to House of Hobbies at Park Row Mall to get many airplane model kits, and he helped me build over my young years, including the SR-71 Blackbird. I even got a Radio Shack electronics lab kit from him when I was 12. Little did he know (or I) how influential all of this would be on my future vocation. I have worked on NASA and Air Force Rocket electronics, including one company that is owned by Lockheed, the maker of the SR-71. He even got to see me help launch NASA’s Orion, the successor to Apollo and the Space Shuttle nearly 2 years ago on a Delta IV rocket I personally worked on! I’m now working on advanced aircraft electronics for planes similar to the ones my Grandfather and I used to watch and read about.
He also mesmerized me with his countless paintings and chalk drawings of mountains and western landscapes. His old slide shows of ministry trips were filled with various tourist stops in the Old West states, and I was captivated by the mountainous landscapes, the towering Ponderosa Pines, the imposing images of Saguaro Cacti. Today, I live in the Four Corners states that he so awesomely portrayed in his many pictures and I get to see firsthand the majestic Old West every day.
But greater than these, he was a man who showed me that there was more to this life than just these things. He demonstrated a genuine love for Jesus Christ, the Author and Maker of all things. Despite our sin, Jesus has opened the door to living forever in a greater world than this if we confess Him as Savior, confess our sins to Him, and ask Him to save us. It was his example to this former young boy and many others he interacted with that drew people to the Lord. I’ve tossed and turned on many issues in my own Faith, but his example, among others, helped bring me back to the Lord’s Word and prayer and fellowship. Now that I turn 42 tomorrow (in the half-way region of my earthly stay), I can truly look back on my wonderful Grandpa and get a glimpse of the nature of Jesus because He loved me through Grandpa, and I could feel it. I could sense that legacy continuing when we had Grandpa officiate Jessica and I’s Wedding ceremony nearly 13 years agon and dedicate our son Luke almost 4 years ago. I believe that it will continue.
When I was very young, I told Jesus that I wanted Grandpa’s Heavenly house to be next to mine one day. I truly still mean that and I look forward to that reality one day. But for now, I’m grateful for the time I’ve had with my Grandpa here, and am glad that he’s with Grandma again and greatest of all, with Jesus.
I love you Grandpa. And Jesus, I know You’re taking care of him.
Ding shared at Temple Hill Baptist Church on a couple of occasions, and all were enjoyed. Our young high school neighbor, who had grown up in the local Lutheran Church, attended one evening and accepted the Lord. Mike's Mom was not as thrilled as we were, as she was concerned that she had a son that was an Evangelical. But we were thrilled as were the angels. Your Dad was loved and so appreciated.
We send all of you our deepest heartfelt symphathies on the home going of Ding. He was a very godly man whose ministry touched many lives for Jesus Christ. A special praise to the LORD for the unselfish loving way that Dave's wife Rosa was the main primary care giver for both Ding's wife Gloria when she was alive and Ding. Rosa is one in a million! We praise the LORD for the sacrifices made so that both her ad Dave cared for both parents as the primary care givers!!!!!!!!! John and Barblynn Bulthouse Psalm 23
A truly gifted artist .Seen him work many years ago at Lake Harbor Baptist Church..Muskegon.I extend my sympathy to all the family.I'm sure he is rejoicing..
