Alma Tiesinga

Alma Tiesinga passed away peacefully at home and went to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, Nov. 29.

Alma is remembered as a gracious and kind woman who always put others first. 

Alma had a lovely sense of humor and was qick to laugh and smile.

Alma was born on Aug. 4, 1935 in Orange City, Iowa to parents Andrew and Tillie (Kuik) Berkenpas.

When she was 7 years old, the family moved to Lynden, where she attended Lynden Christian School and later met Ken Tiesinga.

They married on July 29, 1954, and together they had five children: Mark, Jill, Jeremy, Karen, and Laurie.

In addition to raising a family, Alma worked in clothing retail at New Crescent for 20 years.

Alma enjoyed reading, tending to her garden, flowers and birds, and most of all, spending time with family and friends.

Alma was an active member of First Reformed Church and devoted her life to God.

Alma is survived by her son Mark (Donna) Tiesinga of Connecticut, Jill (Jeff) Johnson of Texas, and Jeremy (Monica) Tiesinga of Lynden; son in law James Zylstra, 13 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren.

Alma will be greatly missed by her brother, Gerald Berkenpas, of California.

Alma is preceded in death by her husband Ken Tiesinga, daughters Karen (Tiesinga) Zylstra and Laurie Tiesinga, grandson Case Heeringa, sister Dortena VanMersbergen and brother Harvey Berkenpas.

A private family service will be held on Monday, Dec. 13 at 11 a.m. at First Reformed Church, Lynden. Interment will be in Monumenta Cemetery.

You may participate by watching the memorial service live streamed at https://www.facebook.com/LyndenFRC/live_videos/

Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Gillies Funeral Home and Cremation Services.

A private family service will be held on Monday. Dec. 13 at 11 a.m. at First Reformed Church, Lynden.

Interment will be in Monumenta Cemetery.

You may participate by watching the memorial service live streamed at https://www.facebook.com/LyndenFRC/live_videos/ or LyndenFRC.org.