January 25, 2025
Sandra J. Dekker, nee Zeilenga, age 91, of Ft. Myers, FL, formerly of Lansing, IL, went home to her Lord and Savior on Saturday, January 25, 2025. Loving wife of her first husband, the late Clarence “Sonny” Boersma (Ken and Betty’s father) and her second husband, the late Harry A. Dekker (Scott, Jeff, and Jill’s father, who adopted Ken and Betty). Devoted mother of Kenneth (Dianna) Dekker, Betty (Richard) Balsamo, Scott (Linda) Dekker, Jeffery (late Rhonda) Dekker, and Jill (Kenneth) Bosman. Loving grandmother of Kate (Jon) Denbrock, Sara (Beat) Guggisberg, Josh (Karyn) Dekker, Carrie (James) Hartung, Corinne (Keith) Cramsey, Michael (Kat) Kaminski, Nikki (Bob) Van Kalker, Brian (Laura) Dekker, Erica (Jeff) Swearingen, Joel (Amy) Dekker, Rachel (Robert) Vander Woerd, Rosalyn (Jim) Fluit, Justin (Kim) Dekker, Amanda (Michael) Kakol, Heather (Brennen) Hueftlein, Noah (Christina) Bosman, and Nate Bosman. Loving great grandmother of thirty-five. Dearest sister to the late Bill (Susan) Zeilenga, the late Jack (Linda) Zeilenga, and Annette (Carl) Boender. Preceded in death by her parents Harold and Alyce Zeilenga.
Memorial visitation will be on Monday, February 3, 2025, from 9 a.m. until the time of the Celebration of Life service at 11 a.m. at Smits Funeral Home, 2121 Pleasant Springs Lane, Dyer, IN, with Pastor John Anderson officiating. Private interment at Oak Ridge Cemetery, 1881 Thornton Lansing Rd, Lansing, IL 60438.
A second memorial service will be held on Thursday, February 20, 2025 from 10 a.m. until the time of a Celebration of Life service at 11 a.m. at her church, Bay Presbyterian Church, 26911 S Bay Drive, Bonita Springs, FL 34134, with Pastor John Anderson officiating…