Obituary of Albert Douma

DOUMA, Mr. Albert, age 93, passed away Saturday, August 11, 2012, and went to be with his Lord and Savior. He was born on April 14, 1919, in Erie, IL. During his childhood he moved to NJ, where he eventually became a partner in the driveway-paving business. On September 19, 1942 he was united in marriage to Charlotte Miller, who preceded him in death in 1998. Albert is a veteran of WWII, having served in the Navy in the Pacific theatre. In 1970 he and Charlotte moved to Cape Coral, FL, where he served as the Director of Public Roads. He resided there until moving back to NJ in 2000, where he became a resident of the Holland Christian Home in North Haledon. Albert is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, David and Mary Jean Douma of Wyoming, MI; two grandsons, Mark and Stephen Douma; a sister and brother-in-law, Anna Mae and Garry Dykstra of Wayne; sisters-in-law Genevieve Douma and Margaret Laauwe of Wyckoff; and numerous nieces and nephews. Members of the family will receive relatives and friends on Thursday 6 - 9 PM at the Vander Plaat Funeral Home, www.vpfh.com, 257 Godwin Ave., Wyckoff, NJ, and on Friday 10 - 11 AM at the Holland Christian Home, 151 Graham Ave, North Haledon, NJ. Funeral services will be held on Friday, August 17, 2012, 11:00am at the Holland Christian Home, with Chaplain Eric Fluit officiating. Private interment at George Washington Memorial Park. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Holland Home Christian Foundation.