Obituary of Arthur Steensma

STEENSMA, Arthur Peter, age 88, of Wyckoff, went home to be with his Lord surrounded by his family on Saturday, February 9, 2008. Art was born in Grand Rapids, MI, grew up in Prospect Park,and lived in Fair Lawn before moving to Wyckoff in 1949. Since 1961 Art was also a summer resident of Green Pond. Before his retirement in 1985, Art was a Manager, Chemist and Chemical Engineer for Hoffman La Roche in Nutley for 42 years. He was a member of the Cedar Hill Christian Reformed Church in Wyckoff where he had served as elder and president of the council. Art served as president of the Eastern Christian School Association and the Christian Health Care Center, he was a member and past president of the Nutley Rotary and a member of the Wyckoff Board of Health. Art was pre-deceased by his wife Martha K. (Mopsy) (nee Spyksma) in 1998. Surviving are his devoted children, Peter D. Steensma and his wife Ginny of Green Pond, Connie Steensma and her husband Rick Prins of New York City, and Marcia and her husband Rex Meabon of Pinckney, MI. Art also leaves his adoring grandchildren, David and Carol Steensma, Jennifer and James Ritzema, Faith and Lucas Rodenhouse, Gillian Ream, Evan Steensma Ream, Richard Arthur Prins and Mark Prins, along with his great grandchildren Anne, Johanna, Calvin Arthur, Theodore and Elaine. Art is also survived by his sisters-in-law, Claire Schutt and Nell Greydanus. A memorial service will be held on Thursday 11:00 am at the Cedar Hill Christian Reformed Church, 422 Cedar Hill Avenue, Wyckoff. Visiting is Wednesday 2:00 to 4:00 and 7:00 to 9:00 pm at the Vander Plaat Funeral Home, 257 Godwin Avenue, Wyckoff. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Eastern Christian School Association, 50 Oakwood Avenue, North Haledon, NJ 07508, or the Christian Health Care Center, 301 Sicomac Avenue, Wyckoff, NJ 07481.