Cover photo for Virginia Doornbos's Obituary
Virginia Doornbos Profile Photo
1935 Virginia 2016

Virginia Doornbos

March 16, 1935 — December 31, 2016

DOORNBOS, VIRGINIA
of Kalamazoo

Virginia Sue "Ginny" Doornbos, age 81, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on December 31, 2016. Ginny was born March 16, 1935 in Crowell, TX, the daughter of Joseph and Naomia (Ferguson) Gibson. She was raised in Texas and New Mexico, where she met her husband and was married to Raymond Doornbos on July 11, 1952 in the First Baptist Church of Roswell, NM. Ginny was employed with Western Michigan University for 20 years. They were currently members of North Park Reformed Church and former members of Southridge Reformed Church where she served as Elder. Ginny and Ray enjoyed living at West Lake; traveling and had wintered in Arizona for 15 years. She volunteered with The Red Cross, as well as an election worker. Ginny especially enjoyed reading and singing in the church choir.
The most important part of her life was her family. Surviving are her husband Raymond P. Doornbos; their children Margie (Doug) Smith, Sally (Barry) Boekeloo, Joe (Sheryl) Doornbos; grandchildren Ashley (Chris) Fouch, Derek Boekeloo, Lindsay Doornbos, Lauren Smith, Elena Smith, Matthew Smith; great-grandchildren Quinn and Riley Fouch, Mason and Jaxon Wild; a sister Betty Darnell.
The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00PM on Thursday January 5th at the Langeland Family Funeral Homes, Westside Chapel, 3926 South 9th St. where a funeral service will be held at 11:00AM Friday with Rev. Dr. Mark Vanderson officiating. A private family graveside service will be in East Cooper Cemetery. Memorials in Ginny's memory may be directed to Hospice Care of Southwest Michigan.

**MEMORIALS**

Hospice Care of Southwest Michigan
222 N. Kalamazoo Mall, Suite 100
Kalamazoo, MI 49007
269-345-0273
www.hospiceswmi.org

Visitation

JAN 5. 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM

Langeland Family Funeral Homes - Westside Chapel
3926 S. 9th St.
Kalamazoo, MI, US, 49009

Funeral Service

JAN 6. 11:00 AM

Langeland Family Funeral Homes - Westside Chapel
3926 S. 9th St.
Kalamazoo, MI, US, 49009
To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Virginia Doornbos, please visit our flower store.

Photo Gallery

Guestbook

Visits: 6

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the
Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Send Flowers

Send Flowers

Plant A Tree

Plant A Tree