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Service Information Rev. Delos Tanner |
Visitation: At Stroo Funeral Home, Friday, August 9, from 6 to 8 PM. At Kentwood Community Church, prior to the service, on Saturday, August 10, from 10 - 11 AM Service: At Kentwood Community Church, 1200 60th St. SE, Grand Rapids, 49508, Saturday, August 10, at 11 AM Cemetery: Poplar Hill - Allegan County Memorials: Global Partners of The Wesleyan Church 13300 Olio Rd Suite 400, Fishers, IN 46037 https://www.wesleyan.org/donate |
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Rev. Delos Tanner, age 101, of Grand Rapids, MI, was welcomed into the arms of his Lord and Saviour, surrounded by family on Tuesday, August 6, 2024, after a brief illness. He was born in Indiana, the “middle” child of 13 children. He faithfully served as pastor of several Wesleyan churches in West Michigan after attending Taylor University and graduating from Houghton College in New York. After his “first” retirement, he joined Kentwood Community Church Staff as Visitation Pastor until 2000 and remained an active member until his death. Delos and Jackie were blessed to travel to many countries including touring the Holy Land, several mission trips to Haiti, the Passion Play in Austria, visiting Switzerland and New Zealand and enjoying cruises to the Caribbean and Alaska. Up until the last weeks of his life, good friends came to the house weekly to play games. Delos was preceded in death by his loving wife, Mary; his daughter, Joan and many other family members. He is lovingly remembered by his wife of 27 years, Jackie; children, Judith Stolz, John (Nadine) Tanner, Joy (Dale) Coffey; stepchildren, Wayne (Jan) Schmidt, Julie (Mark) Carroll, Greg (Holly) Schmidt; 19 grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren; brothers and sister, Dean (Wilma) Tanner of Illinois, Donald Tanner, Reba Kopka; sister-in-law, Lois Tanner all of whom reside in Indiana. The family welcomes visitors on Friday, August 9, from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at Stroo Funeral Home, 1095 68th St. SE, Grand Rapids, 49508 and one hour prior to the funeral at Kentwood Community Church, from 10 - 11 AM. The funeral service will be held at Kentwood Community Church, 1200 60th St. SE, Grand Rapids, 49508 on Saturday, August 10 at 11:00 AM with Rev. Wayne K. Schmidt officiating. Interment will be in Poplar Hill Cemetery near Allegan. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to a world-wide mission close to his heart, Global Partners of The Wesleyan Church – 13300 Olio Rd Suite 400, Fishers, IN 46037. |
STROO FUNERAL HOME
1095 68TH ST SE
GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49508
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