Bernard Dale Buikema
Bernard Dale Buikema, age 65, of Big Rapids passed away March 3, 2010 after a long hard battle with multiple arterial sclerosis resulting in five strokes.Surviving are wife Dorothy of 46 years, two sons, Brian (Kathy) of Hastings, Michigan,David (Michelle) of Wyoming, Michigan, four grandchildren, Logan, Savannah, Daniel,Tracy and two great grandchildren, Jorden and Cylee. One sister, Marianne Dangerfield of Kentwood, two brothers Robert of Grandville and Daniel of Hudsonville. Several good friends and clients. He was preceded in death by parents Bernard Sr. and Effie Buikema. One infant new born son on July 6, 1967. He was a life long resident of Grandville, Michigan until he moved to Big Rapids onMay 3, 1993. He owned and operated his own business, Bernie’s Accounting and Tax Service.Upon the request of his family, cremation has taken place, and private burial services will be held in the Grandville Cemetery at a later date. Arrangements are entrusted to the Mohnke Funeral Home in Big Rapids.
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Dear Dorothy and family….
Please accept my deepest sympathies…on the loss of Bernie.
I knew Bernie since I was 6 years old when I moved to Grandville..we went all through school together. We were always friends..and he was a good friend..
Always had a listening ear. I was married 3 weeks after graduation and never knew where he went after we graduated…our paths never crossed. That is amazing as we lived in wyoming and then in Hudsonville.
It sounds like he had it rough at the end, I hope he did not suffer too much… the disease he had is a nasty one.
May you and your family rest with knowing he is no longer suffering. May god grant you the strength to get through the days ahead….
With much love to your family…
Pam Thebo Hammond