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12 August 1998
WITTEVEEN, MRS. EDITH "EDIE" Shelby, MI "Edie" Witteveen, age 36, passed away Tuesday. She is survived by her husband, Richard, her children, Jarrod Hunt of Hesperia and Heather Hunt of Shelby, Brett Witteveen of Shelby and Stepsons, Jason Witteveen and Trent Witteveen both of Hesperia; her parents, John and Carol Popps of Hesperia; her brother, John (Kay) Popps, Jr., of Titusville, Florida; her sisters, Nikki (Fred) Thomas of Titusville and Leslie (David) Marquez of Titusville; her special caregiver and sister-in-law, Jayne (Randy) Elenbaas of Hesperia; aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Fri., 11 a.m. August 14 at Shelby Road Baptist Church. Visitation: Wed., 6- 9 p.m. and Thurs, 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the funeral home. Interment is in West Hesperia Cemetery. Memorial: Shelby Road Baptist Church or Hospice of Michigan.
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Kimberly Yates (Smith)
Edie and Rick (Witteveen) lived just down the road from my husband John and I for a number of years before Edie passed away. Rick is still our neighbor and we see him now and again. Since our children were not very close in age, we didn't spend a great deal of time with the Witteveen family, but it was nice having them as neighbors. Edie had a beautiful family, all those fun kids, and I'll always remember her as the bubbly, up-beat person she was in high school. I was blessed to get to know her children as students when they moved back to Hesperia. It was wonderful working with them and it is always nice to see them when they stop by HHS. The loss of Rick and Edie's youngest son in Iraq was devastating, and I think of Rick and all that he has gone through often. Keeping him and the kids in our thoughts and prayers and asking God for his continued healing hand. -- KimJoni Smith (Gerard)
Kim mentioned that Edie's son was killed in Iraq. Here is his obituaryPFC. Brett Witteveen
PFC. WITTEVEEN, BRETT Shelby, MI U.S. Marine Corp Pfc. Brett Witteveen passed away Sunday, Feb. 18, 2007 in Iraq from injuries sustained in the Iraq War. He was born November 11, 1986 in Fremont, the son of Richard "Rick" Witteveen and Edith "Edie" (Popps) Witteveen. Brett played football at Hart High School and graduated in 2005. He is survived by his fiance, Trisha Kokx; his father, Richard Witteveen; his brothers and sister, Jason Witteveen, Trent Witteveen, Jarrod Hunt and Heather Hunt; maternal grandmother, Carol Popps and paternal grandparents, Richard and Annabelle Witteveen. He was preceded in death by his mother, Edie Witteveen and grandfather, John Popps. The homecoming procession for Brett will go through the Hart High School grounds today at approximately 5:15 pm. The procession will then travel through downtown Shelby and arrive at the funeral home at approximately 5:30 pm. Visitation is Tues., 2-5 and 7-9 pm at the funeral home. The funeral is scheduled for Wed., 11 am at Shelby Road Baptist Church. For updates, please call the funeral home or visit www.harrisfhome.com and click on Brett's obituary. Burial with full military honors provided by the United States Marine Corp will follow the funeral service at West Hesperia Cemetery.