Grace Honcoop-Vis, age 92 of Lynden, was taken to be with her Heavenly Father on Thursday, May 28, 2009.
Born in Amsterdam, The Netherlands on April 11, 1917, she was the daughter of Gerrit & Jennie VanWeerdhuizen. She grew up in Holland and moved with her husband Harry Vis and their family to the Lynden area in 1953. Harry died suddenly in 1967 and in December of 1985 she married John Honcoop. A home maker, Grace attended Wiser Lake Chapel, was active at the Lynden Senior Activity Center and enjoyed knitting.
Besides her husband Harry, she was preceded in death by her husband John in 1992, a sister and two brothers. She is survived by her children Walter (Renee) Vis of Custer, Gerrit (Andy) Vis of Bellingham, Evert (Carol) Vis of El Paso, TX., Jan (Colleen) Vis of LaCenter, WA., Kathy (Nick) Conner of Grand Rapids, MI., Pearl Vis of Lynden and Harvey Vis of Lyman, WA.; fourteen grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren. She is also survived by a step-son, two step-daughters and their families.
Burial will be at 12:15 pm on Tuesday, June 2, in Monumenta Cemetery followed by Memorial Funeral Services at 1:00 pm in Wiser Lake Chapel, 7121 Guide-Meridian Rd.
Memorials in Grace's name may be made to Ebenezer Christian School, 9390 Guide Meridian Rd., or the Lynden Senior Activity Center, 401 Grover St., both Lynden, WA. 98264.