Margaret V. Feringa

Margaret VanderWiele Feringa, of Grosse Pointe Farms, MI, died peacefully on March 3, 2018. Born March 16, 1929 in Paterson, NJ, Margaret attended nursing school and began her nursing career at Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids, MI. She moved to the Detroit area and eventually moved to Grosse Pointe in 1958, where she raised her five children and continued her nursing career at Children’s Hospital in Detroit. Margaret was actively engaged in the community. She was a devoted member of the First Christian Reformed Church of Detroit where she had been a member since 1952, serving on numerous committees and frequently helping other members and their families in times of need. She was also a lover of the arts as demonstrated by her more than 20 years of service as a docent at the Detroit Institute of Art, and regular visits to Detroit Symphony Orchestra concerts. Her greatest love was for her children and grandchildren. No matter where they lived, she would try to visit as frequently as possible, and loved family vacations the most. She was fortunate enough to live a few blocks from Grosse Pointe South High School and hosted weekly lunches for her grandchildren and their friends. She is survived by three brothers, Clarence, Sam and Charles, her two sons Scott (Karen) and Craig (Mary Kravutske); three daughters, Nancy Edewaard (Michael), Lisa Khoury (Serge Thomas), and Alexis Feringa (Richard Johnson). She was the proud grandmother of eleven grandchildren; Lauren Feringa (David Slowik), Evan Feringa, Alexandra Feringa, Mackenzie Feringa, Nicholas Feringa, Kyle Edewaard, Eric Edewaard (Audrey), Christopher Khoury, Kelsey Khoury, Renz Johnson, and Genevra Johnson. She also was blessed with one great-grandson, Luca Slowik. Services will be held at the First Christian Reformed Church of Detroit, 1444 Maryland St., Grosse Pointe Park, MI 48230 on Saturday, March 10th at 1pm. The family invites all to a reception at the Church, immediately following the service. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the Detroit Institute of Arts (https://www.dia.org/support/donate) or the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (https://www.dso.org/Donate.aspx To share a memory, please use the Share a Memory tab on this web page.

Margaret V. Feringa

March 16, 1929 - March 3, 2018