He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Barbara Dykema Israels, and his children Marv Jr. and Cindy Israels of Bitely, Sue and Brian Vander Klok of Caledonia, Terri and Jerry Miedema of Mississippi, Greg Lam of Holland, Cindy and Mark Laman of Holland, Mike and Shelly Israels of Zeeland, and Missy and Bill Borgman of Whitehall.
Marv and his wife have 18 grandchildren and 10 great grand children. He is preceded in death by his brother, Henry Israels and sister, Betty Dolley.
Marv was an active member at Hope Church, where he formerly served on consistory. He retired from the Holland Board of Public Works, and he enjoyed many activities such as golf, travel, stamp collecting and spending time with his family. He also enjoyed his weekly brewery night with his boys.
Visitation for Marv will be Friday, July 13 at 1pm, at Hope Church, 77 W 11th Street, followed by a Celebration of Life at 2pm. Service will be officiated by Pastors Gordon Wiersma and Jill Russel. Interment will be at Pilgrim Home Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Hope Church Deacons Fund in honor of his life.”
Please visit www.lakeshorememorial.com to leave a message or memory for the Israels family.
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