Louis Jacob Wiersma

Born in Mendon, Massachusetts, Louis was a United States Air Force veteran, proudly serving from November 18, 1953, to October 10, 1957. He was the owner of Wiersma Nursing Home in Allendale for 25 years before his retirement. Louis was a man who was dedicated to his church and to his family.

The son of the late Jacob and Nellie (LaFleur) Wiersma, Louis was also predeceased by his wife, Alida G. (Tanis) Wiersma, and his brother, Kenneth Wiersma. He is survived by five children, Lou Wiersma and wife, Ligia, of Pittsboro, North Carolina, Trudy C. Eddings and husband, Roger, of Frankford Township, Jodie Norton and husband, Scott, of Ledyard, Connecticut, Susan Clark and husband, Joel, of Davidson, North Carolina, and Laura Wiersma of New Gloucester, Maine; as well as sixteen grandchildren and fourteen great-grandchildren. He is also survived by four siblings, Nancy Rooks of California, Bernard Wiersma of Massachusetts, Clayton Wiersma of Michigan and Charlotte Lee of Massachusetts.

Graveside services in Fair Lawn Memorial Cemetery, Fair Lawn, New Jersey, will be private.

Arrangements are under the direction of the Smith-McCracken Funeral Home, 63 High Street, Newton, New Jersey.

Memorial donations may be made to Sussex Help Center Food Pantry, 28 Main Street, Sussex, NJ 07461 or Sussex Christian Reformed Church, 49 Unionville Avenue, Sussex, NJ 07461.