Lloyd Ellsworth Kooyers, passed at home in the presence of his loving son David and caregiver Deborah Nailor, on May 9, 2022. He was born August 20, 1930, in Holland Michigan to the late Alton and Alvern Kooyers. He was also predeceased by his first wife, Joanne Geerds Kooyers, son Kenneth Kooyers, and brother Alton Dale Kooyers. He is survived by his son David (Nancy), grandsons, Kyle (Fiancée Caitlin) and Connor and sisters Mary Louise Adams and Lori (Larry) Dietz. Lloyd attended Hope College in Holland, Michigan where he graduated with honors. Shortly after graduating, he served in the US Army medical corps, during the Korean conflict, stationed in Alaska. Following his honorable discharge, Lloyd married his childhood sweetheart Joanne Nell Geerds. They moved to Ann Arbor, Michigan. Lloyd would raise his family and remain in their Duncan Street home the rest of his life. Prior to his retirement in 1987, he taught science at Forsythe Jr. High School for more than thirty years. After Joanne’s passing in 1989, Lloyd remarried and is survived by Margaret (Marge) Gordon and stepdaughters, Lisa (Keith) Gatton, and Julia (Dan) Applegate and step-grandson Danny Applegate. A memorial service, officiated by Reverend Kyle David Kooyers, will be held at noon on June 10, 2022, at the First Presbyterian Church of Ann Arbor, 1432 Washtenaw Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48104. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Presbyterian Women or Friends in Deed, both c/o First Presbyterian Church of Ann Arbor.
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