Woodlawn Cemetery Vanden Berg and Van Halsema

Susan saying hello to her family --  Aunt Will and Uncle Jim Quackenbush:

Susan's cousin Mark Van Halsema

Susan's dad, Tun is Vanden Berg

Susan's Aunt Frances "Fran" Van Halsema

and the Van Halsema family

Woodlawn Cemetery Vanden Berg

Susan saying hello to her aunt "Tine" VandenBerg and her father Tunish VandenBerg.

Lucas family buried in Lucas Cemetery in Lucas, Michigan

On a recent trip up north to visit some of Susan's family in Lucas, Michigan, we stopped to pay respects to ancestors long gone. My Mother-in-law's mother's maiden name was Nellie Lucas and she grew up on the family farm in Lucas, Michigan.

After a wonderful lunch visiting with Bernice's cousins we toured a bit of the countryside, compliments of cousin Harv. Along the way we stopped at the family cemetery where we paid our respects to my mother-in-law's maternal grandparents Betsy and Dick Lucas as well as a couple of her uncles (Abe and herman).

Vanden Berg, Van Halsema and Quackenbush in Woodlawn Cemetery, Grand Rapids

Tunis Vanden Berg

Susan Bernice and aunt Helen at Tuni's grave site

sisters Helen and Bernice paying their respects to absent loved ones 

Jim and Willemina Quackenbush

Mark Van Halsema