Stroo Funeral Home, Inc. 
1095 68th St. SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49508
Phone:  (616) 455-9280 
Fax: (616) 455-2035
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Michael A. Vos - Owner / Manager
 
 Robert K. Stroo - Owner / President 

 

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Service Information

 James Ray Maring

Memorial Service: 11 AM, Saturday, January 4, 2025, at Vriesland Church of God Seventh Day    
Cemetery: Rosedale Memorial Park
MemorialsGuiding Light Mission 255 Division Ave S, Grand Rapids, MI 49503  https://guidinglightworks.org/


 FLOWERS FOR THE SERVICE MAY BE DELIVERED TO: 1729 JACKSON STREET, HUDSONVILLE, MI 49426

James Ray Maring, age 86, of Wyoming, was called to his heavenly home on Wednesday, December 18, 2024. Jim was passionate about his faith and would volunteer in prison ministry and Mel Trotter Ministries. He was an avid gardener and enjoyed reading. He was preceded in death by his son, Daniel James; parents, Cornelius and Francis Maring; brothers, Howard C. (Joyce) Maring and Lee C. Maring. Jim will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 57 years, Alice; son, Cornelius J. (Barbara) Maring; grandchildren, Jacob J. Maring, Margaret J. Maring, Zachary J. Maring; brother-in-law, John (Sally) Norton, sister-in-law, Mary Purdun; and many nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, January 4, 2025, at 11 am at Vriesland Church of God Seventh Day, 6456 Byron Rd., Zeeland, MI, 49464.  Pastor Andrew Leach will officiate.  The interment will be in Rosedale Memorial Park for close family and friends on Friday, December 20, at 1 pm. Contributions in memory of James may be made to the Guiding Light Mission. FLOWERS may be delivered to 1729 Jackson St. SE, Hudsonville, MI 49426

STROO FUNERAL HOME
1095 68TH ST SE
GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49508 
Comments  
# Chuck and Terri DeLa 2024-12-19 18:35
Jim will be missed by his friends at Maplelawn Baptist Church. He shared a wealth of wisdom and Biblical information in our Sunday School classes. We all loved him and his wife Alice.
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