Obituary of Ronald Riemersma

Ronald Henry Riemersma, 77, of Palm City, died February 9, 2010 at Treasure Coast Hospice in Stuart with his family close by his side. He was born in Chicago, IL, and had been a resident of Palm City for 10 years, having moved from Allen Park, MI. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army 6th Infantry Division in Fort Ord, CA, serving during the Korean War. He was a General Manager for several car dealerships including, VW Blackhawk, Preston Motors, Seaway VW, Dearborn Toyota and Courtesy Auto Sales before retiring to play tennis full-time. He was a member of New Hope Fellowship Church in Palm City, The Gideon's International, Monarch Country Club in Palm City, and a prominent member of the Men's Roundtable Club at Monarch.

He is survived by his loving wife of 49 years, Marjorie Ann Riemersma of Palm City; sons, Randy Riemersma of Carmel, IN and Rick Riemersma of Brighton, MI; daughter, Micki Rodriguez of Woodhaven, MI; brother, Bob Riemersma of West Palm Beach, FL; sister, Delores Whitney of Lake Worth, FL; and 8 grandchildren, Angela, Andy, Amber, Alex, Zachary, Jonathon, Rachel and Kal.

A memorial service will be held 2:00PM, Monday, at New Hope Fellowship Church in Palm City.

Memorial contributions may be made to: Memorial Bible Chairman, Gideons International, PO Box 2553, Stuart, FL 34995-2553, or www.gideons.org.

Arrangements are entrusted to Forest Hills Funeral Homes, Palm City Chapel.

Condolences may be signed on: www.foresthillspalmcityflorida.com