Shirley Wickering

Shirley Ruth VandeMark Wickering, passed away on Sunday, October 12, 2025. Shirley was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, James Robert (Bob) and her son, Charles Edward. She outlived her mother, Irene Murrie, her father, Walter VandeMark, stepmother, Gert VanHouten VandeMark, her sister, Jane Elizabeth Kletka and three brothers: Donald, Charles and Robert VandeMark. She is survived by four of her children: Deborah Jane Wickering, Mark Allen (Pamela) Wickering, Betty Jean Wickering, Patricia Ann Wickering Schoonbeck (Fred). Grandchildren: Allen Wickering, Marc Wickering, Monica Wickering Stover (Bo), Eddie Moeggenborg, Hannah Moeggenborg (Justin), Great-grandchildren: Winry Skinner, Rowan Skinner, Finley Stover and Monroe Stover. Step Grandchildren: Tracy Bell and her children: Victoria Rake, Seth Hale and great-great-grandchild, Abigail Rake. She also leaves behind many friends and family members who will miss her dearly. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 AM on Monday, October 20, 2025 at the Cathedral of St. Andrew, 215 Sheldon Blvd SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49504. Shirley’s family will receive relatives at Heritage Life Story Funeral Home - Alt and Shawmut Hills Chapel, 2120 Lake Michigan Drive NW, 49504 on Sunday, October 19 from 3 – 5 PM with a vigil service starting at 5 PM. Interment in Rosedale Memorial Park will follow.