Margaret Claire

Tornga

Margaret Claire Dominguez Reist Knitter Tornga went home to be with her Lord on Friday, November 6, 2026. She had love for all people, and her generosity blessed more people in more ways than anyone can really determine. She loved to serve and cook and host huge parties for family, friends, and even people she hardly knew. Coming from a big Mexican family prepared her to welcome anyone into her greater family for any occasion. Gift giving was one of her many love languages, and she was very good at giving the best gifts. Her birthday parties were, hands down, decorating and food extravaganzas. She was an artist in her own right, and could play piano and loved to sing, especially with family.

Most of all, she was committed to proclaiming her love and faithfulness to her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. She would tell everyone she met of the freedom and forgiveness that can be found by trusting in the one true God. Marge was a woman of great faith, strength, resilience, hard work, unconditional love, compassion, and generosity. Many have been served, cared for, and loved by her, and she will be greatly missed. Surely she’s organizing the cooking and party right now for all who knew her. She was welcomed by her Savior with, “Well done, my good and faithful servant! Welcome into your rest!”

She is survived by her loving husband, David Lee Tornga; her daughter, Tamara (Daniel) Wisley (née Reist); daughter-in-law, Vladka (Timothy) Reist; stepchildren, Mark (Mei) Tornga, Joan Tornga, Jane Knitter-Rowles, Tracy (née Knitter) Lee-Fricke, and Chris (Denise) Knitter; grandchildren, Ariana (Patrick) Mitchell, Zoe (Sean) Munjal, Ransom (Mia) Wisley, Melinda Reist, Elizabeth Hodge, Sarah Rowles, David Hodge, Joshua, Bekah, and Wyatt Knitter, and Ellie Tornga; great-grandchildren, Ace, Levi, and Xyla Mitchell, Zuri, John Moses, and Jubilee Munjal, Cyrus Wisley, and Sarah Rowles; brother, Lee (Donna) Dominguez; sister, Kay Lombard; and many others in the Dominguez/MacCorkel family. Marge is preceded in death by her father and mother, Samuel and Louise Dominguez; her brothers, Albert, Dr. Richard, and Paul Dominguez; her sister, Janet Dominguez Luckey; her sons, Raymond E. Knitter III and Timothy Reist; her former husbands, Irwin Reist and Raymond E. Knitter Jr.; and her grandson, Zechariah Tredenick.

Visitation will be held on Thursday, November 19, from 4:00 to 7:00 PM at Zaagman Memorial Chapel (2800 Burton St. SE, Grand Rapids). A funeral service will take place on Friday, November 20, at 11:00 AM at LaGrave Avenue Christian Reformed Church (107 LaGrave Ave. SE, Grand Rapids) with Rev. Peter Jonker officiating, with an additional hour of visitation at the church prior to the service.

Memorial Donations may be made to LaGrave Ave Christian Reformed Church or Development Associates International (DAI) – Dan & Tammy Wisely’s Mission Fund.