Ronald J. Van Mersbergen

Loving husband of Elizabeth, father of Roseann, David, and Miriam, grandfather of Amee and Jenny, and great-grandfather of Savanna Molaro. Son of Johann and Henrietta (née Van Wyke) Van Mersbergen (deceased), brother of Jerry (deceased), Angeline Yazzie, Dennis, Michael, Kenneth, and Barry.

Ron was born in Lynden Washington on May 22, 1938 and died in Grand Rapids on April 25, 2023.

Ron attended primary and secondary school in Lynden, Washington and Bellflower, California. He attended Calvin College where he ran track and cross country and the University of Michigan where he graduated with a master's degree in civil engineering. He joined the Public Health Service in 1964 working in their water works program in Denver, Colorado. He was transferred to Chicago, where he was a founding member of the federal environmental protection agency, working in their air program. He earned special recognition for his work balancing a commitment to clean air while keeping industry thriving.

He was an active member of his church as a Sunday school and catechism teaching, cadet counselor, elder, and Steven's minister. His love of nature and the outdoors was evident in both his work and leisure activities.

The family gratefully acknowledges the loving staff and Breton Woods Rehabilitation and Living Center who cared for Ron in his last 4 years.

Visitation and funeral service will be held Saturday, April 29, 2023 at Zaagman's Memorial Chapel, 2800 Burton St. S.E., Grand Rapids, MI 49546 at 10:00 am and 11:00 am, respectively. Internment will be held at Riverside Cemetery in Kalamazoo, MI at 2:30 the same day.

Memorials may be made to Rehoboth Christian Schools, Rehoboth New Mexico; Faith in Deeds Children's Home in India; and Good Samaritan Family Services, Ellsworth, Michigan.

Rehoboth Christian Schools

PO Box 41

211 Tse Yaaniichii St.

Rehoboth , NM 87322

Faith in Deeds Children's Home in India

PO BOX 908, ADA,MI 49301

Good Samaritan Family Services

9746 Main St.

Ellsworth, MI 49729