Marilyn Lou Utter

Marilyn Lou Boorsma  was born at home in Walker, Michigan. She lived in Grand Haven, Michigan for a short time as a youngster. After marrying Allen, they moved to Kentwood Michigan and lived there for around 12 years. In 1971 Marilyn, Allen and family moved to Hudsonville, Michigan

Marilyn's first schools was Ferry elementary in Grand Haven and PS 10 in Grandville. From kindergarten on she went to Kelloggsville schools and graduated from Kelloggsville Highschool in 1954.

Marilyn worked for Bell Telephone from 1954-1960, Worked with husband Allen in their home business, Jamestown Draperies for many years worked at the Hudsonville Nursing home in the early 1980's. Worked at D&W in the deli and later as Pharmacy Tech. Lastly Meijer as Pharmacy Tech. 1954.

As a younger person she loved going to Big Star Lake and swimming, water skiing and roller skating with school friends. She loved going to her grandparent’s farm in Grandville on Old 44th Street. It was a big family and lots of cousins to play with.

Marilyn liked to sew and knit and was very good at knitting mittens and hats first for her own kids and later for a mission at her church. Marilyn loved church! She attended a Beacon Light Chapel near her home on Buchannan Street in Kellogsville and was instrumental in getting her parents back to attending church. Her family worshiped at Home Acres Reformed Church in Kentwood, Michigan. After moving to Hudsonville, she and her family attended Forest Grove Reformed Church in Forest Grove, Michigan for a number of years. Now she attends Mars Hill church in Grandville, Michigan.

After marriage, Marilyn liked to fish with her husband Allen and spend time at Robinson Lake in White Cloud at her parents’ trailer. Later on, they bought their own pop-up camper. Her favorite place to camp was of the upper peninsula but specially the Two hearted river and Copper Harbor. Later on, she bought a motor home and they had many adventures traveling around the United States with her daughter, son in law and grandchildren. Marilyn had a great group of friends that she swam with at the Zeeland Recreation Center in Zeeland, Mi. She also enjoyed reading, her cat Pumpkin and feeing Orioles in the spring.