Siek Postma

Wantage - Siek Postma, age 90, went home to be with his Lord on Friday, March 9, 2012 surrounded by his loving family at Barn Hill Care Center in Newton. Born in Wommels, Friesland The Netherlands on March 25, 1921 to the late Tjerk and Willemke Postma, he married Rena Stapersma on May 2, 1946 and they had immigrated to America in December of 1948. Mr. Postma had farmed with his wife Rena in Sussex County for 55 years and in 1971, they had founded Beemerville Orchards. Mr. Postma had resided in the Beemerville section of Wantage for 41 years before his retirement in 2006. He was a lifelong member of the Sussex Christian Reformed Church, a charter member of the Sussex Christian School, SCARC, the Jamaica, Queens Farmer's Market, and in 1982 was awarded the Golden Apple Award, a prestigious award for serving the City of New York. He was predeceased in death by his wife of 60 years, Rena on July 9, 2006 and his two grandsons, Jason Postma in 1991 and Richard DeGroat in 1999. Mr. Postma is survived by his three sons, Jack Postma and his wife Eleanor of Hudsonville, MI, Dirk Postma and his wife Sharon of Florence, CO, and William "Bill" Postma residing at home; his five daughters, Grace DeGroat and her husband David of Chesapeake, VA, Wilma Bogertman and her husband William of North Haledon, NJ, Rena Bast and her husband Peter of Wantage, Sharon Postma of Roslindale, MA, and Betty McRoberts and her husband Douglas of Ottsville, PA; his sister, Anna Plantinga of Burlington, Canada, twenty five grandchildren; nineteen great grandchildren; his sister-in-law, Siets Postma of The Netherlands; and \fs26softlinehis brother-in-law, Age Miedema also of The Netherlands. Private Interment for the family will be held at Clove Cemetery. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, March 16, 2012 at the Sussex Christian Reformed Church, 51 Unionville Avenue, Sussex. Friends may pay their respects to the family on Thursday, March 15, 2012 at the Pinkel Funeral Home, 31 Bank Street (Route 23), Sussex from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations may be made to the Sussex Christian Reformed Church, 51 Unionville Ave., Sussex, NJ 07461 or to SCARC, 11 US Highway No. 206, Augusta, NJ 07822 Online condolences may be offered to the family at www.PinkelFuneralHome.net