Earl "Red" M. Schaap
August 30, 1916 — October 9, 2003
SCHAAP, MR. EARL ''RED'' M. Newberry, MI Mr. Earl ''Red'' M. Schaap, age 87, died Thursday, October 9, 2003. He was born in Zeeland, MI on August 30, 1916 to Cornelius & Fanny Barnum Schaap & married the former Dorothea Johnston in Las Vegas, NV on September 10, 1942. Mr. Schaap served his country in the U.S. Army Air Force during WWII & had been a self employed accountant at Schaap Accounting Service. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Newberry, Newberry Elks Club & a life member of the Newberry Country Club. Mr. Schaap was an avid golfer, hunter & fisherman. SURVIVORS 1 son, Dr. Thomas Mary Grace Schaap of Dunwoody, GA; 1 daughter, Bonnie Witt of Muskegon, MI; 4 grandchildren, Amy Witt-Kisosondi, Eric Wittt, Anne Schaap & Neil Schaap; 1 sister, Ethlyn Garrod of Ft. Meyers, FL; cousins, Charles & Carolyn Schaap of Holland, MI; 1 son-in-law, Michael Witt of Muskegon, MI; friend, Joseph Frazine of Muskegon, MI & special friend, Karen Reed of Muskegon, MI. He was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothea in 1994 & by a son, Paul in 1998. MEMORIAL SERVICE Friday, October 24, 2003 at First Presbyterian Church of Newberry. MEMORIAL: First Presbyterian Church Memorial Fund, Schaap Golf Scholarship Fund or Visiting Nurses Association. Clock - Muskegon
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