- He graduated from Calvin College and was a teacher at Muskegon Christian School for 22 years, from 1956 to 1978. He was then employed at Haworth, Inc. in Holland for 16 years, retiring in 1995. He was a member of the Allen Avenue Christian Reformed Church, where he served as an elder. He was also active with Project Philip and distributing the Today devotionals. Peter married Ruth E. Brondsema on January 28, 1954, and she preceded him in death on February 9, 2011.
Survivors include 6 children, Deborah Gasper, Daniel VanMeurs, Douglas VanMeurs, Dorace VanMeurs, David VanMeurs, Derek VanMeurs; 2 great-grandchildren; 1 sister-in-law, Doris Brondsema; many nieces and nephews; and 1 surviving cousin, Ina van den Burgh.
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