Shirley Ann Kuiper Obituary

It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Shirley Ann Kuiper (Ames, Iowa), who passed away at the age of 87, on November 29, 2025. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Shirley Ann Kuiper to show support.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Sam Schut and Allie Schut (Schuiteman); her grandson Ethan Kuiper; her brother Peter; her sister-in-law Gladys Schut; and her brother Glen Schut.

She is survived by: her son Mark Gregory; her husband Glen Kuiper of Ames; her son Kean; her daughter-in-law Rhonda Kuiper of Round Rock, TX; her daughter Lynn; her children-in-law, Brad Heemstra of Ames and Shonda Kuiper of Holland, IA.; her grandchildren, Christopher Heemstra (Lyndee), Allie Jones (Jonathan), Megan Shupe (Eric), Derek Kuiper, Aaron Kuiper (Kaitlyn), Joshua Kuiper (Olivia) and Caleb Kuiper (Elise); her great grandchildren, Eleazar, Elizabeth, Keith Heemstra, Hayden, Carolyn Jones, Everett, Archer Shupe and Evelyn Kuiper; and her sisters-in-law, Glenda Schut of Rapid City, SD and Judene Stallinga of Sioux Falls, SD. She is also survived by several nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorials be given to Christ Community Church – Missions, 5501 George Washington Carver Ave, Ames, IA 50010.