It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Virgilene E. Purchase of Grand Haven, Michigan, born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, who passed away on February 8, 2024, at the age of 89, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Virgilene E. Purchase to show support.

She was predeceased by : her parents, Howard Baker and Dorothy Baker (Nelson); her husband Richard Purchase; her son Wayne; her granddaughter Angela Szabo; and her siblings, Kenneth Baker, Ferris Baker, Howard E. Baker, Jr. and Jackwyn Miller.

She is survived by : her daughters, Diane Szabo (Bill), Sandy Sharkey (Ken), Holly Gomez (Danny) and Alyce Sherman (Jim); and her sisters, Katie Rushmore (Jerry) and Joyce Freiberg. She is also survived by 13 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren.

Memorial Contributions may be made to a charity of donor choice.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Klaassen Family Funeral Home