Karin Playter's obituary , Passed away on October 16, 2025 in Grand Rapids, Michigan

Karin Playter

November 29, 1933 - October 16, 2025 (91 years old)

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Karin Playter's obituary , Passed away on October 16, 2025 in Grand Rapids, Michigan

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Karin Playter

November 29, 1933 - October 16, 2025 (91 years old)

Grand Rapids, Michigan

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Karin Playter Obituary

It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Karin Playter (Grand Rapids, Michigan), who passed away at the age of 91, on October 16, 2025. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

As we bid Karin farewell, let us not mourn the absence of her physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of her spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Karin is not truly gone, but merely transformed, her energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Paul VonSchildt and Cecillia VonSchildt; and her husband Lyle Playter. She is survived by: her children, Steve Playter (Linda) and Christina Niedzwiecki (Dan); her brother Bernd VonSchidt; and her grandchildren, Brooke Bowers, Lisa Peterson (Craig) and Vicki Kloosterman (Brian). She is also survived by 8 great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.

Memorials may be made to Holy Spirit Catholic Church.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Life Story Funeral Home



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Tue

Oct 28

Visitation

Holy Spirit Parish
2230 Lake Michigan Drive NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49504

Tue

Oct 28

Mass of Christian Burial

Holy Spirit Parish
2230 Lake Michigan Drive NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49504

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