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Joan (Joanie) Peelen Ritsema, 88, of Cary, NC, died on March 22, 2026. Joanie was born on June 2, 1937, to Daisy and William Peelen in Kalamazoo, MI. She graduated from University High School in Kalamazoo and attended Hope College, where she majored in history and psychology. Joanie met and began...
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