Memorial Suggestions
Memorials in George’s name have been suggested to Epiphany Lutheran Church.
MOUNT PLEASANT – George B. Huizenga, 77, passed away at his residence on Saturday, January 18, 2020.
He was born in Chicago Heights, IL on November 26, 1942, the son of the late John and Grace (nee: Langland) Huizenga. He met the love of his life, Sally Jane Huebner, in high school. They married at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church in Kenosha on March 7, 1964.
George worked in engineering at Modine Manufacturing for over 40 years. He and Sally spent many summers traveling most of the 50 states by motorcycle. George was happiest when he was in the presence of his entire family.
In addition to his loving wife Sally, he is survived by children, Jeffrey (Peggy) Huizenga of Wauconda, IL, John (Janelle) Huizenga of Madison, Debbie (Wayne) Worden of Mount Pleasant; his grandchildren, Taylor and Hayden Huizenga, Emma Huizenga and Braelyn and Leighton Worden; as well as many nieces, nephews and other relatives. George was also preceded in death by his brothers, Peter and Orion.
A private service was held by the immediate family. Memorials in George’s name have been suggested to Epiphany Lutheran Church.
Bob Oertel says
Worked on and off with George for many years at Modine. Was an occasional mentor for me, a guy you could go to for practical advice & wisdom. Loved his sense of humor. Good guy to work with. Thinking back to the old days, I will miss him.
John Kmosena says
I was saddened to learn of George’s passing. Way back in the 1970’s I worked for George and then worked with him. I never stopped learning from George, and quickly saw why he was promoted to the Modine, Racine location. — his product and process knowledge. He mixed his common sense approach to remedy things when they went wrong. He and I put many miles on company cars together and that’s when we fixed all of Modine’s problems – and that’s where I saw how he could find the lighter side of what we experienced at work. One of the good guys.
Dave Peterson says
George was an experienced engineer when I started at Modine in the late 1980s. I worked closely with him in my early days as we worked on new and different production cleaning methods. He was always a great source of product and manufacturing knowledge and endured all the stupid questions a new person could ask with tremendous patience. I was always glad to work with him on and off over the years and felt lucky to work with him again almost 20 years after the first time when they “brought him our of retirement” to help McHenry around 2008. A great guy that will truly be missed.