Arlene Tenckinck

Arlene Tenckinck of Bedminster, NJ (formerly of Warwick, NY) passed away unexpectedly on January 29, 2023. She was 78 years old.

Born in Holland, MI on December 22, 1944, she was the daughter of Harry and Helen (Michielsen) Schutt.

Arlene attended Calvin College and worked as a nurse for Holland Hospital. She returned to college and earned a master’s degree in teaching from Hope College and taught at St. Patrick’s School in Sheldon, IA. While living in Warwick, NY, Arlene was the coordinator at the Warwick Conference Center. She was a longtime member of the Warwick Reformed Church where she helped with Vacation Bible School and played in the handbell choir. She loved music, even country music.

Arlene was a 21-year kidney transplant survivor. She received her kidney from a dear friend in 2001.

Arlene is survived by her devoted husband, Kenneth; son Stephen and his wife Sarah of Grosse Point Park, MI; daughters Kathleen DeFoe and her husband Thaddeus of Dino, IA, and Helene Scott and her husband Michael of Taunton, England; and son Michaelsen Tenckinck and his wife Becky of Bondurant, IA; eight grandchildren: Grace, Jonah, Maddie, Noah, Reala, Hasbrouck, Lucia, and Micah; two brothers Raymon Schutt and Howard Schutt, and sister-in-law Marlie Schutt all of Holland, MI.

The family will receive friends on Friday, Feb. 3 from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Lazear-Smith & Vander Plaat Memorial Home, 17 Oakland Ave., Warwick, NY. A funeral service will be at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 4 at the Warwick Reformed Church, 16 Maple Ave., Warwick, NY.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in Arlene’s memory to the American Kidney Fund, 1121 Rockville Pike Suite 300, Rockville, MD 20852-2737 or online at kidneyfund.org

Arrangements were made by Lazear-Smith & Vander Plaat Memorial Home, 17 Oakland Ave., Warwick, NY. To send an online condolence, visit www.lsvpmemorialhome.com.