We are saddened to learn of the passing of Edward Jan Westerbeke, of the Sayville High School Class of 1955.   Edward passed away on April 5, 2026, in Holland, Michigan. He was 88.

Born October 20, 1937, Edward was the son of Edward and Jessie (Van Essendelft) Westerbeke. A U.S. Navy veteran, he married Jane, and made his home in Holland, Michigan.

His obituary appears on the Dykstra Funeral Home website: https://www.dykstrafuneralhome.com/obituaries/Edward-Jan-Westerbeke?obId=48044084 — and his memorial is on Find a Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/295641366/edward-jan-westerbeke

Our thanks to Erick Baumeister for passing along the details of Edward’s passing. If you have memories or photos of Edward from his Sayville years, please share them — we’d like to add them to this remembrance.