William “Bill” Gerald DeRuiter, age 54 of Marion, passed away on Wednesday, November 4, 2026 at the MyMichigan Health Hospital in Midland. Bill was born on January 15, 1972 in Cadillac, MI to Jerry and Beverly (Kline) DeRuiter.

Bill graduated high school from NMCS and went on to complete a degree from MSU in agriculture. He was a farmer, but to him it was considered his passion. He also had a love of the outdoors which consisted of rifle hunting and muzzle loading. Bill was also very involved in the Missaukee Agricultural Youth Show.

Bill is survived by his wife Natasha DeRuiter of Marion, his children, Emma DeRuiter of Traverse City, Michael DeRuiter (Allison Eling) of Marion, Maddie DeRuiter (Nick Argue) of Grayling, Ella DeRuiter, Liam DeRuiter and Lucca DeRuiter all of Marion, parents, Jerry (Beverly) DeRuiter of Falmouth, siblings, Krista (Travis) Winkle of Lake City and Bernie DeRuiter of McBain, in-laws Ej (Lorri) Fisher of Marion, brothers in-law, Zachary Fisher of Marion and Chris (Amber) Fisher of McBain, nieces and nephews, Cody Winkle of Traverse City, Connor Winkle of Cadillac and Kylee Winkle of Grand Rapids, as well as many other surviving relatives.

He is preceded in death by grandparents Gerald and Ida DeRuiter and Bernard and Phyllis Kline and Uncle Kenneth DeRuiter and good friend Darwin Cnossen.

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM on Tuesday, November 10 at the Burkholder-Nielsen Funeral Home in McBain with Pastor Kathy Vana officiating. Visitation will be from 12 noon until time of service. Burial will take place in the Prosper cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made out the Missaukee Agricultural Youth Show. The family is being served by the Burkholder-Nielsen Funeral Home in McBain. The online obit can be seen at burkholderfunerals.com