Rev. Dr. Joseph A. Brinks Sr.

Rev. Dr. Joseph A. Brinks Sr., age 72, of St. John, IN, went home to his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, March 8, 2022. Beloved husband of Linda (Krol) Brinks. Loving father of Joseph Brinks Jr., Dr. Pamela (Rev. Andrew) Compton, Rev. Dr. Christina (Dr. Michael) Brinks Rea, John (Mary) Brinks, and James (Anna) Brinks. Proud grandfather of fifteen. Dear brother of Gordon (Judy) Brinks, Paul (Leah) Brinks, Ellen (William) Stroo, Sharon Brinks, Calvin (Marcia) Brinks, and Joyce (Robert) Cornelisse. Brother-in-law of Marlene (Robert) Vander Veen, the late Harold (Vonda (Dave)) Krol VanBeek, and Deborah (Lary) Doezema. Uncle of many nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by his parents, Marvin and Helen Brinks.

Visitation Friday, March 11, 2022, from 4-7 p.m. at Smits Funeral Home, 2121 Pleasant Springs Lane, Dyer, IN. Visitation Sunday, March 13, from 1-5 p.m. at Matthysse Kuiper DeGraaf Funeral Home, 4145 Chicago Dr. SW, Grandville, MI. An additional visitation will be held on Monday from 10-10:45 a.m. prior to the service at the funeral home. Funeral service Monday, March 14, at 11:00 a.m. at Matthysse Kuiper DeGraaf Funeral Home (Grandville) with Rev. Andrew Compton officiating. The burial will take place at Winchester Cemetery – Byron Center, MI. Memorial contributions may be given to Providence Hospice (8929 Broadway Ave., Merrillville, IN 46410), World Renew (400 76th St. SW #17, Byron Center, MI 49315), Word and Deed Ministries (P.O. Box 157, Hudsonville, MI 49426.).