UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 16)
Stryker Corporation
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $.10 Par Value
(Title of Class of Securities)
863667 10 1
(CUSIP Number)
Check here if a fee is being paid with this statement. ________
1. Name of Reporting Person
S.S., or I.R.S. Identification of Above Person
Jon L. Stryker
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2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
N/A
3. SEC Use Only
N/A
4. Citizenship or Place of Organization
U.S.
5. Sole Voting Power
2,494,960 Shares
6. Shares Voting Power
22,850,100 Shares
7. Sole Dispositive Power
2,494,960 Shares
8. Shares Dispositive Power
22,850,100 Shares
9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
25,345,060 Shares
10. Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares
N/A
11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9
26.2%
12. Type of Reporting Person
IN
1. Name of Reporting Person
S.S., or I.R.S. Identification of Above Person
Patricia A. Stryker
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2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
N/A
3. SEC Use Only
N/A
4. Citizenship or Place of Organization
U.S.
5. Sole Voting Power
2,496,760 Shares
6. Shares Voting Power
22,850,100 Shares
7. Sole Dispositive Power
2,496,760 Shares
8. Shares Dispositive Power
22,850,100 Shares
9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
25,346,860 Shares
10. Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares
N/A
11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9
26.2%
12. Type of Reporting Person
IN
1. Name of Reporting Person
S.S., or I.R.S. Identification of Above Person
Ronda E. Stryker
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2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
N/A
3. SEC Use Only
N/A
4. Citizenship or Place of Organization
U.S.
5. Sole Voting Power
2,434,120 Shares
6. Shares Voting Power
22,850,100 Shares
7. Sole Dispositive Power
2,434,120 Shares
8. Shares Dispositive Power
22,850,100 Shares
9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
25,284,220 Shares
10. Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares
N/A
11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9
26.1%
12. Type of Reporting Person
IN
1. Name of Reporting Person
S.S., or I.R.S. Identification of Above Person
Gerard Thomas
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2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
N/A
3. SEC Use Only
N/A
4. Citizenship or Place of Organization
U.S.
5. Sole Voting Power
711,514 Shares
6. Shares Voting Power
22,850,100 Shares
7. Sole Dispositive Power
711,514 Shares
8. Shares Dispositive Power
22,850,100 Shares
9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
23,561,614 Shares
10. Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares
N/A
11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9
24.3%
12. Type of Reporting Person
IN
1. Name of Reporting Person
S.S., or I.R.S. Identification of Above Person
Elizabeth S. Upjohn-Mason
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2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
N/A
3. SEC Use Only
N/A
4. Citizenship or Place of Organization
U.S.
5. Sole Voting Power
492,743 Shares
6. Shares Voting Power
23,301,320 Shares
7. Sole Dispositive Power
492,743 Shares
8. Shares Dispositive Power
23,301,320 Shares
9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
23,794,063 Shares
10. Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares
N/A
11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9
24.6
12. Type of Reporting Person
IN
Item 1.
(a) Name of Issuer: Stryker Corporation
(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
2725 Fairfield Road
Kalamazoo, MI 49002
Item 2.
(a) Name of Persons Filing:
(b) Addresses of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:
Jon L. Stryker
Patricia A. Stryker
Ronda E. Stryker
Kalamazoo Investment Group
3505 Greenleaf Blvd., Suite B
Kalamazoo, MI 49008
Gerard Thomas
Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone
444 West Michigan Avenue
Kalamazoo, MI 49007
Elizabeth S. Upjohn-Mason
Upjohn National Leasing Company
3505 Greenleaf Blvd.
Kalamazoo, MI 49008
(c) Citizenship: U.S.
(d) Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock, $.10 Par Value
(e) CUSIP Number: 863667 10 1
Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1, or
134-2(b), check whether the persons filing are: N/A
Item 4. Ownership
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned:
At December 31, 1996 Jon L. Stryker, Patricia A. Stryker, Ronda E.
Stryker, Gerard Thomas and Elizabeth S. Upjohn-Mason, as members of the Advisory
Committee under the L. Lee Stryker Trust (the "Stryker Trust") executed
September 10, 1974, beneficially owned 22,850,100 shares of Common Stock, $.10
par value (the
"Common Stock"), of Stryker Corporation.
The following table shows the beneficial ownership (other than
indirect beneficial ownership through the Stryker Trust) of shares of Common
Stock by the persons (other than the Stryker Trust) named in response to Item
2(a):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Name Number of Shares
<S> <C>
Jon L. Stryker 2,494,960
Patricia A. Stryker 2,496,760
Ronda E. Stryke 2,434,120
Gerard Thomas 711,514
Elizabeth S. Upjohn-Mason 943,963(1)
</TABLE>
(b) Percent of Class:
The shares of Common Stock described in response to Item 4(a) amounted
to 33.0 % of the outstanding shares of Common Stock on December 31, 1996.
(c) The following table sets forth, for each of the persons named in
response to Item 2(a), the number of shares of Common Stock as to which such
person has (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote, (ii) shared power to
vote or to direct to vote, (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of or (iv) shared
power to dispose or to direct the disposition of.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Power to Vote or Power to Dispose or to
to Direct the Vote Direct the Disposition of
Name Sole Shared Sole Shared
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Jon L. Stryker 2,494,960 22,850,100(2)<2> 2,494,960 22,850,100(2)<2>
Patricia A. Stryker 2,496,760 22,850,100(2)<2> 2,496,760 22,850,100(2)<2>
Ronda E. Stryker 2,434,120 22,850,100(2)<2> 2,434,120 22,850,100(2)<2>
Gerard Thomas 711,514 23,561,614(2)<2> 711,514 22,850,100(2)<2>
Elizabeth Upjohn-Mason 492,743 23,301,320(1&2)<2><1> 492,743 23,301,320(1&2)
<FN>
<F1> (1) The reporting person is a member of a three-person advisory
committee that has full voting and disposition power with respect to 451,220
shares of Common Stock held by three trusts.
<F2> (2) Includes 22,850,100 shares of Common Stock owned by the Stryker
Trust as to which such person, as a member of the Advisory Committee, may be
deemed to share voting power and the power to direct the disposition.
</FN>
</TABLE>
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class: N/A
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another
Person:
N/A
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding
Company:
N/A
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the
Group: N/A
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group: N/A
Item 10. Certification:
