ADRIANNA “NANCY”den TUINDER, WAS CALLED HOME TO HER LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST, AT THE VULCAN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE ON SEPTEMBER 10, 1999 AT THE AGE OF 86 YEARS.
NANCY WAS BORN DECEMBER 18, 1912 AT DORDRECHT, HOLLAND TO JURIE AND ROOKSJE VERSENDAAL. SHE RECEIVED HER SCHOOLING IN HOLLAND AND IN 1929 RECEIVED A DIPLOMA AS A SEAMSTRESS. SHE MET AND MARRIED DIRK den TUINDER JUNE 6, 1934, TOGETHER THEY LIVED IN STRYEN, HOLLAND WHERE HE OWNED A MOTORCYCLE SHOP. NANCY SURVIVED A FLOOD IN 1953 THAT TOOK THE LIVES OF HER SISTER-IN-LAW AND A THIRTEEN MONTH OLD BABY. IN THE SPRING OF THE FOLLOWING YEAR THEY ARRIVED IN ONTARIO AND AGAIN SURVIVED A FLOOD THAT TOOK ALL OF THEIR POSSESSIONS. IN AUGUST OF 1959 THEY CAME TO THE VULCAN AREA TO WORK ON THE FARM OF BILLY AND BEATTIE McINTYRE WHERE THEY LIVED AND NANCY HELPED IN THE HOME AND DID SOME SEWING. IN 1962 THEY WENT TO WORK FOR EMIL AND VERA HARTUNG, EVENTUALLY THEY PURCHASED THEIR OWN HOME QUARTER SHE HAS RESIDED SINCE.
NANCY LOVED HER FAMILY FOR WHOM SHE DESIGNED AND SEWED MOST ALL OF THEIR CLOTHES AND SUITS. SHE LOVED MEETING AND HAVING FRIENDS COME TO HER HOME, SHE ENJOYED BAKING AND SERVING HER SPECIAL CHICKEN DISH. NANCY ALSO ENJOYED CROCHETING, KNITTING, MAKING BABY QUILTS AND POT HOLDERS FOR MANY FAMILY AND FRIENDS. SHE ENJOYED SPENDING TIME IN HER FLOWER GARDEN. NANCY LOVED THE LORD AND SPENDING TIME AT CHURCH ALONG WITH BEING A MEMBER OF THE EVANGELICAL MISSIONARY CHURCH WOMEN.
LOVING MOTHER OF TWO SONS JAKE den TUINDER OF VULCAN , JERRY (CHERYL) TUINDER, A GRANDDAUGHTER LORNA (JON) ORR, TWO GREAT GRANDCHILDREN ASHLEY AND JAMIE ORR ALL OF BROOKS, A BROTHER LEEN VERSENDALL OF HOLLAND, A SISTER DIRKSJE SANDTKE OF BELGIUM, NUMEROUS NIECES AND NEPHEWS.
NANCY WAS PREDECEASED BY HER HUSBAND DIRK OF 55 YEARS IN 1989, A GRANDSON RODNEY TUINDER IN 1987 , A BROTHER HENDRIKAS VERSENDAAL IN 1998 AND HER PARENTS.
FUNERAL SERVICE WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 15, 1999 AT 1:30 P.M. AT VULCAN EVANGELICAL MISSIONARY CHURCH WITH PASTOR FRANK HARRIS OFFICIATING.
HONORARY BEARERS WERE VERA HARTUNG, DOROTHY McINTYRE, HELEN SCHIERMAN, ESTHER SCHNEIDER, ISABEL GRAHAM AND BRENDA MITCHELL.
CASKET BEARERS WERE MURRAY HARTUNG, BERNIE LALONDE, JIM McNIVEN, DOUG McINTYRE, KEITH SCHNEIDER AND TERRY SCHIERMAN.
INTERMENT VULCAN CEMETERY.
IN LIEU OF FLOWERS IF FRIENDS SO DESIRE, TRIBUTES IN NANCY’S MEMORY COULD BE MADE TO THE ALBERTA CANCER FOUNDATION 1331-29ST. N.W. CALGARY T2N 4N2.
ARRANGEMENTS IN CARE OF VULCAN FUNERAL HOME. DIRECTORS. TELEPHONE 1-403-485-2633.