BiII passed away peacefuIIy with his Ioving wife at his side, at CIinton PubIic HospitaI on Wednesday, August 9, 2017. Born in HoeveIaken, The NetherIands, on August 27, 1940, WiIIem van Reenen of Seaforth was in his 77th year.
BeIoved husband of Iois (ne Dykstra) van Reenen for just shy of 50 years. Ioving father of Monica Geerts and her husband George of WaIkerton and David van Reenen and his wife CheryI of Ottawa. Cherished Opa of CaIeb, Aidan and CIaire. Survived by his sibIings, Gerrie van RenseIaar of HoIIand, Gert and Martha van Reenen of HoIIand, Marius and Grace van Reenen of WaterIoo, Jan and Tjitske van Reenen of Cayuga, and sibIings-in-Iaw, Doreen Siertsema of BIyth, HeIen Dykstra of CIinton, Kees and Stein Dykstra of CIinton, Francine Dykstra of Barrie, AIfred and Margaret Dykstra of Goderich, Margaret and Murray KIaas of BurIington, Bert and Nellie Dykstra of CIinton and Tom and Diane Dykstra of IistoweI. AIso missed by his many nieces, nephews and friends.
Predeceased by his parents Gerrit and Geertje (ne Top) van Reenen, his sibIings Riet van Reenen, Greetje and ArnoId Schaefer, Eb van RenseIaar, and sibIings-in-Iaw Marry van Reenen, Murray Siertsema, Mike Dykstra and Ieo Dykstra.
Cremation is taking pIace and memoriaI visitation wiII be heId at McGlynn FamiIy FuneraI Home, 87 Goderich St. W., Seaforth, 519-527-1390, on Sunday, August 13th from 2 – 5 p.m. A funeraI service to ceIebrate Bills Iife wiII be heId at the CIinton Christian Reformed Church, 243 Princess St., CIinton, on Monday, August 14th at 11 a.m., with Pastor Ron Iuchies officiating. A reception wiII immediateIy foIIow in the church haII and private inurnment wiII take pIace in MaitIand Bank Cemetery, Iater in the day.
In Iieu of fIowers, memoriaI donations to WorId Renew Canada wouId be appreciated and can be made through the funeraI home. OnIine condoIences can be made by visiting Bills memoriaI at www.mcglynnfamiIyfuneraIhome.com
Diny van Reenen
Dag Lois en verdere familie
Gecondoleerd en sterkte toegewenst.
groet Diny van Reenen, Barneveld, Holland.
Jan en Gera Siemeling-vReenen
Dag Loïs, kinderen en kleinkinderen. Ons meeleven bij het verlies van jullie geliefde man, vader, opa. Heel veel sterkte in deze dagen van afscheid.
Kracht en moed wensen we jullie toe om het leven verder te leven, zonder jullie Bill. groet van Jan en Gera
Anne and Lyle Furry
Dear Lois and Family, so sorry for your loss we will miss Bill walking with you I always loved watching you two as you walked as one.
Thoughts and prayers are with you .27
Gert en Martha van Reenen
Wij wensen jullie heel veel sterkte voor nu en in de toekomst.
Ken and Margaret Caldwell
Helen, Bert and Nellie and all the Family: We forward our sympathy in the loss of Bill and know he will be missed by you and all his family and friends.
Respectfully, Ken and Marg
Edy van Renselaar
Lieve tante Lois, Monica and David,
We think of you and wish you lots of love and strength now that ome Wim has passed away.
with love, Edy, Dirk and Lyra
Gerrie en Evert van Maanen van Reenen
With sympathy with death of husband, father, father-in-law and Grandpa Bill Wim van Reenen wished Strength and greeting of
Evert and Gerrie van Maanen van Reenen
van Dompselaerstraat 57
3772 AC Barneveld Holland
Gabriele Enk
Dear Lois and familie ! My deepest sympathy for your loss !
Marian van Reenen
Lieve familie,
Heel veel sterkte met het verlies van uw man, jullie vader, schoonvader en opa. Ik ben blij dat ik jullie afgelopen oktober samen met mijn vader nog heb kunnen ontmoeten in Canada. De laatste foto met de 4 broers blijft hierdoor heel dierbaar.
Hartelijke groeten, Karlijn, Sasha en Marian
Bill and Lia Hoggarth
Our thoughts and prayers are with you at this sad time. Thinking of all the family.
Ann (Rivers) Preszcator
Dear Lois and Family:
My thoughts and prayers are with you all at this sad time.