Peacefully, in Exeter, on Saturday, November 8, 2014, of Exeter and formerly of St. Thomas and Brockville in his 78th year, went to be home with our Lord and Saviour (John 11:25). Beloved husband of Hyka (Helen) (Medema) Voerman. Much loved father of Theresa (Dick) Bakker of Tavistock, and Donna Voerman (Dan Brintnell) of Exeter. Dear opa of Brett Bakker of Toronto, Tamara Bakker of Tavistock, and Tomas Brintnell of Exeter. Dear brother and brother-in-law of Hank (Lynn) of Brockville, Russell (Carol) of Peterborough, Anne (Dave) Draycott of Bowmanville. Predeceased by an infant daughter Yvonne Voerman and an infant sister.
Friends and family may call at the Exeter Christian Reformed Church, 332 Huron Street West, Exeter on Wednesday, November 12th from 9:30-11:00 AM, where the funeral service will be held at 11 AM with Pastor Kevin teBrake officiating. Interment Exeter Cemetery.
Donations to the St. Joseph’s Health Care Foundation (COLD Program) or the charity of your choice would be appreciated by the family.
VOERMAN: Tammo of Exeter, and formerly of St. Thomas, and Brockville
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Gerhard and Heather Ritzema
Dearest Helen,
We are so sorry to hear of Tom’s passing in the paper – we always admired his Bpositive outlook and tenacity despite his health challenges.
We pray for your healing and please drop by whenever you can,
would be so happy to see you and others from church over the
Christmas season.
God Bless,
Gerhard and Heather Ritzema
Dan Heywood
To Toms family Please accept my condolences on Toms passing.Always got a chuckle when I talked to Tom. Great Guy.Dan
Helen, Donna and Theresa and Families
On behalf of the Voerman family, I want to thank everyone who has expressed their condolences and reached out to us with kind words and wonderful memories of our father. We miss him dearly, but he will live on in our hearts and shared memories.
Thank you and God bless you all,
Donna and family,
Theresa and family
Helen Voerman
Karen Kelders
Helen, Theresa, Donna and Families, I just saw the notice in the paper today. I am so sorry to hear the news of your loss and that I was not there to personally share my condolences! I think of you all often. I will never forget the first time I tasted yogurt at your dining room table. Plain yogurt at that! Tom had such a presence in your family. I hope that the love of family and friends help to bring you some comfort now and in the months to come. Love Karen (Market)
Maria en Lu Voerman
Met oprechte deelneming! Heel veel sterkte toegewenst!
Love Lu en Maria Voerman
hans and nancy brand
to the voerman fam our deepest sympathy at the loss of a husband father and grandfather
Ed & Marie Nethercott
So sorry to hear of your loss. Thinking of you at this time. We are out of country at this time or I would be there.
C.E.Reid and Sons....Michael and Gerry
Our thoughts and prayers are with you, Helen , Dan and family..Tom was such a happy guy and loved to take a minute to chat. May the memories give you some comfort over the next few days
Jim Anderson & Mom, Christina
Dearest Family to the North. We are deeply saddened to learn of Uncle Tom’s passing. I always so enjoyed my visits with him and all of you! Always a positive, supportive, and loving comment or action is one of the many things I remember about him. I recall visiting as a little kid and a real big snow storm hit, and I he gave me the credit because I “prayed for snow”. The drifts covered the front door nearly to the top! I enjoyed sharing a coffee, talking about life, and going golfing with him on a couple of occasions. He did truly enjoy his golf. Tom was an exceptional role model to us all, and a pillar of leadership and good will for his family and those that were fortunate enough to have known him. I miss him very much already. Mom and I send our Love and Prayers. Love Jim & Christina from South Carolina.
Laurie & Warren Coleman, Marty and Gerrit Van Dyk
Aunt Helen, Theresa and Donna (and families) – we were all so sorry to hear of Uncle Tom’s passing. He was a wonderful man and we all remember his laughter, his “trucking” stories and his love of family. Our condolescences to you and your families and we truly wish we could have been there today.
Erlene & Ellis Stewart
To Helen and family, May God comfort you at this time…
We will miss Tom…he was always bigger than life, such a great personality and a wonderful way about him, a special man.
Condolences from your neighbours and friends, Erlene & Ellis
Judy & Barry Johnson
We were saddened to learn of our neighbour’s passing…will miss Tom’s cheery smile and waves and little chats while walking our dog…such a nice gentleman.
Helen and family, we are thinking of you during this time of great loss.
With sympathy, Judy & Barry
Peter Dekoker
My sympathies to Helen and Family. My Father was Tom’s buddy and they loved hanging out together. My parents best friends were Tom and Helen and I remember how they cherished their friendship and fellowship. Tammo now resides in the Kingdom of Heaven and his Deeds and Love live on…
Dave Frayne
To Helen and family, sorry to learn of Tom’s passing. He was determined to enjoy his golf and life the way he wanted to.
May your memories of Tom bring you comfort in the future.
Wayne .L Gibson
My deepest sympathy to Tom’s family ,I have know Tom for many years and I am saddened to here of his passing. He will be missed.
May he rest in peace.
Darlene (Sillery) Stewart
Dear Helen, Theresa, Donna and families,
My deepest condolences. Tom was a wonderful man and I have the fondest memories of him in my younger years as I spent a lot of time at your house while Helen babysat me. I was treated like one of the family. May you hold the memories near and dear in the difficult days to come. Thinking of you all….
Darlene Stewart
Carolanne Doig
On behalf of my family and our members at Seaforth Golf Club please accept our sincere sympathy to all of Tammo’s family. Tammo was an inspiration to us all as he enjoyed every day on the golf course in spite of his physical challenges. He was always cheery and a good golfing pal for all. I have many fond memories of Tammo and was fortunate enough to play alongside Tammo and my brother, Todd in many Numbnuts events. However, the highlight for me was the day Tammo had a hole-in-one during our Spring Scramble and 132 golfers gave him a standing ovation! He enjoyed golf with his friends and his family, especially little Thomas. We will miss Tammo immensely and we will remember him here with great fondness.
Liz Campbell
Dear Helen, Theresa, Donna & Families
I am so sorry to hear about Tom, I have known him for a long time, way back to Laidlaw days. He was a super guy and his humor will be missed. I was very fortunate to have him join in on my Golf tournament at Seaforth for a few years. He will be missed by many, my deepest sympathy to you all.
Liz
Maryann DeKoker
I am sure that I can say on behalf of the entire Dekoker family, we are saddened to hear of Toms passing, love and sympathy to all of you. He is a part of many of my fond childhood memories and a treasured friendship of my parents who are part of his welcoming home party. God Bless and comfort you Helen.
Steve Hook
To Tammo’s family: I have known Tammo for many years at the Seaforth Golf Club and enjoyed golfing with him on our Seniors League closing day this past September. I admired his courage and determination and will always remember his spirit.
My sincere sympathy to all his family.
Steve Hook
John Murphy
Teresa & Dick,
My heart goes out to you in this time of sorrow. Know that he is in a better place. Celebrate the wonderful years you had together and the influence his life had on so many people.
John
Merv and Maureen Agar
Tammo always had a smile to help you brighten your day. He was so much fun to golf with and he touched so many people with his great outlook on life. He will be missed. Our thoughts are with his many family and friends at this time.
Ray Chartrand
Our deepest sympathy and condolences to Tammo’s family. We will miss his smile and chuckle at the golf course. He is a true gentleman and will be sadly missed.
Ray and Debbie Chartrand
Elaine Baynham
Dear Helen, Theresa, Donna and Families, My deepest sympathy to all of you. Tom will be remembered as a great friend and good neighbour. Elaine and family
Denise Gough-Rose
I hadn’t known Tammo for a very long time but when he came into the Doctors office or spoke to me on the phone I thoroughly enjoyed our conversations. He was a kind, gentle and quiet man and he touched my heart. My thoughts and prayers go to his family.
Betty and Bob Beuttenmiller
So sorry to hear of your loss. I loved to watch Tammo’s determination to continue to do the sport he loved. God bless!
Jack Stephan
Please accept our condolences on the passing of your husband and father. It was an honor to have known Tammo and have played golf with him . We will truly miss him.
Jack Stephan
Sharon Stephan
Tammo was a dear gentleman who will be greatly missed by all. Especially the staff and his golfing buddies at Seaforth Golf Course
Marion McCarter
Helen and family
My thoughts and prayers are with you at this sad and difficult time.
A lot of pleasant memories of he and Laverne over the trucking years
and since. Keep his memories close to your heart and he will be with
you forever. Deepest sympathy.
Marion
Ena de Haan
Dear Helen & family,
So sorry to hear of Tom’s passing , even though he had not been well for some time it’s still very hard to experience the loss of your loved one. Wishing you much strength in the near future.
Ena
john fleming
my condolences to the Voerman family , I know what a loss this is to all of you .He will be remembered for along time ,and I am proud to have been his friend.
Dick Burgess
My thoughts go out to Helen and to Tammo’s family. I considered Tammo a good friend and a great golfing companion. I had the privilege of sharing some of his last rounds of golf at Seaforth Golf Course with Tammo. His courage and love of life are memories that I will always treasure. He was an inspiration to me. He will be missed by many.
Michael and Barb Soldan
There was never a better neighbor than Tom since we moved here in 1972. Tammo was the best of the best,if he was out to get the mail and he saw my garage door up he would stop in and we always had a nice visit and many a laugh over something. If I stopped by he could find some spiced rum and gingerale! I know he loved golfing and I know how much he was loved by everyone at the Seaforth Golf Course, he had made many friends there and I know they were all saddened to hear of Tammo’s passing. Helen and girls and your families we are truly sorry for your loss,but I hope like me you will relish the memories of this great guy. I will miss his visits to my garage,his friendly wave when he drove by and I will cherish those times
Al & Carole Preece
Always a gentleman.A pleasure to golf with. We know he will be missed by all.Sincere condolence’s.
Staff @ Easy Building Products
Our thought and prayers are with you all during this difficult time. We enjoyed Tom’s visits and we were happy that he was able to play golf for Easy Building Products once again this past September. He will be greatly missed.
Sincerely,
The staff @ Easy Building Products
Gladys McGregor
My thoughts and prayers are with Tammos family at this sad time. Tammo was a kind and gentle man. He loved his family, his church and golf. I was lucky to be able to golf with Tammo and he will be missed by all of us at Seaforth Golf Club. God Bless you all.
Gladys McGregor
Dan (Diesel) Walters & JoAnn Middleton
To Helen and family, please know our hearts go out the the entire family with the recent loss of Tom. Although it may not have been sudden, it’s never an easy time. Memories of the good times can usually help.