Wally Keeler

After a courageous battle with cancer, Bernard Henry William (Bill) Albers of Brinston, passed away peacefully on August 16, 2013, in Kemptville District Hospital. He was in his 76th year.

Bill was born on November 8, 1937, at Emmen, The Netherlands to the late Bernard Hienrick Albers and Maria Helena Valke.  

When Bill was a teenager his family emigrated from Klazeinaveen in the Netherlands to Canada where they settled in Alberta.  

He later moved to the Brinston area, where he owned and operated Bill’s Refrigeration and Repairs for over 25 years.   

Bill will be sadly missed by his wife Alberta (Steele -Richards), son Joe (Irene) of Iroquois and daughters Louise of Cornwall, Sharon Van Bridger (Greg) of Morrisburg and Linda of Cornwall. Bill will also be missed by his brother Ben of Iroquois.

He will be dearly missed by stepdaughters Betty-Ann Jeffery (Allen) of Stittsville, Brenda DeJong (Ed) of Winchester Springs and stepsons David Richards (Kathy) of Chesterville, Ron Richards (Myra) of Calgary, Don Richards (Elle) of Pigeon Forge, Tennessee and Scott Richards (Tammy) of Landsdowne.  

Grandpa/Poppa will be missed by 18 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren, as well as two expected great-grandchildren.

He was predeceased by brothers: Bernard of Holland, John of Nova Scotia, Henry of Brockville, Martin of Brinston, George of Cornwall, and sisters Alaida of Holland, Catherine (Kitty) of Holland, Ann Westover of Barwick and Mary Palmer of Brockville. .

Uncle Bill will be missed by many nieces and nephews.

Bill rested at the Byers Funeral Home, South Mountain, where visitation was held from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. on Monday, August 19. 

A Funeral Mass was held at the Mountain Township Agriculture Hall, on Tuesday, August 20, at 11 a.m. 

The pallbearers were Bradley Wylie, Rick Albers, Don Richards, David Richards, Dean McDermott and Danny Ault.

By family request, donations may be made to the Dundas County Hospice, Canadian Cancer Society or a charity of choice. 

Online condolences may be made at www.byersfuneralhomeinc.com

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illa Nursing Home in Long Sault for the past  eight  years, Aafke VanderVeen (nee Hoekstra) passed away there on Thursday, June 27, 2013.  She was 89.

Aafke was born in the Netherlands on February 16, 1924, the oldest of five children born to her parents Ype and Klaaske Hoekstra (nee Wiersma).  

At a very young age she became a care giver within her own family, experienced the excitement and fears of World War 2 and the joy of the Liberation of the Netherlands.                 

In 1950, she married Theunis VanderVeen and they immigrated to Canada in 1952, with a baby in their arms. They had five more children in coming years. 

Theunis and Aafke came to Canada with practically nothing, but they built a life for themselves and their family in their adopted homeland. 

In 198, Aafke lost her dear husband and travelled the rest of her journey here on this earth without a partner.

 In 1985, she moved back to the home farm and was an important part of her family and the lives of the people she touched for 15 years. Then in 2000, she moved to the Williamsburg Seniors Home and soon after began to suffer the first signs of memory loss. 

Aafke loved her family. She enjoyed travelling to see them and made friends everywhere.  

She will be fondly remembered by her family for her love for the Lord, her generous nature and her willingness to help anyone in need.  She was a very hard worker, who possessed an excellent sense of humour.  

Aafke is survived by her children Heine (Bonnie) of Agassiz, B.C., Ype (Gail) of Ingleside, Ykje (Doug) Striker of Agassiz, B.C., Clare (Bill) Don of Smiths Falls, Sid (Arlene) of Drayton and Brenda (David) DeJong of  Chesterville.  

She was dear sister of Gerlof Hoekstra (Siep), Jan Hoekstra (Reino) and Boukje Grypstra all of the Netherlands.

Beppe will be fondly remembered by 22 grandchildren and 35 great-grandchildren. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews.    

Aafke was predeceased by her husband Theunis, her granddaughter Lori-Ann VanderVeen, her brother Reinder (Nel) Hoekstra and her brother-in-law Jaap Grypstra.    

Friends called at the Marsden and McLaughlin Funeral Home, Williamsburg on Monday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.  Funeral service was held at the Williamsburg Christian Reformed Church on Tuesday, July 2nd at 11 a.m., with James Kooistra officiating.  Interment followed at New Union Cemetery, Williamsburg.  

Pallbearers were grandsons Matthew Don, Josh VanderVeen, Kris Don, Tony VanderVeen, Jordan VanderVeen and Travis DeJong

Honorary pallbearers were granddaughters Jennifer Wagensveld, Helena Kwantes, Debra Vuyk, Jessica Menkhorst, Kristen DeJong, Beth VanderVeen and Erin DeJong. 

Donations to the Timothy Christian School would be gratefully acknowledged by the family.  Online condolences may be made at marsdenmclaughlin.com.

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Nona Janvier (nee Hunter) of Ottawa, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, March 26, 2015. She was 59.  

Nona was the loving wife of Gilles Courchaine, and loving mother of Jordan Janvier of Edmonton and Kalisha Janvier of Ottawa.

She was dear sister of Rhonda Lepage (Robert) of Cornwall, Donna Seguin (Fern) of Eston, Saskatchewan, Gerry Hunter (Elizabeth) of Okatoks, Alberta, Wally Hunter (Evelyn) of Morrisburg, Brenda Grant of Morrisburg, Dennis Hunter (Judy) of Morrisburg and Cecil Hunter (Judy) of Ingleside.  

Nona will be fondly remembered by grandchildren Laila, Naomi and Anika.  She is also survived by nieces and nephews.  

Friends called at the Marsden and McLaughlin Funeral Home, Williamsburg, on Monday, March 30th from 11 a.m. until time of the funeral service at 1 p.m. 

The service was conducted by Brian Barr.  Interment followed at Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Morrisburg.  

Pallbearers were Wally Hunter, Dennis Hunter, Cecil Hunter, Oak Hunter, Given Hunter and Lane Hunter.  

Donations to the Ottawa Regional Cancer Centre would be gratefully acknowledged by the family.  Online condolences may be made at marsdenmclaughlin.com. 

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