Johannes Groenendyk
Thursday
1
January

Funeral Service

Thursday, January 1, 1970
Trinity United Church
P.O. Box 426
Bobcaygeon, Ontario, Canada
Service Time:
Friday
20
January

Interment at: Riverside Crematorium

12:00 pm
Friday, January 20, 2017
Riverside Crematorium
347 Lindsay St. S.
Lindsay, Ontario, Canada

Reception

A reception will follow in the Fellowship Hall of Trinity United Church.

Obituary of Johannes Marinus Groenendyk

GROENENDYK: Johannes Marinus “Joe” It is with heavy hearts that we announce that Dad passed away peacefully at the Ross Memorial Hospital, Lindsay, on Wednesday January 18, 2017, in his 92nd year, after a fearless battle with cancer. Joe was born on May 4, 1925 in de Hague, Holland, and came to Canada in 1951. Joe and his wife Niesje worked diligently together for many years operating their marina business. After retirement, he enjoyed volunteering with Meals on Wheels and through Trinity United Church, Bobcaygeon, where he was also a member. Joe and Niesje enjoyed spending their winters in Florida. He was a very skilled craftsman and enjoyed working with his hands to make beautiful stained glass and soapstone carvings. Loving husband of the late Niesje Groenendyk (2014). Loved and missed by his son Leo (Lori) and their children Jennifer, Thomas (Alana), Jordan (Emma), Victoria (Drew) and Kathryn, daughter Linda Pawlus (Frank) and her children Andrew and Michael (Christine), great grandchildren Colby, Charlotte, Rosalind and Jude, brother Bastejan “Bas” Groenendyk in Holland and sister-in-law Henny Groenendyk in South Africa. Predeceased by his brother Roy and sister Sjaan. Friends and relatives may call at THE HENDREN FUNEREAL HOMES, MONK CHAPEL, 6 Helen St., Bobcaygeon on Friday January 27, 2017 from 7:00 – 9:00 PM. A funeral service will be held at Trinity United Church, 42 William Street, Bobcaygeon on Saturday January 28, 2017 at 11:00 AM with visiting one hour prior to service time. A reception will follow the service in the fellowship hall. A private family interment will follow in Riverside Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to Canadian Cancer Society or Trinity United Church. Friends may send condolences or make donations by contacting the funeral home at www.hendrenfuneralhome.com or by calling 705-738-3222.
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