Obituary of Hilko DeGroot
Hilko “Bert” DeGroot passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, February 20th, 2021 at his home.
Born in Holland on October 23, 1936, son of the late Tina and Jerry DeGroot.
Bert will be remembered as Kingsville and Cottam’s milkman, and the cheerful paperman at Linden Towers.
Bert will be missed by his wife of 62 years Beatrice DeGroot (nee Thrasher). He will be forever remembered by his sister Jane Lammers (Hank), his children Tim (Dawn), Susan (Mark), Tom (Ann), Sandy, Sharon (Bill), Shirley (Gord), and Shelley, twenty-four grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren, with two more on the way.
Cremation has taken place. A Memorial Service will be held in the coming weeks. Please refer to www.mckinlayfuneralhome.com for further details as they become available.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Bert’s memory may be made to Diabetes Canada. Online condolences may be left at www.mckinlayfuneralhome.com.
McKinlay Funeral Home, 459 St. Clair Street, Chatham (519-351-2040)
1936 2021
Nos plus sincères sympathies à la famille et aux amis de Hilko
Bert
DeGroot 1936 2021..
Décès pour la Ville:Chatham, Province: Ontario