Anna Catharina Halbersma
1929-2019
September
29, 1929 – July 20, 2019
Anna Catharina Halbersma – 89, of
Kentville, passed away Saturday, July 20, 2019 in the Wolfville
Nursing Home. Born in Wartena, Friesland, the Netherlands, she was the
eldest daughter of the late Ruurd and Tietje (Postma) Van Dellen. She
married her husband, Sybren in May of 1951. In May of 1954, with two
young children, they boarded the Groote Beer to cross the Atlantic on
their immigration journey to Canada. Landing in Quebec, they travelled
by train to Nova Scotia and first settled in Elmsdale. In the
following five years, they moved to many locations in the Annapolis
Valley area and finally found a permanent home in Somerset where they
spent the next thirty years. During that time, she raised her family
and spent many seasons in the orchards picking apples and pears,
accompanied by her faithful companion “Chippy”. Retirement
found them on Lawrence Rd. in South Berwick and the time was spent
landscaping and gardening on their property. She was a member of
Covenanters ARP Church in Cambridge and enjoyed her involvement with
them. Many pairs of feet were kept warm from socks that came off her
knitting needles. She is survived by her children, Gauke
“Gordon” (Juvy), Woodville; Theresa VanderTuin, Kentville;
Rudy, Coldbrook; Peter, Barrie, Ont.; Grace (Bradley) Joudrey,
Burlington; grandchildren, Lyla, Phillip (Jeannine), Byron (Angela),
Leanne, Justin (Emily), William (Minji), Joseph, Alieda, Christian,
Dineke and Ryan; great-grandchildren, Terrace, Trevin, Kaelan, Airlyn
and Ailina; sisters, Metje, Martje, Griet and Maaike; brothers, Ruurd
and Sietse; many nieces and nephews. Besides her parents, she was
pre¬deceased by her husband of 64 years, Sybren; sisters,
Elske, Griet (in infancy); brothers, Klaas, Johannes; son-in-law,
Robert VanderTuin; daughter-in-law, Darlene Halbersma, several sisters
and brothers-in-law. Visitation will be held from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday,
July 24, 2019 in the White Family Funeral Home, Kentville. The funeral
service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, July 25, 2019 in
Covenanters ARP Church, Cambridge, Kings County, with a reception
following, Rev. Martin Dendekker officiating. Burial will take place
at the Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Kings County. Donations may be made
to Canadian Presbyterian Missions in support of Tom and Sandra
VanMaanen. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the White
Family Funeral Home and Cremation Services,
Kentville.
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Death notice for the town of: Kentville, Province: Nova Scotia