Obituary of Geertruida VandenEngel
VANDENENGEL, Geertruida (Trudy)
Born on December 28, 1932 in The Netherlands, Trudy went to be with her Lord and Saviour, passing away peacefully with her family by her side, at Kingston Health Sciences Centre on Saturday, December 5, 2020 at the age of 87. Trudy was the loving wife of 64 years to Jan who predeceased her in 2019. Loving mother to Carol VandenEngel (Glenn Green), Nancy (Tim) Minnema, Paul (Denise) Vanden Engel, Irene (John) Hoekstra. Loving grandmother to Rachel (Letso), Paul (Jenna), Nicole, Joel, Mark, Alyssa (Nick), Steven (Tanisha), Luke, Lydia, Matthew (Lauren), Jessica (Brennan), and great- grandmother to Cameron, Brooklyn, Nicholas and Jack. Survived by siblings Gerrit (late Gerda), Frederica (late Jaap) and Karel. Predeceased by her parents Gerrit and Frederica (nee de Munnik) van Rossum and siblings Paulus (late Hennie), Grietje (late Pieter) and Leenerd (Bep).
Trudy will be fondly remembered by numerous friends, relatives from afar, as well as her spiritual family at First Christian Reformed Church. The family extends sincere gratitude to the nursing staff at KHSC (Davies 4), with a special thank you to Tracy, as well as Tim De Jonge and Dan Brown for their spiritual guidance and the caring staff at James Reid Funeral Home.
The VandenEngel family will gather for a private service in the Chapel of the James Reid Funeral Home, 1900 John Counter Boulevard, on Thursday, December 10 with Pastor Dan Brown officiating. Interment will follow at Glenhaven Memorial Gardens. As an expression of sympathy donations may be made to Kingston Christian School or a charity of your choice.
Family and friends may attend the funeral service for Trudy via live-streaming.
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Geertruida
Trudy
VandenEngel 1932 2020..
Death notice for the town of: Kingston, Province: Ontario