John Verkerk passed away on February 12, 2021. He is survived by his common-law wife Janice, his daughter, Loesha, and sons Damien, Shawn Bryan and Edwin.
John was born April 26, 1933, in The Hague in the Netherlands. He lived with his parents and brother, Dick, and they all survived five years of Nazi occupation during World War II. After the war Jonn became an apprentice mechanic and worked for a local automotive garage.
In 1953 Jonn sailed from Rotterdam to Halifax Nova Scotia aboard the Sibajak (previously a troop ship). From there he travelled by train to Winnipeg where he was met by a family friend and was driven to Flin Flon in northern Manitoba. Jonn then found employment as an automotive mechanic at Uptown Motors and lived in Flin Flon for 14 years. Jonn played soccer on the Flin Flon Kickers team and went to all the home games of the Flin Flon Bombers hockey team.
Jonn later left Floin Flon and lived in various towns in Saskatchewan before moving to Edmonton in 1972. He worked for Koch Mercury on the Calgary Trail, and in 1980 went to work for the City of Edmonton as a Light and Heavy Duty Mechanic. He retired in 2001 but was asked to return in 2003 to work at the Kenndale Shop, and then later transferred to the Westend Shop and retired in 2012.
Jonn was an avid HAM radio operator, photographer and wine maker. He loved many genres of music such as Western, Latin, Jamaican, and Euopean, with Andre Rieu being one of this favorites. He travelled extensively to Austrailia, The Caribbean, South America, Alaska, Hawaii and Europe.
Jonn will be missed by us all and will be forever in our hearts.
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