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Passed away with family present on March 13, 2025 at Brampton Civic Hospital (Brampton, Ontario, Canada) in her 94th year. Born in Oudega-W, Friesland, The Netherlands. Pre-deceased by her loving husband of 57 years, Feike Velsen. Beloved mother of Paulette (Daniel), Albert and Coralena. Beloved Oma of Alexander and Marc. Survived by sister-in-laws Jenke Walinga and Anna Kroes and their families and many beloved nieces and nephews in Canada and The Netherlands. She is predeceased by her parents Rein Walinga and Cornelia Walinga (nee Muurling), sisters (in-law) and brothers (in-law) Lipkje, Jan (Sjoerdtje), Johannes (Joukje), Dirk (Wieke), Pieter, Hiltje (Wieger), Corneliske (Rits), Hieltje, Afke (Coos).
Nancy came to Canada from the Netherlands in May,1958 on the ship, “The Waterman”. On that ship, she met Feike, her future husband. She decided to stay and make a new life in Canada.
She enjoyed caring for people as a Health Care Aide, first at Huron County Home in Clinton, Ontario and later at Extendicare Nursing Home in Oakville, Ontario for many years.
Family was everything to her. She was the youngest of eleven children. Supporting her husband and their own three children’s active lives and in higher education kept her busy. Soccer, skating, cross country running, track and field, softball, swimming, skiing, horseback riding, fishing. Camping in a tent trailer across Ontario and Western Canada even when it was not something she really liked, but she did it anyway because she knew her family loved it.
She loved spending time with her two grandsons, Alexander and Marc, watching their baseball and hockey games, attending their graduations and having them over to visit.
She loved to keep her hands busy doing crafty things. Making Christmas costumes for a Christmas concert, stitchwork (Bunka), sewing on her sewing machine, knitting sweaters even if they turned out a little crooked. She didn’t seem to mind.
The fruit and vegetable crop in the garden, Feike’s ‘farm’, was a bonanza. Having grown up as a child in Second World War Friesland, she just couldn’t let it go to waste. She would pick the raspberries, strawberries, goose berries, black, red and white currants. She would use the apples to make applesauce, apple pies, use the applesauce in the muffins, freeze the peaches and pears, make pumpkin pies, use the kale for boerenkool.
When Beppe, Tante Lip and Tante Annie came from the Netherlands to visit, they would help out too, peeling bushels of fresh-off-the-tree peaches, pears and apples.
The family would like to express their sincere gratitude to all staff at Holland Christian Homes in Brampton, Ontario especially those at Faith Manor because with the laughter, you made it feel like home, and the Physiotherapy team – whose attention allowed Nancy to keep walking for as long as she could, right up to her last hospitalization.
Nancy also developed a close relationship with her many private duty PSW’s; Gagan, Arshdeep, Sandeep and many more from ELCARE Health Services. A special mention of gratitude goes to you too for your loving care and companionship over these last few years.
Visitation will be held on Monday March 24, 2024 at the Kopriva Taylor Community Funeral Home, 64 Lakeshore Road West, Oakville (one block East of Kerr Street) from 10am – 11 am. Funeral service to follow in the chapel at 11 am. Burial will take place at Trafalgar Lawn Cemetery, 1149 Dundas Street West, Oakville.
In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy can be made by making a donation to those in need via The Salvation Army.
2025
Kopriva Taylor Community Funeral Home
Death notice for the town of: Oakville, Province: Ontario
death notice Nancy Nantje Velsen nee Walinga 2025
obituaries notice Nancy Nantje Velsen nee Walinga 2025
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