Apr 29, 1929 - Jun 7, 2018
It is with sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved "Oma", Maria Vonk. She passed away peacefully into the presence of her Lord on June 7th at the age of 89 at Langley Memorial Hospital.
She leaves behind her 4 children and their spouses: Margaret (Gilles) St.Pierre, Ron (Ina) Vonk, Sofia (John) Wyles, Marian (Ed) Warkentin, 17 grandchildren, 32 great grandchildren, and 1 great great grandchild. She was predeceased by her husband Reindert, and her brother Anthony.
Maria was born on April 29, 1929 to Anthony and Margaretha Jansen in Driebergen, in the province of Utrecht, Netherlands. In 1951 she married Reindert Vonk in Driebergen. He worked for the railroad in Rotterdam but housing was scarce following WWII. As a result, Rein and Maria moved to Edmonton in 1952 to build a better future for their family.
In 1976 they moved to BC and bought a mushroom farm in Abbotsford. She was an active member of Gateway CRC Church for over 40 years.
A Celebration of Life was held on Tuesday, June 12, 2018 at 2:00 pm at Gateway Community Church, 2884 Gladys Avenue, Abbotsford.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Children's Hospital.