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Obituary for Tena VanGeest

Tena  VanGeest
Tena VanGeest ~ After a battle with cancer, Francois Clementine ‘Tena’ VanGeest of Listowel, entered into eternal rest on Monday, July 4, 2016, at the age of 77 years. We are comforted in knowing that she belongs to her faithful Saviour Jesus Christ, and is with Him now.

Tena was born in the Netherlands on March 23, 1939. In 1950 she emigrated to Canada. She was a devoted wife to Ed (Engel) VanGeest for over 55 years, loving mother to Marg and Dick Oldenburger of Waterloo, and Joanne and Alfred DeVries of Gowanstown, and caring grandmother to Keith and Sanne DeVries, David and Jessica Oldenburger, Kelly and Marcel Koersen, Jonathan Oldenburger, and Cameron DeVries. In October 2015 she welcomed her first great-grandson, Marcus Koersen. She was blessed with a large extended family including sisters-in-law Corrie Persohn, Co Voskamp, Laney Nyland, Barb VanGeest, and Gerda and Harmen VanderMeulen. She will be remembered fondly by many nieces and nephews, and missed by numerous friends, neighbours, and members of her bible study group.

Tena was predeceased by her parents John and Josephine Vermeulen, sister Nell Persohn, brothers-in-law Henry, Adrian, Cornelius, Clarence, Henk, and Arie, and sisters-in-law Wilhelmina and Joyce.

The VanGeest family is thankful for the care and compassion they received from Dr. Rutherford, Dr. Lund, Kate, and other members of the CCAC palliative care team, as well as the staff at Royal Terrace.

Visitation will be held at the Eaton Funeral Home, Listowel on Friday, July 8, 2016 from 1:00 to 3:00 and 6:00 to 8:00 pm. Funeral service will be held at Bethel Christian Reformed Church, Listowel on Saturday, July 9th at 10:00 a.m. Pastor Ralph Wigboldus officiating. Interment in Fairview Cemetery, Listowel.

Memorial donations to London Health Sciences Foundation (Cancer Program), World Renew, or Listowel Christian School would be appreciated.
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