It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Wilda Vander Veen
on March 19, 2020 at the Ross Memorial Hospital in Lindsay Ontario aged
96 years. Wilda passed away peacefully with her loved ones by her side.
Predeceased by her husband Gerard, her son Andrew and her daughter
Henrietta. Cherished mother of Anna (Mark), John (Ida), Catherine, Charles
(Tina). She is dearly loved and will be greatly missed by her grand children
Yetta, Jillian, Tabitha, Elissa, Tamara, Trevor, Taylor, Kriston, Cole, Darian,
Bailey and Vernon, and her 10 great grand children. Sister of Hilly Bajema of Veenwouden, The Netherlands.

Wilda was an avid gardener with a green thumb and belonged to the
Cannington Horticultural Society. She volunteered for the Cannington
Community Care and the Chartwell Bon Air Long Term Care Residence. The family would like to extend a special thank you to the compassionate nurses at the Ross Memorial Palliative Care Centre.

Family and Friends will be received at THE SIMPLE ALTERNATIVE FUNERAL CENTRE- MISSISSAUGA 1535 South Gateway Road (at Dixie Road, two lights south of Eglinton) 905-602-1580 on Wednesday, March 25th, 2020 for a Funeral Service at 11 a.m. Visitation one hour prior. Interment to follow at Spring Creek Cemetery. In honour of Wilda, in lieu of flowers, donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation would be appreciated by the family.

“There is no greater love than the love you have for your Mother, and there is no greater loss than when she leaves and goes to Heaven.”