In Memoriam: Eric Michiel Cleton

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Dec 182012
 

I was just informed that one of my old scoutmasters from my years with Die Bogeheimers, Eric Cleton, has passed away after fighting a lengthy battle with cancer. He will be missed dearly…
From his obituary:

Peacefully passed away on December 17th, 2012 after fighting a lengthy battle with cancer. Eric was born in Schiedam, South Holland on November 16, 1961. He met his wife on February 14, 2000 at Pierrepont, Frensham, Farnham, Surrey England. Eric immigrated to Canada in August 2000 and married his wife Elfrieda in September in Revelstoke, BC were they lived together until 2010 before relocating to Kelowna, BC.
Eric Michiel CletonWhile living in Revelstoke, Eric worked at Glacier Building Supplies/VicVan Isle Construction. In 2010, Eric was employed by KGH and Queen Victoria Hospital as an MDR Technician. Eric is survived by his loving wife Elfrieda; step-daughter Miranda Elliot (Aaron) of Kelowna; step-son Garet Hindman (Nicole) of Nanaimo; five grandchildren: Calleigh, Amira, Micah, Avery and Aria; his mother Cootje Koomen (Jan); sister Froukje Blanken (Jan) of the Netherlands; niece Sara Blanken and nephew Michiel Blanken. He is sadly predeceased by his father Michiel. A Funeral Service will be held on Friday December 21st at 1:00pm at New Life Church, 2041 Harvey Avenue, Kelowna BC. Flowers will be accepted or a donation in Eric’s name may be made out to Central Okanagan Hospice Association – Hospice House, 2035 Ethel Street, Kelowna, BC V1Y 2Z6.

In Memoriam: Bibian Harmsen

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Jul 262012
 

Bibian Harmsen

(July 5 1971 – July 25 2012)


This morning the sad news of Bibian’s passing reached me via Facebook:

Bibian fought a brave battle against pancreatic cancer which simply could not be won. Life’s just not fair…
My deepest condolences to husband Klaas and her 3 children Valentijn, Swip en Lulu. She will be missed. forever.

A book, written by her about how she has dealt with this last, terrible year will be available in Dutch in October 2012:

Paniekspinnen(isbn 9789057595509)

 

 
Thanks to places like YouTube we can still hear and see Bibian. Here with her daughter Lulu: Alles Rijmt

Enestående

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Aug 142008
 

Enestående (or in proper English unique, one of a kind) is what Marianne’s grandmother Marie Digre usually called me.
I don’t see myself as all that unique, but compliments like that are of course always welcome. ;-)

She passed away last saturday from the complications of pneumonia at the respectable age of 98. She will be missed…

Marie, DU var enestående! (Marie, YOU were unique/one of a kind!)

Coincidence… or conspiracy?

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Jan 282008
 

Here’s one for all you conspiracy nuts out there:
Within the time frame of just mere hours both the Church of Greece (aka the Greek Orthodox Church) and the Mormon Church (aka The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) lost their leaders in the last 24 hours.

Gordon Bitner Hinckley, President of the Church, died due to “causes incident to age”, at the age of 97.
Christodoulos, His Beatitude the Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, died of cancer at the age of 69.

Coincidence? Well, it probably was… On the other hand I am sure there are plenty of conspiracy nuts who will disagree and say that it’s an evil plot by the Pope and his posse to destabilize the ‘other’ Christian denominations on this planet. ;-)

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