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Jan "John" VanderEnde
January 9, 1926 - August 8, 2013
VANDERENDE: Kent County's first mushroom grower, John went to be with his Lord and Saviour, on Thursday, August 8, 2013. Born in the Netherlands 87 years ago son of the late Simon & Anna (Steenks) vanderEnde. Beloved husband of Edith (nee Groenewegen) for 62 years. Dearly loved father of Sam (Kathy), Joyce vanderBaan (Stu, deceased in 2011), Annie VanAlten, Harold (Marg), Laurence (Julie), Laird (Pat) & Deb Grootenboer (Roger). Grandfather of Maisha, Gelila Marshall-Ende, Elise Hoekstra, Seth Dekker (deceased 2007), Angela Ysseldyk (Mark), Jessica VanAlten, Erika vanStowski (Rick), Joey VanAlten, Rebecca VanAlten, Brad VanderEnde (Julia), Jeremy VanderEnde (deceased 2002), Andrea Kramer (Andrew), Kim VanderEnde, Amy VanderEnde, Nicholas VanderEnde (Megan), Megan Easter (Scott), Alex VanderEnde, Nathan, Jordan & Michelle VanderEnde, Ashley, Eric, Kevin and Daniel Grootenboer. Great grandfather of Shayla & Brody Hoekstra, Ethan Boulley-Dekker, Isabella & Max Ysseldyk, Avery vanStowski, Elliana VanderEnde (deceased 2012), Charlotte Kramer, Hailey & Abigail VanderEnde. Also survived by Wil & (Wim) Vanoosten, Jo (Adriaan) Boers, Janny Valstar, Arie (Leny) VanderEnde, Mario (Riet) VanderEnde and Hans Vanloonen. Friends will be received for visitation at Grace Christian Reformed Church, 255 Tweedsmuir Avenue W., Chatham from 2-4 & 7-9pm on Sunday, August 11th. A memorial service will be held at Grace Christian Reformed Church on Monday, August 12 at 11:00 am. Online condolences may left at www.bowmanfh.ca http://www.bowmanfh.ca. Per John's request, please no flowers. Donations can be made to Chatham Christian Schools or Canadian Foodgrains Bank. Arrangements entrusted to Bowman Funeral Home, 4 Victoria Avenue, Chatham (519-352-2390)