Obituary of Jitse DeJong

DeJONG- Jitse “Jack” of St. Thomas passed away at the St. Thomas-Elgin General Hospital, surrounded by his family, on Monday, December 19, 2016 at the age of 88. Jack is survived by his loving wife Wilhelmina; his children Ed (Connie) DeJong of Clinton and Jessica (Herman) Thalen of Belgrave; his grandchildren Ian and Sandra DeJong, Candice (Adam) Bauer and their children Landon and Abigail, Erica, Josh, Denise and Kayla Thalen; by his siblings Siebren (Jane) DeJong of the Netherlands, Bill (Gerda) DeJong of Winchester Springs, Trien (Lammert) Slofstra of the Netherlands, Hinke (John) Postuma of Kingston, and Fedde (Trienke) DeJong of the Netherlands; by his siblings-in-law Geertje and Minke DeJong, Henk (Gerda) Pennings, Christiaan “Jan” (late Hennie) Pennings, Christina “Christine” (Bill) VanOene, Bertha (late Art Pol) (late Fred) DeJong, Johan “John” (Mary) Pennings, William “Will” (Sara) Pennings, Gerrit “Gary” (Ineke) Pennings, Albert (Annette) Pennings; and by his many nieces and nephews. Predeceased by his son John and daughter Nancy DeJong, his brother Andy DeJong, his sister Ans Bosma, brothers Piebe and Floyd DeJong, his brother-in-law Bernard “Ben” Pennings and by his parents Eedze and Jitske DeJong. Jack was a member of the Free Reformed Church of St. Thomas. Visitation will be held at the Shawn Jackson Funeral Home 31 Elgin Street, St. Thomas on Wednesday, December 21, 2016 from 2:00-4:00 and 7:00-9:00 pm. The funeral service will be held at the Free Reformed Church 145 St. George Street, St. Thomas on Thursday, December 22, 2016 at 11:00 am. Interment in Elmdale Memorial Park Cemetery. Donations to Word and Deed Ministries will be gratefully acknowledged. Personal condolences to the family can be made at www.shawnjacksonfuneralhome.com Charitable donations may be made to: Word and Deed Ministries Box 20100, St. Thomas ON N5R 4H4 Tel: 1-519-633-2333 Web: https://wordanddeed.org/ Service Information