Hessie Wynia

Hessie (Hesseltje) Veninga (nee Wynia)

Peacefully in her 72nd year on March 7, 2015 in the Almonte General Hospital. Hessie was a devoted wife, loving mother and Beppe to five grandsons. She worked hard alongside her husband John to build a successful dairy and cash crop farm. She enjoyed her vegetable and flower gardens and spending time with family and friends including her huge circle of "park" friends in Texas. Hessie was always quick to plug in the kettle and welcome people into her home. She was born Hesseltje Wynia on June 15, 1943 in Friesland Netherlands and emigrated to Canada in 1953 with her family. She is survived by her husband of 51 years, John, daughter Annette Cousens (David) and son Albert (Jane Rintoul), grandchildren Ryan and Joey Veninga, Ted, Isaac and Michael Cousens, sisters Rennie (Larry Clarke), Reino Wilts (Gerrit), Sue Ann Van Oostveen (Wayne), Ettie Ramsay (Greg), Pat Pryde (Peter), sisters-in-law Sylvia Hettinga (Peter), Vicky Mulder (late Wib), Tina Atsma (Bill), Ellie Veninga (late Jim), Elizabeth Veninga (late Albert), and brother-in-law Frank. She is predeceased by her parents Gerben and Anneke Wynia. Thank you to all the staff that had a part in Hessie's care at the Ottawa Heart Institute and the Almonte General Hospital. Friends may call at the Carp Chapel of the Tubman Funeral Home, 115 Rivington St., Carp on Tuesday from 7-9 pm and on Wednesday from 10-11 am followed by a service in the chapel at 11 am. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Ottawa Heart Institute would be appreciated.