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Hylke (Ike) Feenstra
Date of Passing: Jul 04, 2015
Send Flowers to the Family Offer Condolences or MemoryHYLKE (Ike) FEENSTRA
March 2, 1930-July 4, 2015
After a brief illness, Hylke (Ike) Feenstra , of Dufrost, passed away at DeSalaberry Hospital on Saturday, July 4, 2015, at the age of 85. Dad was born in a windmill in Oudorp, North Holland, Netherlands, on March 2, 1930. He arrived in Canada with his young family on July 1, 1952. Although the family moved many times and Dad held many different jobs, the one he was most passionate about was long distance truck driving; he was very proud of all of his accident free miles and could tell many stories of all the places he had seen. In his retirement, Dad loved to spend time at the gym, ice fishing, and especially gardening. No one could leave the house without going out to see his garden, his prize-winning pumpkins in particular.
Dad is survived by his wife of 65 years, Jikke, children George (Barbara), Eva, Maynard, Betty (Alex),Rita (Garry), Gary (Connie), Rick (Suzanne), Robert (Josie), Kim (Taras), grandchildren Steven, Karen, Michael, Jennifer, Mark, Kris, Vincent, Ryan, Sarah, Michael, Amanda, Brent, Heath, Reed, Marcel, Clayton, Jordan, Ashley, Jessica, Corey, Kendra and Kurtis; great grandchildren Brett,Kyle, Jordan, Chloe, Zachary, Matthew, Emma, Malcolm, Aiden, and Sawyer. He is also survived by his one sister Akke, brother-in-law Klaas (Norma), sister-in-law Hetty (John) and their families. Dad was predeceased by his parents, parents-in-law, son (Rudy), son-in-law (Jim), great granddaughter (Jewel), three brothers-in-law (Rudy, Thys, Klaas), and two sisters-in-law (Hinke, Marcia).
The family would like to thank the nursing staff at the DeSalaberry Hospital for the the care and compassion that they showed, not only to Dad, but to his family as well. Trudy, Sharon, Jennifer and Gail, you will not soon be forgotten. Funeral service for Dad will be held at Wheeler Funeral Home, 1800 Day Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, on Wednesday, July 8, 2015 at 12:00 pm, with viewing one hour prior to service. Private Family Interment will follow the reception.
As published in The Carillon on Jul 06, 2015