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Obituary of Francina DONKERS (nee Swinkels)
November 22, 1925 – Bakel, Netherlands
September 29, 2019 – Calgary, Alberta
Francina passed away, surrounded by family, on September 29, 2019, at Rockyview General Hospital at the age of 93 years.
Francina was born in Bakel, Netherlands where she spent her early years and lived through the hardships of World War II. She married Martin in 1949, and in the hope of a better life they immigrated to Canada with their two young children in June, 1952. They faced many challenges but through fortitude and hard work they provided a strong foundation for their growing family.
Francina is survived by eleven children, John (Betty), Bert (Wilma), Johanna (Curtis), Justin (Nicole), Tina (Dave), Henry (Kim), Frances (Greg), Mary (Stephen), Florence (Steven), Adriane (Chris), Marty (Karen); twenty-five grandchildren in Canada and the USA; eleven great-grandchildren in Canada; and numerous nieces and nephews and their families in the Netherlands.
Francina was predeceased by her husband Martin in 1996; sisters, Drieka and Marie; and brothers, Harry, Jan and Jacobus.
Funeral Mass will be celebrated at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church, in Ingleside, Ontario and interment will be at St. Lawrence Valley Cemetery in Long Sault, Ontario on Saturday, November 2, 2019. Condolences may be forwarded through www.McInnisandHolloway.com. If friends so desire, memorial tributes may be made directly to the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Alberta, 200, 119 – 14th Street N.W., Calgary, AB T2N 1Z6 Telephone: (403) 264-5549, www.heartandstroke.ca. or to Providence Care Centre, 149 Providence Blvd SE, Calgary, AB T2X 0X2, Telephone: (587) 393-1350, http://www.flccfoundation.ca/providence-care-centre.
The family wishes to thank the staff at Providence Care Center and Rockyview General Hospital for their exceptional care and compassion.
A tree will be planted in living memory of Francina Donkers. McINNIS & HOLLOWAY FUNERAL HOMES, Fish Creek, 14441 Bannister Road SE, Calgary, AB, T2X 3J3, Telephone: 403-256-9575.
