VANDENBRINK; Stijntje (Tine)
June 27, 1929 - January 17, 2016
Tine passed away peacefully and with such grace in the early hours of Sunday, January the 17th with family at her side, almost 3 years to the day after the passing of her husband of 60 years Michiel Laurentius VandenBrink.
Born in Laren, the Netherlands, Tine immigrated with Mike to British Columbia, Canada in 1953 where they built a successful business and raised their family. Tine was adventurous and quick to laugh, and was always surrounded by loving friends. We will all remember fondly her quirky idioms and phrases, and continue to marvel at the bucket of horseshoes she must have carried with her through life.
She is survived by her children, Rob (Elaine), Guy, Stephen (Esther), Michelle (Derek), her nine grandchildren, Ryan, Ayshia, Caitlin, Talia, Colin, Everest, Dallas, Linden and Quinn as well as her devoted siblings Gerke (aka Francis) and Chris.
We would like to thank the dedicated staff at the Hawthorne Care Centre in Coquitlam for the excellent, kind and sensitive care they provided to Tine for the past few years. A celebration of life will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers please consider a donation to the Alzheimer Society of BC (http://www.alzheimer.ca/bc/).
Condolences may be sent to:
www.mapleridgefuneral.ca
Please upload your favourite photos of Tine to her page at this site as well. We would love to see them.