Derk Reintje Aikema
was born on February 20th, 1934 and passed away peacefully on March 15th, 2017 in his 83rd year and is now with his Lord and Saviour.
Derk is survived by his loving wife Mary, to whom he was married for 58 years; his children, John, Harley (Madeleine), Paul, Betty (Ron), Debbie, Stephen and Tony; thirteen grandchildren; three brothers, two sisters and numerous extended family members He was preceded in death by one son, Mike and wife Tracey; and one daughter-in-law, Christine.
A private Graveside Service at the Pleasant Valley Cemetery will precede the Memorial Service which will be held at the Canadian Reformed Church, 5600 MacDonald Road, on Tuesday, March 21st, 2017 at 1:00 P.M. with Reverend Arend Witten officiating.
We, Derk’s family, wish to take this opportunity to express our special thanks to Dr. Perrier, the nurses at the Vernon Jubilee Hospital and all the staff at the North Okanagan Hospice for their loving care.
Funeral arrangements have been made with BETHEL FUNERAL CHAPEL LTD., 5605-27th Street, Vernon, B.C. V1T 8Z5 • 250-542-1187