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Joan Gerrits
February 19, 1932 - March 12, 2016
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<div itemprop="description"><br /><br />GERRITS, Evelyn Joan (n&eacute;e REDNER) - Born 1932, died peacefully in Belleville, Ontario on March 12, 2016. Husband Willem Gerrits, her daughter Elizabeth Gerrits and son-in-law Gordon Evans; sister-in-law Grace Pannekoek and brother-in-law Gerrit Pannekoek and their family; cousins Suzanne Sisley and Margaret and Murray Gemmell and their family and extended family members in the Netherlands will miss her. She will also be missed by her very good friends from Oshawa, the Belleville/Prince Edward County area and beyond. Joan grew up on the family farm in Rednersville, Ontario. She trained as a nurse at Kingston Hospital and practiced for many years in Oshawa and Belleville/Prince Edward County. A Memorial Service for family and friends close to Joan will be held at the BURKE FUNERAL HOME (613-968-6968), 150 Church Street, Belleville, and Ontario on Saturday, March 19, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. followed by a reception in the Terrace Lounge. Visitation will commence from 1:00 p.m. until the time of the service. In lieu of flowers, a donation in her memory to Doctors without Borders (http://www.msf.ca) or World Vision (https://children.worldvision.ca) would be appreciated. Inurnment will be held at a later date where she will be placed with her beloved parents Douglas and Mamie Redner, her son Douglas Gerrits and sister Betty Redner at Grove Cemetery, Ameliasburgh. Online condolences can be sent to www.burkefuneral.ca <br /><br /></div>