BORN

1931

DIED

2018

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Oshawa Funeral Home

847 King Street West

Oshawa, Ontario

Petronella Van Heugten Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Jan. 29, 2018.

VAN HEUGTEN, Petronella (Nelly)
Peacefully on Thursday, January 25th, 2018 at Lakeridge Health Oshawa, in her 87th year. Loving wife of the late Francis (Fred) (1999). Loving mother of the late Mark Van Heugten (2017). She was a former employee of Canadian Tire Oshawa Midtown Mall. She was an earnest worker and enjoyed the sociability of life. Nelly will be sadly missed and forever remembered by her many extended family and friends. A Celebration of Nelly's Life will be held at the OSHAWA FUNERAL HOME, 847 King Street West (905-721-1234) on Saturday, March 10th from 2 – 4 p.m.

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