Ed VanHooft

June 6, 1929 - January 3, 2019

Peacefully, surrounded by family on Thursday, January 3, 2019 at Bluewater Health, Sarnia, Adrianus “Ed” Henricus VanHooft passed away in his 90th year. Ed was the beloved husband to Cornelia “Corry”(nee VandeSchoot) for 64 years. Loving father to John (Susan) VanHooft, Gerry (Kim) VanHooft, Joanne (Hank) Hoeksema, Bets (Bill) Gray, and Ed (Monique) VanHooft. Proud Opa to John (Genny) VanHooft, Andrea VanHooft, Nicole (Ryan) Sharpe, Michael (Samantha) VanHooft, Adam (Megan Moore) VanHooft, Cheryl (Steve Thorne) Leystra, Janice (Kevin Somes) Leystra, Krista (Kerry) Mall, Ashley Hoeksema, Melissa (Craig) Matthews, Lisa (Dylan) Ladouceur, Stephen (Kourtney O’Connor) Gray, and Brittany, Danielle, and Emily VanHooft, and Great-Opa-Pizza to Savanah, Hayley, Alexander, Cohen, Liam, Vanessa, Olivia, Taylor, Leena, Priya, Grayson, and Bodhi. Dear brother to the late Rita (Martin) Cornelison, Marie (the late Tony) Timmers, Anne (John) Timmers, Rose (Mike) Levens, Jean (the late Gerry) Gerrits, and the late John (the late Betty) VanHooft. Predeceased by his parents, Johannes and Elisabeth VanHooft. Ed was an award winning gardener when he wasn’t driving a truck for Belton Lumber, Red.D.Mix, and Lafarge Concrete. He was a proud trucker who loved what he did for 41 years before he retired. Having been retired for 24 years, he was able to devote these latter years to what he loved most in the world; his family. Visitors will be received by the family on Monday from 4-7p.m. with parish prayers offered at 7p.m. from the Wyoming Chapel of Needham-Jay Funeral Home, 650 Broadway St. Wyoming. A funeral Mass will take place on Tuesday, January 8, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. from St. Philip’s Parish, 415 King St. Petrolia. Interment in Mount Calvary Cemetery. As an expression of sympathy, memorial donations may be made by cheque to Heart and Stroke Foundation and Bluewater Health Foundation Palliative Care. Memories and condolences may be shared online at www.needhamjay.com