Gertie Winters

October 23, 1923 - October 1, 2018

Passed away peacefully on Monday, October 1, 2018 at Strathroy-Middlesex General Hospital. Geertje “Gertie” Winters, of Strathroy and formerly of Watford, was in her 95th year. The daughter of the late Franke and Roelofje Van de Beld. She is predeceased by her siblings Gerrit (Mary) Van de Beld, Hendrikje (Jan) Winters, Evert Van de Beld, and Jan Van de Beld. She is survived by sisters-in-law Albertje and Gerda Van de Beld. She will also be missed by many nieces and nephews. Gertie worked for many years as a Health Care Aid at Twilight Haven in Petrolia. Visitors will be received on Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Needham-Jay Funeral Home, 4059 Petrolia Line, Petrolia, where a service will be held on Friday, October 5, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. Interment in Mount Carmel Cemetery, Watford. As expressions of sympathy, memorial donations may be made to Heart and Stroke Foundation (www.heartandstroke.com), Canadian Diabetes Association (www.diabetes.ca), and Strathroy-Middlesex General Hospital Foundation (www.smghfoundation.com). Memories and condolences may be shared online at www.needhamjay.com.