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July 11, 2017
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Thursday July 13, 2017 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM.
Funeral services will be on Friday 10AM at Ebenezer Netherland Reformed Church, 875 Ewing Ave, Franklin Lakes. Interment will be in First Reformed Church Cemetery Pompton Plains.
Johannes Van Vugt age 90 of Pompton Plains passed away peacefully on July 11, 2017 with his family by his side.
Johannes was born in Ridderkerk, Netherlands and moved to the United States in 1951 with his wife Jennie and their two daughters. They first settled in Wayne for several years then moved to Pompton Plains more than sixty years ago. Johannes was a farmer; he owned and operated Van Vugt Greenhouses in Pompton Plains for more than fifty years. He was a long time member of the Ebenezer Netherland Reformed Church in Franklin Lakes. Johannes was a hard working devoted husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. Johannes touched the lives of many people and will be missed sincerely.
Surviving are his wife Jennie (nee) VanWingerden, his daughters; Gerda Vande Vrede and her husband Dave of Lincoln Park, Lona O’Keefe of Royersford, PA, Lenie Bednarski and her husband Ray of Pompton Plains, Janette Van Peenen and her husband Tunis of Lincoln Park, Christine Ziegler and her husband Bill of Raritan, and Joanne Prol and her husband Greg of Pompton Plains, two sons; Arie and his wife Florence of Allamuchy, and John and his wife Debi of Pompton Plains, 38 grandchildren, and 51 great-grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers donations in Johannes’ name may be made to Netherlands Reformed Christian School, 164 Jacksonville Rd, Pompton Plains, NJ 07444.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Thursday July 13, 2017 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM.
Funeral services will be on Friday 10AM at Ebenezer Netherland Reformed Church, 875 Ewing Ave, Franklin Lakes. Interment will be in First Reformed Church Cemetery Pompton Plains.
July 11, 2017
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Thursday July 13, 2017 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM.
Funeral services will be on Friday 10AM at Ebenezer Netherland Reformed Church, 875 Ewing Ave, Franklin Lakes. Interment will be in First Reformed Church Cemetery Pompton Plains.
Johannes Van Vugt age 90 of Pompton Plains passed away peacefully on July 11, 2017 with his family by his side.
Johannes was born in Ridderkerk, Netherlands and moved to the United States in 1951 with his wife Jennie and their two daughters. They first settled in Wayne for several years then moved to Pompton Plains more than sixty years ago. Johannes was a farmer; he owned and operated Van Vugt Greenhouses in Pompton Plains for more than fifty years. He was a long time member of the Ebenezer Netherland Reformed Church in Franklin Lakes. Johannes was a hard working devoted husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. Johannes touched the lives of many people and will be missed sincerely.
Surviving are his wife Jennie (nee) VanWingerden, his daughters; Gerda Vande Vrede and her husband Dave of Lincoln Park, Lona O’Keefe of Royersford, PA, Lenie Bednarski and her husband Ray of Pompton Plains, Janette Van Peenen and her husband Tunis of Lincoln Park, Christine Ziegler and her husband Bill of Raritan, and Joanne Prol and her husband Greg of Pompton Plains, two sons; Arie and his wife Florence of Allamuchy, and John and his wife Debi of Pompton Plains, 38 grandchildren, and 51 great-grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers donations in Johannes’ name may be made to Netherlands Reformed Christian School, 164 Jacksonville Rd, Pompton Plains, NJ 07444.
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