A Celebration of Life service will be held
on Friday, September 26, beginning at 2:00 pm,
at the Blenheim Christian Reformed Church,
286 Chatham Street South, Blenheim, Ontario
Visitation:
Visitation will be held on Thursday,
September 25, from 7:00–9:00 pm
at the Blenheim Community Funeral Home
60 Stanley Street, Blenheim, Ontario
Ed Vanderveen of Blenheim, Ontario passed away on September 23, 2025 at the age of 96.
Ed was born in the Netherlands and spent many years in Calgary, Alberta before coming to Blenheim in 1979, where he managed the Rol-land Farms mushroom plant until his retirement. He was a faithful member of Blenheim Christian Reformed Church. He spent many hours volunteering at the Bible For Missions Thrift Store in Chatham during his retirement.
Ed was a loving and dedicated family man. He is survived by his wife Greta Vanderveen (VanderPol), his children and their spouses Carol and Patrick Meyer and David and Katrina Vanderveen, his grandchildren Logan and Lauren Meyer, Carter Meyer, Kate Vanderveen and Jack Vanderveen.
Visitation will be held on Thursday, September 25 at the Blenheim Community Funeral Home from 7:00–9:00pm. A Celebration of Life service will be held on Friday, September 26 at the Blenheim Christian Reformed Church, beginning at 2:00pm. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Blenheim Health Hub https://blenheimhealthhub.com/donate and the Chatham Christian School https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/5372?v2=true.
