Pete Van der Pol

Van der Pol- After a brief and courageous battle with cancer, Pete passed away peacefully surrounded by the ones he loved the most.  He is survived by Heather Van der Pol, Stephanie Van der Pol and her husband Jarrod DeNure and Allison Van der Pol and her husband Lee Giffin.   He was the amazing Grandpa Pete to Locklan, Caitlyn and Ashlee Giffin, Emmerson, Wellington and Tennyson DeNure.  He was born in Amersfoort, the Netherlands November 6th, 1948, to Arthur and Jantje (Franken) Van der Pol. He is survived by his siblings Hank Van der Pol, Greta Vanderveen and husband Edward, Arthur Van der Pol (Sue) and cherished nieces and nephews.  His family immigrated to Canada only a few short months after he was born. He grew up on the land in South Kent, learned many lessons, loved farming and everything that came with being on the open road behind the wheel.  He was a founding partner of Rol-Land Farms Limited spending hours in the cattle barn as a young dairy farmer and he continued as an active member of the family business until the end. An avid Maple Leafs fan, the game was always on at his house. He had a devilish grin and loved to have a good laugh and if you were lucky, you’d get called a nickname by him.

Everyone is invited to the Deer Run Golf Course, 19605 Bloomfield Road, Blenheim on Saturday December 22, 2018 where a time to visit with Pete’s family will take place from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Following the visitation, from 3:00 – 4:30 a Celebration of Pete’s life and time for sharing of memories will take place.

Friends wishing to remember Pete are asked to consider a donation to the Chatham-Kent Hospice in lieu of flowers.