Toos Vandersluis

Teunisje “Toos” Vandersluis of Blenheim passed away on Thursday February 10, 2011 at the age of 80 years. Born in Spakenburg-Bunschoten, Holland, Toos moved to Canada as a newlywed with her husband Mike; a journey that would span 59 years. Toos and Mike were blessed with four children; Margaret & Colin Pool of Ridgetown, Linda & David Gagner of Burlington, Sarah & Gerald Hutten of Ridgetown and Mark & Barbara Vandersluis of Fergus. They were also blessed with twelve grandchildren whom they love very much; Mitchell, Alan, Virginia, Maggie, Bailey, Lyndsay, Olivia, Joshua, Megan, Katelyn, Emily and Addison. Toos was predeceased by her four brothers. She will be well remembered for her determination and her commitment to help others. She loved to knit and crochet and she used that gift not only to keep her own family warm but to provide many hats, mitts, slippers and baby blankets to charities. Recently she was able to provide Loads of Love with 48 matts, each being crocheted with 440 plastic milk bags. Church and Faith were very important to Toos and in keeping with that, friends wishing to remember her with a memorial donation are asked to consider the Christian Reformed World Relief Committee or the Christian School in Chatham. Friends and family are invited to the Blenheim Community Funeral Home for visitation on Sunday from 2 – 4 & 7 – 9 p.m. A Funeral Service for Toos will be held in the Christian Reformed Church on Monday February 14, 2011 at 11 a.m. with Pastor Frank DeBoer officiating. Interment in Evergreen Cemetery.