Klaziena (Van Harten) Wassink

Peacefully at Faith Manor in Brampton on Friday, December 18, 2020, Klaziena Wassink (nee Van Harten) passed away at the age of 91. Loving wife of Evert Jan Wassink for 67 years. Dear mother of Connie and Francis VanRooyen, John and Carol Wassink, Diana Wassink and Bill Zylstra, Margaret and Albert Groenewold, Dick Wassink and Janette Winter-Wassink, Clarence and Alice Wassink, Otto and Gracia Wassink, Evelyn and Henry Dreise and Arno and Kathy Wassink. She will be greatly missed by her 35 grandchildren and 71 great grandchildren. Klaziena was the daughter of the late Cornelius and Dirkje VanHarten. She is survived by two sisters living in the Netherlands.

Klaziena was a soft spoken, gentle person who freely showered those around her with love and enveloping hugs. She trusted unwaveringly in God’s daily provision for her and her family and at the end of each day, she knelt at her bedside to give thanks.  Her number one priority in life was to lovingly nurture her children and grandchildren. As an immigrant in the mid-fifties from the Netherlands, life was hard at first but she soon adjusted as she became the mother of nine children (including two sets of twins of which she was very proud). She loved to sew and knit clothing for her family. She spent many hours working on the farm helping out wherever she could. Later in life she and Evert enjoyed singing with the Forest Community Singers and travelling to visit their children and also reuniting with her family back in The Netherlands.

The family wishes to thank the staff at Faith Manor Nursing Home for the excellent care that Klaziena received for the past 1 ½ years. It’s been very difficult for the family to have been separated from her, especially during this COVID pandemic.  The family greatly appreciates the genuine love and support provided by the Faith Manor staff when they could not be there.

Due to current pandemic restrictions, a private graveside service will be attended by her closest relatives.