Born June 26, 1925 in Alphen aan de Rijn - passed on April 4, 2020 Burnaby, B.C.
Dora lived a long, eventful life, she worked on farms in Germany, lived through the war in the Netherlands, then immigrated with her husband Henk and three kids to Canada. Dora was a brave independent
woman. Together with Henk they owned and ran Newton Cleaners, a dry-cleaning business in Surrey. She also worked in retail and later in care institutions.
Dora loved painting and sewing and walking on the beach. She was generous and kind, her smile would cheer up everyone around her.
Her family misses her very much, Henk van der Heijden, Robert van der Heijden and
Clara Dunk van der Heijden, Edward van der Heijden, Johanna van der Heijden and David Newton,
Wouter van der Heijden, many other family and friends.
Due to Covid 19 there has been no public service. If anyone who has memories of Dora would like to share them with us, please write us an email at [email protected]
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