Born: August 27th,1925 to Gerrit & Jannetje Smits
Passed: February 11, 2023, 97 yrs old
Johanna, nickname Joyce, was born daughter of Gerrit & Jannetje Smits (Van den Bol) on August 27, 1925 in Baarn, The Netherlands.
services--tentative 4/22 at Finley Sunset Hills Mortuary, 6801 SW Sunset Hwy, Portland, OR 97225
Johanna had a sister, Elizabeth Smits and brother, Pete Smits.
On November26, 1947 she married Huibertus (Hugh) Beekes also from Baarn, The Netherlands.
They moved to the United States in 1954 taking up main residence in California and moving to Oregon in 7/1996.
Johanna has 3 surviving children:
Son, Mario Beekes
Daughters, Ingrid Benedict & Danette Trummel
also 7 surviving Grandchildren:
Anneke, Kristin, Amanda, Alisha, Danielle, Kelsey & Michael
also 3 Great grandchildren:
Will, Everly, Rhett
Johanna enjoyed being Oma (grandma) to her grandchildren. She also enjoyed taking her dog, Rocky for walks.
Contributions: Alzheimer's Association-- act.alz.org
