Ann was the 5th child of 8 children, 5 brothers and 2 sisters.
Ann's parents divorced and both re-married. The 4 eldest children then lived with her Dad while the 4 younger children (including Ann) lived with her Mom.
Once Ann completed elementary school she worked for a farmer as a housekeeper.
Ann married George (Geert) Sikma on July 11, 1956 who she was married to for 36 years until his passing on Feb. 22, 1993.
Ann and George immigrated to Canada in 1958 where they resided in Wyoming, Campbell ford and Listowel area over the years and raised 4 children.
Ann was a Health Care Aide and worked for many years in the Listowel and Fordwich nursing homes. She had a passion for knitting and loved to cook, clean and garden.
On March 15, 1997, she re-married Lou Kuipers who has 5 children. Ann and Lou lived in Chatham and then Unionville. They were married for 19 years. During this time she learned to swim, square and round dance, and play several games. Lou and Ann travelled to many places around the world together.
In her life, Ann served the Lord raising her family and through church by being an active and dedicated member. As a family, we feel Mom's profound faith in the Lord is an inspiration to us all.
Survived by her children:
Diane (Brian) Stratford
Carl (Julia) Listowel
Grace (Steve) Listowel
Irene (Terry) Mitchell
11 grandchildren
5 great grandchildren
Her second husband Lou and his children:
John (Phyllis) Kuipers
Grace Kuipers (Michael McKie)
Anita Kuipers (Mark Vanhelden)
Angela Kuipers (James Lane)
Linda Kuipers (Kevin Sorenson)
16 grandchildren
1 great granddaughter
Also survived by her brothers Willem (Aukje) and Adam (Reny) and sisters in law Francis of the Netherlands, Edith (Ted) of Ontario and Irene (Henry) of BC and many nieces and nephews.
Predeceased by her parents, her first husband George, and her brothers Ariejen (Jannie), Harm (Fokje), Egbert (Hendrika) and her sisters Froukje (Geert), Akke (Cheil) of The Netherlands. One brother in law Evert, 2 in infancy of The Netherland and sister in laws Margaret (Lawrence) and Cornelia (John) of Ontario.
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