Thys Sinninghe, 87

Thys Sinninghe passed away on Monday October 26, 2009 at the La Verendrye Hospital after suffering a stroke. Thys was born on August 2, 1922 in the Netherlands.
After marrying Thea Wiersema they immigrated to Canada in 1951. They spent two years in Winnipeg then moved to Atikokan for four years. The spring of 1957 they bought the farm in Rainy River. He milked cows for twenty years.
After suffering a heart attack in 1976 he retired from the farm and did more travelling with mom and their brothers and sisters. Besides travelling dad was involved in foster care, 4-H, and municipal council. His spare time was spent gardening, yard work, tending flowers and walking up to four miles a day. After moms passing in 2005 he moved to Emo.
Thys is survived by his sister Grace Kooistra of St. Catharines, Ont., his children, Rudy (Marie), John (Donna), Jack ( Wendy), Fred (Cathie), Lorraine (Scott), seven grandchildren, Nicole, Ryan, Rodney (Nikki), Jared, Marisa (Eric), Kyle and Bethany, two great grandchildren Ryder and Kenna and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was predeasced by his parents, his wife Thea (2005), infant daughter Frieda (1958), two brothers, and one sister.
Funeral services were held at the Emo Christian Reformed Church on Friday October 30, 2009 at 11 a.m. with Rev. Dan Vos officiating. Interment took place in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Rainy River. Pall Bearers were Ed Wiersema, Ben Wiersema, Ryan Sinninghe, Rodney Sinninghe, Jared Sinninghe,
and Eric Klatt.
If desired memorial donations may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation, c/o Northridge Funeral Home. Box 89, Emo, Ontario P0W 1E0.
Online condolences may be offered at www.northridgefuneralhome.com