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BORN
21/1946/07
DIED
08/2025/10
John Kool Obituary
Sunrise - July 21, 1946
Sunset - October 08, 2025
It is with great sadness that we are sharing that John passed away peacefully on October 8 surrounded by his family.
John was born in Amersfoort, The Netherlands to Adrian and Clasina Kool and immigrated to Canada with his family in October of 1951, settling in Hamilton, ON. He married Eileen Quesnel on August 29, 1970. In 1974 John & Eileen moved to Richmond, BC. They had 3 children together, Nadine, Aaron and Graham. John worked as a Customs Broker for more than 45 years, retiring in 2012 when he started his own janitorial business working mainly for the Tapestry Church.
John is survived by his wife, Eileen and their children Nadine (Andrew), Aaron (Ramiza) and Graham (Mindy) as well as their grandchildren Col, Michael, John, Samuel, Wessel, Charlotte and Scarlett.
John was predeceased by his parents Adrian and Clasina Kool, his sister Nell (John) and brothers Jerry (Margaret) and Wessel. He is survived by his brother Art (Gail), his sisters Ineke (Richard) and Corrie.
Celebration of Life to be held Saturday November 1, 2025, 11:00am at the Tapestry Church (9280 No 2 Road, Richmond). Livestream available https://vimeo.com/event/5478853.
The family welcomes donations to the Heart & Stroke Dept of VGH/UBC Hospital Foundation, St. Paul's Hospital Foundation or Richmond Hospital Foundation as an expression of sympathy in lieu of flowers.
Messages of condolence can be received at https://www.arbormemorial.ca/en/delta/obituaries.html
Sunset - October 08, 2025
It is with great sadness that we are sharing that John passed away peacefully on October 8 surrounded by his family.
John was born in Amersfoort, The Netherlands to Adrian and Clasina Kool and immigrated to Canada with his family in October of 1951, settling in Hamilton, ON. He married Eileen Quesnel on August 29, 1970. In 1974 John & Eileen moved to Richmond, BC. They had 3 children together, Nadine, Aaron and Graham. John worked as a Customs Broker for more than 45 years, retiring in 2012 when he started his own janitorial business working mainly for the Tapestry Church.
John is survived by his wife, Eileen and their children Nadine (Andrew), Aaron (Ramiza) and Graham (Mindy) as well as their grandchildren Col, Michael, John, Samuel, Wessel, Charlotte and Scarlett.
John was predeceased by his parents Adrian and Clasina Kool, his sister Nell (John) and brothers Jerry (Margaret) and Wessel. He is survived by his brother Art (Gail), his sisters Ineke (Richard) and Corrie.
Celebration of Life to be held Saturday November 1, 2025, 11:00am at the Tapestry Church (9280 No 2 Road, Richmond). Livestream available https://vimeo.com/event/5478853.
The family welcomes donations to the Heart & Stroke Dept of VGH/UBC Hospital Foundation, St. Paul's Hospital Foundation or Richmond Hospital Foundation as an expression of sympathy in lieu of flowers.
Messages of condolence can be received at https://www.arbormemorial.ca/en/delta/obituaries.html
To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.
Published by Richmond News from Oct. 30 to Nov. 29, 2025.