1930
2016
Shirley (Simmie) Wagenaar
April 12, 1930 - August 12, 2016
Stayton - Shirley, 86, died August 12 in Stayton. She was born in Oudeschoot, Friesland, The Netherlands and moved to Stayton in 1970. Shirley married Mike (Menno) Wagenaar on September 10, 1953 in Heerenveen, Friesland, The Netherlands. She was a member of Stayton Christian Church, which she was very actively involved, American Field Service and Women's Aglow. Shirley had a green thumb at flower gardening. Most of all, she loved spending time with her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Shirley is survived by her husband: Mike of Stayton; children: Wilma (Sam) Vanden Bosch of Ontario, CA, Stephen (Renee') Wagenaar of Stayton, Corrie (Nick) Kamlade of Jefferson and Jacqueline (Dennis) Kunkel of Gresham; brothers: Peir Boonstra of Ijmuiden, The Netherlands and Klaas Boonstra of Rottum, The Netherlands; sisters: Hennie Bakker of Hasker Dijken, The Netherlands and Hillie Scheper of Makkinga, The Netherlands; sister-in-laws: Hiljse Wagenaar of Balk, The Netherlands and Tineke Breuker of Balk, The Netherlands; 12 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by brother, Marten Boonstra, and brother-in-laws, Max Wagenaar and Jan Bakker.
A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, August 20th at 1:00pm at Stayton Christian Church, 189 E. Washington St., Stayton, OR. In lieu of flowers, please consider a memorial donation to India Evangelical Mission; www.indiaevanglical.org/give. Private interment was in Wisner Cemetery, Scio. Serving the family, North Santiam Funeral Service, Stayton.
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Peter van den Berg.Frieslan.
Our condolance for the lost of simmie.
She was a friend of mij mother in the netherlands.
I received a letter from her when my mother past away in july 2015. They were very close friends and im sorry to hear simmie past away.
PETER Vandenberg
November 19, 2017
August 17, 2016
Dear Wagenaar Family,
With great sadness i learned this week from my Mom of the death of your beloved Wife, Mother, & Grandmother. She was a special lady, and friend to our family for over 40 plus years, particularly to my Mom in the 15 years since my Father's death. The past 15 years, in spite of her own struggle with illness, she and your Father personified what the meaning of true friendship is in faithfully and regularly visiting my Mom, bringing home baked goods and flowers, and most of all, the giving of themselves. Your loved one is now "Absent from the body, present with the Lord", it is the being absent from your family that is now going to be difficult. God Bless and keep you and give you His strength in the days, weeks, months, and year ahead.
David Rollema & Family
David Rollema
Family Friend
August 17, 2016
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