Annige den Hollander "Annie" Hilhorst

1938 - 2022

Annige "Annie" den Hollander Hilhorst Ottawa, Canada - Annigie "Annie" den Hollander, age 83, passed away on Saturday, January 29, 2022. Born in Badhoevedorp, Haarlemmermeer, in the Netherlands on September 10, 1938, she was the youngest child of the late Jan den Hollander & Annigie den Hollander. She was also preceded in death by her granddaughter, Leslie Ann Nicole Hilhorst; and her sisters, Jannetje den Hollander and Greet Van Lent.

Annie was born at the beginning of World War II and survived the German occupation. When the family was liberated by the Canadian Allied Forces, they moved to a small town called Zwanenburg where she lived and grew up and one day met a young, dark-haired, blue-eyed man named Loek Hilhorst, whom she would marry on June 3, 1959. They married and began a life In Canada. Their first job was working for Senator Cairine Wilson in Ottawa, during which time they had their first child. Eighteen months later a second child came along. The family owned two restaurants and moved to various places before settling at Annie's favorite home - 2788 St. Joseph Blvd., Orleans - in 1970. She obtained her real estate license and together, Annie and Loek owned and operated their real estate business until they retired in 1988. They then restored an old log cabin (ca. 1841) on Rollin Road, "the farm," where the two soul mates enjoyed their retirement days. They made many lifelong friends along their journey and made many cherished memories with their beloved children and grandchildren. We thank you for coming and ask you to please keep our family in your prayers.

Annie survived by her husband of 63 years, Lodewijk Hendrik Hilhorst; her sons, Kenneth Edmond Hilhorst and wife, Kimberly and Donald Spencer Hilhorst and wife, Deborah; her grandchildren, Bernardus Gerardus Hilhorst and wife, Morgan, Amanda Hilhorst Duncan and husband, Jay, Brittany Hilhorst Pardo and husband, Carl, Victoria Hilhorst Cole and husband, Gibson; and her great-grandchildren, Mason Hunter Little, Spencer Paul Hilhorst, Margaret Lynne Pardo, Carlos Edmond Pardo, Braelynn Harris Hilhorst, Ashlie Grace Duncan, Nicolas Roland Pardo, and Edward Hendrik Pardo.

A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Saturday, March 12, 2022 at 11:00 AM at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church., 331 Hammond Street, Rocky Mount, NC 27804 with Father Tim Meares celebrating. Interment will follow the mass at Rocky Mount Memorial Park. Family will receive friends and relatives on Friday, March 11, 2022 at 5:00 PM until 6:30 PM in the basement of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church.

A Rosary will be recited at 6:30 PM at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in Annie's memory to Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church., 331 Hammond Street, Rocky Mount, NC 27804 or Calvary Chapel of Red Oak, 3731 Red Oak Battleboro Road, Battleboro, NC 27809.

Arrangements entrusted to Wheeler & Woodlief Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 1130 N. Winstead Avenue, Rocky Mount, NC 27804. You may share memories and condolences with the family by visiting www.wheelerwoodlief.com.