Richard Dirk TerVrugt
May 14, 2022
Suddenly at Henley Place on Saturday, May 14th in his 81st year. Beloved husband of Willemina for almost 55 years. Loving father of Raquelle (Jeff), Julie (Kevin) and predeceased by his son, Richard (Amy). Devoted Opa of Caitlin, Bethany, Benjamin, Nicholas and Emily. He will be sadly missed by brothers Jan (Map) of the Netherlands, Marck (Amber) and Marjolein (Bart) and his brother Gerrit, of Toronto. Dad will be greatly missed as a beloved uncle, cousin, friend, and community member.
Dad was born in Magelang, Indonesia on November 16, 1940. After the war ended, Dad lived in Holland and emigrated to Canada at the age of 21. Dad then went to university and became a psychologist in private practice for many years. He loved his role as Consul of the Netherlands for almost 25 years. Dad was known for being gregarious, outgoing, generous, outspoken and his delicious Indonesian cooking. He loved being involved in the Dutch Community with Veterans, the Carillon, the Netherlands Liberation ceremonies and GoGreenGoDutchGoBike.
He was our much-loved husband, Dad and Opa. He will be so very missed.
Our heartfelt gratitude to Henley Place (Harris Wing) staff for their attentive and loving care of Dad for the past two years.
Visitation will be held at Northview Funeral Chapel, 1490 Highbury Avenue North, London on Thursday, May 19, 2022 from 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. Interment will take place at St. Peter’s Cemetery, 806 Victoria Street, London, on Friday, May 20, 2022 at 9:30 a.m. to be followed by the Celebration of Richard’s Life from Talbot Street Church, 513 Talbot Street, London, at 11:00 a.m. For those unable to attend, the family welcomes you to participate in the service via livestream by clicking here: Livestream for the Celebration of Richard’s Life.
Those wishing to make a donation in memory of Richard are asked to consider Cystic Fibrosis Canada and/or the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada.
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Willemina, My deepest sympathies to you and all of your family. I have such good memories of you and the warmth of your welcoming home. Richard played several valuable roles in our community and his loss will be felt by many. May your family and old friends from CFUW be a support now. Thinking of you, Gwen
Julie and family, Our deepest condolences to you. We send our love, you are in our thoughts and prayers.
Dear Julie, Raquelle, and Wilma, We are so sad that Richard left so suddenly. We are so happy that we just visited him. Our condolences. We wish you all the strength you need.
Julie and family, I am so saddened to hear of your dad’s passing. I have followed the many Facebook posts over the last few years of your visits and times together. I read the tribute and your dad had an amazing life, born in Indonesia then on to Canada. So many adventures and so many accomplishments. This will leave behind many wonderful memories and such pride in a life well lived. I will continuing to be thinking of you as you grieve his loss.
My sincere condolences to the family. I am saddened to hear of Dirks passing. I will cherish the conversations and stories with Dirk.
My deepest condolence to Mrs. Tervrugt and family. My prayers are with you. God bless.
Julie and Raquelle, I am saddened to hear of your Dads passing. He will always hold a special place in my heart… Sending healing prayers and comforting hugs to you and your family during this difficult time.
Services for Richard Dirk TerVrugt
Visitation will be held at:
Northview Funeral Chapel
1490 Highbury Avenue North,
London, Ontario
May 19, 2022 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Interment will be held at:
St. Peter's Cemetery
806 Victoria Street,
London, Ontario
May 20, 2022 9:30 am
Celebration of Richard's Life will be held at:
Talbot Street Church
513 Talbot Street,
London, Ontario
May 20, 2022 11:00 am
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My sincere condolences to Richard TerVrugts Family. I have fond memories of Richard , having immigrated from Holland in 1965, I got to know him initially at the “Dutch School” , where my 3 children went on Saturday mornings at Central highschool and went to his office many times! Any questions I had about passports , etc, he always was very helpful and helped my youngest daughter get a Dutch passport, and that was no easy feat , since my husband is not Dutch. He was quirky , helpful , knowledgeable and I ( we ) thank him for everything he did for us and for London!! May he rest in peace..he will not be forgotten and will be missed! Best wishes to you all! Sincerely, Dini Dobler London On.
~ Gerritdina( Dini) Dobler