After a complete, adventurous life and courageous battle with cancer, Harry Veenstra was taken home to heaven on March 24, 2018. Harry was born in April, 1940, in Enumatil, Groningen, Holland. He married his beloved wife, Linda, on February 25, 1964. They quickly began a family, started an auto body business, and later immigrated to Red Deer on May 8, 1978, with three kids in tow. Two more kids were later born in Canada. Harry continued his entrepreneurship in Canada by starting Auto Body Services which quickly expanded into multiple building projects. He loved his work/hobby until the very end. He is lovingly remembered by his wife of 54 years, Linda, his children Tineke (and Terry) Jones, Ralph (and Beth) Veenstra, Jeanette (and Ted) Ewald, Mike (and Amanda) Veenstra, and Doug (and Mandy) Veenstra; his grandchildren Melissa, Matt (Sarah), and Rebecca Jones, Andrew, Rachel, and Luke Veenstra, Jessica (Jesiah), Renee, Lindsay, and Levi Ewald, Harley Hildebrand, and Jazmyn Macza, and great grandchild, Leila Watson. Harry is survived by his sisters Dina Tempel and Hannie Veenstra and predeceased by his brothers Jan and Johan, and his brother-in-law Reinder Tempel. The family would especially like to thank Joanne Helm for her dedication and commitment to the business and family, Drs. McCall, Brodie, and Lui, the Red Deer Hospice, Comfort Keepers, and Red Deer Home Care for their excellent care. A celebration of Harry’s life will be held at First Christian Reformed Church of Red Deer (16 McVicar St.) on Saturday, March 31 at 1:30pm officiated by his son, Ralph. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to CFGB (Canadian Foodgrains Bank) at foodgrainbank.ca or mail a cheque to P.O. Box 767, Winnipeg, MB R3C 2L4. Condolences to Harry’s family may be emailed to meaningful@telus.net. Arrangements entrusted to Meaningful Memorials Funeral Service – Red Deer – 587-876-4944

• Date : 2018-03-24
• Location : Red Deer, Alberta