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Christina Vruwink
January 16, 1932 - February 2, 2016
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<div itemprop="description">VRUWINK, Christina <br /> <br />Christina Vruwink passed away peacefully at the Red Deer Regional Hospital, after a brief illness, on Monday, February 1, 2016 at the age of 84 years. Christina was born January 16, 1932, in Borne, Netherlands, the daughter of Albert and Christina DeVries. <br /> <br />In 1954, Christina married the love of her life, Gerrit Vruwink, in Hengelo, NL and with two young sons; Bill and Tim, they immigrated to Montreal, Quebec in 1958. Montreal was their home for 24 years, where the family grew with two more children; Christine and Peter. In 1982, Mr. Vruwink&rsquo;s work with Union Carbide brought the family to Red Deer, Alberta. <br /> <br />In addition to raising their four children, she also worked for Simpsons in downtown Montreal for a number of years. Christina thoroughly enjoyed puzzling, card making and paper toll pictures and was a proud red hatter for many years. <br /> <br />Christina was predeceased by her husband, Gerrit Vruwink, and is survived by her three sisters; Marjean Toren of Montreal, QC, Ena Siemerink of Hengelo, NL, Rita (Willem) Borkent of Hengelo, NL, brother, Tim (Fie) DeVries of Brampton, Ont, three sons; Bill (Lisa) Vruwink of Sydney, NSW, Tim (Nancy) Vruwink of Calgary, Peter (Stacy) Vruwink of Red Deer, daughter, Christine (Gary) Bunch of Red Deer, four grandchildren; Jennifer Viviani, Stephanie Firth, Mathew Firth, Rita Vruwink, one great-grandchild, Luca Viviani, and a number of other relatives and close friends. <br /> <br />Christina requested a private family interment and memorial service. The family wishes to thank all of those who cared for her on Unit 22 &amp; 32 and Dr. McIntyre during her last illness. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Christina&rsquo;s honour may be made directly to Whisker Rescue, Red Deer, AB. www.whiskerrescue.com <br /> <br /></div>