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MIGCHELSEN, Barend. Eighty-six, went to be with his Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ on the evening of January 1, 2008. He passed away peacefully at home in Beaver Bank, Nova Scotia, surrounded by his family. Formerly of the Netherlands, he immigrated to Montreal, Canada in 1959, where he became a top Chartered Life Underwriter with Manulife Financial. He loved sailing and building wooden sailboats and became the author of six books and teacher on this subject. He is survived by his loving wife of sixty years, Jenny (Schotanus); his children, Peter (Krystyna), Margriet Parry, Roseland (Kaye), Anton (Jeannie) and Saskia Beaton (Larry); grandchildren, Christopher (Kristina), Jamie, Stephanie, Kelly, Natasha, Andrea, Marc, Krista and Katie; great-grandchildren, Emma and Tyler; and his older sister, Gre Hooiman in Holland. Cremation has taken place. Memorial service will take place on Saturday, January 5 at 11 a.m. at Rock Church, 222 Sackville Drive. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the VON Palliative Care Unit of Halifax, Nova Scotia. Condolences can be sent on line to migchelsenfamily@safe-mail.net. Published in the Montreal Gazette on 1/3/2008