Maria Johanna VERHEYEN

VULLINGS, Mary (nee Maria Johanna Verheyen) Peacefully in her sleep, at the Grace Manor, Wednesday, September 16, 2009 at the age of 89. Daughter of the late Wilhelmus Verheyen and Anna Maria van Vliet. Beloved wife of 66 years of Theodore (Ted). Dear mother of Gerry (Myrnah), Mieke (Ted) Mahood, Lambert (Jennifer), Wilma (Frank) Boisvenue and Nelly (Mike) Krzyzanowski. Loving grandmother of Jeff (Holly), Kirk (Tammi), Mandy (Jason), Shawn (Terri), Lynn (Chris), Andrew (Kathy), Melissa, Erin (Brandon) and Mark and great grandmother of Joshua, Emma, Jacob, Nikolaas, Noah, Chloe, Eric, Casey, Jillian, Emma L. and Kera. Survived by three brothers and six sisters in the Netherlands, one sister in Australia and a special sister-in-law, Nelly (Ben) Vloedbeld of Calgary and many nieces and nephews. Predeceased by siblings William (Eganville), Gerrit, Cor and Willy (Netherlands). Friends may pay respects at McEvoy-Shields Funeral Home, 1411 Hunt Club Road at Albion Road on Friday, September 18 from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral Mass Saturday, 10:30 a.m. at Holy Cross Church, 685 Walkley Road. Interment St. Bernard Cemetery. Special thanks to the staffs of Bridlewood Retirement Home and the Grace Manor for their loving care. In memoriam donations to the Alzheimer Society would be appreciated. Messages of condolence may be sent through www.mem.com . Published in the Ottawa Citizen on 9/17/2009