The death occurred at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Charlottetown, with family present, on Friday, Oct. 18, 2013, of Anna Maria (Rie) van Bysterveldt of Bedford, aged 86 years.
Born in Goirle, the Netherlands on April 2, 1927, daughter of the late Johannes and Adrianna (Moonen) de Brouwer. Wife of Marinus (Rinus) van Bysterveldt. Mother of Neil (Paula) Bysterveldt, Agnes (David) McQuaid and John (Janet) Bysterveldt. Oma to eleven much loved grandchildren and two very special great-grandchildren. Also surviving are brothers: Jan (Mien), Piet (Gera), Sjef (Riet), Harrie (Trees); sisters-in-law: Bets de Brouwer, Adrie (Harrie) van den Broek; and brothers-in-law: Henk Sewuster, Toon van den Hout, Krijn (Magda) van Bijsterveldt, Frans Abrahams and Jan (Sjaan) van Bijsterveldt, all of the Netherlands; brothers-in-law: Herman Sewuster of North River, P.E.I., and Joseph van Schaick of Barrie, Ont.; as well as numerous nieces and nephews. Predeceased by sisters: Nellie Oerlemans, Jo Sewuster, Alice Sewuster and Truus van den Hout; brother: Janus; sisters-in-law: Dini de Brouwer, Net Abrahams and Rie van Schaick; and brother-in-law, Frans Oerlemans.
Resting at the Hillsboro Funeral Home, Stratford (under the direction of the North Shore Funeral Home), for visitation on Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral mass Tuesday in St. Bonaventure’s Church, Tracadie Cross at 11 a.m. Interment in the St. Bonaventure’s Roman Catholic Cemetery, Tracadie Cross.
If so desired, contributions may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation or St. Bonaventure’s Roman Catholic Cemetery.

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