(President of The Dutch Marines)

Passed away peacefully with his family present, on May 1, 2018 at Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital in his 90 ^th year. Ben, beloved husband of Pauline. Loved father of John and his wife Grace, Rob and his wife Leslie and Bart and his wife Lynda. Loved Opa of Kiah, Carlos, Benjamin, Troy, Sydney and Alyssa. Dear brother of Peter, Anna, and the late Dick and Corrie. Visitation at the Kopriva Taylor Community Funeral Home, 64 Lakeshore Road West, Oakville from 2-4 and 7-9 pm Monday May 7, 2018. A Funeral Mass will be held at St. Dominic Catholic Church, 2415 Rebecca Street, Oakville on Tuesday May 8, 2018 at 11am followed by cremation.

Special thanks to the Emergency and ICU at OTMH for all their care.