On Thursday November 26, 2009 at her home in Oakville, Maria in her 86th year. Beloved wife of Martin for 61 years. Dear mother of Marian and her husband Gregory Keaney, Florence and her husband Jack Clarke, Elizabeth and her husband John MacLeod, Karel and his wife Janis and Martin and his wife Tanja. Loving grandmother of Michael, Liesha, Nicole, Shannon, Vanessa, Andrew and great-grandmother of five. Will be sadly missed my many relatives and friends in The Netherlands and Canada. Visitation will be held at the Kopriva Taylor Community Funeral Home, 64 Lakeshore Road West (one block east of Kerr, 905-844-2600), Oakville from 2-4 and 7-9 pm Monday. Funeral Mass 10:00 am Tuesday December 1, 2009 at St. James Roman Catholic Church, 231 Morden Road, Oakville. Cremation. For those who wish memorial contributions to Covenant House, 20 Gerrard Street East, P.O. Box 20026, STN BRM B, Toronto, ON, M7Y 3T6 would be appreciated.