Ann vanBroekhoven

Ann vanBroekhoven “Anneke”

passed away August 22, 2012 in Bellevue, WA. Ann was one of thirteen children born to Marie and Johannes Verbraak of Wouw, Netherlands on May 12, 1930. At age 21 Ann married Jan vanBroekhoven of Bergen op Zoom. In 1961 Ann and Jan and their three children immigrated to the United States. In 2007 Ann was preceded in death by her husband Jan. She was a loving mother to four daughters and one son, Wiesje Baskerville (Dee) of Langley, WA, Lianne Segawa (George “JR”) of Bellevue, WA, John vanBroekhoven (Kim) of Sammamish, WA, Joyce Buck (Mike) of North Bend, WA, and Lisa Valentijn-Lynch (Kelly) of Seattle, WA. Ann had fourteen grandchildren who called her “Oma”, Nicole (Mark) Gosney, Rachel (Robert) Perez, Andrea and Mark Segawa, Amy (Dave) Duehlmeier, Kevany vanBroekhoven, Karly (Clint) Jordan, Austin and Melanie Jenckes, Tallis, Hana and Simon Lynch, Ryan and Dominic Buck. Also surviving are six great grandchildren, Anika, Eliana and Josephine Gosney, Daniel and Joshua Perez, Hannah Duehlmeier. Our “Oma” loved family and loved to knit, sew, crochet and bowl. Ann also loved her time with her dear friends of Crossroads Mall, where she walked to and from daily. We all loved her dearly. A celebration of her life will be held Saturday, September 8th, 2012, 3:00 PM at Bellevue Foursquare Church – The Gathering Place, 2015 Richards Road, Bellevue, Washington 98005. Donations can be sent to a charity of choice or the American Cancer Society.

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