Jan “John” Winkels of Chesley, passed away with family by his side at Brucelea Haven, Walkerton on Thursday, February 20, 2025, in his 101st year.
Beloved husband of Henderientje “Doreen” (Schuit). Loving father of Luke of Burgessville, Elizabeth (Amal) Nypiuk of Annan, Henry (Christina) of R.R. #1 Chesley, Doreen (Peter) Zehr of Wiarton, John (Karen) of Chesley, Evert (JoAnne) of Brantford. John will be fondly remembered by his 32 grandchildren, 100 great-grandchildren, and 3 great-great-grandchildren. Dear brother of Aaltje Kuiper, and brother-in-law of Bertha Looyenga, Jannie Schuit, Jenny (Hank) Bouman. John will be fondly remembered by Beverly Brouwer, as well as by his many nieces, nephews, and their families. He was predeceased by his son Gerald Winkels (1974), daughter Ruby Brouwer (1995), daughter-in-law Gerda Winkels (2019), son-in-law Tony Brouwer (2021), grandson Jared Brouwer (2025), grandson-in-law Robert Woodford (2003), brother Hendrick, sisters Margje Wobben, and Jentje Boesenkool, and his parents, Lucas and Ruby (Timmerman) Winkels.
Visitation will be held at Rhody Family Funeral Home, Chesley on Monday, February 24, 2025, from 5 – 8 p.m. and again on Tuesday from 11 – 11:45 a.m. A funeral service will follow at Ebenezer Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland, Chesley on Tuesday, February 25, 2025, at 12 noon. Spring interment in Chesley Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to Ebenezer Free Presbyterian Church or Trinitarian Bible Society would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy.
To the Winkels family. Our sincere condolences. Thinking of you at this time.
Sharing our sympathy with the family, sorry for your loss.
We extend our sincere condolences to the Winkel family on the loss of your husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather. Hold close to your memories, he will be missed.
Sending the families our deepest condolences
Deepest sympathies to the Winkels family on the loss of your father…what an amazing legacy he has left you.
Very sorry for your loss. Thoughts are with you and your families
Our sincere condolences to the Winkels family. Many good chats with John over the years.
Our deepest sympathies to the Winkel Family. John was a wonderful man and a great neighbour.
To the Winkels family, we send our heart felt sympathy on the death of your father/grandfather. God bless you all. May his memory give you peace and comfort. God bless. 🙏
We want to extend our condolences to all the family. Who called him, husband, father, grandpa, brother, and friend our thoughts are with you. ( I called him Mr. Winkels.) Remembering all the times I went to the farm with Liz. Hugs.
Our deepest sympathies to the Winkels family
We were sorry to hear John passed away. Such a nice man. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Our sincere condolences with the passing away of your father and grandfather.
I give you my sympathy. I enjoyed visiting with Jan at Brucelea Haven. May he rest in peace! Earl Spitzig
Sympathy to the Winkels family.
You will have lots of memories & stories from 100 years
Dear Drien and family.
We heard that Jan had passed away and want to express our condolences
also on behalf of my mother with this sad loss. We met you both the first
time in the Netherlands and after that we visited each other regularly.
We got to know Jan for his pleasantness and humour, and how he loved to
drive around for a bit. He showed us the beautiful places in and around Chesley
whenever we came. He so often said if I could no longer drive what a
loss that would be. In his old age he still came to visit us in Eden even if it was
a 3.5 hour drive, he did not mind. He was given the age of 100 but now
you have to miss him.
We wish you much strength and the Lord’s nearness.
Geurt and Emmy Hoekman and Emmie’s Mom Gre Hazeleger.
My sincere condolences to the Winkel family.
My sincere condolences to the Winkels family. I’m sure you will cherish the special memories.
Our sincere condolences to the Winkels family.
We are thinking of you at this sad time.
I’m sorry for your loss
Our sincere condolences to all the family
Our sincerest sympathy to all of the Winkels family.
In this time of sadness the Lord, who knows are every need, will be your comfort and those who love and care for you will be holding you up in prayer….are deepest condolences
Sincere sympathy to the entire Winkels family for a life well lived.
John was a great neighbour. Our thoughts are with you at this time.
So sorry for your loss 💔
Dear aunt Doreen and family,
Our condolences on the passing of uncle John.
May the Lord help you all in these difficult days.
We will remember him from the few times we met him,
and the enthousiastic way he told old stories.
Our thoughts and prayers are with the family
So sorry for you loss of you father
Treasure the memories ❤️
Lieve Drien en familie,
mijn innige deelneming met het overlijden van jullie man en vader, en mijn broer Jan.
Van vroeger herinner ik me hem als een jongen die graag ging jagen en mollen vangen. Maar ook als iemand die, net als onze vader, graag mocht zingen. Hij ging altijd heel vroeg naar de kerk om vlakbij het orgel te zitten. Helaas weet ik niet zo heel veel van hem van vroeger omdat ik zijn kleine zusje was.
Ik wens jullie veel sterkte toe in deze moeilijke tijd.
Dat jullie maar veel kracht van de Heere mogen ontvangen.
Psalm 23:1
De Heere is mijn Herder, mij zal niets ontbreken…
Veel liefs, Aaltje Kuiper-Winkels
Dear Doreen and family,
my deepest condolences on the death of your husband and father, and my brother Jan.
I remember him from the past as a boy who liked to hunt and catch moles. but also as someone who, like our father, liked to sing. He always went to church very early to sit near the organ.
I don’t know very much about him as a boy because I was his little sister.
I wish you a lot of strength in this difficult time.
May you receive much strength from the Lord.
Psalm 23:1
The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want…
Lots of love, Aaltje Kuiper-Winkels
Our sincere condolences to all the family.
Our deepest sympathy with the loss of your husband, father/-inlaw, Grandfather and great grandfather. May the Lord strengthen you all in the day’s ahead.
My sincere sympathy to the entire Winkels family.
Dear Winkles family,
Our deepest condolences to you all and especially to Tante Doreen. Our thoughts are with you.
So sorry for the loss of your Dad. A long life well lived.
Our condolences to all the Winkles family. A lot of life lived by Jan
My condolences to the family.
We send our sincerest sympathies to the family.
So sorry to hear..Thinking and Praying for the whole Winkels Family.
Our sincerest condolences to the entire Winkels family.
Sincere condolences to the Winkels family.
Praying that God will comfort you as you mourn the loss of your dad. Our sincere condolences.
John, Karen and family
Please accept my sincere condolences on the passing of your father/grandfather
Sorry to hear about his death. I’ve been thinking about some of the stories his grandchildren have told me of his life in the Occupied Netherlands. May his memory be a blessing to those who he loved and was loved by.
Our sincere sympathy to the entire Winkel family.
Deepest sympathy to the Winkels family.
So sorry to hear of your loss. That’s an amazing long life. Hugs to the entire family.
My condolences to all. I used to enjoy his talks of living in places that mother and dad knew, and some of the same people. If I was out doing yard work and he was out for a drive on his scooter, my work would stop while we had a visit. Missed those after he didn’t come by.
Our condolences to the Winkels families
Sorry for your loss
My condolences with the loss of your husband,father and grandfather.