Reitsma, Aatje (Alice)

Aaltje (Alice) Reitsma nee van Ryssen, a devoted and caring mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend to many. It is with great sadness that we announce Alice's passing, she will be fondly remembered by all whose lives she shared in. She loved, guided and cherished her family, she has left behind a great foundation upon which her family can grow. Left to celebrate her life are her three daughters, Lizzie Fox, Lethbridge, Marijke Reitsma, Lethbridge, Dorothy (Darren) Gierulski, Crowsnest Pass, her grand children, Laine Gomany (Sharryl) Lethbridge, Simon (Nathalie) Long, Crowsnest Pass, David (Robyn) Long, Brandon MB, AdamLong (Shelby Flath), Calgary, her great grandchildren,Jared and Aiden Gomany, Nolan, Isabella and Marlee Long,her sister Lien, Nederlands sister in law Ali, other family in Holland, her nephew John (Hilda), Dykslag, nieces Nancy Bouwman, Willie (Denis) Coutts and many great nieces, great nephews and wonderful friends. She was predeceased by her mother and father, her 3 bothers and 1 sister, her beloved husband Jochem. Alice emigrated from Holland with Jochem and their two daughters back in 1952 to Lethbridge to start a new chapter, where they hoped to provide a better life for their family. Over the years Alice worked very hard at numerous jobs gaining experience along the way. She retired from the Campbell clinic in 1992 after many years of service for the clinic doctors whom she fondlyremembered. Alice loved to travel back to Holland to visit family, she loved to watch and care for her grandchildren. One of the things Alice's family and friends will remember is she enjoyed riding her bike around the city going here and there up until a grand age of 89. Alice lived a simple but fulfilling life.A private family service will be held at a later date.