Gerarda VanWaalwijk Obituary

The world bids farewell to Gerarda VanWaalwijk of Manahawkin, New Jersey, departing on April 20, 2024 at the age of 96. Gerarda leaves behind memories cherished by the community. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

As we bid farewell to this luminous soul, let her loved ones carry forward the torch of her memory, illuminating the path ahead with the warmth of her love and the brilliance of her spirit. Though Gerarda may journey beyond the horizon of our sight, her essence remains woven into the very fabric of our being — a guiding light in the darkness, a beacon of hope in the night.

She was predeceased by: her husband Jacobus P. VanWaalwijk. She is survived by: her children, Yvonne Samaha, Nora Fraumann, John J. VanWaalwijk, Richard VanWaalwijk and Edward VanWaalwijk; and her brother Henk DeVries. She is also survived by her nine grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren with her thirteenth great grandchild on the way, and her many extended family and friends.