WILLEM N. VANRIJSWIJCK
Willem Noel VanRijswijck, 71, of Leavenworth, KS passed away on Monday, November 9th, 2020 at Providence Medical Center in Kansas City, KS. The family will receive friends at a visitation prior to the Memorial service from 2 to 3 pm, Monday, Nov. 16, at the Alden-Harrington Funeral Home in Bonner Springs, KS where the Memorial service will follow at 3 pm, on Monday afternoon Nov. 16, also at the funeral home.
Willem was born in Surabaya, Indonesia and grew up in the Netherlands. He fell in love with a beautiful nursing student in Groningen, who stole his heart. They proceeded to marry and have 3 sons and 3 daughters. As a loving father and grandfather, Willem worked hard to care for his family. He was always willing to help anyone in need and served in many capacities throughout his life, beginning with his service in the Dutch Air Force as a young newlywed. Willem loved to travel, work on cars and spend time with family. He will always be lovingly remembered for living his life on his own terms and for the significant impact that he had on his children and grandchildren. He will be missed dearly.
He was proceeded in death by 5 sibblings, Jan Van Rijswijck, Sylvia Els De Kamps, Stanley Tyrone Bartholomeusz, Rodney Gary Bartholomeusz and Lorraine Joan Miskin.
He is survived by his loving wife, Anna Van Rijswijck, children, John Van Rijswijck, Mary-Ann Warren, Jim Van Rijswijck, Pete Van Rijswijck, Naomi Panui, Hannah Taito, siblings, Paul Andre Van Rijswijck, Adolphine De Groot and Shirley Arleen Morris, 26 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.