Swaving, Klaas

Swaving, Klaas - On January 5, 2013, Klaas Swaving was taken to be with his Lord. The family is comforted with words of 2 Timothy 4: 7. “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith”. Klaas Swaving was born in Onnen, Gronningen, on February 4, 1926. As a young man he spent the last years of WWII in hiding.  After the war, Klaas as eldest son was conscripted into the army and was sent to Indonesia. There he spent his time as a mechanic and ambulance driver.  Upon his return to the Netherlands, he started a delivery service using a horse and wagon. On April 16, 1952, he married Ida Berends. They immigrated to Canada in February 1954 with one son. Klaas worked for a year on the Crawford Curtis farm in the Belwood area. He moved to Burlington and worked for the Burlington P.U.C. for 7 years. Klaas desired to be self-employed, so in 1963 he bought the Warmington farm in Belwood. Almost immediately he started a small welding enterprise. At age 61 he retired from this business, passing it down to some of his sons but still remained very active by doing deliveries and pick ups. This enterprise is still operating today by some of his grandchildren. We all know that he loved to travel the local roads and even close to the end they would take a trip each day even if it was for a stop at a Tim Hortons and then back home again.Opa will be fondly remembered by his children and grandchildren who greatly enjoyed his stories, his animals and his basement treasures! Klaas and Ida were blessed with 60 years of marriage.
Missed by his wife:   Ida Swaving
Gerry & Therese Swaving
   Rose & Ralph Nijenhuis
       Shaelynn, Cole, Mckenna, Trent
   Kris & Brandie Swaving
       Mackenzie
   Lisa Swaving
   Marianne & Doug Vanderveen
       Korren, Gage
Dianne & Bob Vanleeuwen
   Dave & Ciska Vanleeuwen
       Ryan
   Kevin & Netty Vanleeuwen
       Janelle, Aaron, Ethan, Deswyn, Jade
   Wayne & Julie Vanleeuwen
       Sean
   Dean & Ria Vanleeuwen
       Timothy, Lauren, Adam
   Twyla & John Vanderwoerd
       Joseph, Julius
   Tonya & Herb Thalen
       Paige
John & Shirley Swaving
   Charmaine & Terrence Vis
       Andrew, Travis, Jared, Chase
   Tim & Alice Swaving
       Noah, Kyson, Levi, Declan, Ryker
   Janine & Rod Dykstra
       Tyler, Jaydelle, Kenzie
   Mike & Megan Swaving
       Summer
   Jeremy & Jacqueline Swaving
       Nevaya, Lukas
Whitney & Kyle Dejong
       Brooke
   Wes & Megan Swaving
       Mea
Ken & Debbie Swaving
   Brad & Shannon Swaving
       Aiden, Carly
   Todd Swaving & Bree Vanveen
   Dwayne & Kristen Swaving
       Mia, Zoe, Ella
   Scott & Jenna Swaving
       Ryder
   Kailey Swaving & Cameron Lodder
       Cody, Jared, Arielle
Paul & Heather Swaving
   Tyler, Tiffany, Kurtis, Kourtney