JANUARY 22, 2009

At 2:00 AM on January 22nd, Jocelyn passed away peacefully in her sleep with John and Darryl at her side.

Visitation will be at Bethany CRC (1040 Balfour Avenue, Fenwick) on Friday, January 23rd, from 1:00-4:00PM and 6:00-9:00PM.

Interment will be at Hillside Cemetery in Ridgeville on Saturday, January 24th for immediate family and close friends. Please meet at Bethany CRC at 10:00AM, and we will proceed from there.

We invite everyone to come to a memorial celebration service in memory of Jocelyn at Bethany CRC beginning at 11:00 on Saturday, January 24th, with a reception following in the fellowship hall.

In Lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Rose City Kids (http://www.rosecitykids.com/) a children's ministry program in Welland and/or to Christian Reformed World Missions (http://www.crcna.org/pages/crwm.cfm) where Jocelyn served as a board member.

January 21, 2009

We haven't updated the blog in some time, as we have been tending to Jocelyn in her dying days. On Sunday morning, we had a few precious hours when Jocelyn became more alert and blessed John, the boys, and her parents with hugs and kisses. Since Sunday afternoon, she has been unresponsive. We are sure that she is not in any pain or discomfort, and John and the boys are with her around the clock. We appreciate your prayers and love, more than we can say.

(Jocelyn's family)

ROSE CITY KIDS

Rose City Kids is a ministry that started last spring which currently has 70 community kids from Welland attending its program. This ministry was started by John, Sonya, and Elise Wierenga, Hielke Janssens, and Jocelyn Langendoen.





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We as a family would like to thank everyone for all of the ways you continue to love and support us. At this time we would like to make a request that all family and friends please connect with John before coming to visit Jocelyn at the hospital. Lately she is very tired and needs her rest. Although Jocelyn sleeps through much of the day, when she is awake she still smiles and still can make her usual witty remarks. While we appreciate the visitors, these visits tend to be too much for her to handle at this time. Thank-you again for all your love and support.