Tina Prenger
May 14, 1932 – April 19, 2015
“Come to Me all that are weary and burdened and I will give you rest”
Matthew 11, verse 28
Tina Prenger, resident of Glacier Ridge passed away peacefully at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Science Centre with family by her side on April 19, 2015.
Tina was born in Drachten, Netherlands, daughter of Trintje and Jacob Ypma. At age 5 her and her family immigrated to Argentina where she spent most of her childhood. She learned fluent Spanish and along with her siblings, helped out with their family’s dairy farm. In 1948 the Ypma family immigrated to the Thunder Bay area where she met and married Henry Prenger in 1953.
Tina and Henry raised their family of six children and worked hard on their Paipoonge dairy farm but always found time for family and getaways.
Tina loved camping, knitting, reading, traveling, swimming and social gatherings with her friends and family. Later on in life she thoroughly enjoyed her winters in Florida and summers camping at Dog Lake. But most of all, Tina loved the company of her grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Tina was a dedicated member of Hope Christian Reformed Church. Tina will be sadly missed by her children, Harry (Clara) Prenger, Tracy (Gary) Moskalyk, Janice Prenger-Senf, Marlene (Don) Cronk, Tony (Donna) Prenger and Christa Prenger (Randy Salamon), sisters Elizabeth Zandstra, Nellie (Peter) VanDyken and Julie (Tom) Jenkins, 15 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren as well as numerous other relatives.
Tina was predeceased by her husband Henry, her parents, Trintje and Jacob Ypma, Henry’s parents, Jenny and Herman Prenger, son-in-law Ernie Senf, siblings Ruth Muller, George Ypma and Winnie Vanderleest.
Visitation for family and friends will be held Wednesday, April 22, 2015, 6pm to 8pm at the Blake Funeral Chapel, 200 May St S. Memorial Service will be held on Thursday, April 23, 2015 at 1pm at Hope Christian Reformed Church, 1315 Crawford Ave with Pastor Joe Hamilton officiating. Preceding the Memorial Service the Internment will be held at 11:30am at Stanley Hill Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The Arthritis Society - Thunder Bay.
Tina Prenger will be remembered in the Blake Funeral Chapel Memorial Grove. Annual dedication service Sunday, June 12, 2016.
