Obituary of Gerda Beversluis

BEVERSLUIS, Gerda T. age 85 of Wyckoff, formerly of Prospect Park, died peacefully on Saturday, April 28, 2012. Gerda was a lifelong resident of Prospect Park, before moving to Wyckoff 8 months ago. Her entire career was devoted to teaching, including Eastern Christian School Association and the Pequannock Twp. School system. Gerda is survived by her sister Anne Etterbeek of Wyckoff. Her joy was her family, even though never married her family consisted of more than 120 nieces, nephews, grand and great grand nieces and nephews spread throughout the country. She was in constant contact with them through phone calls, sharing of photographs and visits. Gerda especially loved spending time with the children. She was the glue that held the family together. She was pre-deceased by her brothers Henry, Martin, Adrian, William, Peter and Nico, and her sisters Anna Beversluis and Elizabeth Rooze. Funeral services will be held Thursday, 10:30 AM at the Vander Plaat Funeral Home (www.vpfh.com), 257 Godwin Avenue, Wyckoff, NJ. Interment will follow in the Fair Lawn Memorial Cemetery. Visiting is Wednesday 6:00 to 9:00 PM. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Eastern Christian School Association, 50 Oakwood Avenue, North Haledon, NJ 07508.