Max Antoine van den Vrijhoef 11/09/1924 ~ 08/14/2010 OCEANSIDE -- Max Antoine van den Vrijhoef "Opa" passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, August 14, 2010, surrounded by his loving family. Max was born in Penang, Malaysia. He married Elsie Spaans in 1946. They lived in Indonesia, the Netherlands, and Australia before migrating to America with his family in 1963. Max was an electrician for over 30 years. He was a devoted family man who could fix anything and loved working around his house and yard. He enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Max is survived by his wife of 64 years, Elsie; and their five children, Dick van den Vrijhoef, Inka (David) Isa, Anja (Clark) Wells, Ineke (Eddie) Chapman, and Chiel van den Vrijhoef; 17 grandchildren and 35 great-grandchildren; and brother, Jules (Ria) van den Vrijhoef. He was preceded in death by his brother, Renee Camerik. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m., Sunday, August 22, at Eternal Hills Chapel in Oceanside, Calif. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Alzheimer's Association
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