Lena Elisabeth LANGSCHMIDT

LANGSCHMIDT-TUCK, Lena (Leny) Elisabeth Born November 2nd, 1943 in war torn Holland to Cornelis Langschmidt and Petronella Antoinette Ernst. Moved to Canada with her parents and brother, Johann (John) in 1951, but never truly left. Holland was always in her heart. She married Dale in 1966 and mothered two children, her daughter Deborah (Michael Riley) and her son Lawrence (Julie Caron). She was a loving Oma to Kathleen Riley, Yannick Tuck and to her "adopted" grandchildren Ryan and Allison Hatcher. She devoted her life to keeping in touch via phone calls, letters, pictures, dinners, etc. Family and friends were the most important thing to Leny and all that were fortunate enough to have known her have been touched by her love and thoughtfulness. At Leny's request, there will be no funeral. An open house will be held to celebrate Leny's life. Anyone who shared part of Leny's life is welcome to attend and share a memory. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Canadian Cancer Society or the Elisabeth Bruyere Centre would be appreciated. Published in the Ottawa Citizen on 8/16/2008