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Petronella Beerman
July 8, 2015
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<div itemprop="description">BEERMAN (n&eacute;e van Hassel), Petronella (Ellen) Johanna Maria &ndash; It is with sadness that the family of Ellen Beerman, 81, of Dartmouth, announce her passing on Wednesday, July 8th, 2015, in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, she was the daughter of the late Wilhelmina (n&eacute;e van Dijk) and Johannas van Hassel. Ellen grew up with her three sisters in German-occupied Amsterdam through the war and later became a professional seamstress in the fashion industry. Ellen married Bernard in January 1959, and they immigrated to Montr&eacute;al in 1960 to start a new life. They lived in the Montr&eacute;al area until shortly after Bernard&rsquo;s passing in 1996, at which time Ellen moved to Dartmouth to be close to her son&rsquo;s family. Ellen was always a caring person and ready to help those in need. She had a passion for cooking, sewing, knitting, crochet and cross-stitching. Ellen was predeceased by her husband Bernard (1996), her first son Michael (1961) and her twin sister Willy (2013). She is survived by her older sister Jo (Leiden, Netherlands), younger sister Ans (Velserbroek, Netherlands), son David (Debbie), and grandsons Brendan and Derek (Dartmouth). The family would like to acknowledge the care and compassion provided to Ellen by her physician, Dr. Bradley Izzard, and the third floor staff at Dartmouth General Hospital. Visitation will be held 6-8 pm Saturday July 11th in Cole Harbour Funeral Home, 1234 Cole Harbour Rd., Dartmouth. In lieu flowers, please consider a donation to Dartmouth General Hospital in memory of Ellen via their foundation at www.dghfoundation.ca. Alternately, you can call the foundation at 902-465-8560. Online condolences may be sent by visiting www.coleharbourfuneral.com</div>