Bernardina Bax, formerly of Whitby, died at Holland Christian Home in Brampton on January 20, 1994. She was 82.
She was born in Waddinxveen, the Netherlands, on April 18, 1911, daughter of Adrianus Johannes and Bernardina (De Groot) Brouwer.
She married Teunis Cornelis Bax on November 11, 1937.
A Whitby resident from 1952 to 1991, Mrs. Bax was a registered nursing assistant at Whitby Psychiatric Hospital until he retirement in 1976.
She was a member of Netherlands Reformed Congregation in MArkham.
She is survived by her son Simon (and his wife Anna) of Whitby, son Archie (and his wife Ria) of Brampton, grandchildren Wlisabeth, Jeff, Michael, Annette and Jonathon, nephew John (and Mary) Brouwer of Oshawa, two sisters in the Netherlands.
She was predeceased by her husband in 1960 and grand-daughter Stephanie.
The funeral service was held at Emmanuel Reformed Church in Whitby, Rev. J.R. Boeke conducting. Interment at Mount Lawn Cemetery.