Obituary of Ludovicus "Louis" Derks

The family of Louis Derks of Melville, beloved husband of Femmy Derks, sadly announce his passing on February 4, 2023. He was 71 years of age. A visitation for family & friends will be held on Friday, February 10, 2023 from 7:00 p.m - 9:00 p.m from the Chapel of Bailey's Funeral Home, Melville. A private family funeral service will be held on Saturday, February 11, 2023, with the interment to follow in the Meville Municipal Cemetery. Mijn grote liefde, onze fijne vader, schoonvader en opa, heeft het leven los moeten laten. Louis Derks 48 Femmy Derks van der Linde Biggar: Mathijs & Amanda Astrid, Nola & Marit Melville: Jan & Femke Stijn Melville: Peter & Brandice Kaydyn & Paisley Yorkton: Leon and Leah Quinn & Falco Box 1311 Melville SK Canada S0A 2P0 Louis was born in Amerika, Netherlands. He was the first of eight children. When he was twelve, he moved with his family to the Noordoostpolder (North). Louis studied farming in school then he served in the army for one year. Afterwards he worked as a farmer. In 1974 he married Femmy and together they had four boys. During that time, in 1982, Louis took over his family’s farm. Louis and his wife Femmy worked tirelessly to build their own family farm. They grew many types of flowers, potatoes, sugar beets, carrots, and onions. In the late 1990’s Louis fell in love with Canada when they were visiting for their 25th wedding anniversary. Louis and Femmy moved their family to Canada a few years later. They bought a grain farm near Melville Sk. Louis retired from farming in 2011 and let his boys carry on their family farm. In the Netherlands Louis loved socializing, fishing, hunting, breeding show jumping horses and their annual winter ski trip. In Canada he loved fishing, boating, keeping up with the world on his laptop and the great open skies on his farm. He loved watching his grandchildren play in the house and on the deck, which was his favourite spot. Louis wife, children and grandchildren will greatly miss his quiet presence. RIP opa. Service Details. Visitation When: Friday, February 10th, 2023 7:00pm - 9:00pm Location: Bailey's Funeral Home - Melville Address: 101 Fifth Ave. W. MELVILLE, SK S0A 2P0 Interment Location: Melville Municipal Cemetery Address: Highway #47 South, 2kms East on Cemetery Rd MELVILLE, SK S0A 2P0 Online Memory & Photo Sharing Event Orders begin printing on February 16 Online Event About this event In Loving Memory Of Ludovicus "Louis" Derks January 9, 1952 - February 4, 2023 Look inside to read what others have shared Family and friends are coming together online to create a special keepsake. Every memory left on the online obituary will be automatically included in this book. View Tribute Book