BROOKFIELD, Conn. – George V. Van Deventer died Nov. 18, 2023. Born in Newark, N.J. in 1935, he was the son of George W. and Bertha E. (Hulsman) Van Deventer.
A truck driver, a dairy farmer, a poet, among other vocations, George was a “peasant poet” and “undocumented intellectual.”
He was predeceased by his wife, Arlene, of 43 years. George is survived by his daughter, Susan; granddaughter, Mia.
A celebration of his life will be held at 1 p.m. on Jan. 27 at Congregational Church of Bristol, Maine, https://www.ccobucc.org/.
Full obituary and info about donations at https://everloved.com/life-of/george-van-deventer/obituary/.
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