Obituary of Johanna "Sjanny" Hurst (nee Timmers)

Johanna "Sjanny" Hurst, 69, of Niagara Falls, Ontario, passed away in the morning of July 26th, 2023, after a 16-month battle with cancer. Sjanny, eldest of 5, was born September 11th, 1953, in Holland to Martin and Betsy Timmers. With her family she moved to Canada as a young girl and grew up in Port Robinson, Ontario. Sjanny graduated from Niagara College as an Early Childhood Educator. Her love of children was evident in the pride she took as a mother to Elizabeth, Marie-Jose, and Antoinette. Her passions were her family, sewing, baking and cooking.

Sjanny was predeceased by her first husband, Piet Diks, second husband David Hurst, her father Martin Timmers, and her brother John Timmers. She will be greatly missed by not only her three daughters, but also her sons (in law) Chris and Jeff, her 7 grandchildren Chloe, Kaden, Riley, Sydney, Alexandria, Jacob, and Colton, sister Theresa & her husband Martin, her brothers and their wives Frank (Debbie) and Henry (Lisa), honorary sister and brother Dorry and Doug, godson Johnny, her nieces and nephews Corey, Corina, Jesse, Lucas, Angela, Geert, Katrina, Kristen, Tyler, Nicholas, Ryan and their partners, mother Betsy, stepson David Christopher (Yoko), stepdaughter Leslie, cousins, aunts, uncles, great-nieces/nephews and friends.

In keeping with Sjanny’s wishes a cremation has taken place. A Funeral Mass will be held on Saturday September 9, 2023 at St. Kevin Catholic Church, 303 Niagara St., Welland, at 11 a.m. followed by a Celebration of Life at the Fonthill Fire Department Station 177, RR #20, Fonthill at 1:30 p.m. We would like to give a special thank you to Dr. Bob MacMillan, the Jurvinski and Walker Cancer Centre Team, the staff and support at Stamford Estates, the kind and special nurses and PSW team with ParaMed. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Make a Wish Foundation, Diabetes Association or Canadian Cancer Society.