Cornelis 'Neil' Bruynis
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Cornelis "Neil" Bruynis, 88, of Goshen, passed away March 8, 2019.
He was born on Jan. 15, 1931 in Nieuw-Vennep, Haarlemmermeer, The Netherlands, the son of the late Nicholaas Giesbertus and Hendrika (van Elderen) Bruynis.
He was the beloved husband of the late Hillegonda Magdelena (van Wyk) Bruynis; the loving father of Nick (Gail) Bruynis, Lynn (Eric) Broyles and Chris (Kathy) Bruynis; the caring grandfather of Michelle (Scott) Pendang, Elizabeth Bruynis, Susan (Kevin) Dehner, Michael (Jennifer) Broyles, Christopher Broyles, Jason (Amanda) Broyles, Stephen (Alicia) Broyles, Timothy Broyles, Virginia (James) Smith, Heather (Carl) Hoy, Danielle (Clinton) Hirschfeld and Lauren (Chris) Witek; the proud great-grandfather of Kalena Pendang, Kalani Pendang, Sophie Broyles, Samuel Broyles, Aaron Broyles, Jacob Broyles, Jackson Broyles, Hudson Broyles, Jimmy Smith, Victoria Smith, Mason Smith, Addison Shifflet, Case Hoy, Reagan Hirschfeld, Benjamin Hirschfeld and Grant Hirschfeld.
He also was the dear brother of Tine van Bemmel, Anton Bruynis, Henney van der Willik, Rida Bruynis, Joke Bruynis and the late Awoud Bruynis. Also surviving are numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and many dear friends.
Neil proudly served in the Royal Dutch Air Force as a paramedic. Neil spent his career as a dairy farmer and later as a beef producer. He served as president on the Western Water Board. He was a member and past president of the Clermont County Farm Bureau. He also was a member of the Clermont County Republican Central Committee, past president of the Ohio Council of Cooperatives, former member of DHIA Board, former delegate to COBA/Select Sires, delegate for Milk Marketing Inc. and a committee member of the Ohio State University Extension Advisory Committee.
Neil was a faithful member of Pleasant Plain Presbyterian Church since 1958 and served as an elder for many terms.
Friends and family will be received from 2-4 p.m. and from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, March 14 at Tufts Schildmeyer Funeral Home, 1668 S.R. 28, Goshen, Ohio 45122.
Services will be 10 a.m. Friday, March 15 at Pleasant Plain Presbyterian Church, 10198 S.R. 132, Pleasant Plain, Ohio 45162. Interment will be in the Goshen Cemetery, Goshen Township, Clermont County, Ohio.
Memorial donations may be made in memory of Cornelis Bruynis to Pleasant Plain Presbyterian Church Bell Restoration Fund, P.O. Box 38, Pleasant Plain, Ohio 45162.
For more information, visit https://www.tuftsschildmeyer.com/.
He was born on Jan. 15, 1931 in Nieuw-Vennep, Haarlemmermeer, The Netherlands, the son of the late Nicholaas Giesbertus and Hendrika (van Elderen) Bruynis.
He was the beloved husband of the late Hillegonda Magdelena (van Wyk) Bruynis; the loving father of Nick (Gail) Bruynis, Lynn (Eric) Broyles and Chris (Kathy) Bruynis; the caring grandfather of Michelle (Scott) Pendang, Elizabeth Bruynis, Susan (Kevin) Dehner, Michael (Jennifer) Broyles, Christopher Broyles, Jason (Amanda) Broyles, Stephen (Alicia) Broyles, Timothy Broyles, Virginia (James) Smith, Heather (Carl) Hoy, Danielle (Clinton) Hirschfeld and Lauren (Chris) Witek; the proud great-grandfather of Kalena Pendang, Kalani Pendang, Sophie Broyles, Samuel Broyles, Aaron Broyles, Jacob Broyles, Jackson Broyles, Hudson Broyles, Jimmy Smith, Victoria Smith, Mason Smith, Addison Shifflet, Case Hoy, Reagan Hirschfeld, Benjamin Hirschfeld and Grant Hirschfeld.
He also was the dear brother of Tine van Bemmel, Anton Bruynis, Henney van der Willik, Rida Bruynis, Joke Bruynis and the late Awoud Bruynis. Also surviving are numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and many dear friends.
Neil proudly served in the Royal Dutch Air Force as a paramedic. Neil spent his career as a dairy farmer and later as a beef producer. He served as president on the Western Water Board. He was a member and past president of the Clermont County Farm Bureau. He also was a member of the Clermont County Republican Central Committee, past president of the Ohio Council of Cooperatives, former member of DHIA Board, former delegate to COBA/Select Sires, delegate for Milk Marketing Inc. and a committee member of the Ohio State University Extension Advisory Committee.
Neil was a faithful member of Pleasant Plain Presbyterian Church since 1958 and served as an elder for many terms.
Friends and family will be received from 2-4 p.m. and from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, March 14 at Tufts Schildmeyer Funeral Home, 1668 S.R. 28, Goshen, Ohio 45122.
Services will be 10 a.m. Friday, March 15 at Pleasant Plain Presbyterian Church, 10198 S.R. 132, Pleasant Plain, Ohio 45162. Interment will be in the Goshen Cemetery, Goshen Township, Clermont County, Ohio.
Memorial donations may be made in memory of Cornelis Bruynis to Pleasant Plain Presbyterian Church Bell Restoration Fund, P.O. Box 38, Pleasant Plain, Ohio 45162.
For more information, visit https://www.tuftsschildmeyer.com/.