Pieter Christiaan De Jager

Pieter Christiaan de Jager, age 83, passed away August 12, 2018, at his residence in Hastings.

He was born June 28, 1935, in Singapore, the second son of parents Bastiaan Daniel de Jager and Catharina Maria Vermeulen, from the Netherlands.  His father was temporarily working in Singapore at the time.

While living in Indonesia during the war in 1942, he was captured with his family and sent to an internment camp, and endured great hardship.

After liberation in 1945, Pieter, his mother and three brothers returned to the Netherlands.  His father was required to remain in Indonesia until 1948, when he joined them in the Netherlands.

In 1954 Pieter emigrated to Australia where he married Anneke Peelen.  To this union was born a daughter, Charmain Annette in 1961.

While in Australia he became a soldier in the Australian service.  In 1970 he and his daughter Charmain emigrated to the Netherlands.
In 1978, he emigrated to the United States and received his pilot's license.  He was a flight instructor from 1980 to 1996 at the Hastings Airport.
Pieter was avid gardner and loved to plant bulbs from his native country, the Netherlands.  He put great effort and love into his house and gardens.

Pieter is survived by his daughter Charmain de Jager (Jacobus Hendrikus Van Schijndel) of Middelburg the Netherlands.  Brothers, Bastiaan Jacobus de Jager and partner Hennie of Middelburg, Jacob Andries (Elizabeth Adriaanse) de Jager of Oostkapelle, brother-in-law, Jean Nehr of Aix en Provence, sisters-in-law, Nel Steenhuyzen de Jager, former sister-in-law, Cara Jongepier, and several nieces and nephews.

He was predeceased by his parents, wife, Anneke Peelen, sister, Anneke de Jager-Nehr, brother Cornelis Pieter de Jager, grandson, Tommy IJdens, and son-in-law, Chris IJdens.

Pieter will be sorely missed by his relatives and friends.

Cremation has taken place.  A memorial service will be planned in the Netherlands.