Ferdinand Peter van der Steur, Jr.

Ferdinand Peter van der Steur, Jr.

1940 - 2017

TYNGSBOROUGH – Ferdinand Peter van der Steur, Jr., age 77, a resident of Tyngsborough and formerly of Billerica, passed away on Friday, September 15, 2017, at his home, with his family by his side.  He was the loving husband of Maria Lucy (Gonzalez) van der Steur, with whom he would have celebrated their 51st wedding anniversary in November.

Born in India on May 22, 1940, he was a son of the late Ferdinand Pieter van der Steur, Sr. and the late Dorothy C. (Carr) van der Steur.

In Peter’s early life he experienced many odysseys of traveling and living in many countries around the world including India, the Philippines, Venezuela, and Colombia, where he met his loving wife Lucy, before making America his home for the past forty five years.

Prior to his retirement, he was employed as a maintenance mechanic for the Polaroid Company in Waltham.

Peter loved nature and all it had to offer, fishing, bird watching and he also enjoyed woodworking.  But most of all he loved being a big dreamer.

Surviving him in addition to his wife Lucy are a daughter and son in law, Catherine Parker and her husband Scott of Tyngsborough; a son and daughter in law, Peter van der Steur, III and his wife Kathryn of Milford, MA; three loving grandchildren, Madison Parker, Andrew Parker and Sydney Parker; his sister, M. Wendy Vandersteur of Milford MA, his brother and sister in law, Norman and Lucia Van Der Steur of Pepperell; and his sister and brother in law, Daniella and Daniel Uribe of Londonderry, NH; he also leaves nieces and nephews.

VAN DER STEUR – A memorial service will be held at a later date. Those wishing may make a memorial donation to the Lowell General Cancer Center, Philanthropy Office, 295 Varnum Ave., Lowell, MA 01854.  

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