Elisabeth (Liz) REDIKOP
Elisabeth (Liz) Alida Redikop (nee Booi) passed peacefully at Greater Niagara General Hospital on Friday, April 3, 2026, at the age of 86. Born on May 19, 1939, in Dordrecht, Holland, she immigrated to Canada with her family by boat, arriving on her 13th birthday in 1952. She met her husband Jacob (Jake) and they married in 1959, raising their three girls and settling in Queenston, Ontario, where they were married for 66 years. She is lovingly remembered by her daughters Deberah Ruddy (John Girvan), Nancy Jenkins (Tim), and Lisa Merlino (Rich), as well as her grandchildren Sara Ruddy (Joe Kenney), John Jenkins (Vanessa), Brian Jenkins, Thomas Jenkins, Tyler Merlino, Jesse Merlino, and Stephanie Merlino (Chad Maurice), and her great-grandchildren Jacob and Connor Jenkins. Elisabeth is also survived by her siblings Arie Booi (Pearl) and Norman Booi (Christine), and her sister-in-law Barb Booi and brother-in-law Adolf Menge. She was predeceased by her grandson Shane Ruddy (2006) and siblings Joe Booi, Emma Walker (Eugene), Nick Booi, Alida Menge, Arina Howse (Ron), Dieny Kidd (Ken), Len Booi, and Joanne Booi. The family will receive friends at Patterson Funeral Home, 6062 Main St., Niagara Falls, on Sunday, April 12, 2026, from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m., followed by a memorial service in the chapel at 1 p.m. The service will also be livestreamed through the funeral home website or at https://funeraweb.tv/en/diffusions/122518. In lieu of flowers, donations to Niagara-on-the-Lake Palliative Care and Wellness through their website www.notlpc.com or via e-transfer to notlpc@bellnet.ca would be appreciated by the family.
