- Date Of Birth: February 20, 1942
- Date Of Death: December 14, 2016
- State: Connecticut
Peter Jan Reenstra of Colchester and formerly of Lebanon, went to his rest in Heaven after a long and courageous battle with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) on Wednesday (Dec. 14, 2016) at the age of 74.
He leaves his beloved wife of 38 years, Donna (Parzero) Reenstra; three children, Michael, Jeffrey and Lydia Reenstra; two siblings, Victoria Jones of Long Island and Stephen Reenstra of New Jersey; and numerous extended family members and friends.
Born Feb. 20, 1942 in Passaic, NJ, he was the son of the late Raymond and Carolyn (Davidson) Reenstra.
Mr. Reenstra served proudly with the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War. He was a founding member and Past President of the American Amphibious Force Association.
For 29 years, he had worked as a pipefitter for Pratt & Whitney and went on to work in the IT Department at Capital Community College before his retirement in 2012.
Mr. Reenstra had been an active member of the Republican Town Committee in Lebanon and served as Secretary for many years.
Peter was an active communicant of St.
The family will receive guests 4 – 7 PM Friday (Dec.
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