Marinus “Martin” Johannes Van Eijk, 87, of Ventura, CA, died May 6, 2016 of health related complications. He is survived by his brother Ton Van Eijk; ex wife Hetty Shurtleff; his children Barbara Luttrell, Monique Cooper, Robin Van Eyk, Tania Farmer, and Cherie Vickery; 12 grand children and 4 great grand children.
Martin was born January 26, 1929 in Den Haag, Netherlands, the son of Nellie and Marinus Van Eijk. Martin had one brother, Ton, who is still living in the Netherlands. After serving in the Dutch Air Force, Martin married Hetty Roth in 1958 and immigrated to America in 1959.
He and Hetty moved to California and first resided in San Gabriel, CA. In 1969 they moved to Ventura, CA where Martin first started working for the Ventura County Flood Control. He worked for the County of Ventura for the next 25 years. He retired in 1994 and spent the rest of his life taking walks along the Ventura Promenade, day trips to the Santa Ynez Valley, and traveling back to Holland to visit family and friends.
A memorial service will be held Monday, May 16th, 1:00 P.M. at the JOSEPH P. REARDON FUNERAL HOME, 757 East Main Street, Ventura, CA