Mrs. Yvonne L. Koolhof
May 21, 1924 – June 23, 2020

Yvonne L. Koolhof, age 96 of Naples, passed away on June 23, 2020. She was born
in Catford, England on May 21, 1924 to the late George and Charlotte Wiseman.
Yvonne was a loving daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and
friend to many. She will be greatly missed.

Yvonne was an elementary school teacher in Bermuda in the 1950s, and in Prince
George County, in Maryland for many years. She received her teaching certificate in
England, and her Batchelor’s and Master’s Degrees in Education at the University of
Maryland in College Park, Maryland.

Yvonne loved the outdoors and shared this passion with her children on camping trips
across the United States. She was an avid conservationist, and a member of the
Friends of Fakahatchee group, dedicated to the preservation of the fragile ecosystem
of the Florida Everglades. She was also an amateur geologist, an artist, and an author.

In addition to her parents, Yvonne was preceded in death by her loving husband of 57
years, Russell Koolhof; and great-grandson, Daniel Portner.

Yvonne is survived by her children, Michel Koolhof (Alice), George Koolhof (Carol),
Vanessa Koolhof, and Eileen Koolhof Straughan (Allan); grandchildren, Michel-Lee
Koolhof, Heidi Hayes (Aaron), Sarah Koolhof, Melanie Griffiths (David), Matthew
Straughan (Katherine), and Nathan Straughan; great-grandchildren, Sylvea Koolhof,
Aurora Koolhof, Elexus Koolhof, Russell Koolhof, Frances Gay, Jordyn Gay, Charlotte
Griffiths, Victoria Griffiths, Turner Straughan, Lucienne Straughan, and Waverly
Straughan.

Visitation will be at Naples Funeral Home Monday, June 29,2020 from 3 to 5 pm. A
Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00am on Tuesday, June 30, 2020, at St. Peter the
Apostle Catholic Church in Naples, Florida. Interment will follow at Sarasota National
Cemetery, in Sarasota, Florida on Thursday, July 16, 2020. Arrangements entrusted to Naples Funeral Home.