Obituary of Willem Driessen

Willem DriessenWillem Driessen of Eugene died Aug. 10 of age-related causes. He was 85. No service is planned.He was born Dec. 27, 1924, in The Hague, Netherlands, to Laurens and Clasina Von Berg Driessen.He married Elisabeth Burger on Jan. 22, 1947, in The Hague.He was an importer/wholesaler of flower bulbs.Survivors include his wife; a son, Lou of Hillsboro; two daughters, Ada Costanzo of Hillsboro and Sylvia Sherry of Eugene; seven brothers, Louw, Hans, Harry and Frits, all of the Netherlands, and Jan, Chris and George, all of California; three sisters, Clasina deNiet and Loes van Schaik, both of the Netherlands, and Willy Borio of California; and six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.Arrangements by Musgrove Family Mortuary in Eugene.