Oupa Opie's Memoirs
Personal Reminiscences of William Henry Opie (1906-1997)
Description:... William Henry Opie was born on 15 May 1906 in Paarl, South Africa and passed away on 4 August 1997. He married Maria Magdalena (Le Roux) Opie on 30 April 1932 in Camps Bay. She was born on 28 January 1909 in Botriver, Caledon district and passed away in Hermanus on 6 July 1995. They had four children:
• Lionel Henry Opie – born 6 May 1933 in Hanover; died 20 February 2020 Kenilworth, Cape Town
• Jancis Georgina (Opie) Jacobs – born 24 September 1936 in Hanover; died 17 July 2010 Hermanus
• Amanda Marie (Opie) Waker, “Mandy” – born 3 May 1938 in Hanover; died 21 March 2011 Rondebosch, Cape Town
• Henriette Rachel Opie, “Hetty” – born 30 December 1949 at Del Herbe maternity home Cape Town; died 12 March 1979 Cape Town. The Opie family members were all laid to rest in On Rust Cemetery, Hermanus, South Africa
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