Johanna Hendrika Van Davelaar, of Virginia Beach, Virginia, and formerly of Huntington Bay, New York, died October 6, 2020, at age 95.

Born (November 19, 1924) and educated in the Netherlands and versed in several languages, Johanna (Henny) emigrated with her husband to the United States in 1948. A lifelong career woman, she worked for the United Nations, the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Huntington (New York) and elsewhere on Long Island and in New York City until retiring and moving with her husband to Midlothian, Virginia.

An avid tennis player and world traveler, she was never one to sit still, always having something to do or somewhere to go and always impeccably dressed.

She will be remembered for always putting everyone else first and for her generosity to her loved ones. She instilled a love of animals and a love of the beach in her children.

Johanna was married to Frederik S. Van Davelaar (born in 1921 in Batavia, Dutch East Indies) from 1947 until his death in 2004.

She is survived by her children, Joan Carol Hughes of Richmond, Virginia, as well as Peter Campbell Van Davelaar and her daughter-in-law Ruth Anne Van Davelaar, of Norfolk, Virginia, and Peter’s daughter, Morgan Elizabeth Van Davelaar, of Virginia. Johanna is also survived by a brother, Pieter Johannes van Heusden, 91, of the Netherlands.

Johanna was preceded in death by her father, Pieter Johannes van Heusden, who raised her, and her mother, Maria Besselina Buijsman. Johanna was also predeceased by her stepmother, Louisa Maria Pieters, and half-brother, Rudolf Pierre van Heusden.

Those who wish to honor her life should plant tulips on her behalf.