Jan Harm Potgieter Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Jan Harm Potgieter of Milford, Massachusetts, who passed away on December 14, 2025, at the age of 82, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
In the sacred silence of farewell, Jan is released into the embrace of eternity, knowing that his light will continue to shine brightly in the tapestry of the lives of his loved ones. And as his memory is carried forward, may comfort be found in the knowledge that love is eternal, and that Jan's spirit lives on in the beauty that surrounds us.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Barend Christoffel Potgieter and Cornelia Jacoba Vreugdenburg; and his former wife Pattie. He is survived by: his wife Susanna Lesia Aletta Kruger; his daughter Maria Magdalena Steinmann; his son-in-law Frederick Carel Steinmann (Ferdi); his grandsons, Iwan Carl Steinmann and Marcu Frederich Steinmann; and his friend Laurie Martin.
IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, MEMORIAL CONTRIBUTIONS MAY BE MADE TO THE MENDON COMMUNITY CHURCH BUILDING FUND- 4 HARRINGTON STREET, MENDON, MA 01757.
