Friday, May 23, 2025 | 10:30 AM
Antoine "Tony" Poppelaars, 95, of Boerne, Texas, passed away peacefully on December 21, 2024. Born in the Netherlands, Tony studied Architectural Engineering in Tilburg, Holland. It was during a celebration of his graduation that he met the love of his life, Simone. Their love story began with their marriage in 1953 when they moved to Toronto Canada. Together, they immigrated to Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1956, where Tony began his career with General Mills before starting his own custom home building business.
Tony loved family, fishing, woodworking, and sharing stories around the kitchen table. He was a devoted family man, deeply proud of his wife, children, and grandchildren. As a devout Catholic, his faith was central to his life, and he was a constant source of love and strength for his family and friends. He is now reunited with his beloved wife, Simone, in heaven.
Tony is survived by his daughters: Linda Poppelaars (Bruce Fein) TN, Cathy Mitchell (Stephen) TX, and son Dan Poppelaars(Carrie) WA; nine grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and his sister, Anne Waegemakers, in Toronto, Canada.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to CurePSP.
““This is my Commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. Greater love has no man than this, that a may lay down his life for his friends.” ”