It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Dr. Lucretia van den Berg on January 23rd, 2025 at the age of 72. Lucretia was a distinguished and highly regarded physician whose contributions to medicine, the field of endocrinology, and compassionate care touched countless lives. She was born in England in 1952 to South African parents, and moved to Rustenburg S.A., in 1961, where she received her medical education at the University of Pretoria S.A., graduating in 1974. Lucretia immigrated to Canada in 1976, where she pursued a residency in Endocrinology and Metabolism in both Toronto and Edmonton. In 1983, Lucretia established a private Practice in Edmonton specialising in Endocrinology which she later moved to Victoria in 1992. Lucretia is predeceased by her late partner, Dr. Jerry Tenenbaum. She is survived by her son, Tyler Overton-Paszek in Victoria, B.C., her sister, Dawn Rossiter in Cape Town, S.A., and the extended Steenekamp family in South Africa.
There will be a celebration of life in Victoria B.C. in March/April, 2025. For details, please email LVDBestate@icloud.com
Condolences may be offered to the family below.
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Elizabeth Metcalfe
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Leah Byron Awe I am sorry to hear about her passing. She was a great Dr, and her and I shared lots of laughs while I was her patient. She was a great help to me and always asked about my family when we saw each other. May she rest in peace
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Sharon Jayatunge Dr. Van den Berg was my doctor for several years. Very sad to hear of her passing. She took a sincere interest in all her patients, was kind, compassionate and gave wonderful hugs! Your mother kept me up to date with what you were up to Tyler and spoke of you with motherly tenderness. May your happy memories be a comfort to you at this sad time. I believe she is with Jerry now and still watching over you.
Sincere condolences to all the family.
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Walene Whitaker When I first met Dr Van Den Berg over 20 years ago she told me it was my lucky day as someone had just cancelled a specialized treatment at the hospital and I could take that appt. It was indeed my lucky day as she was a kind and trusted physician and I remained her patient until she retired.
I remember how fondly she talked of her son and had his photo in the office. We both had children living in London Uk for a time and she was so proud of him.
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Andrea Toth Tyler,
I am so sorry to hear of your mother’s passing. I knew Lucretia many years ago when you were a young boy, and we had some wonderful sailing adventures together. I remember her for her intelligence, kindness and sense of humour. Condolences to you.
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Carol Williams My condolences to the family. I was one of Dr. van den Berg’s long standing patients which we always used to commiserate about & share a chuckle. She was the best Dr. and I always knew I was very well looked after.
Such a loss……
Carol
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Mary Ellen McColl I admired her as a colleague and valued her as a friend
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Aaron Devor Tyler, I’m very sorry for your loss.
I knew Lucretia for many years and had great respect and fondness for her. Our paths first crossed because we were both working with the Trans community in the early 1990s. Lucretia was a compassionate pioneer. For many years, she was the only endocrinologist in Victoria who served the needs of the Trans community. She was an excellent doctor who treated her Trans patients with kindness and respect, which was something that not many doctors did back then.
I hope that Lucretia has found Jerry again and that they are enjoying another life together.
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Pat Taylor My condolences to Dr. van den Berg’s family, friends and medical colleagues she treasured. She is a great loss to our community. She was dedicated, kind and caring to her patients and one of the first to start a women’s health clinic in her practice. I will miss her not only as being my physician for some years but most important as being a wonderful human being! -Pat Taylor
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Judith Bellis I am so sad to learn of Dr. van den Berg’s passing. She was my Doctor and I will always be grateful for her wise counsel and superior medical knowledge and analysis. My sincere condolences to her family.
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Nancy and Ron Grossman Dear Tyler,
I only met your mother once, in passing, but I knew her to be a lovely person and a wonderful doctor. Our heartfelt condolences on her loss. May her memory be a blessing.Ron and Nancy Grossman (good friends of the late Jerry Tenenbaum)
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Anne Kirkaldy I am very sorry to hear of the passing of Dr van den Berg. She was my doctor for many years. She provided excellent personal care, with great compassion, and stories and a sense of humour. I offer my deep sympathies to her family, friends and colleagues. She is missed.
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Pam Cunningham I was sad to read of Dr van den Berg’s passing. She was a lovely Dr, and treated everyone with such respect and dignity. I was a former patient, and always looked forward to talking with her.
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Douglas Hardy MD FRCSP A wonderful and talented physician with a calm demeanor. I thank her for her service to me and to society and offer my condolences to the family.
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Veronica Walsh Very sad to hear of her passing. Dr Vandenberg was a great Dr I was her patient for a number of years. Condolences to all the family. May she rest in Peace.
I am so sorry to hear about Dr. Van Den Berg’s death. For many years she was my Endocrinologist, and she always had interesting information to give me. We also used to chat about non-medical stuff as I am from London, UK. I remember how the loss of her partner devastated her because she was deeply affected.