Willem Pieter Cornelis Oldenhuis — known to family and friends as Wim, and to many simply as Bill — passed away in the early hours of June 16, 2026, his 73rd birthday, at The Laurels of Bon Air in Richmond, Virginia. He was born on June 16, 1953, in Den Haag (The Hague), Netherlands, the seventh and youngest child of Lammert and Dirksje Oldenhuis. 

On February 12, 1957, the Oldenhuis family emigrated to the United States, arriving aboard the SS Seven Seas and settling in Elmira, New York. Wim came of age in the Southport neighborhood of Elmira and attended Southside High School. After spending several years living near the Pasadena, California area and a stint working at Virginia Tech University, Wim eventually settled in Omaha, Nebraska, where he would live for the better part of three decades. He married Kim Baker in 1987, and together they raised two sons, Ian and Cornelis (Corey). His career ranged from veterinary technician work on research projects at the University of Nebraska-Omaha to serving as Area Chief Engineer for health care facilities with Five Star Quality Care. He was also instrumental in bringing his beloved mother Dirksje — known to the family as Oma — to Omaha in her later years, where he visited her faithfully until her passing in 2008. He later relocated to Chesterfield, Virginia, where he spent his final years. 

Wim is survived by his sons, Ian Oldenhuis of Bremerton, Washington and Corey Oldenhuis of Omaha, Nebraska; his sisters, Jantina Mann of Charlotte, North Carolina and Corrie Glinski-Dotson of Galveston, Texas; and his brother, Bert Oldenhuis of The Hague, Netherlands. He is preceded in death by his parents, Lammert and Dirksje Oldenhuis; his sister, Marianne Josephson; and his brothers, Jan and Henk Oldenhuis. A celebration of life will be held at a later date in Omaha, Nebraska.