John Dykstra, age 91, went to his eternal mansion to live with his Savior, Jesus Christ, on Wednesday, Sept. 3, at his home in Lynden, WA.
He was born January 21, 1912 to Peter and Trintje (Vanderby) Dykstra in South Holland, Illinois. His family homesteaded in Rapleje, Montana and then moved to Minnesota where he completed much of his schooling and worked on farms for room and board.
In his early twenties he moved to the Manhattan, MT. where he met his wife, Pearl Dyk, and raised his family. John was a lifetime dairy farmer of registered Holstein cattle with the prefix ‘Nookrest' and was very will known in the dairy industry.
John was a member of the Manhattan Christian Reformed Church and also attended Hope in Christ Church in Bellingham.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife of sixty years, Pearl; son Peter Dykstra; granddaughter Merideth Dykstra; brothers Ivan, Richard and Ray Dykstra and Ed DeYoung and sisters Elsie Buys and Katherine Molenaar.
John was a very kind, gentle man who loved spending time with his family and prayed for them by name every day. He was a loving father, grandfather and great-grandfather who will be greatly missed. He also enjoyed Seattle Mariner Baseball.
Memorials may be made to the Manhattan Christian School Foundation, 8000 Churchill Rd., Manhattan, MT. 59741 or to Whatcom Hospice Foundation, 800 E. Chestnut St., Suite 1-C, Bellingham, WA. 98225.
A special thank you to Whatcom Hospice and Sharon Geleynse in the caring of our loved one through his final journey home.
-Obituary from Gillies Funeral Home
He was born January 21, 1912 to Peter and Trintje (Vanderby) Dykstra in South Holland, Illinois. His family homesteaded in Rapleje, Montana and then moved to Minnesota where he completed much of his schooling and worked on farms for room and board.
In his early twenties he moved to the Manhattan, MT. where he met his wife, Pearl Dyk, and raised his family. John was a lifetime dairy farmer of registered Holstein cattle with the prefix ‘Nookrest' and was very will known in the dairy industry.
John was a member of the Manhattan Christian Reformed Church and also attended Hope in Christ Church in Bellingham.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife of sixty years, Pearl; son Peter Dykstra; granddaughter Merideth Dykstra; brothers Ivan, Richard and Ray Dykstra and Ed DeYoung and sisters Elsie Buys and Katherine Molenaar.
John was a very kind, gentle man who loved spending time with his family and prayed for them by name every day. He was a loving father, grandfather and great-grandfather who will be greatly missed. He also enjoyed Seattle Mariner Baseball.
Memorials may be made to the Manhattan Christian School Foundation, 8000 Churchill Rd., Manhattan, MT. 59741 or to Whatcom Hospice Foundation, 800 E. Chestnut St., Suite 1-C, Bellingham, WA. 98225.
A special thank you to Whatcom Hospice and Sharon Geleynse in the caring of our loved one through his final journey home.
-Obituary from Gillies Funeral Home
John Dykstra, age 91, went to his eternal mansion to live with his Savior, Jesus Christ, on Wednesday, Sept. 3, at his home in Lynden, WA.
He was born January 21, 1912 to Peter and Trintje (Vanderby) Dykstra in South Holland, Illinois. His family homesteaded in Rapleje, Montana and then moved to Minnesota where he completed much of his schooling and worked on farms for room and board.
In his early twenties he moved to the Manhattan, MT. where he met his wife, Pearl Dyk, and raised his family. John was a lifetime dairy farmer of registered Holstein cattle with the prefix ‘Nookrest' and was very will known in the dairy industry.
John was a member of the Manhattan Christian Reformed Church and also attended Hope in Christ Church in Bellingham.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife of sixty years, Pearl; son Peter Dykstra; granddaughter Merideth Dykstra; brothers Ivan, Richard and Ray Dykstra and Ed DeYoung and sisters Elsie Buys and Katherine Molenaar.
John was a very kind, gentle man who loved spending time with his family and prayed for them by name every day. He was a loving father, grandfather and great-grandfather who will be greatly missed. He also enjoyed Seattle Mariner Baseball.
Memorials may be made to the Manhattan Christian School Foundation, 8000 Churchill Rd., Manhattan, MT. 59741 or to Whatcom Hospice Foundation, 800 E. Chestnut St., Suite 1-C, Bellingham, WA. 98225.
A special thank you to Whatcom Hospice and Sharon Geleynse in the caring of our loved one through his final journey home.
-Obituary from Gillies Funeral Home
He was born January 21, 1912 to Peter and Trintje (Vanderby) Dykstra in South Holland, Illinois. His family homesteaded in Rapleje, Montana and then moved to Minnesota where he completed much of his schooling and worked on farms for room and board.
In his early twenties he moved to the Manhattan, MT. where he met his wife, Pearl Dyk, and raised his family. John was a lifetime dairy farmer of registered Holstein cattle with the prefix ‘Nookrest' and was very will known in the dairy industry.
John was a member of the Manhattan Christian Reformed Church and also attended Hope in Christ Church in Bellingham.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife of sixty years, Pearl; son Peter Dykstra; granddaughter Merideth Dykstra; brothers Ivan, Richard and Ray Dykstra and Ed DeYoung and sisters Elsie Buys and Katherine Molenaar.
John was a very kind, gentle man who loved spending time with his family and prayed for them by name every day. He was a loving father, grandfather and great-grandfather who will be greatly missed. He also enjoyed Seattle Mariner Baseball.
Memorials may be made to the Manhattan Christian School Foundation, 8000 Churchill Rd., Manhattan, MT. 59741 or to Whatcom Hospice Foundation, 800 E. Chestnut St., Suite 1-C, Bellingham, WA. 98225.
A special thank you to Whatcom Hospice and Sharon Geleynse in the caring of our loved one through his final journey home.
-Obituary from Gillies Funeral Home
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