TeBrink, Dick 1923-2010

TEBRINK, VINK, DEBOER

Posted By: Wilma J. Vande Berg - Volunteer (email)
Date: 1/20/2010 at 15:03:49

DICK TE BRINK
Mr. Dick Te Brink, age 86, of Alton, passed away on Monday, January 11, 2010, at the Happy Siesta Care Center in Remsen.

There will be a funeral service on Friday, January 15, at 10:00am, at the Alton Reformed Church. The Rev. Michael Hardeman and the Rev. Elizabeth Hardeman will officiate. Interment will follow at the Nassau Township Cemetery, near Alton.

Visitation will be after 4:00pm on Thursday, with the family present from 5:00pm to 7:00pm, at the CHURCH. Arrangements are with the Oolman Funeral Home in Orange City.

Dick was born on April 20, 1923, in Orange City, the son of Bert and Jennie (Vink) Te Brink. He was raised at Orange City, where he graduated from the Christian School. He then worked for several farmers in the Orange City area.

In 1943, he joined the United States Army and was sent over the English Channel three days after D-Day. He fought through France and was wounded on the banks of the Rhine River.

On July 31, 1945, while home on furlough, Mr. Te Brink married Lois Lucille De Boer in Alton. After being discharged from the military later that year, he hauled cream for the Orange City Creamery.

In February of 1948, they moved to the De Boer family farm, near Alton, where he farmed for many years. After being injured in an accident in 1971, he purchased Freriks Trucking in Alton. He then hauled cattle and hogs until retirement.

In October of 2007, Dick became a resident of Happy Siesta.

He was a member of the Alton Reformed Church and the Floyd American Legion Post in Alton. He enjoyed bowling, fishing, and traveling.

Survivors include his wife of more than 64 years; seven children and their spouses, Lloyd and Emalee Te Brink, of Alton; Leah and John Krohn, of Winterset; Elizabeth and John Roberts, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Ruth and David Katt, of Denver, Colorado; Dawn and Kim Wieking, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota; Paul and Starla Te Brink, of Alton; and Todd and Kathy Te Brink, of St. Charles, Missouri; twenty grandchildren, Sarah (Jason Hendel) Te Brink, Katie (Luke) Horkey, Tim (Kristen) Te Brink, Christopher (Carrie) Krohn, Jennifer Kirby, Nathan (Christine) Krohn, Amy (Dave) Daniels, Johanna (Hector) Uribe, Jeremy (Heather) Katt, Jason (Heather) Katt, Jaci (Dan) Johnson, Jenon Katt, Bret Wieking, Blake (Carrie) Wieking, Bryant Wieking, Bradon Wieking, Tana Te Brink, Austin Te Brink, Tyler Te Brink, and Kelsey Te Brink; eleven great-grandchildren; a sister, Amy Van Engen, of Orange City, a brother Alfred (Jean) Te Brink, of Denver; and three sisters-in-law, Joyce (Nick) Hulst, of Orange City, Dorothy Furda, of Dubuque, and Marilynn (Jason) Loving, of Battle Creek, Michigan.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three sisters, Nettie Mars, Dorothy Jacobsma, and Bernice Mellema; and a brother, John Te Brink.

Memorials may be directed to the church for new audio/video equipment.

Source: Oolman Funeral Home obit filed at GSCGS in Sioux Center, IA.