Dykstra, Henrietta Mrs. Ed 1895-1986

DYKSTRA, VIS, LOKHORST

Posted By: Paul Van Dyke-Volunteer
Date: 3/21/2013 at 13:31:19

Source: Sioux Center News (30-7-1986)

Mrs. Henrietta Dykstra, 91, of Hull passed away Friday, July 25 at the Pleasant Acres Nursing Home in Hull. Funeral services were held Monday July 28 at Hope Christian Reformed Church with the Rev. Henry J. Vermeer officiating. Interment followed at Hope Cemetery in Hull, under the direction of the Kraai-Oolman Funeral Home of Hull.

Henrietta was born July 9, 1895 at Hull, the daughter of Pieter Vis and Gerritje (Lokhorst ) Vis. On July 15 1915 , she married Ed Dykstra at Hull. They lived at Perkins until 1946, when they moved to Hull. Mr. Dykstra passed away in April of 1958 at Des Moines. For the past several years, Mrs. Dykstra has been a resident of Pleasant Acres. She was a member of Hope Christian Reformed Church of Hull and Ladies circle of the church and the Christian school and the American Legion Auxiliary.

Survivors include seven children, Mrs. Gertrude Brummel of Rock Valley ; Mrs. Martin (Stella) Hoekstra of Matlock; Peter, Dick and Arthur all of Hull; Mrs. Charles (Jeanette) Stienstra of Holland Michigan and Horld of Canton, SD.; 34 grandchildren, 48 great-grandchildren , one great-great-grandchildren and three sisters, Mrs. John (Jennie) Andela of Rock Valley and Mrs. August (Gertie) Smit of Hull and Mrs. Leo (Hattie) De Zoeteof Chino, California.

In addition to her husband she was preceded in death by five children, Ina, Harriet, Joe, Erna, and Herman and two grandchildren